I create my header images using my own personal items and things from 100-yen shops.
I wrote in a previous article that I create my own header images for my note text articles, but...
That "image creation" is done by making full use of personal items and 100-yen shop accessories, keeping costs as low as possible.
This is a header image I used for an article about a fantasy novel set in an RPG world ↓
In relation to "novels" and "writing," I included a "book," a "pen," and "ink," and in relation to RPGs, I included a "sword-shaped keychain."
(The keychain chain and ring are cleverly hidden under the cat.)
The hardcover notebook and planner were things I already owned (the planner was a sale item from a past period).
This is a header image I used for a related article about a children's literature-style fantasy novel ↓
I tried to express a "fantasy" feel with a "carriage," a "treasure chest (?)" and a "wizard-style costume."
This is a header image for a related article about a Japanese-style fantasy novel… ↓
I am using a sword that is a Kyoto souvenir I bought on my school trip in junior high.
(It doesn't have a blade, but the sword can actually be drawn from the scabbard.)
This is a header image for an article on "How to find and be found in web novels," but… ↓
Inspired by "workexcavation" and "scooper," the kitty has a shovel in its hand, a pile of books under its body, and excavated "haniwa" figures around it.
By the way, the English text in the background is a stylized version of the URL for the "fake search system" that I also introduce in the article.
Here is a header image I made inspired by an "experimental novel" ↓
Fitting for an "experiment," I've arranged miniature flasks and beakers around it, both of which I bought at a 100-yen shop.
This is a header image for an article about computer operation ↓
This laptop is also from a 100-yen shop (though it was a 300-yen item).
Actually, it's a laptop-shaped desk fan, but I've removed the fan part by editing the image.
The main subject is always a cat figurine, but...
It's a completely static "figurine" type where you can't move the limbs, but even just changing the angle slightly can make its expression look different.
...And so, while there are some that "fit" the content of the article like this...
While I was trying to increase the variety of images, I ended up making some that have absolutely nothing to do with the article content...
For example, "Kitty playing at an amusement park"...
"Kitty taking a bath"...
"Kitty enjoying a meal," and so on...
And here is an image that I'm still struggling to find a use for and haven't been able to use even once ↓
It's a "somewhat gorgeous kitty."
I also use Sylvanian Families accessories sometimes, as they are the perfect size.
(You can sometimes find them on sale in toy sections at shopping malls or sold without boxes at thrift stores, so if you check frequently, you can get them for a low price.)
Items I already own and inexpensive accessories are just being forced together to make them look "passable", so compared to images made by professionals, I think they are quite "amateurish," but...
There is no way an amateur can create tasteful images from the start, so I figure I'll just "polish my sense little by little."