I hope this makes up for some of my recent wallpapers which were of a lower standard. ^^; I started this because Ayashi no Ceres does not get the attention it deserves; it's a beautiful, amazing series that needs more wallies. :3 I cannot even begin to say how long ago I started this... last Christmas I was maybe halfway through?... I'll leave it at that. My usual slowness was quadrupeled by the fact Paint Shop Pro does not work well after a few hundred layers. When it takes half an hour to place a single vector node work goes slow.
Now for the technical stuff. The original-original scan I used is now gone as the gallery was deleted, but a (slightly different) copy is available in the AnimePaper gallery.http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/scans/ayashi-no-ceres/item27493/
The entire wallpaper is a combination of vectoring and smudge-painting. It was my second time vectoring a manga scan, and my first doing something so insanely complicated. I just loved doing the hair, though. x3 Most of it was murder, though. The hardest part was sometimes I couldn't tell which part belonged to who... I may have changed a few things here and there. >.< I originally was not going to do the pattern on the kimonos, but after almost finishing I realized it just didn't look right.
Finally, the title was a last-minute thing. I was astonished I had been working on this for so long and not given the title a thought. So I scrolled through my list of potential titles and came across "Mirror of the Heart", which is really the English title for a Spiral episode. I thought it fit perfectly as Aya and Ceres are one person. ^^;
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3 years, 11 months ago
Really beautiful! Love the colors and evrything! fav+
3 years, 11 months ago
Sensational vectoring! Awesome details and use of color too. I can really see you put alot of work into this.
3 years, 11 months ago
Awesome vectoring!! Also the patterns on the kimonos look really nice, as do the contrasted beads of their hair. Great job with her eyes too. +fav
3 years, 11 months ago
This wallpaper is so clean! I love it! What an excellent clean up compared to the scan, thank you for doing this!
3 years, 11 months ago
I really like this. It definitely deserves more than a C+ because the work is apparent.
3 years, 11 months ago
you have good clean lines, but you need to work on improving your detail. the hair looks flat, as do some other things. it's kind of tricky to vector hair well (a lot easier to paint it), but it can be done. look up some tuts on it to learn trick to add the depth and shine. you'll also have to make a lot more thin lines to it. difficult in PS, but not so bad in AI, so if you don't have it, try it out. it will take some getting used to, but it'll be worth it.
3 years, 11 months ago
oh my this look like lots of work! the hair is gorgoues < 3 =D even though a little flat for some reason to me the orange girl's eyes are a little clouded blurred in a way that is contrasting with the clean hair strokes because of how busy this whole thing is the little mistakes really dont stand out as much though
3 years, 11 months ago
i've nothing to say..but you've been improving everytime you submit your wallpaper =D well done that all i can say.
3 years, 11 months ago
Very nice. Like said, the hair lacks depth and could use some shine and shadows. I really like the smudging on the flowers though. I also think that you could have used some patterns or textures on different parts (like clothes, etc), more than just the white dots.
3 years, 11 months ago
Ohhhhhh~ very pretty =D The colors are perfect... some of the lines see a bit off~but it doesn't detract too much =3 Keep up teh great work!
3 years, 11 months ago
really detail vectoring... the flower is the best part for me, though the girl's hair a bit weird, especially in the left hand side overall good job...
3 years, 11 months ago
I already have this wall as my background I'm a huge Ceres fan. |(n_n)|
I think this wallpaper is beautiful, your vectoring is flawless and you enhanced the colors perfectly. You brought out the scans beauty instead of creating something different, you added textures that give it depth and made there skin and bodies glow so angelically. I think this has everything going for it and I for one see nothing wrong with this in anyway. You did a fantastic job. A++ and a fav. :D
Sanzosgirl19
3 years, 11 months ago
fantasitc work +fav
3 years, 11 months ago
Just an excellent job, so sweet. I'm impressed by details and colours used, it's really harmonious and gorgeous... Congrats and thanks so much for sharing!
3 years, 11 months ago
great vector work!!! very lovely wallpaper looks like you did a lot! but the outcome was good! so
keeep it up
3 years, 11 months ago
I agree that the hair could use some more depth but other than that this is really beautiful and detailed Great job
3 years, 11 months ago
Lovely vector. You did well in including the details on this one. But i have to agree with the others that the hair needs more shading. Everything else looks fine to me. So good work on it! ^_^
3 years, 11 months ago
A really beautiful wall 8)E Great work on the vector and love the colouring and details on the characters +
3 years, 11 months ago
Ooo an Ayashi No Ceres wall! Very nice work on the vector and painting, I especially love the flowers. :D
3 years, 11 months ago
Doki-chan~~ You finally finished this wallpaper...everything looks great, especially the clothes and skin < 3 only maybe the hair needs more layers?
Anyway, great job ^_^ +faves :D
3 years, 11 months ago
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What technique you used for the eyes.
They look very well.
Excellent wallpaper.
XD
FAv
3 years, 11 months ago
Wow that's an instant +fav. Such clean vectors and nice colors and ... IT'S AYASHI NO CERES :D!! One of my most favorite anime ever!
Thank you very much for this wallpaper. +fav of course! dS.
3 years, 11 months ago
the vector is very gorgeous i wish i could say the same though about the painting, i feel like its out of place and would have rather you just cellshaded esp the gray parts which break from the delicacy of the rest of the colors >D but in general great job, it must have taken alot of patience =]
3 years, 11 months ago
I love how you did the hair! There's a lot of dimensions to it, and the highlights are wonderful! The skin is done very nice as well. It doesn't look plain at all. The shading is really good especially for the flowers. This is a very gorgeous wall. Good job!
3 years, 11 months ago
vector is just so gorgeous, i love how you did their hairs they are just so detailed and whole wall is awesome faves
3 years, 11 months ago
Nice. One of my fav animes. You did the colors very well, it really fits the mood of the characters. Fav.
3 years, 11 months ago
That's really nice!
3 years, 10 months ago
That scan is one of my favorites, and you did a decent job with the vector. There's a place or two that look like they could use touching up, but otherwise excellent job. It makes a beautiful wallpaper.
3 years, 10 months ago
awww,, so beautiful,, nice work,,!!!
3 years, 9 months ago
Very good job on the wallpaper. You can tell that a lot of work was put into this.
3 years, 9 months ago
wooo spectacular! Could do with a little more shading to give it more depth
3 years, 8 months ago
uu, this one is pretty awesome, I like the kimonos, and love the hair.
3 years, 7 months ago
Waaah... So wonderful... ♥
You did a very good job with this scan! Your vector are impressive, and the colours and effects are perfect! 8)E
Good job, +fav.
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3 years, 7 months ago
WOOH! A new AnC wall! Thank you!! Great job!
3 years, 7 months ago
Beautiful picture to use! Great work!
3 years, 4 months ago
The best wallpaper in this section.
3 years, 4 months ago
What a beautiful image! Aya & Ceres - both the same person yet different! Nice work~
3 years, 2 months ago
Beautiful work,indeed a great wall of Ayashi no Ceres,there really hard to find nowadays :( people don't appreciate the old titles nowadays T.T, anyhow GJ
2 years, 6 months ago
The shading on Ceres' kimono is a bit rough... too obviously airbrushed I think... but the vector itself is very nicely done and it's nice to see someone wallpapering a classic series as opposed to "anime of the month."
1 year, 2 weeks ago
The bestest wall of Ayashi no Ceres on AnimePaper.net. Congratulations!
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The traditional classic beautiful art drawing is perfect,i love this wallpaper.
8 months, 4 days ago
Good..