i saw this wall where the waller vectored a chen shu fen artwork, tho this one isnt, this is a TAKESHI OKAZAKI artwork , so i thought i should try it sometime so i did (such a lovely story >.>)
anyway the pattern on her dress? almost pushed me to self mutilation lol nah it was fun to pseudo-vector trace her in PS (for them sticklers of the technicalities) the only thing i didnt vector-trace was the waves, which is awesome btw
inspiration: japanese block prints
thanks to gid for telling me most block prints have borders, and other useful ideas, and for the title of the wall =P. to boing for telling me not to duplicate to death just one crane *shakes fist* and for other stuff too. amai and flyindreams for looking and giving suggestions
PS dont mind the lil square stamp kinda sig...i didnt know actually what i was doing but it's katakana of "ta" and "te" =P yeah supposed to be kanji but i dunno sheet
EDIT thanks to nona for the info about the waves
"It is a woodcut and was by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831, and the name of the woodcut is: "In the Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa"
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6 years, 3 months ago
Meh, I have nothing more to say. Nice use of the Wave. X3
6 years, 3 months ago
Awesome another pic of hell girl, i just love that anime and now that they are finnaly creating a story i am happy, this picture is more than a head whitch is so awesome i love this picture more than a lot of other pictures,m i dont know really how to put you ahead of others but, i garuntee that you are !^_-:) +fav fa sur
6 years, 3 months ago
I'm all for traditional style walls. Excellent job with the dress (kimono?) - it really shows you took your time and put forward the best effort. The colors are lovely, and the cranes were a nice touch.
6 years, 3 months ago
very beautiful! love everything about it. there's some artifacting going on, did you save for web, 70% quality?
6 years, 3 months ago
gorgeous wall tate- the colors are beautiful, everything is smooth, and the concept flows nicely. I really dig this. +fav
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6 years, 3 months ago
This is really lovely! I love the calmness of it and the combinations of colors and patterns.
6 years, 3 months ago
Good work! I like this traditional japanese wallpaper :) I know where the waves come, I saw the picture in the reallity on a exposure in my city :) It is a woodcut and was maybe by Katsusiga Hokusai in 1831, and the name of the woodcut is: Under the Wave of Kanagawa :)
6 years, 3 months ago
wow this is very goo! the scan is very cute! love kimono girls :) the bg matchs with the scan perfectly! great work!
6 years, 3 months ago
Epic! This is very good! Very clear scan and nicely blended. The effects on the back and this double-coulouring make the wall fantastic! Keep it up!
6 years, 3 months ago
Chen Shu Fen's no easy task. Good job =).
6 years, 3 months ago
nice combination of colors.. makes it look harmonious :) great job.. waiting 4 more like this
6 years, 3 months ago
wow. very doll like. wonderful wall
6 years, 3 months ago
Love the wallpaper nice! Keep up the good work!
6 years, 3 months ago
i read one comment, and i noticed they didn't reallyr ead your description.
so ima just say...
"MARRY ME TATE!"
and fav it xD cause you know i love it. and i love japanese block prints. they're so pretty...specially of scenary. your fake-vector (mwahahaha) is beautiful, and the kimono work is flawless. very very nice :3
6 years, 3 months ago
I love what she is wearing.
6 years, 3 months ago
to be frank I think the character gets in the way. In my opinion the wall would be much better if it were just the background.
6 years, 3 months ago
Ukiyo-e is the name for woodcut :) btw Ukiyo-e is translated into "the floating world" so I think your title fits even more ;Dhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyoeeverything looks good. Only thing is, well you probably know it but Rakkans are made with Kanjis normally, and I suggest adding "lines" somewhere to your design so it looks a bit more traditionnal XD it's not very important though lol and umn, the kimono vector is awesome, I like the roundish design behind it too, though Hokusai's great wave looks out of place IMO. i just can't look at it without thinking it's cutout fromt he original piece and put there to fill in space D: and well, there's a border so I'm happy
6 years, 3 months ago
Very simple and very lovley, I like the BG a lot; the traditional elements blend perfectly with the character and her dress. Fantastic job, I'll have to add this to my favorites.
6 years, 3 months ago
wow this is a really amazing wall! I love everything about it! The color, style, border, vector, and the bg. Everything fits perfectly!^___^ nice job!!! got to add this on favs!^^ lol later!
6 years, 3 months ago
what can i say...it's great, compo is good, nice mix with human and the nature elements :D o noes ~! the wallpaper lives XD
6 years, 3 months ago
It looks so elegant. The elements blend together nicely.
6 years, 3 months ago
Uwww so pretty I like it!
6 years, 3 months ago
nice wallpaper i think her kimono is very nice too and the background is gives a very traditional japanese art feel
6 years, 3 months ago
wah...zomg, I had this image all in my head whenever I look at Takeshi's artwork XD I actually planned my DERKA entry for the first round something like this...weird. The colours in this wall are simply beautiful, it definitely has that Japanese feel to it. I'm not sos ure with the sharp contrast with the pattern on the clothing; otherwise, I'd say you did a top notch wall. I'm gald to fave this XD +fav
6 years, 3 months ago
Love the details, yet it's so simple. :D The bg really fits in well, really have no complaints. xP
+fav
6 years, 3 months ago
oo my thats a really nice wallpaper....very well done :)
6 years, 3 months ago
Worth the hours of work. And congratulations for your first non-cute wallpaper in a while. =p
6 years, 3 months ago
Yaay!! Another wall by Tate-chan!! waah..kinda diferent from your other cute walls... O.O But..this one is beautiful & wonderfull.. The wall is awsome, great, pretty, wonderful, beautiful, lovely, & very nice... The character is very pretty, & I love her clothes! The bg is very Jappaneese-type... wonderful enjoyful, beautiful, lovely, awsome, & great! The birds are just lovely! & the other things are too cool to be cool!! & also wonderful & lovely^^ The texture matcches very well with the wall!! Awsome job, Tate-chan!! Keep up the awsome work & hope to see another wall from you SOON!!
6 years, 3 months ago
Wow, You survived the vectoring?! Are you sure you're human?? :P No kidding, you did an excellent job, I'm impressed (and ashamed, I'd probably pop an eye if atempting to vectorize such a thing). I love the colors used, the wallpaper looks very warm. Great job with the cranes, the barely visible texture on them looks really nice, they almost look wooden-like. And thanks for letting some space for the desktop icons on the left. Really, awesome work, thanks for sharing. ^^ Most definitely a fav.
6 years, 3 months ago
A nice wallpaper ^,^ you did a great job! i like it ^_^
6 years, 3 months ago
Awesome wall X3:) I really love it ^^:) great job =D
6 years, 3 months ago
Whoa! You did a fantastic job on this wallie! I really like the oriental feel of it. And the scan blends in really nicely with the background. Porbably the best wallpaper I've seen in a long time. Great *adds to faves* Sweet sweet vectoring aswell!
6 years, 3 months ago
I just love the japanese style! Really beautiful patterns on the clothes and the background. Really japanese! Everything is of high quality, no flaws, perfect vectoring! Great wallpaper indeed!
6 years, 3 months ago
Im a big fan of Okazaki's work and I love the old woodblock motif. beautiful work tate xD
6 years, 3 months ago
It looks very cool, I like it!
6 years, 3 months ago
Excellent work!!, I really like the background.
6 years, 3 months ago
Uhm beautiful, just beautiful, I can't find anything I don't like about this wall, the beauty speaks for itself, beautiful job!
6 years, 3 months ago
Teh birds fly @_@ there i commented XD
6 years, 3 months ago
Wahhh!! Tater Tot I love this composition!! I really love how it looks like a traditional Japanese painting :] The kimono on her is so awesome. Great piece you chose XD You work wonders <3
6 years, 3 months ago
with one word it looks great and goes to my fav cuz in my eyes it looks great honey
6 years, 3 months ago
All in all very nice, but I still think it would have worked better if see was looking towards you or maybe using her hand to tuck that hair behind her ear.
6 years, 3 months ago
d00000000d!!!!......like tis is awesome d00000d! @_@ teh mountains....teh waves....teh duplicated cranes.....err i mean!.......different cranes teh tree branch......d00d that tree branch is haweeesome d00d! and 0mgawd that vect0r!.....AWEEEEESOME >xD......wait i meant HAAAAAAAWEEEEEEESSSSSOMMMMMEEEE!!! @_@! and she looks h0tter n0w cuz u vectored it >xD
guud schtuff !
6 years, 3 months ago
This is an awesome wall. *_* Its very traditional looking, and you can't go wrong with a traditional style. In fact it plays along the art very well and I almost thought it was an actual piece that wasn't done so recently. Great job!
6 years, 3 months ago
Nice the background is sweet, and the image looks wicked, though i do like the bg more.
6 years, 3 months ago
OH! Shes so pretty!! I love her background. <3
6 years, 3 months ago
This is simply extrodinary, your vectoring and paterning in Photoshop is incredible...this wallpaper trully looks like a Nagal artwork he has done before his strange death...this is trully great wallpaper, this trully shows all the hard work you've put in to this.
6 years, 2 months ago
holy beautiful. simplistic but detailed all at the same time. great use of colors
6 years, 2 months ago
I like it, nicely put together, good job, thanks and keep them coming!
6 years, 2 months ago
Love that the color are all symetrical. If i could use that in the way that i mean. Or i could just say.Awesome.
6 years, 2 months ago
Esta interesante, a mi talves no me gusta mucho, pero se a alguien que si
6 years, 1 month ago
I Like traditional wallpaper..this wallpaper so beautiful ...
6 years, 3 weeks ago
This is really beautiful. The background and the girl really go together. It's just really gorgeous. Good job!
6 years, 3 weeks ago
The geese in the background are a nice touch.
6 years, 1 week ago
GOOD JOB WITH THE WALL. i like the style. It looks like Enma Ai from another anime called "Jigoku SHoujo" HELL GIRL
5 years, 10 months ago
it's not just this wall, but all your walls have this soothing feeling to them, i don't think it's only the colors you choose, but the whole compositions you come up with, keep it up! i like all your walls, is there a way to +fav a waller? ^^; ciao~
5 years, 10 months ago
this is awesome.. i always loved drawings of jap geishas..
5 years, 10 months ago
it's...it's...A WORK OF ART! SUGOII! waaaaaaaaaa! it's beautiful...i've got nothing more to say...
5 years, 9 months ago
Wonderful work I am big fan of the Japanese block print style. You have managed to pull the image together nicely, the motifs on the Kimono or exquisite.
5 years, 8 months ago
So you say the foundation for this beautiful wall is TAKESHI OKAZAKI artwork? - amazing. I need to do some investigation about Takeshi Okazaki then - deffinitely. You are right about the pattern on the kimono - it "almost pushed you to self-mutilation" but where I am concerned, it totally knocked me down ! @_@ I was always kind of obsessed with japanese traditional clothing (and not only) but now.... I crave to get myself one! *smashes head on the table*... lol ... Neah, I know it will never happen - I don't live in Japan *bursts into tears* >_< and I am not rich either *empties pockets - spiders come out*. Enough with the jokes ! ^_^ I love your wallpaper and I am adding it to my favorites ! Great job!
5 years, 8 months ago
Beautiful! I love the calm expression on her face, contrasted with the intense movement of the waves in the background -- wonderful. Even though she's obviously the center of the piece, she doesn't overpower it. The sun behind her seems to offset her huge presence, balancing it out. Ah, perfectly lovely to look at!
5 years, 7 months ago
I've never seen this serie, but I am so impessed by the wall. The kimino is incredible well done and the background with the cranes are so beautiful. Excellent job!
5 years, 7 months ago
i reall love this :) the bold colors and the amazing detail :)
5 years, 7 months ago
It's amazing! I love asian stuff and you've really captured the theme of Japan! I love it! Specially the background!
Congrats on such a great wall!
5 years, 7 months ago
Brilliant!
5 years, 4 months ago
this is amazing!
5 years, 4 months ago
Humm... can i finnd something bad to say..... no!!! it is perfect piece of art. i love japan and china and art from theirs stylwe. hopp you do mor in this style, thx for a good piece of are
5 years, 4 months ago
ok this is jigoku shoujo? if not, i dont like it cause its like a copy, you should say... its a fanart of jigoku, or its jigoku in diferent style... in your description you should say form ho is this fanart, like jigoku shoujo, cause one of the users wrote, "i like the kimono girl" jajajaja, so i really want to know if it is jigoku shoujo... and about the paper: its a really nice job...
5 years, 4 months ago
A classical japanese wallpaper done in such a careful and lovely manner... Really nice (fav :)
5 years, 3 months ago
this is doody!
5 years, 3 months ago
This is a really beautiful wallpaper. Thanks so much for adding this to the site.
5 years, 3 months ago
This is really gorgeous! I primarily adore the colors; the subdued browns and reads are a wonderful combination. I really oriental wallpapers a lot, and you did a good job with this one, definitely. I love all the things that you have in the background, the pattern over there is gorgeous.
This is a lovely wallpaper, everything is tied well together, and it looks entirely awesome in general. Lovely work!
5 years, 2 months ago
Wow, I really like that scan and everything about this wallpaper. Good job.
5 years, 2 months ago
This is a great wall, I love the colours, but the girls skin colour could be a bit darker. Still great wall!
5 years, 2 months ago
This is really amazing!! It's just beautiful! I love how the cranes change colours! Good job!! Keep up the good work!
5 years, 2 months ago
Very beautiful. I especially love the theme color of the back. Yeah, the background itself attracts me more than the main char. A wonderful combination between boordo and fading yellow. And there's something that reminds me of the ancient China.
5 years, 1 month ago
This one is very nice. I really LIKE IT!! XD
5 years, 1 month ago
Wow, this is just very well done. I love the dress and the intricacy of the patters in it. The colours are very vibrant and coincide amazingly well with each other too. Great job! Fav!
5 years, 1 month ago
Wow a really beautiful piece of work. I really like the block print style. Lovely work-Shira+fav
5 years, 2 weeks ago
GREAT WALLPAPER~~MANY THX~~^^
5 years, 2 days ago
I love her facial expression.
4 years, 11 months ago
:*thanks.your wall is inspiring it's like a tribute to Japanese culture a harmony of powerful colors mixed with soft ones i love the way you seemed to have putted the new next to the old^^
4 years, 11 months ago
Such a soothing wall... quite tranquil really.
4 years, 10 months ago
I really enjoy the kind of old style art of this one. It's very beautiful!
4 years, 10 months ago
Simply superb!I love the work of the artist and it gets even better to see it in such an incredible wall,it's simply perfect!The colours,the design,the texture,the character you used...I love it!
4 years, 9 months ago
4 years, 9 months ago
Wow. This is beautiful! Great job <3
4 years, 8 months ago
beautiful!! really beautiful wallpaper. i love all the textures and the colors of the dress. the best part for me is the sun and the birds, the texture is great good work
4 years, 8 months ago
I'm in love. <3 Heh, this wall is so beautiful. I've always wanted something like this. Thank you.
4 years, 6 months ago
The artwork chosen for your wallpaper blends in very well with your background. I really like the theme colour it has a serenity feel to it. Hope to see more wallpapers like this from you
4 years, 5 months ago
Very neat wallpaper , nice job!
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4 years, 3 months ago
That's a great wall ;and nice coloring !
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4 years, 1 week ago
very beautiful
3 years, 7 months ago
This is simply beautiful. The style of the wallpaper is very striking.
1 year, 2 months ago
I quite like this kind of style of drawing....the color and background match well....nice job!