Happy belated birthday, Kitten-chan! At least it's not as late as usual . Still a bit late though. What happened was, I had another present I was working on for Kitten, it would have been a much better gift if I had finished it, but since it's not something I'm used to and is still far from being done I decided to make this and submit the other one later, when it's finished, as just a normal gift :)
So! Since the other gift I'm making is not a dark wall, I figured I should give Kitten something dark >:D She's the master after all. This wall was made to represent the other side of people. I think everyone has at least a bit of a dark side; a side that you usually keep to yourself. And dark side doesn't necessarily mean bad, nuh-uh. I chose this scan of Rena for it...mostly because I love the scan XD But it also fit with the theme. Those who have watched Higurashi know that there's more than one side to Rena.
I haven't vectored in SO LONG. So I'm a bit rusty. I'm so glad I started again though. Without vectoring I just don't feel like myself. I enjoyed vectoring Rena, fun part I guess was the sunburn-like stuff on her shoulders and elbows, and her eyes. I vectored her whole dress but ended up cropping half of it for the wall.
Then the wall; I created everything from scratch, basically, besides the overlayed textures. On my last wall with similar lighting (Tsukiakari) I was reminded that the shadow of the window panes would conform to the body's shape, so I tried to work on that here, hope it looks better. I added the roses so it wouldn't be empty, and tried to make the text look like part of the shadow in a way.
Vampire version inspired by Kitten-chan's trademark blood ^^ I understand now. The blood was fun XD Blood brushes courtesy of Ann Frost @ Deviantart.
I hope you like it Kitten-chan :o Sorry it's only a replacement present for the one I didn't finish, but I don't want to rush that one ^_^' Your birthday's far past so wishing you a happy birthday seems odd :P But thank you for being one of my bestest friends online, you can always cheer me up, make me laugh, and inspire me to do new things with my art <3
Other Versions
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Moonlight Version
Red Dress Version
Vampire Version
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Stats ~Vector~ Outline: 6 hrs Colouring: 4 hrs Total: 10 hrs Layers: 20 Original Size: 2739x2500
Stats ~Wallpaper~ Time: 7 hrs Layers: 15 (after merging) Duration: November 22 - December 1, 2008 PSD Filesize: 137 MB
Comments and faves are really appreciated it! Critiques too. Like I said, I'm rusty :P




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4 years, 5 months ago
oh man... flawless! renas vector, the roses... its all perfect well, maybe the window shadows arent entirely correct, but whatever...
i only greatly dislike the vampire version did your younger brother edit it or something? i mean, the blood on her finger looks just as crappy as the rest of the wall looks great i think im missing the roses too...
the official ap version and the reddress version look best both thumbs up real high for those
4 years, 5 months ago
Doesn't look like your skills are rusty to me! :D Great job on the vector, and I like the texture you used---just the right amount of grain. I think the background might have looked too simple, if you hadn't added the window shadows, so good call on those :D
4 years, 5 months ago
Really a very very good wallpaper and excellent anime you got there ;-) Hinamizawa is the best place to see. Consider this while planning your holidays :p Anyway, really excellent work with the texture and the character is well done.
4 years, 5 months ago
(n_n)/
10 hours and 20 layers
excellent work.
I love your wallpaper.
excellent vector.
The title is perfect.
very good effects.
excellent color
I would put your wallpaper on my list of fav ....
8)E
4 years, 5 months ago
(9+_+) heh heh... yeah we do all have a little bit of a dark side! even if you ask me! (9+_+)
4 years, 5 months ago
The shadow curves with the body, nice. It should curve a bit more though i think. Or maybe not. Moody stuff, i like, very nice.
4 years, 5 months ago
wow this is beautiful, every single detail is so pricise and artistic especially the shadows the way it curves around her body. Plus the textures you used for the ground and the neatness of the vector, everything is just perfect. This is a work of art and a new fav for me
4 years, 5 months ago
Very awesome job here. Everytime I look at a wall and see such a masterpiece of work I kinda don't want to ever wall again .. don't misunderstand me, but it sometimes seems that people like you are just thousands of miles ahead of me.. and I really do work hard to extend my skills... on the other side it makes me want to improve my wallpaper even more. So yeah .. even things have often two sides.. where there is shadow, there's light.. and vice versa :)
Nice thing. I give it a fav!
4 years, 5 months ago
This is so great ^^ Love the texture you used and Rena looks so pretty The vector is flawless! And I don't think you're rusty at all fav
4 years, 5 months ago
ur skills are still awesome! nice vector and it's cute too fav
4 years, 5 months ago
In the absolute darkness she is in there.... She can find what she want? or she is still waiting for a knight save her.
4 years, 5 months ago
Ashy-chan is back, w0000~ Good to have you back. It does feel good to vector again, huh? Wish the same experience can happen to me. Dx
4 years, 5 months ago
Just when I was feeling horrible, your gift came to cheer me up. I love the dark mood and I've always loved this scan of Rena, your vectoring is gorgeous. Rusty? Since when? This has your lovely style all over it and I think you did a beautiful job. I love all the other versions and the blood is a big fave, you know me so well. Sorry for the crappy comment, head is hurting...but I will say I do love it very much and it brighted up my morning, Thank you very much for working so hard for me. Means so much to me :3
4 years, 5 months ago
well, firstly i'll say this, because i don't want to finish my comment with a bad thing i absolutely hate the style of this anime, it's toooooo digital for my taste, and those cold eyes, that remind me of [dead] toys, and especially the boobs, oh my, they just don't fit the innocent face :D 9(>_>) well now when i got it off my chest i'll go back to the wall :D i absolutely adore your outlines (yeah, abul was gone for like half-a-year, and nothing changed :D ) the colouring is perfect (needless to say) the floor is great, kinda looks real but blends well with the girl (i mean overdigitalized girl :D) and the shadow is jsut...... i don't even know what to say, it's FANTASTIC! so all in all, i give you a big fat A+ >:D
PS. wow, i must have been missing commenting very much, since i wrote a comment THAT long :D
4 years, 5 months ago
At first glance it looked so simple but now I would like to say that I love it, I get a dark and creepy feeling from it when seeing it, really how Higurashi should feel, Also the bg and vector are lovely, great job
4 years, 5 months ago
This wall give me some weird feeling even though i like rena with blood all over her body instead #(u_u)# nice job
4 years, 5 months ago
Awesome! beautiful Rena.. Good job:)
4 years, 5 months ago
wow thats a really aweosome wallpaper just love it verymuch. I will favorite it because ita really amazing wallpaper work
4 years, 5 months ago
<3 renna and <3 the wall
4 years, 5 months ago
How lovely~ This is a beautiful and dark wallpaper, yes!! :D I love everything about it: the colors, shading, background, textures...wow. I'm not a fan of the series though...but this is great. For some reason the other versions aren't loading for me, but from the little previews, I like the moonlight one the most. ^^ Great job!
4 years, 5 months ago
wow perfect ash :D beautiful vector and i adore the roses, also the textures and the floor are so great :D (can you teach me ash? please?(how to make floor like that)) faves
4 years, 5 months ago
No matter what,her cuteness was dangerous..look mature at this pose..where's the weapon?/(OoO)/
4 years, 5 months ago
Gyaaaa.. Renaa is the best!!! hyaaaa!! XD,, I love renaaaa!!! REnaaa!! come here into my homeee... XDXD
4 years, 5 months ago
Oh my god, very expressive wallpaper! I like the dark colours, and the 'simple', but very nice design! Rena too cute in this dress... awww....
Anyway thank you so much, and you're deserved a +fav!
4 years, 4 months ago
Beautiful work. The blood effect is well placed and adds to the character.
4 years, 4 months ago
Reina-chan!!
kawaii
4 years, 3 months ago
Lovely wallpaper....it is easy on the eyes
3 years, 9 months ago
nice work,looks nice, tohugh I think her chest looks weird,...kinda like ballons... ahaha But cute,anyway :)
3 years, 9 months ago
rena is my favorite character in higurashi <3 nice wallpaper
2 years, 5 months ago
awesome wallpaper, it has great mood and nice colors
2 years, 2 months ago
Great work..love it!