I'm not dead yet. This isn't that new, I made it a while ago. I submitted over at TheOtaku, but kept forgetting to submit it here. Sometimes I'm too lazy to even copy/paste something *wheeze*
The long and tedious processWell, it all began a long time ago -I don't remember when, I moved the file and now it shows another time of creation. Must've been in the summer, if I have to rely on my memory. Anyway, at first I wanted to have everything painted, because the image was cut off on the sides and, yes, I had to extend the canvas. And I wanted widescreen in case it looked good enough to put on the desktop ^_^ Of course, I got bored of it after a while and kind of left it to collect dust, then reopened it a few days ago, thinking "hey, I gotta finish some of these" ._. And, since the painting was crappy, I used some textures to hide it >>" If it doesn't look good, hide it under the rug and hope no one notices. Finally, I added some patterns and used a few stock photos as textures ^^
The creditsTextures: InTheName Stock, Aethereality, SacraliaOriginal image: The beauty of brocade image #5768Artwork (C) Der Jen Inspiration song: Way To Mandalay , by Blackmore's Night
On a side note, I thought I was going to make more Der Jen walls, but after seeing how much this one took, I might change my mind and make avatars instead. Oh well, I'll see. Comments and favorites are greatly appreciated You know I love criticism! :3 See you later!
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4 years, 5 months ago
First comment, woot!! You already knew I loved this! I still do. Your use of textures and colors are so amazing. So beautiful! I love it all~~ And the extraction is great of course. I don't know how you think up this stuff!! I still think her nose looks kinda big though. *laugh* But that has nothing to do with you. XD Of course I'm faving~ Keep making lovely things, Oli-chan! You are the master!
4 years, 5 months ago
*x* ...... wow... *drools* ....i mean the combination of texture and the scan work seamlessly with each other.... really a great wall ...+fav
4 years, 5 months ago
Love this wallpaper, the colors are so lively! I love how it blends in with the scan so well, feels like it's always been one single image. Thanks for this! :3 ^-^
4 years, 5 months ago
Absolutely beautiful!
4 years, 5 months ago
Good wall, i like the background with this textures and colors and the principal image is awesome.Thx
4 years, 5 months ago
wow... looks like a painting... I hope one day I can do something this beautiful too!|(o_o) +fav!
4 years, 5 months ago
8)E <3 |(n_n)| |(VcV)| I. LOVE. IT. |(VcV)| |(n_n)| <3 8)E
I love the Asian girl... Who's she? (^ 3^)
++favs BTW.
4 years, 5 months ago
Nice work on the background. I love all those layers of colors. You did a pretty good job in blending in the character with the background too. But i can't help but think that the left side of the wallpaper is rather empty. Maybe you can try and apply some floral brushes similar to the ones on the right side of the wallpaper. Some textwork might work there too. I think it would also be a good idea if you could extend the blues and greens (background color) from the right side to the left side of the wallpaper too. Overall it's still a great wallpaper and i like the flow of it with all those lovely colors. It's a fav! =)
4 years, 5 months ago
This wallpaper is just too beautiful for words.
4 years, 5 months ago
8)E WOW!!! great wallpaper love the colours and textures - great work!
4 years, 5 months ago
Excellent wallpaper, the background is very well composed, i love the textures it makes the character blends perfectly ^^ great work! +fav
4 years, 5 months ago
the textures, the background, the colors the character is totally awesome... one of the greatest works ever. the dress goes along with he colors and textures. the matching is perfect. very cool. thanks a lot. ~karan-kun
4 years, 5 months ago
Lovely use of texturing and colors... your wall is most elegant and exotic in its presentation. I really do love the whole piece though I wish I could have seen more defined clouds on the left side of the wall to help balance out the defined lines of the main girl. The faded pottery thingy behind her on the left is also blended/faded away a bit too much for my liking but again, I'm being too nitpicky .(-c-).
Anyway, lovely piece~ <3
4 years, 5 months ago
Your textures blend in very well with the image you chose. It all comes together very nicely, congrats!
4 years, 5 months ago
Wow, same scale as those Chen Shu Fen artworks. Still love it!
4 years, 5 months ago
Wow this is so stunning I'm truly blown away. The water color effects are so unique and beautiful you hardly ever see a wallpaper with this kind of volume and depth. This has a soft feminine aura and I like how simplistic her face is. Really great job. A- and a fav
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Sanzosgirl19
4 years, 5 months ago
The softness of this wall is amazing. Textures FTW! xD *sets as desktop* ;3
4 years, 5 months ago
The colors are so warm and her skin looks so soft and its very pretty
4 years, 4 months ago
You indeed did an amazing job in blending the image with the background. You integrated both so well! The colors are amazing and you made a beautiful scan even better! Great job!
4 years, 4 months ago
Love It!.... Simply Love It! 8)E Great Job...
4 years, 3 months ago
I Love DER JEN soo much.
4 years, 2 months ago
Wow, Pande-san, I haven't seen this until now~ xDDD I really like it! The textures look really nice and soft, while giving and antique feel that feels great~ <3 The painting looks great too, there's no need of hiding it, lol~ xDDD Great work, I loved it!~ ^_^
3 years, 5 months ago
great job on the texture, i like the painted background very much, and i cannot tell the original picture was crappy at all, so a job well done!
3 years, 4 months ago
I LOVE IT |(n_n)|
11 months, 2 weeks ago
I like the texture: it gives a sort of antique gloss to the picture, as if it was a delicate painting on an old parchment. However I can't flatten the feeling that the background is a bit too bare in comparison to the opulence of the girl's dress and jewels. I would have liked to see some floral ornaments (like the ones on the right side) in the left side too. They could have helped to give a bit of contrast effect and lessen the impression of flatness. One more thing (the last I swear!): I wouldn't have deleted the muzzle of that fantastic animal on the upper left. Nice work!