Hey AP! It's been a while for those who remember any of my previous works, i've been busy doing backgrounds for a friend's website and sorting out my life and so i've had no time to do anything for myself.
But i gave myself a little time to change that and here's the result! I read up on a few old tutorials to see if i could try and maybe improve some of my techniques but the only one i found of any interest was night-fate's "manipulation tutorial 2"
Credit for the stock used in this wall goes to: =night-fate-stock ~lillyfly06-stock ~and Mourge-stawk.
Also i tried a little improv shopping with the grass beneath Hazama's feet, tried to make it appear as though it's dying beneath him, not sure if it came across that way in the finished version but i'll leave that for you guys to decide.
Anyway, thanks for viewing the wallpaper and thank you ahead of time for any comments/favs you decide to give me.
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2 years, 5 months ago
I found a good image editing like that, and how you favored the style that belongs Hazama. But it could get better if you put him with the "weapon" he uses. Besides putting it a bit smaller, because the way he is in the image, clearly demonstrating that he just does not belong to the background. Also include some cracks by pure image, and give some basic brushes that complement what is being done there.
The image of Hazama, you could switch to something more insane, and apply this idea of dead grass. Something like that. Apply it and make it look like some kind of sequence unevenly, with higher points than the other, wider, something like that.
The scene itself, I think you could try to change something a little more macabre, try leaving a dry tree and much of the vegetation already dead, and some remnants of vegetation still dying.
2 years, 5 months ago
i prettymuch agree with what redagain said. he just doesn't fit the lighting, also there's a green tint at the bottom of his cloak which would imply it's made of reflective material or that the grass is glowing, which it's not (but maybe it could). try desaturating it a bit as well. and i also feel like that cave to the left could be put to use somehow or emphasized maybe a tiny little bit more.
2 years, 5 months ago
The background is looking nice, but it could be painted, not using a stock picture like that, because it doesn't fit the character that much. He looks good, but he doesn't match the background. Nice wallpaper though.
2 years, 5 months ago
why i feel the person not macth with the background?....
2 years, 4 months ago
It could be better but its great Hazama bg
2 years, 1 month ago
Ohh, I love Hazama! Splendid job~
2 years, 23 hours ago
Cool wallpaper. I think the effect of the grass dying worked out pretty well. I really like Hazama even though he was such a pain to fight in the arcade mode of continuum shift. Endless despair describes his character perfectly. He kind of resembles Gin from Bleach.
1 year, 11 months ago
Terumi looks badass here! The colours match him, bu the background just seems too peaceful for someone like him lol.
1 year, 9 months ago
Character looks great. My only complaint, as with everyone else, is that it doesn't go very well with the gorgeous background and he does look a little out of place, like he was just smacked onto a photo.
1 year, 9 months ago
I think your idea is pretty interesting. The concept of the grass dying beneath his feet is pretty unique (MUST BE THAT TRUTH WHICH IS DESPAIR GUISE) but... Overall this wallpapers general style just doesn't fit him.
Anyways SUM CRITIQUE because I'm so homo for Haz:
First off lemme start out with something I think you did pretty good: Your coloring on the actual image is pretty good. Differs from the actual original image (which I believe is actually a fanart which I have somewhere in my junk) but doesn't look overdone, overcontrasty, overdarkened, overbrightened etc. Though one thing I kind of did notice though is that with the amount of contrast thrown in, it's beginning to feel like another palette he has... (Hz default palette 12 CS) I think the way you used the stocks is good as well, but it's somewhat unfitting
Another thing I thought was pretty interesting in concept was the whole idea of some sort of... dark...energy thing clutched in his hand. However one thing I kinda notice is that the end result looks kinda awkward... I think you should have actually brushed it up a bit more, because well, and I hope this isn't offensive, but I could actually tell you that I recognize that brush. (It's from one of Axeraider70's sets correct?) I mean, I have no problem with people knowing what others put into their graphics/walls (including mine) but, I dunno, I think you could have yknow, done a little more with that idea.
I also gotta ask though, why the stray brushes behind the hills? They look kinda awkward and the green isn't dark enough to feel... despairing enough. I think in this department you should have went with something a bit darker, and actually a bit bigger. Ideally, going on what redagain said, The ouroboros would be best here, but, in all honesty I could understand why it's not here (vectoring that would be a pain) but I think it'd be a great touch for something here.
Another thing I can't help but notice is well... the sudden stroke surrounding him. It looks kinda glowy but, it also looks kinda... well... awkward... If you're going for a kind of outline then I'd say remove it. However, if you're going for an aura go bolder. Go darker. Go bigger. If you really wanna go for the despairing feel, he should look like an enigma, though with the image you chose it's kind of tough. I mean you could add the Ouroboros ring around him (as he has in his Unlimited form) and hype up the green by putting in either a cloudy green texture or just generally brushing some green on him and setting it to screen, but in all honesty maybe another image entirely would fit the despair feel more. Ofc, that doesn't really help... Um you could try adding a bright glowing thing as well near one of his eyes. People tend to draw him that way a lot...
Last thing I'm going to ramble on about is something that redagain brings up as well: I think you should make the scenery look a bit more... dead. Dead trees always have this kind of eerie feel to them, and I think they'd somewhat help in this case.
All in all, I think you have the right idea, you just kind of need to flesh it out more. Sorry I ramble so much.
1 year, 7 months ago
excellent wp it simple but it is ok and the charcter really worth it
1 year, 3 months ago
HAZAMAAA, you rock, this kicks ass
1 year, 2 months ago
Hazama,my favorite character from this game.Fav+
1 year, 1 month ago
The background doesn't really fit with the title or with Hazama but Hazama himself looks great!
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Really nice wallpaper :P I like the green grass background and Hazama's pose ^_^ Looks amazing!
6 months, 1 week ago
Love that pose.