In celebration of my 1 year Anniversary as a waller, I thought I’d try and make an effort to show off my creativity ^^.
Layer count: A good old 440, what else would you expect from me right? Most fun part: Everything, but mostly making the car!!!!
As a base for this wall, I used a Kantoku scan I found while browsing the infinite corners of the AP scan gallery. I suggest you check out the original before downloading and/or commenting this piece, since I’ve changed quite a bit in comparison. I changed hair color, the eyes, mouth, the color scheme of most of the clothes (check out my version of the knee socks ^^, I have a pair like those -including the cute ribbons- in real life <3) and sneakers, …And: I changed the car! The original car was pretty awesome and over the top, but since I recently got a smashing, pepper red Mini Cooper for graduating law school, I couldn’t resist adding a copy of my own sweet, pimped out ride in this wallie =3
I tried to put all the necessary elements in there to make it look like my Mini, but obviously, I’m not suggesting it’s an exact, precise copy of the real thing. But isn’t it to die for?! Even though it already has this fantastic red-black contrast, the stripes on the hood …I just felt like giving it a little something extra, so I added a floral pattern. Seem familiar? :) You bet! It’s the same pattern I used to make the legendary kimono in my AP Clash Round 2 wallpaper XD.
But enough about the car (yes, I’m obsessed with it! Check out the details in the license plate) I decided to go with a simple background, a sidewalk and a road(the asfalt is NOT rendered. It was created by cleverly using the Crayon tool in SAI). I added the dialogue screen (With the option ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ and my handle name as the character XD ) in the upper left corner to add to the impression of a scene from a visual novel… The story behind the wall originally was a girl (seifuku <3) showing up unexpectedly at her friend’s/ boyfriend’s/ love interest’s house, offering him a ride to school in her brand new ride (Hence the title ‘Need a ride?’). Considering that Ala21ddin21 and me were both promoted to Senior Members at AP like two days ago, you could also interpret it as the scene where I drive over to his house to pick him up to go celebrate XD
I’m going to stop now, enjoy my happy wall *showers everyone with love and chocolate cookies*, let me know wether you would click ‘yes’ or ‘no’…and be prepared for more to come soon ;-)



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2 years, 7 months ago
This one is pretty cool too! The changes that you did was great. Although I love the car in the scan, I love your version of the car too! The patterns look familiar. LOL. I really like the dialogue box. It really makes me think that I'm playing a game of some sort. Hahahaha. Vectoring's really smooth and crisp! <3
2 years, 7 months ago
Hopefully the first to comment! Nice concept. The thumbnail clearly identifies it as your wall. It's very unique - I mean it's like watching/playing a visual novel here
+ congrats for getting promoted
2 years, 7 months ago
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So awesome. And the text box, from Games. Thats a really pretty awesome touch to it! This is really amazing when you take a closer look, attention to detail ever in the car wheels and seats. Only thing thats bothering me is. Her hand on the light. Looks not really leaning on the light But that could just be me!
Always love how you do there hair, so detailed gives a real sense of motion to it!
+FAV
2 years, 7 months ago
mini cooper daisuki
2 years, 7 months ago
pretty nice! like the vectoring as always.. and the car is awesome.!
2 years, 7 months ago
I like your creativity. Thanks for being you, Julie. And since I haven't fav'ed in a while I think I will fav this one. After all a happy anniversary should be memorialized and if you want, "to show off" your "creativity" I maintain the recent favorite slot on my UP expressly for that purpose (although I think that you have already had the honor before). Cheers my lady and thanks again for sharing. ^^
2 years, 7 months ago
-yes- please take away far far away (XD) cute paper, congratulations <3
2 years, 7 months ago
Yes, I want a ride. Now. Sweet wall, just as I said so often on your walls. What else is to say, your creativity was really now exposed this way. Nice Mini Copper you have..I mean the one at home..cause thats something touchable :P Would damn like to see also your REAL kneesocks there. Fav, fav, fav, just as I always do cvause such wallpapers deserve it. Just as you deserved (finally!) the Senior Member title. +Fav
2 years, 7 months ago
Julie-chan and her awesome walls! ♥ I loved your new wall! I'm so happy for see an wallpaper of Kantoku, specially of Kurumi-chan! (I'm really addicted in her) *.* The changes that you made on the original scan made it be totally different from it! The girl is not more Kurumi, is a new character that you created! :D And what a cute car! I instantly fall in love for it! ♥♥♥ Great job too on the floor and in the skirt, I loved them ! ^^
+fav instantly! <3
2 years, 7 months ago
I choose.....Yes! Awesome car you have there..in RL and in the wallie. I love all the color changes you made. Your's looks much better in my opinion. +fav!
2 years, 7 months ago
Really awesome! The asphalt could be a little bit less tenderized, but the rest is just beautiful! +
2 years, 7 months ago
Lovely, you already know that I love Kantoku arts, and specially when it's my lovely wife who wall them, (it's your first, I hope it's will not be the last Kantoku), awesome, so, *close the house's door* let's go out for some crazy time :) ^^ Love how you turned the car into a MiniCooper, love the skirt of the girl and the colors you made ^^
NOTICE: DON'T CLICK THE YES, IT'S ONLY FOR MEH!!!!
2 years, 7 months ago
what a transformation!!! everything is so detailed, clean and colorful and it's flawless, beautiful job gets a fave~
2 years, 7 months ago
Really really cool, congratulations. =) I just thought the text box and broke a little harmony to the rest, it lacked something, I can not say for sure WHAT =S
anyway, excellent work o/
2 years, 7 months ago
Haha, really cute! Not too often a wall is modeled to look like it came right out of a game, I'd like the feel of an RPG environment right on my desktop. Props to you; awesome job.
2 years, 7 months ago
i love mini's
2 years, 7 months ago
this is so cool (9+_+) i love the dialogue box makes it look like a game great wallpaper man thanks for sharing adding to favorites
2 years, 7 months ago
Wonderful to see something brought up out of sheer effort!
I understand that 440 layers is no laughing matter. But, when all these layers are combined by a talented waller such as you, it becomes an event. My most favorite part of this wall is the way you used a new car. Now it feels like it's the girl's car, fully customized and all. And, I can see your trademark painting style a mile away.
It's beautiful. It's chanel's. It's a fave!
2 years, 7 months ago
i take it someone in your family is already a legal representative of some sort.
congrats on graduating law school and on the promotion here.
great job on the character and her outfit, ribbonned-knee-socks are hot! car looks pretty sexy too, guess now you're gonna have to get a floral design on your real car.
though, i do agree about the hand not looking quite right on the light, and it looks like the car might be a bit out of perspective.
2 years, 7 months ago
Lol! I love the mini! It's the perfect girl car, even though I've only ever known guys who drive it... Anyway, the changes you've made fit the scene beautifully. Your 'obsession' with the car really paid off too, I seldom look at a car in an illustration and think, what a nice interior XD The girl has really changed dramatically from Kantoku's style too, I thought this was going to be an OAA when I clicked on the thumbnail. Neat interpretation :3
2 years, 7 months ago
Super made car and changes. Cool wallpaper! Thumbs up
2 years, 7 months ago
One thing I've really admired about a lot of your pieces is how you can take the original drawing and change it enough to give it even more originality and your own personal blend on it. What I especially love about this is you can still tell that it's Kantoku's work, yet at the same time it looks like a piece of original art with all you've done to it. Not to mention the car? I'll get to all of that in a moment though.
First off is the scan. At first glance it's obvious about all the changes you made. Especially those gorgeous eyes. However, when you look at all the other cosmetic things you did (earings, lipstick, hair color) on her face alone, it's really quite amazing. The outfit changes were a rather nice touch and drawing from personal items too (like the knee highs) were not only a fantastic idea, but they turned out beautifully. I still cannot believe how sexy those eyes are. My gosh!
The second part is what really sold me. Not only did you add in the concept of it being from a visual novel-styled game, but also completely changed the car. The car, like the girl, has received a major overhaul and looks absolutely stunning. Upon first glance, it's noticeable that you used that beautiful kimono design on the car and I thank you for that. As for the car itself? You completely changed the make of it from the front end, yet still kept the cool, sporty look of the interior there. Major kudos for that! The only thing I really could think of changing would be how the dialogue is displayed. Still, for what it's worth I think it was incredibly well done and in a wallpaper of so many cosmetic changes, it's stunning.
Your works have gotten increasingly better and more detailed with each one and this one certainly is not an exception. You had a fantastic idea and you took the ball and never looked back. By changing so many features on not only the young women, but the car itself is simply unbelievable. By adding to that with what you did, it really took it above and beyond and that in itself is amazing! Fantastic job, Queen!
2 years, 7 months ago
I think the street could definitely use more of a darker shade, it's way too light. The sidewalk is at a weird angle, the color is also weird...perhaps a darker shade would help blend it more in the wall. Right now it looks more like a wall of a school entrance than an actual sidewalk.
I have to say, the girl looks very different from the scan...I don't know if that was intentionally but atleast she looks more mature and pretty. The last thing I want to point out is the pop-up thing you have on the left side...it's so useless there I think, and actually kills attention away from the wall. I really think it's un-needed and if removed would make the wall look much better. But then again, that's just my personal opinion.
2 years, 7 months ago
Hehehe! Very interesting! I love minis. X3 Congrats on getting one! Nice job recreating everything from the scan. It would be nice to see a version without the game dialogue box too.
2 years, 7 months ago
cute characters XD
2 years, 7 months ago
It's gorgeous job! love the way you [strike]improved the scan[/strike] changed and made your own unrepeateble scene and the whole concept is so creative! fav!
2 years, 6 months ago
Was that supposed to be a Mini...? Very very far from original. :) Any way - nice wall. Thanks for sharing.
2 years, 6 months ago
Great wall. Congrats on your first year!
2 years, 6 months ago
The car does look nice, though the black stripes don't fit that well into the red paint and the flowers. The girl though, she looks even better. That expression on her face, and her clothes look very good, only the reflector's light could be duller, so the whiteness of her hand wouldn't be so close to it. Still, those are only small things, a very nice picture indeed.
And who'd refuse a ride with her?
2 years, 5 months ago
the bold color make it's GREAT!
1 year, 1 month ago
it's very nice!!! the car is fantastic!!!