I may use an occasional pop picture, but no, it's not going to be popslash-centred.

I just thought it would be interesting to have a friendly, collaborative kind of icontest! Besides, I need fresh inspiration now and again, too, and it's interesting to see how other people go about making icons.

I found that the best way to learn how to make icons was by entering challenges! Having just a handful of pictures (or in the case of severalplums, just one) gives you a place to *start*, and then you get to see what other people do with that same material. It helps. It took me a long time to achieve my first banners...