REVISION 2 UP: Based on Tens' and Horseradish's comments. Made the background off white, made Kyubey look like a Coke bottle.
Tales of the Tape: - Duration: ~12 months (on and off, of course) - Format: Photoshop - Tools: My trusty Macbook Pro trackpad, nothing more, nothing less - Artists: original images from ideolo and sayori (for the Madoka vector)
Ah finally, after almost 12 months I am able to finish this wallpaper and submit. Life's been hectic for me, but life's like that. Anyway, I drew inspiration for this wall from the classic ads made for Coke, the one with stuff bursting from the opening. I saw this scan from the artist ideolo, but the original was too cramped.
The overall idea of the wall is to have the magical girls in color and then have their corresponding enemies or witches in silhouette. This will give a dark feel to an otherwise supposedly colorful world. Those who've watched the show will see that the girls are facing or in front of their nemesis
I decided to go with vectoring the same format as the four girls, save Madoka. In the end, I was unable to search for an ideolo scan with Madoka so I decided to go for ideolo's "sibling", sayori, and ideolized her version of Madoka. Everything here is vectorized and conforms with the Coke logo, but instead I used the term "Puella Magi" keeping true to the theme of the anime, which was dark and tragic in a way. Thanks to brosteb for telling me about this great fresh anime. And two thumbs up to Akemi Homura, for fighting the Walpurgiss Night like a boss!
I hope you like this wall. I plan to make more in the near future. More parodies for everyone. Currently, I have been brainstorming three walls: Katekyo Hitman Reborn, FF VII, and Fairy Tail for my future parodies.
Here's the process on how I made the wall.



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3 months, 1 week ago
Not a fan of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, but hey...this wallie really caught my attention. XD
I really like the 'Coca-cola' concept of it. It works great for this wall with the use of black as the base colour to bring out the vivid colours of the girls. The placing of objects did not make this wall messy and cramp as you have managed to use black to make a contrast of it. This kinda reminds me of a scene I saw in an anime movie entitiled 'Summer War'.^^
Clean vector...great design (Do I need to mention this? lolz) It dosesn't matter about the blank bg as the characters managed to pull everything together.
A great wall that should not be missed. Well done after 12 months as it comes out brilliant! Hope to see more of your wallies. XD
3 months, 1 week ago
nice idea of combination!
3 months, 1 week ago
i really like it! The idea, how you realized all the composition, the style of vectoring, the use of the black, really I love all of this work! it's great :D
3 months, 1 week ago
I was about to logout when I saw this on the latest entries----and I thought, "Hey! It's been a while since we've last seen a wall from you!" :D
As much as I LOVE the ads of Coke too----and your love for parodies as well----------I would like to point out/suggest some things that you might want to consider----or not. LOL. I don't like how black the outlines are in your wallpaper OR how white the background is. Maybe if you used colored outlines instead, it would make it look livelier and more vibrant than it is right now. Because in the ads of Coke, it's always a splash of colors. Or maybe if you didn't use their original colors for the outlines and for the main colors too to give it that nice contrast and catchy look to it----just like THIS one. OR it could use more elements that is bursting from below. IDK. Hahahaha. Just try and see what attracts you.
Other than that, it's good to see you wall again! YAYZ. ^^v
3 months, 1 week ago
Hey horseradish, thanks for your input, I've actually made a revision and changed the background color slightly to more off white. It's been a long while since I made a wall. And, now that I have, my drive to make more has been renewed.
3 months, 1 week ago
This wallie is truly awesome; it immediately caught my eye. Great work!!!!
3 months, 1 week ago
You did very good wallie! I think it's worthy the time you have spent. Nice realization of such combination!
3 months, 1 week ago
Hooray!
Your parody walls are always fun to look at. It's also PMMM! Of course your concept is just awesome. I need my drink full of magical girls and witches. All the witches you threw into the mix to help kill the empty space makes it a lot more fun. It looks like you paired some of them with witches they have a relationship with. There's is a lot of detail into this wall that makes it glue together to become whole. The black silhouettes to me represent the darker side of PMMM. Since they're just black it also acts as a support for the color up front. I see you've enjoyed blending your logo into the wall a couple of times lol.
I think it would have been funnier if kyuubey resembled a coke bottle more. Like adding a splash or bottle neck to the top of his head. Then it would look like he is spraying all his "contents" upward.
I agree with Horse about the white background. Maybe changing it to an off-white or pale color. It can make a huge difference from being very luminous or relaxing to eye while still maintaining it's white color. I played around with the wall a bit and I liked #fffff0 for the background which will just be my personal version. There's been enough rainbows lately in the SB so I am glad you didn't go with the rainbow vomit scheme of the original ad lol.
3 months, 1 week ago
hey Tens
I'm glad you liked the wall. I made a second revision based on your recommendations. Take a look at the new Coke-fied Kyubey! Hehe
3 months, 1 week ago
i dont even know what this is from but i love it =)
3 months, 1 week ago
Nice wall, like the idea and combination!
3 months, 1 week ago
I’ve seen this concept on a wall already before. Here….
Now, it’s hard not to compare both wallpapers when both of them are using the same exact idea. If compared, I gotta say that the wall from KHR nailed the concept-idea a lot better than yours. Don’t get me wrong, yours isn’t bad. It’s just doesn’t come as exciting as the other one. Maybe it’s the composition and arrangement of elements that aren’t doing it for me. Your overall composition has this very static feeling that I’m not feeling it’s working with this type of idea. The other problem would be the colors. Less black, more colors might’ve been a better way to approach this concept, in my opinion.
Well, sorry if this came out harsh. It’s just my opinion. I wish I could the like the other guys and say great things about it, but I just can’t. Especially after seeing the same concept used almost flawlessly before.
3 months, 1 week ago
Thanks for that opinion, zero-r.
Well, I've seen that work before and I liked it. It shows the colorful side of KHR. That work, I think used only a couple of characters and did a lot of brushing. Contrary to what I've done.
In my defense, the coke ad was made by several artists as well, depicting what they see in life through after opening a bottle of Coke. So artists would put abstract works, collages and what have you.
This wall was my depiction of the Puella Magi and the darkness of the lives they live. Hence the contrast color (magical girl) and the dark (witches). It may not be colorful, but I think my message is delivered and received by fans of the series.
Nevertheless, thanks for sharing your opinion
3 months, 1 week ago
I love your source of inspiration for this piece. I think it worked out beautifully and you have a great eye for incorporating art within other works of art.
The colors in this piece are so striking and sharp, and they really come out beautifully defining the characters, and every other piece of detail in this wall.
This looks very fresh, and it caught my eye immediately as I opened the page.
Great job, I love this wall.
3 months, 1 week ago
I deep appreciate how many efforts you put on it, vectors are perfect and the concept itself is great.
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3 months, 1 week ago
Great work. I had read the comments earlier and meant to comment but got distracted. Love version 2, it's great. Nothing much to complain about, so just came to say good work!
3 months, 1 week ago
Hm the progress pic doesn't seem to be working for me. I agree that it could use a little more color, but the quality is really great. I love Ideolo's style too
3 months, 1 week ago
Very clean, good use of pictures and very well mixed up.... it was a very good idea to put the foreground against a white background! Definitely a favourite!
3 months, 1 week ago
The best combination for a wallpaper ever! I love Puella Magi Madoka Magica! It's one of the greatest shows I ever watched in my entire life. I love the combination you did!
3 months, 1 week ago
How cool can this wall be? I've been seeing lots and lots of pictures of this series and they are really great! I was going to search for wallies in animepaper and saw yours and i love it! I love abstract walls and this is a complete win! Thank you for sharing i hope you keep doing them and keep the good work! I will add it to my favorites! :D
3 months, 1 week ago
This is awesome, lol. Nice work.
3 months, 1 week ago
Wohoho! What a great explosion of artwork! Everything just seems to flow perfectly from one to another. Awesome.
3 months, 1 week ago
Really awesome concept and composition!
3 months, 1 week ago
OMG! My brain just exploded of pure awesomness! Really adore the concept and I wish I could pull out stuff like this simple yet brilliant.
3 months, 1 week ago
i juz watch it n i like it
3 months, 1 week ago
Great wallpaper! The combination is nicely done - although I've also seen that Reborn wallpaper with this style on here before. You made it into a comepletely different and new wallpaper though :) The colors are very calming and it's doesn't seem fussy ^^ Well done :3 +fav
3 months, 1 week ago
awesome.... pretty much summaries the entire series
3 months, 1 week ago
Woah, love seeing how you went from conception to completion! Totally love the amount of effort and finished product! Love the bottle version! Love the huge variety of colors, I think it works well cause you've arranged them in a really pleasing way! Great work!
3 months, 1 week ago
Holy ****man, you never told me it was going to be this awesome.
The delay was worth it.
I am always biased towards works with excellent use of white space and minimal clutter. It's also great to see some art direction in this latest wall of yours! In my humble opinion, The color choice for the witches is quite good as they are neither too distracting nor too boring. The arrangement of the elements in the background provides just the right amount of excitement. Good choice placing Mami in the center, as well. I don't think Madoka's pose would have gone well with her in the center.
Just a few things, and I'm nitpicking here: I never use pure black, It's too powerful and even a tiny amount manages to kill other colors. Maybe 80% black or Pantone Process Black would work.
When vision and execution come together, they result in walls like these.
Added as favorite because you owe me beer.
3 months, 1 week ago
Yeah. I do owe you beer. When are you droping by Manila. Lemme know.
What the heck is pantone process black... Oh... I can google it, sorry. Hehe
3 months, 1 week ago
So gorgeous! Well worth the time spent! I love the illustration style for the characters and the truly beautiful monsters you've included. This is just an instant classic :3
3 months, 1 week ago
I love this, you blended all the characters really well and Kyubey really looks sinister (even as a coke bottle). Mami is my favourite as well so I like that she is in the forefront of it all :]
3 months, 1 week ago
Oh nice concept! Adopting the style of the Coca-Cola really fits your whole wall! The characters are well placed and the monsters where are nice addition to the background, the creepy Kyubey fits the coke bottle as well and the vector is clean and neat! I Overall nice choice of concept and I love how you presented it! Good job! +fav! ^^,
3 months, 1 week ago
Very VERY nice wallpaper! Hands down to you!
3 months, 1 week ago
Yay! This wall is so COOL!~ xD I like all the girls all together and the combination of colors are good too. Keep it up! +fav
3 months, 1 week ago
I lol'ed at your "distractions". It seems like I smiled at it. =.=
12 months is a real long time to have for making this. But all of your efforts paid out. I can't say much anymore, since what I observed had been said. But then Keep it Up and I give a +1 for you.
3 months, 1 week ago
I would never imagine a Coke ad becoming an anime wallpaper.
The final result is really good. It could actually catch the concept of the witches world we see in the series. Great job.
3 months, 1 week ago
I have always liked the look of a set of images bursting out of a single point. Combine this with the fact that Madoka is one of my favorite animes and this is definitely going to be used as a wallpaper by me.
3 months, 1 week ago
I really love the style and concept of this wallpaper! Good work ^^
3 months, 1 week ago
Wow!! i really like this wall.. the coke-a-cola concept is very good...i love whats going on in this wall... your work is very very well done. XD your hard work did not go unnoticed,....what i love the most about your wall is the colors on your characters... i like how they really stand out. great work!!!! XD
3 months, 1 week ago
i really like the way you combined the two designs to make this final piece
3 months, 5 days ago
Wow! that is just an amazing wall! +fav
3 months, 4 days ago
really cool wallpaper...amazing work
3 months, 2 days ago
Lol, it's a really good idea to mix coke's spots with Madoka Magica, i just have a word for this wall: AWESOME
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Nice looking. I'm gonna be using this for my tablet's wallpaper so the design going down the center is nice.
2 months, 3 days ago
Great Design!
1 month, 4 weeks ago
I LOVE this! Great concept, great use of positive and negative space. FAV'D.
1 month, 3 weeks ago
OMG! love it!! thank you!
1 month, 2 weeks ago
great wall. Just one question though, Why is Sayaka Miki back turned? Shouldn't all the characters be facing forward. Is there something different about her that her back is turned towards us?
1 month, 2 weeks ago
This is...interesting... :) I just love it ♥+
1 month, 1 week ago
nice idea! I like it too much!!! good combination, congratulation for your word
(I'm sorry for my poor english XP )
4 weeks, 1 day ago
I really like, is so striking, great job.
4 weeks, 1 day ago
invested time and effort worth it, nothing more to say, good job!
2 weeks, 1 day ago
LOVE IT!! i'm pretty sure you can even leave out the text you have at the bottom (it'd be cut off when you use the wall anyhow xD;;; ) great job!
2 weeks, 13 hours ago
Wow, that's a lot of layers! Anyway, this is a job well done. It's a really interesting concept, and the arrangement of the girls and everything really works with the theme.
The Puella side of life is one heck of a side of life, really.
1 day, 8 hours ago
Just like ressha - I am not a fan of Mahou Shoujou Madoka - but I think you are taking creativity to the next level! Good job on fusing it with the Coke idea! Very very creative!
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