Positive
*Entry #4 because it has a nice overal clean look even with the textures added. Everything is balanced and fits together well, plus I think the colors are bright and beautiful.

*Icon 4. The colors really pop and I like that. The image is slightly off center, which adds depth, and the artist blended out to the bottom left, adding additional texture. I can feel the wind in this icon and I absolutely love it.

*I like #4 the most out of them all. I like the brightness of it, yet it isn't too bright to where the main focal image is deteriorated or makes you become distracted from it.

Negative
#4 - I didn't like this one because personally I can't see what textures they used. It looks like they just bumped up the saturation and vibrancy on the photo :/

Icon 4, because it just seems really simple compared to the others. It looks like a cut out picture of ESM with a filter on it. Although a pretty image, I feel like the others are more deserving of the prize. There could have at least been a border or something.

Positive
*#3 - I like it because both textures are obvious in the icon without being too bold. They don't detract from the subject at all and instead help it

*3. I like the brightness of the colors and how it fades off to the left.

*Icon 3, because the image of Pluto was not only really cool, but it also hinted towards her upcoming appearance in Crystal and I liked that. I also loved the shape of the bumper, along with the red background. It all fit Pluto's color scheme very well, and the bumper had just the right amount of everything.

Negative
*Entry #3, the main reason I chose this one is because of how small Pluto is. I feel I can barely see her and the colors are dull and solemn. I think if Pluto was in a different pose or had a solemn emotion, it would fit better.

Positive
1. The cropping used really stands out. it's a closer up crop that mostly focuses in on her face which is hard to pull of without having to break the rule of thirds. the texture(or brush) used makes it super believable that it's a part of the original picture and it really meshes in well with the icon. and it's overall focus. also the colouring is gorgeous!

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Negative
*Icon 2. The colors in the original image are so bright and exciting, this rendition is literally a greyed-out version. While I like the brush texture over the image, it doesn't add the pop necessary to make it a vibrant icon. Also, the pink border doesn't match the art in the icon - another color may have been a better choice.

*2. It seems a little dark and muddy.  

*While I like #2, such as the texture that gives it a rippling lake effect and the muted colors giving it a calming emotion, the one light effect off to the side seems misplaced. I would have probably muted the color of it a little more.

*2. one thing i really noticed with this icon is the amount of textures used. it's mostly making the icon appear really dark and it doesn't appeal to me at all. i feel that with a brighter colouring & using a different type of crop it would have made the icon appeal to the view much better.