Blast From The Past Icontests

We're two weeks into our current round #42, and I hope everyone enjoys it so far! Three people have already posted some icons for the shows they're rewatching: Amidst a Snowstorm of Love, Once Upon a Time, and Gossip Girl.

You can pick up to two fandoms and post more than once, if you like. There are still three weeks left to join, the deadline is on Friday, September 18.

Since it's Summer and most people have some kind of vacation time around now - and it's too hot to go outside anyway ;) - I thought maybe it's time to rewatch some old favorites! I hope you enjoy this round. This is one of our longer ones: you have five weeks to do your rewatch and make your icons.

This challenge was originally posted to watchnicon in September 2014 here. The example icons for "no eyes" seem to have been missing from the start. I provided some of my choosing. One of the youtube videos has gone private, I have no idea what it was, so again I provided one of my choosing. Guess which one. ;)

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Challenge Post by one of the watchniconmods

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( Inspiration )

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ORIGINAL CHALLENGE RULES - for reference, bolded parts are mandatory!

• Your icons don't need to be inspired by this post, unless you want to.
• You also can use past challenges or any other inspiration you prefer.
• When posting your icons, please include a mention of whether you used this post as an inspiration or not, and if you did, which parts or prompts you used
• All icons must be made new for this challenge.
• All icons must adhere to live journal standards.
• Please read our information & rules (see excerpt below) regarding the number of icons per post, and the number of posts that can be made per challenge.
• If you have any questions please leave them here and a mod will reply to you as soon as possible.

Most important excerpt from the rules:

You may claim up to 2 fandoms to rewatch.
Claims can include:

• TV or web series (eg. Gilmore Girls, Band of Brothers, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries).
• TV seasons (eg. Supernatural Season 4, Sex & the City Season 1).
• TV season ranges (eg. Supernatural seasons 4-8, Doctor Who seasons 2-4).
• Film series (eg. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Avengers-Verse, The Red Curtain Trilogy).
• Comic arcs.
• Video Games - Franchises (where you play and icon each game - like Final Fantasy) or games that have a heavy narrative element, where each phase/world represents an episode. Official images and/or screencaps can be used to icon.

The episodes/parts of your claim should be iconed in order.
Icons should be posted directly to the community.
You can enter a challenge as many times as you want, and post as often as you like.

Guidelines for icon posts are:

• 1-3 icons per tv episode.
• 1-2 icons per web series episode.
• 2-6 icons per movie.
• 1-4 icons per comic book.
• 1-3 icons per phase in a video game or 2-6 per game in a franchise.

A post can include as many or few icons or episodes as you like.

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NEW RETRO_ICONTEST RULES - mandatory

Consider the original challenge rules and try to stick to them in spirit. You must stick to the rules I bolded above.

The main point of watchnicon was that you have to pick one specific fandom (or two), and rewatch episodes/movies from it in order, from a starting point you pick, and then post icons for each one. Discussion of the rewatched material is encouraged!

-> you must enter at least one icon.
-> If you enter more than one icon, you have to enter them in episode/part order. 1 icon per episode minimum (no maximum). That means you can't skip any eps!
-> There is no official claiming here - you only have to be accountable to yourself.
-> You don't have to claim whole shows, you can claim parts of them, e.g. Doctor Who season 13, or Guardian eps 20-30. You don't have to finish everything in four weeks, but you have to start at the beginning and go in order. So if you only manage Guardian eps 20-22, that's perfectly fine, and you can post what you have!
-> You are allowed to post more than once this round, e.g. if you want to watch, then icon, then watch, then icon, etc. Maximum number of posts is five (one per week).
-> submit your icons as a new entry into the community. if there are more than five, put the rest under a cut or a link to your unlocked journal post. tag your post with round number and your username (or ask me to tag it for you).
-> submit the URLs along with your icons. I'll only put the first five per person into the roundup post. Either you only list five, or I'll take the first five.
-> make an effort to leave positive feedback on other participants' posts. <3
-> read the full rules here in our userinfo.

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Each challenge will run for roundabout four weeks. There is no voting. I will make a roundup post containing up to 5 icons per person after every challenge. Challenges run roughly mid-month to mid-month every month.

Deadline for round #42: Friday, September 18th 2026 your end-of-day - this round will run for five weeks!

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Are you ready for round 41 at retro_icontest? I've picked another a_mused round! Let this month's zodiac sign inspire you!

This challenge was originally posted to a_mused in July 2012 here .

I had to replace one inspiration icon and leave out the last three larger inspo images because the links were broken. I took a fitting inspiration icon from the same maker. Apart from those - I hope, minor - changes, I tried to completely preserve the original post.

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Challenge Post by endearest



the Lion.

Element	Fire	initiative, combative, dynamic.
Mode	Fixed	determined, persistent, good powers of concentration.
Body part	Heart, back
Definitions	Royal	Leo is the star sign of nobility. Leo is highly moral. Leo’s ruler is the sun which represents self-expression, the ego, and the big "I am here – look at me" principle. Leo is the ultimate of all the fire signs and as such the intensity of the fire brings a desire to create and innovate. Leo astrologically acts on the intellect as well as feeling. The Leo star sign is not as self serving as the other fire signs and expresses a more intellectual quality than they do.

Choose ONE of the following challenge options. All graphics in your post must fit within that challenge. Furthermore, you must use only ONE fandom for your graphics, unless it is otherwise stated within the rules of the specific challenge. With that in mind, we do encourage multiple entries per person! Regular Challenges: #1 - Manes: Your graphics must focus on the subjects hair. #2 - Hear Me Roar: The subject of your graphics must be vainglorious: characters that are often boastful, conceited, big-headed, assured or prideful. The Villain that tells of his master plan before its completion. The Hero that knows he always gets his target. (i.e The Master (Doctor Who), Sherlock Holmes, Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)). [multifandom] #3 - King of the Jungle: Your graphics should be extroverted & bold: busy, complex textures, full to the edges! Herculan Labour Challenges (extra tricky!): #4 - Manes Continued: Your graphics should highlight the subjects hair AND must feature a redhead. [multifandom] #5 - Leader of the Pack: 50% of your graphics should be focused on a Leader & 50% must focus on their 'Pack'. The leader should be the person that the writers present as the leader NOT who you personally think is the leader. (i.e Buffy & Willow, Xander etc. Scott McCall & Stiles, Allison etc. Jax Teller & Opie, Tara etc. Jack Shepard & Charlie, Kate etc)

( Examples & Inspiration )

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ORIGINAL RULES - for reference only

--- Please read our general rules --- For this round you may also enter Tumblr Graphics for a value of 2.5 [500x500 & larger] --- Remember entries must have minimum a value of 12 [icons are worth 1, wallpapers worth 4] --- You do not have to directly use the inspiration provided but your entry must fulfill one of the below challenges: STANDARD CHALLENGES o1 - your graphics must all focus on hair o2 - your graphics must all focus on characters that are 'vainglorious' o3 - your graphics must be bold, busy, and complex HERCULEAN LABOUR o4 - each of your graphics must feature a redhead and focus on the person's hair o5 - half of your graphics must show a leader and the other half must show the leader's pack

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NEW RETRO_ICONTEST RULES - mandatory

Consider the original challenge rules and try to stick to them in spirit. Our new rules are less strict, but you may find it fun to try and meet the original requirements, e.g. regarding specific fandoms or other restrictions. The original challenge allowed multiple entries, each focusing on exactly one theme. Now, you can mix and match themes as you like and post them all in a single entry.

-> the original comm allowed larger graphics and wallpapers in addition to icons. they are also allowed in this round here.
-> you may enter as many icons as you like. minimum 1 icon. (the minimum of 12 icons / points for larger graphics specified in the original rules does not apply!)
-> submit your icons as a new entry into the community. if there are more than five, put the rest under a cut or a link to your unlocked journal post. tag your post with round number and your username (or ask me to tag it for you).
-> submit the URLs along with your icons. I'll only put the first five per person into the roundup post. Either you only list five, or I'll take the first five.
-> make an effort to leave positive feedback on other participants' posts. <3
-> read the full rules here in our userinfo.

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This comm generally runs from mid-month to mid-month every month, always ending on Fridays. There is no voting. I will make a roundup post containing up to 5 icons per person after every challenge.

Deadline for round #41: Friday, August 14th 2026 your end-of-day