A wallpaper by `Cilou
Submitted 1 year, 3 weeks ago

Kara no Kyoukai Katana

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Katana Kara no Kyoukai Wallpaper
  • Revision 1

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  • Revision 2

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`Cilou

1 year, 4 days ago

 

Hi!

This wallpaper was made from this scan:

コンプエース 2009年3月号

I like the pose and expression, she's both mysterious and elegant... So I tried to create a BG that bring her to light. I hesitate about cherry blossom (as on the original picture) but I tought it's not really novel, so I chose water theme (as often!) but in drawing splashing water as if she had to plunge his sword into the water. I worked really hard on it! Then I added some lightning points (glitter), worked on the whole in playing with colors, contrast, saturation. I submit 2 different versions, one by day, one by moonlight.

I hope you'll like!

For http://www.animepaper.net/topic/61243/match-14-swords! at http://www.animepaper.net/group/readysetwall group.

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°kmylla2

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

I'm your fan ;D

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~Yuzuriha

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

If I may say this, just wow. I mean, both are awesome and each one is beautiful in itself. But the fact that you made them both is just awesome.

The first one I think has a very magical fairy kind of feeling with the sparkling water in the sunset like light. The kimono and obi are simply precious and delicate and very distinguished. The second revision is more mystical in a night feeling, it has more mystery and a more vampire romantic aura about it. The moon in the background is very nice too.

The lighting in this one is less dashing than the first one but non the less very well done. Vectoring and composition are pretty classical but technically flawless. In the second one I would suggest doing something darker behind the white decorations on the kimono in order for them to be easier to spot. In that light the detail gets lost in the whole.

I just realized that the reflection of the moon makes her look like she is getting out from the water. Maybe darken that part of the background or remove the moon would help undo this effect if it was not a desired one. Two thumbs up anyways!

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~Muraki3777

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

I honestly think this is one of your best works! The splash effect is very well done! It's very fluid and the light is just right! Excelent choice of colors in both versions! The kimono pattern looks awesome in both...you really made it shine by itself without dominating the rest of the picture! The sky in both picures...truly lovely! I also think you were brilliant when you made the moon a bit fuzzy instead of more detailed...it doesn't shadow the girl but gives a nice detail to the sky! Excelent work!!

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`Himitsukou

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

The background looks very good on the pictures, they have nice coloring and ripples on the water. The character also looks good, though on the nightly picture her skin is pale as a doll's, not a human's. Still nice wallpaper.

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~eternalfire

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

Wow you're like a wallpaper factory that's the 3rd wall this week O___O nice work on these :)

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~Cloudy-Buckingham

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

One word: GORGEOUS! I love, love this wallpaper, especially that you did "night" and "day" versions. I especially love the night version. Did you vector the water, or make it with brushes and filters? It looks simply amazing :). I can't think of anything that would make this wallpaper greater then it already is. Thanks for another great one!

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~Kubein

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

Really beautiful, I really like your second revision, I like cold colours, the effect of the water is really amazing the only thing I dot like was the moon. but everything is beautiful.

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~ladymiu240

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

Amazing.

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Bantam Anime Seagull

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

Wow you're a real machine right now! Love this image choice! I love the strong reds in your first revision, not sure if i like it better. Amazing vector as always too! You're on a roll at the moment I can't remember the last wall I thought you didn't do well on!

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~douyacai911

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

good!

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~joshua11

1 year, 3 weeks ago

 

The first one I think has a very magical fairy kind of feeling with the sparkling water in the sunset like light. The kimono and obi are simply precious and delicate and very distinguished. The second revision is more mystical in a night feeling, it has more mystery and a more vampire romantic aura about it. The moon in the background is very nice too. and the top of it is is awesome

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~kori

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

Nice work again ^_^...my favorite version is the first one, the background fits with the character and you choose the colors very well, it gives me a warm feeling, is like she's dancing in the sunset...the second revision looks like a scene from the anime, I love it...Those two wallpapers are pretty much the same but the background make them seem really different, one by day and one by night is a really cool idea. This wall is gorgeous, hope to see more wallpapers made by you from this anime.

Keep up the good work ^^

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~sharinganizanagi

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

beautiful, i like it very much

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~sakurapau

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

Spectacular wallpaper, both versions are great, but the first goes to my desktop. I like the water in the sword and the background is incredible, like all the components and details of the overall image. Thank you ... n_n +

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~Folco

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

As for me the second one goes for my wall since (in my opinion) dark background fits better for her :D

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`srsng

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

Upon looking at the thumbnail, I gotta say I love the glow of golden brown in the hair as well as the Blue part of the kimono, and the water. BUT upon closer look, I was kinda unsure of it. For one thing, the glow in the hair is too blurry, it would be nice if it wasn't that blurry at all. The skin is once again weird.Well, you have this golden brown in your hair, so why is her skin - especially the face part still pale + white glow? A touch of warm color would be nice to match the hair. I will not comment on the Sunset version because, it really looks odd - I mean the way you color it like slapping a single color to the whole wallpaper and then lowering it's orange opacity so that it will blend with the whole BG --> I think that's just wrong because it doesn't bring out the vivid colors of the whole wallpaper.

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°paeses

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

Finally, new Kara no Kyoukai Wallpaper, thanks for sharing it looks cool the only thing I'm gonna say it's that the color of her skin in moonlight is like more to Black & White (i have no other way to say it) it need to be more like the scan

thanks

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~pedxingx

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

Excellent wallpaper. I like the warm colors of the first draft.

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~exorcistas

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

I found this picture of Kara no Kyoukai shiki is a pretty cool calendar is not ta very kawaii

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~exorcistas

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

I found this picture of Kara no Kyoukai shiki is a pretty cool calendar is not ta very kawaii

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~VestigeL ∀ problems ∃ an easy way out

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

If I had to choose one word to describe this piece, it'd be "elegance". Her posture in combination with the background and water splashes of water comes together to become what I'd call elegance. Her kimono is beautifully done (love the detail) and the splashes of water is a really nice touch. While I prefer the night setting (there seems to be more detail than Sunset version), the character's skin tone is much too pale and seems unnatural [almost dead]. As someone has pointed out before, her hair seems a tad odd. The upper shadows could be a bit sharper as they seem slightly too blurry at the moment compared to the rest (I'm sure the blur is the same throughout but the colour difference just makes the top part seem more blurred). Other than that, lovely!

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~Lokilis

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

I like both revisions very much! Great work.

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~Sakurablossom88

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

Wow, absolutely beautiful!~~ I like the second version, the water effects and the blue of her obi is pretty. +fav. Made few vector walls already, and its cool.

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~9tailjeza

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

one of the coolest female mains ever.

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$bcmcgee Commander Ham!

1 year, 2 weeks ago

 

0_0 I am actually pretty mad at you right now, how am I suppose to pick between the two? They are both really amazing!

I love the water effects you made around her the most but the vector is also very well done (as aways I might add). Color choice in both versions work really well ...just what am I suppose to say...everything is perfect.

Kudos!

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`mirtillo

1 year, 1 week ago

 

The splashing water is...WOW *__* I can't say wich version it's better, I love both! A fav, of course!

ps: I'm wondering, if it's your entry for the 'Swords' contest, please, post it onto the competition thread Cilou-chan ;)

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~sveabc

1 year, 1 week ago

 

I made an account just to download this fabulous piece of work. From the splashes of water that ring from the first movie to the moon which reflects her mysterious personality; just marvelous.

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~Cubillo

1 year, 1 week ago

 

Congratulations, looks amazing, both versions!! water effect killed me... colors, composition, vectoring work... everything looks great!! Keep it up!!

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`SamB

1 year, 1 day ago

 

Great water & light effect... your work is amazing as always. Absolutely added on my fav this one, too.

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~wdbisl

11 months, 2 weeks ago

 

Going on my favorites list.

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$xenon

11 months, 4 days ago

 

Love this wallpaper. The blue revision is perfect for me.

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~nickheng

10 months, 1 week ago

 

2nd version is pretty

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~LoRd-EdY

10 months, 16 hours ago

 

Dude i love the ideia for day and night

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~theypore

9 months, 2 weeks ago

 

Great wallpaper. I love the contrast between the dark blue of the water to the white of the clothing.

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~monishchitnis

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Kara no Kyoukai......the series I'm currently planning to watch...though the order in which i should watch still confuses me :p

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~hmool

7 months, 2 weeks ago

 

Grat wall

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~honesty

7 months, 4 days ago

 

Very nice! I like the vector, I like the color this is going straight to my desktop! A job well done, keep it up! :D

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~honesty

7 months, 4 days ago

 

but i like red

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$Maxou

3 months, 1 week ago

 

Fantastic

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~oneoutsider

3 weeks, 2 days ago

 

Great wallpaper!Kara no Kyoukai is a great work,i like it.

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~TalesOfGod

3 weeks, 20 hours ago

 

So you took a picture that was good and made it jaw-dropping. Yeah, I'm your fan for sure. ;D

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~happylemon

2 weeks, 3 days ago

 

Love the effect

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~happylemon

2 weeks, 3 days ago

 

Love the effect, but wondering what she was doing swimming in the middle of the night with a katana

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