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4 years, 4 months ago

Kara no Kyokai....*speechless*....I think it is one of the best animes ever made, so I dedicate this wall to the upcoming episode, "Kara no KyoKai VI: 忘却録音".

My wall is based on "test"'s awesome scan:http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/Kara-no-Kyoukai/item217786/

My original plan was to vectorize the scan as-is, add a shinto shrine and 2 sakura trees to the BG and finish with the GoS Typeface...However, as I was vectorizing the scan, I asked myself, "hey, what would she look like in B&W?"...so, I applied a B&W filter, boosted Cyan and Magenta, and the result? Well...let's just say that I loved the result so much that I decided to completely overhaul my original plan, and make a completely B&W wallpaper...(my first one ever~)

I have never vectored in B&W before, so creating shadows and deciding on the right color balance took me a while to get a hold of...but afterwards the process was quite pleasant...as opposed to 255colors to consider, now I only have 255, which actually made color selection a bit easier....

The hardest part in this project must be the hairs...since I do not have a tablet, I have to use my mouse to make bezier curves and then stroke them with the brush...the lesson: DO NOT try to make hair strands with a mouse....get a tablet....>_>

I was going to add the shinto shrine and the sakura trees to make the wallpaper more complex, but then I realized one thing: I wallpaper is supposed to be clean, simple and unobtrusive, thus I decided to make this wall elegant and practical, so it could say on my desktop for a loooong time... (NOTE: I personally love complex and vibrant wallpapers, but they often blend with the desktop icons, making using the desktop difficult...)

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I will release the full-sized vector after this wallpaper is approved, and I'm actually thinking about sharing my vector's psd file, so you guys can color the character to fit your needs....

Stay tuned....

Project Summary: Layers: 512 Objects: 1200+ Time Spent: 15+ Hours Native Resolution: 1920x1200 (I started the project with 1920, so I won't be releasing the wall in 4:3 or 5:4 mode as of right now, but if there are enough requests then I might....^^)

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This wallpaper is made with practicality in mind, so aside from the one I submitted to AP, I have also made another version without the "Kara no Kyokai" logo on the lower left, which will give you yet more screen real estate to put up all your icons....download it here:

Kara no Kyokai Logoless version:

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii120/shawnhao/KaranoKyoukaiBWWall1CLEAN.jpg

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As always....constructive criticisms are appreciated!!! (As are +favs...:p)

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°btimnz

4 years, 4 months ago

Yay~ I'm first XD

Wow this is so delicate and beautiful *__* ! I've planned to do a wall from this scan too, cuz as you said the scan is just awesome. I adore those flower petals, and I especially love her detailed hair, I'm amazed how you made it! You have done a very fine vectoring job, Shiki looks very elegant. The monochrome is insanely gorgeous in this wall and It's a fav~

`Nysha

4 years, 4 months ago

Ah! The first to use this scan. Hehe I was thinking of using it too. The hair looks very good. Actually everything looks good except for the black bow (I'm sure there's a name for it), which looks blocky compared to the rest of her. So I think if you added more shades to it,it would blend in more with the wall. Also I think if you kept the floral patterns on her clothing it would look more elegant.

$shawnhao

4 years, 4 months ago

The floral pattern...yes. I actually did some of the floral patterns, but then I kind of gave up on the idea because it would be insanely time consuming (I know, I'm lazy)...

My original plan was to use a light gray for her "bow", then add the floral patterns in a darker gray to match the outlines of her kimono. However, halfway through the process I got tired so I just darkened the entire bow and gave up on the idea of delicate floral patterns....

Arrgh...too much work....especially for someone who doesn't have a tablet....

~alec-zero

4 years, 4 months ago

Great wall - when in saw this scan it did look like someone will make a wall of it and have to say you've done a good job on it! nice work on the vector! +fav

`kuryuki

4 years, 4 months ago

great job on the vector+wall the black bow really bothers me i wish u used the same technique style as rest of vector anyway that's the only thing preventing me from faving

~Litschi

4 years, 4 months ago

I think in colour it would look better^_~!!!

~animeghost

4 years, 4 months ago

black and white seems to be a big seller lately, works for me =p. good work

`FiiFO

4 years, 4 months ago

Nice wall and great work on the vector! would have been nice to have some colour on the wall but still good & +fav!

~Mikamura

4 years, 4 months ago

very nice wallpaper lovely hot wallpaper supeeeerr job on this!

~Olinma

4 years, 4 months ago

Great wallpaper

~alfredosanchez

4 years, 4 months ago

Beautiful, this is a fantastic looking wallpaper.

~Hibari-Kyoya

4 years, 4 months ago

nice wall =)

and nice vector too, shiki look really beautiful like this ;)

$grewis

4 years, 4 months ago

...wow... nice wall whit desaturation, good vector....

....i love it this style ....(n_n)-b

congrats ! ='.'=

`dalarty

4 years, 4 months ago

Very nice monochromatic theme~ It's quite a beautiful concept and execution. Great job for your first time! :)

~Miria

4 years, 4 months ago

Nice wall! :)

`StormFangs

4 years, 4 months ago

Oh my,I love monochrome walls like this,with such soft gray tones...this is a really wonderful wall...the text wasn't needed there,and the petals look kinda strange and unrealistic,but I love walls like this so it's a fav from me ( []-[])9

~nox1397

4 years, 4 months ago

Looks great, I love the all grey tones idea. I realize you used a scan and it's a very nice one, but I think it'd be cool if you added some reflection of her hair on the sword, just a little bit anyways. That's the kind of little detail that I like most in wallpapers.

~Pinao

4 years, 4 months ago

Yay, it's always great to see more Kara no Kyoukai. <3

I love your vectoring style, especially on the hair, kimono and sword. The hair is really awesome, and I can only imagine your frustration drawing it with the lack of a tablet (I don't have one either). The white lines on the bow look kind of strange compared to the rest of the wall's style. It's very distracting and takes away from how well the rest of the wall is vectored. I definitely prefer the version without the logo. The logo is really well done, but I don't think it suits the wall. I like walls that are clean/textless anyway, so it might just be me. I'm glad you included a version without it, since it shows you're thinking about others with different tastes than your own. It's very considerate.

I like the black and white coloring choice, as it's difficult to find many well made black and white walls, but I think it would look better if you added a small amount of color (on the eyes or leaves, for instance). I like black and white, but it can be a bit overpowering sometimes.

Overall, +fav for the awesome vector! I still shudder to imagine vectoring that hair. ;_;

~jaygee02

4 years, 3 months ago

Beautiful wallpaper.. has a feel of serenity and grace to it :)

~mendez69

4 years, 3 months ago

Awesome paper! This caught my atention really quick. Just saying. Nice job on it. I love how its black, white, and gray. Beautiful. (\_/)..

~dtney

4 years, 3 months ago

*yawn* so boring...an another space wall hehe no just kidding the boring thing is that you did an another great job Lima ~_^ looks cool. the thing with planets: maybe it should looks better if you change the texture an the color of the other planets so they can look a bit different...but thats just mine meening ^~^ all in one = gute arbeit ^^ wie auch nicht anders von dir erwartet lima ~_^ haha

~polotsu

4 years, 3 months ago

Nice Wall!!