This is my first wallpaper I've done in YEARS so I'm kind of rusty haha.
WIth the announcement of The Seatbelts and Watanabe reuniting for a new anime series I revisited Cowboy Bebop. This is the series that pioneered my love for anime entirely when it debuted on Adult Swim over a decade ago. The characters, the arguably best anime soundtrack to date, the style, and space.
The way the series handled space was my favorite aspect of the series. It literally took my imagination to new level. I tried to recreate this aspect of the series in this wallpaper. I created this entire space scene from scratch. The only stocks used were random planet maps I google searched on Google Images I used to spherize (if that's even a word) and texture the planet orbs. The lighting maybe a little off but I did the best I can to create this scene. I then just created some stars and clouds and blended light and color elements together. After that I just grabbed a scan of the Swordfish II and cleaned it up and followed it up with a little blur to give it a sense of motion. I choose the small size to not take away from the space scene.
My goal isn't for this to be a competitive piece so please be kind with the comments. I'm sure one of the AP pros could have gave a more accurate lighting. This was simply made to pay tribute. Enjoy, Paper People!
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1 year, 2 months ago
I'm liking the blue and it's nice an sharp. Has a nice peaceful feel to it.
1 year, 2 months ago
Space....So many friggen stars, and an endless solitude who want peace. Really good job there, bro.
1 year, 2 months ago
wow, i love space wallpapers, this is one of my top favorites, real neat
1 year, 2 months ago
Well done !! The colour and concept worked really well and sets your wall apart. but I am not too certain how it relates to cowboy bebop. Anyhow well done!
1 year, 2 months ago
Thanks! And you can see the Swordfish II near the big planet but I was trying to focus more on the space aspect XD
1 year, 2 months ago
Absolutely epic background composition! Love the deep blue it looks amazing! great work!
1 year, 2 months ago
much appreciated, Bantam
1 year, 2 months ago
Cool! Awesome wallpaper about the Space!
1 year, 2 months ago
really really nice^^ the stars look amazing the planets are beautiful and overall this wall has the mysterious feel on vast space^^ my only critic is the ship, its too blurred, did you use motion blur on it? i see what you're trying to achieve but i think that it's too blurred >.< other than that keep up the good work^^
1 year, 2 months ago
I duplicated the ship layer and under neath it I blurred it with a motion blur, and added an overlay effect so the image won't be too blurred out. I couldn't figure out how to blur it without the ship standing out too much haha.
1 year, 2 months ago
I'm enjoying the color scheme. Also the light off the planet is a great touch!
1 year, 2 months ago
I love the colors of this wallpaper. There's awesome detail on the planets. Just wow. I love it.
1 year, 2 months ago
wow i havent seen a good cowboy bebop wallpaper in a long time
1 year, 2 months ago
This looks so good ! desktop !
1 year, 2 months ago
It's not easy to make a good space wallpaper imo, but you pulled that vast sense of distance off beautifully. I'd love to see a textless version of this wall though, since I think the logo kinda takes away from the epic feel of the wall, although bit of a double edged sword in that without it people might not automatically think of what series this is from & that recognize the tiny spaceship as the Swordfish. Anyhoo - wonderful job, if this is your rusty comeback piece I can't wait to see what you'll make next ^^
1 year, 2 months ago
Thank-you for this comment. It's very kind and encouraging. I'll be sure to link you a textless version!
1 year, 2 months ago
like the color, very comfortable to eyes, mystery space ship moon mood, from which anime? I couldn't remembering this scene in Cowboy Bebop...
1 year, 2 months ago
I made the scene up :)
1 year, 2 months ago
it's really cool. **smoothing effect with blistering finish awsum! **
1 year, 2 months ago
if only the Swordfish II wasn't there it would remind me of reapers from Mass Effect coming towards earth.................................
On the other hand if don't give attention to the Swordfish II, it gives out a really peaceful feeling, which is what we really need at the end of the day and sit in front of our PCs...............................
1 year, 2 months ago
so awesome!
1 year, 2 months ago
Well, I love space and this wall looks pretty good, to make it much better you could add stars in the background!... ^_^
1 year, 2 months ago
full view it, there are a ton of stars lol
1 year, 2 months ago
Beautiful, beautiful Blue. I love this image. And I always need more cowboy bebop. It's really a very subtle wall, and I love it.
1 year, 2 months ago
Very simple indeed very beautiful. I dont know that simple walls like this was really cool in the eyes. Good job and continue making walls that are awesome.
8 months, 2 weeks ago
SEE YOU IN SPACE COWBOY...
2 months, 4 days ago
very nice. well done.