It's been a while since i've seen some art nouveau around here and i'm glad you made one. :D The vectors are really smooth and crisp and i like how you added a slight texture over it to create a vintage look. Lovely choice of colors too btw. It really brightens up the whole wallpaper and accentuates the design. <3 Great work!

Wah, up close the colors are so vibrant and YAY texture! *___* I find the title fitting without the game reference (the "beauty of being so joyous" essentially XD). I prefer this shade of green for her shirt much better - more attention is drawn to her face and hair now. :D I like what you've done with the central floral decal, but not too fond of the decorations on the sides of the wall. Feels too claustrophobic and binding lawl. You think you could make a version (with texture intact) without them, but with just paper-aged/darker sides and corners like an old parchment instead?

_ wow! Such a feast of rich colors for my eyes! The vectoring is adorable - e the stained glass looks so natural, shows all the depth of the ocean and your master skills of making it like that^^; I also admire the chara's vector style - it looks so original, just attracts the attention - it doesn't look like average vectoring - it's a new 'breath' in vectoring style in my opinion('cause I've never seen such before) Flowers here and there - are perfectly done,- and add to wall more natural, gentle look! Even the borders are a great addition to the wall, line the beauty of it! my new desktop, here you are!!!^^

An old art style that pops up on walls once in a while!

I like how you went with a more colorful approach. Most of the walls I've seen done in this style don't have that much playful color in it. They usually employ neutral colors and maybe 1-2 cool colors. The colors really attract my eyes because they are not too dull or too bright. They are somewhere in the middle where it's rich and tasteful. Kind of like having too much or too little sugar in your tea.

The arrangement of flowers are outstanding. The white flowers act as a bridge to connect the different elements. They also help contrast against all the color helping balance it a bit while making it stand out even more. I don't see any detail drowning in the sea of color. The side flowers going from white, blue, and to violet was a good choice. White really stands out against the blue as opposed to the violet. It also looks less artificial without it going from lightest to darkest in succession (white, violet, blue). The soft look of the flowers is what attracts me the most. The character is just "there" for me and I end up being fascinated by the flowers. They look similar to being watercolored and have a parchment type texture over them. The flowers do not stop at all. Even on the wheel it has simplified designs of red roses being patterned with their two leafy petals. Going from the outward in on the wheel it creates a scenery of a rose garden. The inner green circle represents brush while the lighter green could be the grass or other vegetation.

Of course people always need to throw in the border/embroidery in there. I kind of like how it's a dark yellow because it adds to the old feeling of it. Sort of like I am looking at an old painting on parchment. Thought it was an interesting choice to make the wall darker as it goes into the top left corner because there isn't really any single light source because she's shaded in such a way that it doesn't give off a direct light source. So I thought you would have kept symmetrical background design and at least have it light->dark from top to bottom or vice versa.

The black void behind her feels ominous. It looks like space littered with stars and dust. This creates a contrast in design. You have a young lady posing and then behind her is the deep dark cold space. Perhaps it's a mirror sparkling but doesn't explain why it's black. Is it describing her deep personality or portraying the darkness within her? We'll never really know. I would have been fine with it being just a silver mirror lol.

Great job Vampu! A lot of thought has gone into this wallpaper. You're continuing to grow as a waller. : )

I'll start by noting I have near zero art experience, and that I rate on vague things like 'awesomeness' or 'beauty.' Anyway, I have no idea what constitutes Art Nouveau style, but I have played BioShock.

Minor things: your tag on the wallpaper is ant writing. Doesn't draw attention, but there's space for bigger font. Up to you actually, not a major thing.

The naming: I have no idea and cannot relate between the title and wallpaper. I did a bit of googling around, and "Rapture" art is highly holy, bright and brings general feel of ascension. I see a Belle but I see no Rapture. It has various colours, but is not uplifting nor 'holy.' As for BioShock's city, I always took BioShock as having an extremely dark environment, and the city is very dark. While the art style might be the same, the name, starkly, does not fit. Of course, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but well... The theme is more of "Nature's Emissary" or something along the lines of flowergirl.(linguistic creativity would help)

The wallpaper itself: it seems good. That said, I find the 'wow' power lacking. It is definitely pretty, colourful, and features all sorts of flowers I cannot name. The full rainbow spectrum is practically included. The character vector quality is superb, and there is obviously detail in the flowers and window in the background, but it feels like there is space for more. Space for more isn't a bad thing: it's minimalist, but doesn't quite work here maybe because of the flowery theme. Another minor detail: the yellow coloured flower(?My Botany sucks?) isn't well-contrasted with the background, is that intended? The framing suggests it was neglected somewhat, but they aren't the focus anyway. To be honest, I don't know what you can do that is in the same art style. I looked at my other wallpapers, and for flower wallpapers that worked, they generally have clouds and are scenic, which I can see this wallpaper is NOT trying to do. Perhaps more could be added, but going there is easily overdoing it. I'm thinking something like Stained Glass where every part has detail, but pulling that off without coming across as trying too hard is not easy.

Finally, I have no real idea what the ageing look refers to(is it the left frame?) and so cannot really comment on what a 'clean look' is. To note again: I'm an art noob, so take my comments with a pinch of salt.

Yes,yes, yes, yessss!!! THis is what I want to see more of. Art Nouveau is definitely underrated in my book, but this little thing of beauty will surely draw more than a good share of attention. I like how you used those flower arrangements to bridge your girl and the art nouveau styled borders. It really connects the frame with the central artwork. =>those flowers are stunning btw, I'm so glad I got to view this before I leave for a two week without Internet trip.

wow. this is a really beautiful and vibrant wallpaper! matching the colours of the background details to the original really makes the whole image fit nicely together, not to mention the choice in floral imagery. at first I couldn't really tell the difference between the two revisions, but on second thought, revision 2 is better - the darker contrast allows the colours to be more rich.

fantastic wallpaper and keep up the good work!

heya vampsy!

this is a nice piece you have here. clean and well arranged. i really like the foreground colors of the character and the flowers. i also enjoy the main background color and the border. the brushes/ vector, whichever they are, for the border. the overall styling of it is very pleasing.

there are, however a few things that i think could look a little better. first, is the eyes, they're clean, and colored well, but slightly dull and dead, perhaps too clean. if you decide to adjust it, you might try adding a very slight gradient on the white of the eyes, making them off-white, more of egg-shell to a lowly saturated beige. then, if needed, enhance the white of the reflections. when you make the "white" of the eyes, actually white it deadens the effect of the reflection, and therefore the entire eye. a good rule of thumb it to avoid solid white on an eye period, with the exception of the reflection of course, and then minimal.

the second thing that could possibly look better is the immediate background behind her. personally i don't think the color selection there is the best. it does fit the hue scheme, but tonality is a bit off. value and saturation are a bit rich for the reds and turquoise, even though it's not quite turquoise i'll just call it that. i realize that you didn't want it to just be a complete blend. in this case i would have use a tertiary or even analogous color scheme. you can use kuler to be very precise, or just give you ideas. if you're using adobe CS4 or higher there is a plugin for it, both in PS and AI, i believe it's listed under extensions. it's a very useful tool to nail color theory down with, because even though most of us can get close without it, it can still be better. it's an exceptional few that have either studied enough to know, or just naturally see what's best. i highly recommend employing it in future projects.

ok, ok. if you managed to read all that, kudos! it really is a beautiful wall, and i can see a lot of hard work went into it. keep up the hard work vamps!