What would K-On! do after they reached Budokan?
In August 1969, Iain Macmillian was only given a 10 minute window to shoot the cover design of the Beatles album "Abbey Road". Who would have thought that 40 years later, he would be able to produce one of the most famous and imitated album covers in music history. That cover was the inspiration for my 7th wallpaper here in AP. And who would be the best subjects but only the (currently) most popular rock band in anime, "After School Tea Time".
After the mediocrity that was my 6th wallpaper and with the various toxicities of hospital work, I decided to channel all my negative energies into this wall and make it look good. I wanted to imitate the feeling of the original album cover by the beatles but make it more anime-ish, so to speak. Thus, I began my work by vectoring the best album cover of Abbey Road I can find on the net. Vectoring was done by simple layering of solid shapes. No gradients were used. This is my first time exploring something different. As you can see, there's no line art. I headed straight to coloring and putting highlights and shadows. It looked pretty good. It gives it a sense of pop art / cartoony feel to it.
The first most difficult part were the leaves. I almost gave up after making the base colors, and making all those curved lines with just the trackpad is downright hard. But, I had to put in the highlights and shadows to give it a sense of cartoony depth. I think my patience paid off.
The second most difficult part were the girls. Everything about them has to be right. One big problem was, I couldn't find a decent scan with them in their band outfit looking sideways. I searched high and low for that. Then I remembered seeing them walking side view in the anime's ending theme. I looked it up at youtube and found a high quality video. Made some screen shots then extracted the images. But I didn't stop there. Though they were walking, the video art was kinda bland, so I made use of what I know with manipulations. I extracted part of the girls' hands and legs from the video screen shots, pasted them, created a collage and did the vectoring later. Hence, they now have individual gaits kinda portraying their personalities. Their faces, shadows and higlights were also done the same manner as I did the background.
I hope you like this parody! Many thanks to srsng (Ashlie), horseradish, Nova-kun and especially to Nysha, for all their comments and critiques into the making of this wall. This is a tribute to everyone who loves the Beatles, K-On! and reality that is Music. Enjoy
Tales of the Tape: Time: Lost track Program: Photoshop CS4, Mac OSX Layers: 331 Tools: My trusty Macbook Pro trackpad...only Images (see links): Abbey Road, K-On! walking scene (check out 0:51 to 0:59 for the actual walk)Process Pic click on this to see the step by step process on making this wall




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3 years, 3 weeks ago
It felt kinda akward seeing the no lineart -vectoring style u used at first, but my next impression was definitely a "WOW!" I recognized the shot from the Beatles and I love how you mixed them toghether with K-On! I love this kind of creativity in a wall! You were right to go with the pop-art style, it's very oldschool meets the new generation of rock. Of course it helps to have a lot of great artists to help you :3
Well done!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Well, I can't say anything about quality. Actually, they look very strange, especially Mio. But about the concept i can say only LOLOLOLO!!! You've made my day, dude!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
This was a brilliant idea! I know somebody that is a HUGE Beatles fan and also kinda likes K-ON, so this surely made his day. :)
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Great wallpaper, love how you mixed k-on with the Beatles xD +
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I can recognition this immediately that this is inspired from the beatles cover...
I think you got your own style in vectoring.
I like the background. Simple but nice. As for the characters, i think more shadows and highlighting will make it more stand out among the simple background....
Keep it up! This is still a nice wallpaper!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
love the beatles, so immediately recognized that xD Never liked K-On! but you did a nice job on thise one. Although the vector has some minor flaws it's pretty well done, I appreciate your patience with the bg. The greatest thing is how u adjusted the girls imo, really awesome! Keep it up!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
How ironic. In my Japanese class today, we were doing a charades game. One group had to do something about singing the Beatles. They didn't really do a good job. I suggested they should have imitated this scene from Abbey Road. I come home and see this. Haha cool. Good work.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
sugoi ne, simple, clean and fun wallpaper you made there! i would want to see moar from your style! good job and keep up the goodwork! >:D
3 years, 3 weeks ago
FLAWLESS VICTORY! this wall is one of the epic ones! kudos :)
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Very ambitious wall.
It's very creative and you did a very good attempt in making it. I would have gone crazy doing a lot of detail on the background. The part that would annoy me the most is trying to make the characters look right. Good to see people are trying out the anime and album cover merge again. Lineless actually fits this wallpaper because it makes it kind of poppy and old school.
Good job and keep it up!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Great wallpaper! I love how each member of HTT has stripes in some shape or form. Also goes well with the striped cross-walk. BTW where is Azu-nyan? Awesome paper otherwise.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I like this paper! I like K-on! Thanks a lot for such work!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Well PaoPorsche, what can I say but....I'm impressed! This looks seriously good, as others have already said, it's easily recognisable as the cover from 'Abbey Rd', such an iconic image as it is. I like the pop art feel to it, I'm not generally a fan of that style, but it seems to fit well. The girls just look great, especially after reading how you got their images put together in the first place - that's what you call dedication to your art! I really like this one, definitely a Fav!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
WOAH Trackpad only It's nice to see these light-hearted parodies, especially when they work really well. Though I wish the road had a bit more texture and colour depth too, I am fully amazed and quite appreciative of the background's vector work and vector-tweaks on the characters. A fave in my book!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I've never seen this anime, but this wallpaper is so good that I'm actually using it. Love the style. Good work!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
So it's finally out!
I see, totally no linearts eh!? XD
I just think you might need to blur the cars behind a bit more? ( I think that is just my preference though )
Hmm... so you're beginning to develop your own style = realistic + anime just like your previous KHR wallpaper ^^
+fav
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Oh Snaps!
Epic! What a great idea! Nothing more to say :3
+fav
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Awesome Abbey Road imitation! I love it =D Good job with the costumes too. Only change I might make is add another character from the series in the background somewhere - like an easter egg =p
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Sheer Genius. I actually had an idea of making a wall like this... but with what anime IDK. You found one that fits just perfectly. I really like the way you turned the backdrop into a detailed vector image, and the made everything blend perfectly. The details on the girls look pretty good, and the shadows are blurry (unlike anything else in the image) but fit well. Superb job. Fav+
3 years, 3 weeks ago
a fantastic work! a very creative mixture, never I would have imagined to together Beatles and k- on, likes much the context, simple but he is funny and original amazing work!! ^^
3 years, 3 weeks ago
wow! love tis series!!! the concept is just awesome!!!!!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Hehe, nice wallpaper. Maybe you should try and sell it to the makers of K-ON XD for their next soundtrack album or something :P.
I like this wallpaper, because it is creative in a way (of course copying concepts of others is not that creative, but merging them with totally different content is creative again) and it's pretty, even though I don't like lineless vector actor. It fits for the background though, because the farther away you are, the less details you see and the blurrier it gets - you have done well on keeping this by making the background less and less detailed, depending on how far away it is.
The foreground is done very well too. The only thing I don't like very much is that the girls upper torso seems to be sort of turned more to the viewer than to the road they are crossing - this looks a bit unrealistical.
Good work and +fav from me. divStar.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
The idea was excellent, highfives for the creativity. But I'm sure that with more time invested in, the vector could be a lot better. Even if you aimed for the simple popart, adding more shades and lines could greatly improve the number of details there.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
The poor author! p(T_T)q Imagine it was hard to work with the rear background osoboenno with trees! p(ToT)q ~(@_@)~ I have the patience for a long time to zakonchilos.U You must have strong nerves! Very nice happened! Forces you spent not in vain! "Congratulations! (9+_+)
3 years, 3 weeks ago
This made me ZOMGWTFHBBBQROFLMAO. Hahahaha. Love the simplicity of it. Even though you did not achieve that halftones, you sitll did your best and I still love your work overall. Again, the concept and the colors are pure genius. Also merging the screenshots and manipulating some of the parts. Really great.
Ayan na PP! Sooner or later talaga, Senior Member ka na din. Halos kasi lahat ng walls mo, S-rated na. ^^v
Keep up bro! Nice job. (^ 3^)
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I Love K-ON! Great Wall (9+_+)
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I love 'parodies' like this. Surely the Abbey Road cover of the Beatles is one of the most iconic ever and I think it's beautifully recreated here. I'm not a fan of the style, though I find some elements like the white Beetle and the characters very appealing. It's a great scene, well done.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
OMG! I dream of making something like this! Awesome Wallpaper here!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
nice... but to bad there's one missing on the wall... :">
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Wow, it must've taken ages to do something like this...mind = exploded.
From the thumbnail, I wasn't too sure about the background, especially the sharp trees and simple sky. However, once viewed at high resolutions...wow, just wow.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
YES. This is such a fun wall. The changes you made to it are fantastic.
Overall, it very much feels like a work in progress (especially without line art; I see why you chose not to, but I think the wall would benefit from outlines. It would look much more cohesive). Also, the hair on the girls needs some work (add in vector shapes of your own to make it look less like a block of color and more like hair). And definitely blur the far distance to give it some more perspective and less flatness.
I think the wall still needs some work, but it is a wonderful concept and a very nice execution. Keep up the great work!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Wow that s cool O_O good job |(n_n)|
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I think you've done a really great job and I am particularly impressed by how much you improved the body shapes and clothes of the girls. I like the style and think the level of detail is fine considering the style you did. I'm wondering why you chose to blur their shadows instead of keeping them sharp like everything else though. Your hard work deserves a fav. X3
3 years, 3 weeks ago
It has seriously been a long time that I've gotten a wall from AP and actually used it as my desktop. Thank you! I love the Beatles and I love this cover. :D
My only gripe is the lack of detail in the background.
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Lol long description. And i actually read through it all. xD Great work getting all the bits and pieces together and applying the simple vector design on it. It actually looks good as it is without the outlines. Haha nice plate number on the cars. Overall, good job on your rendition of this album art. ;D
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Anyone who has been in a 50s-style restaurant would've seen this image in some shape or form. That's how I saw it originally before you made this (it was a painting with Elvis Presley and Merilyn Monroe and two other people I don't know the name of). You certainly deserve an A+ for mimicking it so well. The way you vectored it made me think of those paint-by-number pictures I used to enjoying painting with when I was a child. It's kind of nice that a wallpaper like this can bring back fond memories. Good job. ^-^
3 years, 3 weeks ago
WOW good work honestly!!It was weird at first sth between reality and virtuallity but it is cute!I like the shadow effect and everythign like the colours.The 4 girls look really impressing like they are going to a concert!!!
Great job!!Keep it up!!!!!!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
I was quite amaze how you put your effort into the wall. Even u can't find a decent scan, you try to make collage out of screen shoots. Vectoring out the whole things was another crazy stuff. I really amaze. +fav of course
3 years, 3 weeks ago
this wall reminds me of an ad in a magazine, if i'm not mistaken its a wristwatch ad XD so it was actually a concept of Beatles,. well, anyway, its really a nice concept and the way you did it is really great. keep it up +fav btw ;]
3 years, 3 weeks ago
wooou this wall is very fun, always me had liked that cover of the beatles and with the character of k-on it is very well. +fav
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Not sure if everyone viewed the process pic, but I knew from the very beginning those weren't the images of them walking in the ending credits because of the detail. Very impressed with the way you manipulated them, I agree it gives them more life and character, and you did a good job adding detail in the frills especially
3 years, 3 weeks ago
What a perfect re-creation of the Beatles album cover for "Abbey Road"!! that shows some real skills with vectoring this wallpaper. I love how clean it looks and colours match it perfectly. The characters fit in with the background perfectly. You did an amazing job here, great work buddy!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Creative, and super idea... Just love it!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Abey Road!!! nice idea for a very nice anime!!! song and lyrcs!! love the alle the concept very originall!! +fav ove beattles love K-On!!
3 years, 3 weeks ago
you're really good! i love the beatles! nice wallie! :)
3 years, 2 weeks ago
Adorable! Definitely stealing this wallpaper :3
3 years, 2 weeks ago
K-ON is one of my most recent Favorite animes I have just started watching. Everyone who knows me...knows I love music and this scene reminds me of how much I love this show and it's entire sound track. Which I have just posted the Links I found for it...K-ON
TO all those Who have not seen this anime it's one of the most fun and funny ranking in the top ten with Azumanga Diaho.
I have to +Fav this you have truly captured the raw emotion you get from watching K-ON.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
Very nice, one would think way didn't anyone make this before, lol.
Great job.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
I kind of like the wall, really good work you've done :)
3 years, 2 weeks ago
This is an excellent piece of work. As someone who's started out with vectoring recently I can really appreciate the effort that went into this.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
Damn, love the detail in this piece of beautiful art! Especially the leaves and the background! Superb work with making it look really cartoony! But the girls look a little err stiff and unnatural with their walking - while - looking - sideways pose. But nevertheless this is very very good! Thank you very much for your job well done! FAVED!
3 years, 2 weeks ago
Luv this=)! Great job! *fave*
3 years, 2 weeks ago
I really enjoy the style of mixing K-On and beatles, especially the color.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
love the idea and love the vector amazing work and excellent job really like the theme colors everythings just perfect.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
CUTE!!!
3 years, 2 weeks ago
I like the background... and of course the K-On characters :)
3 years, 2 weeks ago
WOW! This is really amazing. I love the parody and the tribute to both the Beatles and our girls in K-On. Great job with the "walk"; your countless hours of hard work are greatly appreciated by us fans, haha.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
Wow. This idea was totally awesome. Joined towo great things together, it couldn't go wrong. The characters are cute as usual and abby road is a classic.
3 years, 2 weeks ago
Wow. This idea was totally awesome. Joined towo great things together, it couldn't go wrong. The characters are cute as usual and abby road is a classic.
3 years, 1 week ago
Wow, absolutely stunning. Im very impressed with the vectoring here, especially on the background!
3 years, 1 week ago
i love K-On! ^_^ and i love landscape scenery wallpapers, so great combo there xD
3 years, 22 hours ago
Brilliant! Such a creative idea. Great work. =)
2 years, 11 months ago
very good idea, is perfect
2 years, 11 months ago
This wallpaper is giving off such nostalgic feelings Its a very cute idea to use the characters of K-On as the same album cover by the Beetles Thanks for the hard work! It's worth it~
2 years, 11 months ago
(XD) Honestly this paper is so hilarious but all jokes aside, the concept is simply awesome, admirable perhaps, words cannot describe how brilliant it is actually. Stunning detail, I can't imagine how much effort and time went into it but it was all worth it in end (I get to enjoy it). Great composition on the characters, I think they look much better in this paper as oppose to the screen pics. Love the vector style, I don't think it would hold the same appeal if you did it any other way. All in all it's a pretty impressive paper, nice work!
2 years, 10 months ago
This is just so awesome (for my lack of a better word). I like how creative this is. It is indeed, Beyond Budokan. +fav :)
2 years, 10 months ago
Haha xD Thats just awesome!!
2 years, 10 months ago
so clever I love it!
2 years, 10 months ago
** Wow you did make more walls (XD) One word kick butt! This is really nice it reminds me of the vector stuff I see on DA. I just love the concept its so very well executed. I believe I have found myself a new wall for my desktop lol This really is brilliant! The best conceptual vector wall I have seen in a looooong time. More importantly you an APC fan!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the first I have seen on here to 0_o APC R** OCKS! ^^ p(T_T)q |(C_C)| (^t^)
2 years, 10 months ago
I just finished watching the first season of K-ON! so I decided too look for a wallpaper under this category and came across this one!! I love it! +fave!
2 years, 9 months ago
this is very cute. i love how it mixes it in. well i love k on to begin with so i love any wallpaper that has to do with k on any way very cut. i love it.
2 years, 7 months ago
nice wall paper. I like the concept and the details. Thumbs up ^_^
2 years, 7 months ago
Wow! What an amazing concept! I'm no expert on vectoring but I personally reckon you pulled it off flawlessly, the background and the characters work really well. I think I'll be using this one for a long time
2 years, 7 months ago
K-On dominates! \o\
Beautiful wallpaper, just a pity the fund would have been more worked on, but would be perfect, in my opinion. A penalty also have finished the anime, Mio-chan let me miss = \ But who knows what movie that is coming (and I hope it's not a remake) can not make the author to rethink about all this, after all anime is a huge success in Japan Despite the anime musical, in many episodes of the characters only speak gibberish, what differentiates the series (and for me even up tiring sometimes ... should have more songs XDDD), but this is and the lives that won public sympathy, because all the episodes always have that hint of comedy about things silly things, but you end up laughing ... Outside the songs, which are also very well written and played, falling easily into the mouth of the people. Now, we expect the Blu-Rays to store for collection. The author's choice to make a wallpaper of the series was pretty cool, because it is very popular today. Thanks! ^ ^
2 years, 6 months ago
wow some the beatles cover album :D
2 years, 6 months ago
wow some the beatles cover album :D
2 years, 5 months ago
Love it, great way to honor the beatles
2 years, 5 months ago
here in the philippines a shampoo brand has also spoofed this, sweet wall!
2 years, 5 months ago
I LOVE this one. It's gorgeous.
2 years, 5 months ago
This hommage to the Beatles' Abbey Road, is great.
2 years, 5 months ago
Dude....omg its the combination of The Beatles (One of the greatest bands of all time) and K-On (beautiful anime that i have yet to watch T_T) THIS IS JUST AMAZING! The very look of the picture how its not like RLY detailed but just how it is is just.....AGH! ITS SO AWSM! <3 IT! shld totally do more parodies or SOMETHING...but stilll...awesomeness
2 years, 5 months ago
wow!! so beautiful!!
2 years, 4 months ago
Wow!
2 years, 4 months ago
penny lane desu yo!
2 years, 4 months ago
You did a really nice job with this one! I like how you didn't use lineart. That was a good call and does make it very "pop"-y. I also like how you kept detail in the background to a minimum, like a camera focused only on the foreground so the eye stays with the girls. Nice work, on of your best!
2 years, 4 months ago
What the Beatles?!?!? LMAO
2 years, 4 months ago
Wow! The vector looks amazing. Great colors!
2 years, 3 months ago
Haha, never thought xD'
2 years, 3 months ago
nice^^
2 years, 3 months ago
Great tribute to The Beatles! Although I think the heels kinda change the perspective from the original picture. The original Abbey Road was the Beatles walking across the road in what seemed like a relaxed setting. This kinda makes it seem like their rushing across the road.
2 years, 2 months ago
Deserves the SSS rating for the concept alone. Thumbs up!
2 years, 2 months ago
I love it and really love the concept but no Azusa?! I can see why you excluded her though. Ritsu's legs look funny to me. Other then that good job.
2 years, 2 months ago
Oh My Lord! When I saw This Picture.... I can't help myself to click it!! I absolutely like it!
2 years, 2 months ago
After School Tea Time Rocks!!
2 years, 1 month ago
Fantastic wallpaper, amazing job on it. I love the concept. +fave
2 years, 1 month ago
Beatles Beatles Beatles! :D
2 years, 1 month ago
Beatles are walking again. They become the classic of pop. Vector and colors in the wallpaper are very clean. They make the girls be more charming and attractive.
2 years, 3 weeks ago
love this one! but mugi seems kinda lonely, lol
1 year, 11 months ago
I love great parody is great thanks for your effort
1 year, 11 months ago
Just love the concept!
1 year, 11 months ago
nice, i love k-on
1 year, 11 months ago
Noo!it's too wonderful!It's a good idea using the cover of beatles' album!I like it!
1 year, 11 months ago
<3
1 year, 10 months ago
It's wonderful idea. Women beatles are walking again. Clean colors and vector in the wallpaper make the girls be more charming and attractive.
1 year, 8 months ago
This is awesome! The simple details that are present in this wallpaper is amazing! The colors, the walk, everything about it is an instant favorite of mine!
1 year, 8 months ago
Absolutely brilliant.
1 year, 8 months ago
LOL!!! This looks really COOL!!!!!!!!! NICE WORK!!!!!!!
1 year, 7 months ago
i love this wall, thanks for this.
1 year, 6 months ago
It's awesome! Congrats for the great job!
1 year, 6 months ago
fave!
1 year, 3 months ago
Whoa, awesome. I like it. Only... the characters' faces look slightly off.
1 year, 3 months ago
Lovely ladies. be sure to cross the road safely. ok darling's.?
1 year, 1 month ago
When i first glanced at this i was like, " its definetly the beetles" i totally rofl when i clicked and it was the beetles theme for one of their cover albums. but still its okay looking with decent background and all so i guess i like it. Its still a good tribute to the beetles though ^_^
1 year, 1 week ago
This certainly made me smile when i saw it :D recognised the beatles straight away and you are a genius to use K-ON! my congratulations this is one amazing wallpaper, i especially like the style of art you used. You have abviously put a lot of work into this :)
11 months, 3 weeks ago
This is a good piece of vector art. Lack of line art gives it more softer impression of the characters and make it scene livelier.. the anime way. Well done and thx for sharing.
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Moe Road :3
7 months, 1 week ago
Great wall to download on the anniversary of John Lennon! :)
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Really Great! It is wonderful that you made this for us to enjoy! cheers (^ o ^)
6 months, 2 weeks ago
He is Allen Walker by the way. Not Alan.. Really nice vector. I really like this. One thing I feel will be better if this wallpaper have less green. If the moon is more white and less green, it will give a more serene feel..
6 months, 1 week ago
OMG that is just pure genius. You even got the guy in the background...
5 months, 3 days ago
It's a really nice wallpaper that captures the spirit of the original Abbey Road image very well
3 months, 4 days ago
yeah cool!! the beatles^^ good good good