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Some notes on The Simpson Icons, Volume 8 icons....
• BURNS (MANIACAL DRIVER, both icons)--These were challenging icons, because there were a lot of details. I was concerned that the little bits of steering wheel wouldn't be visible, and people wouldn't know why Mr. Burns' hands were up under his chin. He's bent over the wheel in this scene, reenacting his intention to run Bart over. At least, that's the way Bart describes Mr. Burns' driving in court.

• FIGHTING HELLFISH LOGO--Here's another 2-part icon! I tried to make the Fighting Hellfish logo just one icon, but there was too much detail, and it would have done it an injustice to make it that small. I know that I've received many requests for this logo, so I hope you like the result!

• BONGO COMICS--Remember back in Volume 6, I made the Bongo Comics logo icon, and said that I would be using it as a category folder for more icons in a future volume? Well, that volume is here! Inside you'll find icons made of all the Springfield characters who were changed into a superhero or supervillain in Bartman #3 and Simpsons #5. I think you'll have fun identifying how the mutated change is related to each character's personality....

• KRUSTY'S HEART ATTACK--Scene:  Krusty is on his show, advertising pork products with a grill full of food, when he grabs his chest in an acute heart attack. I made the icon right at the height of his pained expression, which says it all. Another highly detailed and time-consuming icon, but I'm satisfied with the result. 

• KRUSTY THE CLOWN--I was never quite satisfied with the first Krusty icon, mainly because he was facing straight on, and none of the Simpson characters look as good that way, as the pronounced overbite doesn't show up. So I turned his head to the side and made a better icon, which I would recommend that everyone use to replace the original Krusty icon.

• DUMBFOUNDED KRUSTY--I didn't know at first that I would be making a series of Krusty icons for this scheme, but once I made the first couple, I figured, why not throw in some others? Many icon fans have loved it when I presented several related icons, so I went with that thinking in different category folders in this volume.  I tried to get just the right look of total bemusement on his face, down to the cigarette hanging down as Krusty's jaw dropped.
 NOTE--"Dumbfounded Krusty" and "Krusty's Heart Attack" are the first 2 icons where I tried making the icon proportions a little smaller so that I could fit a little more of the character in. I hope the details aren't too small or obscured for anyone; personally, I liked the result enough that I'm going to try other smaller proportioned icons, especially with "mood" icons (read the "Marge in curlers" icon comment below)....

• ENRAGED, ROARING MARGE--Homer, Bart and Lisa had gotten some "mood" icons, even Maggie had, but Marge? So to make up for that, here's the first of a series of mood icons for Marge. It was a challenge to get all the details of her rage in there. I can't remember who asked me to make "mood" icons (more than one person, actually), but my thanks to everyone who suggested it.

• MARGE IN CURLERS--As you can see, there's a discrepancy in icon sizes between this one and the much larger Roaring Marge. I'm experimenting with making the face & head area smaller so that I can fit more detail in. In this case, I wanted to show more of Marge's hair with curlers. I tried making the icon larger, but the curlers didn't stand out. Hopefully this icon proportion difference won't disappoint anyone.

• HOMER REACHING UP--By far the smallest proportion icon I've made, as a result of a request (and he sent in a picture, so I made the icon--if you want your request to be done, send in a picture, hint hint!). I hope it isn't too difficult to distinguish detail, but I like this full-body icon even with its tiny dimensions.

• HOMER THE ASTRONAUT--From the Deep Space Homer episode, this icon isn't nearly as small as Homer Reaching Up, but it's a little smaller to get in more of the spacesuit (again, by request, and he sent in a picture!). Hmm, actually, this icon isn't any smaller than the Bongo Comics icons I've been making. So what's the problem? ;-)

• 3D HOMER--By *very* popular demand, here's the icon that evidently a lot of people have been waiting for!  I shied away from doing this one, because things that have depth are notoriously difficult to icon (too many vectors and planes to account for, and the icon is never as clean as 2-dimensional ones). However, I received one request too many, and decided to attempt it. There's a LOT more subtle shading in this icon, which greatly lengthens the creation process, and I paid more attention to light and dark areas to achieve that "rounded" look (which 2D icons don't have). I hope this icon meets with everyone's expectations--keep in mind that it's my first foray into 3D iconing! (Homer Vader, described below, is my second attempt.)

• HOMER VADER--This icon was referenced from the front cover of the "Star Wars Insider," Issue 38, that has a GREAT drawing of Bart and Homer dressed as Luke and Vader respectively, about to engage in a lightsaber duel. They're in the classed "crossed blades" positions. This icon took a lot of shading and 3 times as long to make, but I like the result.

• HOMER'S SCALE--This is from an episode where Marge is trying to paint Mr. Burns' portrait, and Homer's trying to lose weight. He gets on the scale and looks down, then screams when it ends up higher than he expected. (Homer is looking down at his feet, in this icon perspective.) Later, Mr. Burns taunts Homer, saying he's the fattest thing he's ever seen, and he's been on safari. Marge evicts Burns from her house and goes to the kitchen to stop Homer, who is poised with a can of whipped cream above his mouth. She says that Mr. Burns is "just a mean S.O.B.," and that Homer shouldn't listen to him.
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