Hi AnimePaper members! (n_n)/ This will be my first submission here!
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is my favorite anime and so I decided to make a wall on it. I chose this scan as the one to work from because it depicts the Wataganashi festival. The Wataganashi (lit. Cotton Drifting) is the festival of Oyashiro. It is an annual event where people place their sins into a ball of cotton and drift it down the river. It is also the night where the Curse of Oyashiro have struck every year on this night for the past 4 years.
The background took me weeks to finish (30-40+ hours I think). .(-c-). Yeah I know I'm slow, I'm pretty new at this. Everything except for the moon was painted. The tree leaves took me forever, I had to redo them 4 times, I almost pulled my hair out once and went and watched tv to refresh. At first they looked circular, then oval, etc. etc. But the leaves turned out well I hope. There are 53 trees, some of them are probably too dark or small to be seen. The background itself is a separate work and can be viewed here.
One of the other big problems I had with the background is color. It looks dark on some monitors and bright on others. So I did my color brightness as close to the original scan as I can. So if the scan looks dark on your monitor, so does the wall, and vice versa.
Statistics: Canvas Dimension: 1920 x 1200 File Size: 672 MB Layers: ~240 Time Spent: 30-40 hours
I hope you like it. All comments and criticisms are encouraged, I'm striving to be better. Thanks!



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4 years, 9 months ago
Wow for a 1st wallpaper this is quite amazing.I seriously love the sky.Looks marvellous the trees and ground and everything doesnt go with it quite well.But anyways i love that sky ^^.The trees are nicely made but the grass beneath it make it looks like they are almost flying or something lol.And the text u've added isnt good.Text is always made in an area where it blends and makes ur wallpaper even more awesome.As this is ur 1st wallpaper its quite a beauty Great job.Keep improving
4 years, 9 months ago
Gloomy darkness and characters' faces are very fantastic.
4 years, 9 months ago
Very impressive indeed~ <3 I love the background, it's so detailed~ (and good for Higurashi too~ Yes I am big Higurashi fan) #.(n_n) especially the sky, it's very beautiful... and it's all done by hand? That's even better! (GREAT JOB~) c-(n_n) The jobs with the characters were pretty good as well, they all look very nice (in a cute way this time) Well... no suggestions to improvements, I suppose Keep up the good work~
4 years, 9 months ago
Why does everything look so nice except for the water?? Seriously now, everything is so well done but the water looks like a grained grayscale effect and it definitely doesn't belong in this wallpaper. It's truly a shame. If the water wasn't like that it would definitely be a fav for me.
4 years, 9 months ago
I like how you were able to come up with a beautiful sky. And the trees that you've done looks pretty amazing, though they're really dark as you've mentioned, it's not easy to see and appreciate their beauty.
The water looks too dark, you could have made it a bit lighter to make it like see through, anyway, just my opinion. And would have like a clear effect, that would show some rocks or something like that, and since it's a full moon, so it shouldn't be too dark. But maybe, you were focusing on making the cotton balls glow and that could be the reason for you to make the water dark.
I noticed Satoko-chan sitting on the rock, but the rock looks a bit blurred and should have her shadow cast on it, not having light under her.
Well, all in all, it's a nice wall and really good job on your first one, grats ^_^ Keep up this kind of great work and welcome to AP! This would definitely be a fave for me :D
4 years, 9 months ago
Awesome work! Your hard work really has paid off! I love how the girls face is lit up by her lantern! Instant Fav! I found this very eye-catching!
4 years, 9 months ago
It's very detail for the background! but almost the entire of the wallpaper a bit dark so i can't see them all, too bad I almost like all parts except the moon and the water, i prefer if the moon dark and the water lighter but it's very good for your first work
4 years, 9 months ago
Great work Love the wallpaper keep it up!! =D
4 years, 9 months ago
id say really nice job for the background (painted? (o_o) cool XD) just a bit blurry for hi-res T.T maybe some elements dont blend to well, like the sky, the water, and the charas and yeah maybe need some works for the water ^^
but the works great for ur 1st wall, keep it up (XD) fav for trees XD
4 years, 9 months ago
love the wall...hehe<3
4 years, 9 months ago
Hello!
Aww this wallpaper is the cutest!! So kawaii!! :3 Also, i cannot believe this wall is your first cause it is impressive. Hee hee. Anyway, i got to say all your hard work paid off. The work you did with the trees, moon and leaves looks great!
The sky is nice; very meteor shower, outer space looking, it looks cool but it does not fit in with the surroundings too well. I got to say a clear blue/black sky with a few sprinkling of stars may have fitted it better. But whatever, its just my opinion. XD The little word thing you have in the wall does not really fit in either...maybe if you had made it not stand out so much would have been better. The grass is nice, like the darker green ones but the other part of the grass the lighter ones next to the darker ones looks quite funny...like not very realistic...maybe you can work on that.
But other then that love the wallpaper in a whole. It was a very good job to be your first; so i look forward to your future walls!
Take care! [Kimi]
4 years, 9 months ago
yes! It's superb!
but I don't like the water... *It's not water-lookin, I don't feel the flow xD*
I hope you revise it, good luck!
4 years, 9 months ago
Sugoi!!!! And for a first walll it's even more impressive!
Fave
4 years, 9 months ago
Nice wallpaper for a first submission. My fav Rena is the center of the attention, yeaz ;3 I agree about the water with the others, somehow doesn't get along with the other parts. Blurry an the used texture also pushes the score down. And the sky is more like a space scene as a night one. The rest is very well made. Giving you a fav, you deserve it. +Fav
4 years, 9 months ago
Truly amazing for your first wallpaper... the amount of detail is spectacular. But the water irritates me... it doesn't look like water. o-O;; Even after reading the description I hadta realize their feet were submerged before it clicked. This isn't helped by the fact there's no real ripples or reflections as with real water. My small complaint is the red in the text throws off the harmony of the colors. The pink in the sky would have been a better choice.
But really, I'm jealous your first wallie turned out so well. You've got real talent. Keep it up~! +Fav
4 years, 9 months ago
I must agree with motogp and storm-and-fire I really love that sky~ and its really amazingly done for a first submission. But i think the trees doesn't look very natural and the water is seriously bad cause it took me awhile to figure out that it was a river.. Anyway~ its a Reeealllly good work for 1st wall =D keep it up~ hope to see more work from you
4 years, 9 months ago
plaintively atmosphere
4 years, 9 months ago
aww~ so sute <3
love the dark background and the chibis in it
i really like all the little details that you put into this wall
great job (XD)
4 years, 9 months ago
maybe it's dark due to the forest. uhmm... can you tell me what are those in her hands? it's not that i critisize your work, just curious... yet spending time with friends until dark is really something. especially when with girl friends (literally not a GF) underneath a full moon that near sooths my mind out of stresses.
4 years, 9 months ago
You are not going to get us cheated with that is your first wallpaper ahahahahaha
4 years, 9 months ago
<3 Thanks for all the helpful comments everyone! I know the water looks kinda bad. I spent a lot of time and I tried making it close to what the original scan's water looked like.
Maybe I'll take a look at it and see what I can do, but I'm going to my university orientation tomorrow morning for the next few days. In the meantime, can someone tell me how to edit the image? I can't seem to find where I can submit an edited version of the image without resubmitting as a completely new submission.
@daisuke21: Those are cotton balls in Rena's hands. The image is a depiction of the Wataganashi festival where one places their sins into a ball of cotton and let the river drift it away.
@cpj: I have done some random artworks before: photography, editing, painting, avatars, banners, etc. But nothing significant or as big as this.
4 years, 9 months ago
even tho u stole my idea.. this wall is nice.. tho u could do more work on the water..
4 years, 9 months ago
Wow impressive for your first submission^^ The dark background fits very well!
4 years, 9 months ago
Impressive work ( []-[])9 I like rena especially in this wallpaper |(n_n)|
4 years, 9 months ago
I do see some over smudged areas or odd things such as the grasses. The sky is quite unrealistic (thought it's anime after all XD). Well what I mean is too realism I guess. I was really hoping for not those type of galaxy stars you see in outer space, but the typical night sky you see from down here on earth. I gotta admit it's quite dark comparing to the scan (did you clean the scan btw? o.o") The repeated trees yeah didn't really go so well (sorry), but you did really nice in making one.
One the goof side I think I really loved how the stones turned out here. Clouds are done really well compared to mine especially. Well done on the dirt and mossish grass and I think all it needed was a burn tool one some areas and that would've done it. Though still very creative. The mountain I guess was so-so and so is the water (because you did way better than I ever could T_T)
Actually I did wanted to make a wallpaper out of that scan too, but at least since I never started it I'm not so crushed. lol! Yes, it's like my favorite anime series thanks to my darn (boy)friend. XD Well done for your first time and keep it up! It isn't that bad, but a really good start I must admit. ;)
4 years, 9 months ago
Great work and effort ! I got to count your 53 trees XD!The wall is nicely set up and the scan blend in really well. !
4 years, 9 months ago
Finally, a wallpaper based on this very adorable picture! ;_;
I must imagine it was too difficult to work with the background, since you had to "expand" it from the original picture. And it's good to see the final result works wonderfully :3
I'm so adding this wallpaper to my favorites. Awesome job! :D
4 years, 8 months ago
Extremely good job! Joins my favorites, of course :)
4 years, 8 months ago
This wallpaper is so great!!! Especially Rena is like pulling us to her~ Omochikaeri!
4 years, 8 months ago
Great wallpaper ! We can feel the atmosphere of the anime :) And the sky is beautiful. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is also one of my favorite anime series :)
Very good work and of course +fav :)
4 years, 8 months ago
It's Clean and Nice Wallpaper.
4 years, 8 months ago
Very pretty and detailed with the moonlit lighting on everyone
4 years, 7 months ago
Its great. How the cotton's glowing lights up her face. Great Job
4 years, 7 months ago
Wow!! XD I really like these one :D I'm also a Higurashi fan and thats my favourite image of all the series ^^
4 years, 7 months ago
Great work, i love the background!
4 years, 6 months ago
I like Higurashi very much!
4 years, 5 months ago
that's a beautiful wallpaper i like it very much the background is nice the black color and the moon make me feel something mysterious
4 years, 5 months ago
well.. its soo awesomee!! great for u... nice work!! XD|(VcV)||(VcV)|
4 years, 5 months ago
Wow, this is amazing. The background is done really well. I'm impressed for sure. *favs*
4 years, 4 months ago
Very nice wallpaper, great job P(T_T) Keep it up (XD)
4 years, 4 months ago
This really has to be one of the best wallpapers I've ever seen. It's not suprising it took you 30-40 hours to complete it, great things like this take time. The background (trees and stuff) look really cool. The scan and backgroung blend perfectly, and I think darkening it made it look better. I also like the sky, because it sorta compliments Rena and the others standing in the river. Awesome wallpaper for an awesome anime. ;D
4 years, 4 months ago
good job
it nice.
4 years, 4 months ago
KAWAII and LOVELY together = FAV^^!!!!
4 years, 4 months ago
very nice.
4 years, 3 months ago
I like the sky and moon it so beatiful!!
4 years, 3 months ago
i luv higurashi, such a good story. i agree with some of the others here, i think the weakness in the picture is the water. if there was some kind of ''shimmery'' or reflective effect i think the picture would be amazing. besides that though i think the picture is amazing. the sky is wonderful, and what i really like is the lighting. you make the characters agree with their surroundings. good job.
4 years, 2 months ago
Very cool, I love the moon and the sky *-* Mion and Shion *o* Love it!
4 years, 1 month ago
Pretty!!!
4 years, 3 weeks ago
It seems that picture of Audio CD. It is very cool. very impressive You did good job Thank you for made this wallpaper.
p.s I think that you are jenius.
4 years, 2 weeks ago
Cool work on this wallpaper of all the main girls in the series love the background you did and the coloring as well good job.
3 years, 11 months ago
wow first wallpaper but it looks like you've been doing this type of work for a while good job :)
3 years, 11 months ago
I love this wallpaper. It is really beautiful, and I love how you rendered the starry night sky. Excellent job.
3 years, 4 months ago
Brilliant sky and trees!
3 years, 4 months ago
Love it! I love this manga with a passion. Especially Rika. She is my all time favorite character. But anyway, about your wallpaper. I love it! I love the coloring and the blend. But what I like about it the most is the color of the sky. Amazing job. :]
3 years, 3 months ago
amazing wallpaper. would have liked it a bit brighter in the background for a bit added contrast though. but the colors are spot on. good job!
3 years, 3 months ago
Oh
this wall is so cool 8D.The details of background are great :'D.Higurashi FTW
3 years, 1 month ago
I ♥ the sky & moon U putted on it... it's simply MARVELOUS!
3 years, 1 month ago
This is absolutely beautiful!
And it shows the amount of work you put into it. Stunning! The colors, the textures, everything is breath taking.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Nice wallpaper ^^
2 years, 11 months ago
Nice job! I like the lighting in this! Favorited!
2 years, 8 months ago
I happened to have this wallpaper and now I know that you did it! Nice work, I'm using it right now!
2 years, 5 months ago
amazing wallpaper. the anime rocks!
2 years, 1 month ago
nice i love this seria thanks alot
1 year, 1 month ago
this is an awesome wallpaper. I love how you go all the main characters together.
1 year, 1 month ago
awesome
1 year, 1 month ago
I love this anime!
1 year, 1 month ago
higurashi ________________