some graphics experiments

No icons yet, because I'm just experimenting. I haven't looked at any of the tutorials, but I tried out some of the tips people said over at iconseeyou's icon seminar post. Here are two pics that I experimented with (warning: they're kinda big, lol), and a little blurb about what I did with them.

( before and after for the first pic )

( before and after for the second pic )