- REVISION 1: warmer
- REVISION 2: cooler
AP y u insist on revision 2? 1 (warmer) is better imo...derp.
Another warm-up wall! I really wanted to just wall Iskandar/Rider but I am so out of practice it would probably turn out horribly .-. Not going to make this descript long since I wrote a wall-of-text walkthrough to go with 3 videos for this- the most complete recording of my work process so far! They're all linked in the walloftext but I'll link them here as well.
'Flower of the Battlefield' - a Miwa Shirow (Fate/Zero) wallpaper
part 1/3 http://youtu.be/3luTEcqWIIA
part 2/3 http://youtu.be/U-U_d4lKlK8
part 3/3 http://youtu.be/mrFo-P_dZ5c
next up: the most bro servant ever
Special thanks to @Yina and @otaku99 for the crit and comments as usual :)



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11 months, 1 week ago
Two thumbs up... way up!
Oh my. I browsed through the very detailed process of your work. It is hands down sheer talent and genius. Your comment on "...didn't want to make a scan to wall" and challenging yourself is absolutely commendable. I especially like the way you drew a new set of clothes for the character. And how you decided to stray away from the heavy lines of the orignal's and used your lines only as basis for the colors you will put down. The details in the background are enough to make the viewer look into it but not distracting enough to overpower the focus of your art work, the model. Everything else, the lighting, the shades, the colors, everything is pure talent and skill.
You finished this in three days, in your spare time... Life is so unfair!
9 months, 1 week ago
... this is a very late reply. I apologize.
The written blurb is overlong, but since I don't do this sort of thing often I put in the effort- nearly as much effort to write that as to paint the wall, lulz. From the beginning I always liked reworking scans instead of sticking with the original form. It's probably artistic anarchy asserting itself, but since they'll never know...
I am glad you like the details and stuff. Three days is a stretch, still! People on dA can turn out art over a single Livestream session; I can't produce anything decent in one sitting, aside from paintchat scribbles. I'm still some distance away, but everyone improves with practice. Next thing you know you'll be making 4 hour masterpieces @PaoPorsche :D
11 months, 1 week ago
As I already said in MT: I love it! btw I like the warmer rev better :D
9 months, 1 week ago
So do I! AP's revision system sets the latest upload as the default, so meh. I'll keep it in mind for next time...
11 months, 1 week ago
Amazing!!
9 months, 1 week ago
thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
Fantastic job... Thanks for sharing!!! Fav for me...
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks @Cilou!
11 months, 1 week ago
I absolutely love it, a fav from me :)
9 months, 1 week ago
Much thanks Trofi
11 months, 1 week ago
wow!!! wonderful work!!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks, glad you like it.
11 months, 1 week ago
puffff! really cool! nice water colors there.
9 months, 1 week ago
It's thanks to the texture I laid down. Painting on texture is so convenient!
11 months, 1 week ago
Simply Amazing, saber looks so gorgeous here, every revision you added is great, very nice effects that you have used, thank you for sharing this.
9 months, 1 week ago
You're welcome. Glad you like all the revisions!
11 months, 1 week ago
Really great painting tech. Add on my favs.
9 months, 1 week ago
Glad you like the tech, @SamB!
11 months, 1 week ago
Beautiful work!~ I like the first version, softer tones; like the ripple effect. +fav ^_^ Saber looks pretty.
9 months, 1 week ago
By first, you mean the warmer version, yes? I'm biased toward that myself.
11 months, 1 week ago
As I said before and continue saying now - people who make something like this always amaze me!
I browsed the detailed walk-through of your work - still can't believe you made this beauty in 3 days.
The painting itself is gorgeous; I like that you skipped the idea of reproducing everything as it was originally, and created something of your own; to tell you te truth, if I hadn't seen the scan, I'd say you did it from the start. Both versions are great!
I like how you changed her appearance, making the Queen, not the King )); the dress turned out just brilliantly, so the sword and the rest of her outfit;
I also like the design of the surrounding, especially the lightning/shading and the mix of colours to create gloomy yet very charming atmosphere.
Somehow, the entire wall 'flavour' reminds me a style of illustrations to the Umineko no naku koro ni novel - except the thing here's no butterflies/however at first I though those lights were them/.
To make long story short, +fav + my desktop and thanks for sharing it with us to feast our eyes!
9 months, 1 week ago
Umineko! I love you for mentioning that. The fan art (not a fan of ryu's originals sorry lol) always depicts such a mysterious, haunting atmosphere. I have wanted to play the VN for the longest time but time constraints keep me from doing so.
If not drawing from scratch entirely, I like reworking scans for walls. The art is lovely, but like I mentioned in a previous comment there is a delicious anarchy in making something to follow your own vision. In my opinion Saber was more suited for Queenship anyway given her naivete; the dress was a bit of a gamble though since I have little experience drawing folds and this was intended as practice.
Thanks for the fav and feedback @Nessbad94!
11 months, 1 week ago
I agree, the warmer version is prettier ^_^
9 months, 1 week ago
Next time I'll keep it in mind when uploading multiple versions!
11 months, 1 week ago
Beautiful colors! Really different from any other fsn/z wall! +fav
9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you! I wish there would be more painterly walls on AP again, not just the Fate/ categories... though that is my personal bias talking haha
11 months, 1 week ago
Wow, there are so many things right with this that I'm at a loss for words. I'll just say that this looks incredible and the original scan pales in comparison to your work.
(Revision 2 is superior in my opinion).
9 months, 1 week ago
To each his own! I generally like warmer tones but I'm glad the cooler versions make someone happy :)
11 months, 1 week ago
+fav ! Wonderful colors, fantastic job ! I really love it, Your painting is amazing. It is very different from the scan, here you made her feminine but she's still confident, the smile you added is great ... It makes the atmosphere totally different. Thanks for sharing this amazing work :)
9 months, 1 week ago
It's a very, very faint smile, few people see that! I'm glad you liked all the little changes. Thank you for the fav and feedback!
11 months, 1 week ago
Wow, I am stunned. This is something... new.
9 months, 1 week ago
Painterly walls used to be more common, but I'm glad you liked the wallpaper!
11 months, 1 week ago
Omg this is amazing... I love that Miwa Shirow drawing but your version is absolutely stunning!
9 months, 1 week ago
I like Miwa Shirow's drawing too (of course, or I wouldn't have picked it) but his image of Saber is different from my idea. I'm glad you like both :)
11 months, 1 week ago
This is just like a painting on canvas and I just love it. The colours are beautiful and I like the outcome after you've changed the scan. Well, you did everything from scratch and it is amazing, from the details of the dress to the sword.
The combination of textures and colours are beautiful. The addition of lighting makes the wall looks calm and warm. Both versions are equally beautiful. Besides, watched the process of the making of this wallie and I managed to learn a thing or two. XD Thanks for sharing it with us.
Still, I'm impress to see your work. A fav from me definitely.
9 months, 1 week ago
It makes me happy when people say they pick up something from my walkthrough/process (!!! that wall of text was nearly as much effort to write as painting the thing geh) I've been on a real texture kick lately, but it does make everything look more interesting and speeds up the process. It just entails a ton of cleanup afterwards. ahem
Glad you liked the wall, @reesha! I don't hang around the community much anymore, but I still try to help out by posting videos and those walls of text.
11 months, 1 week ago
This is definitely one heck of a wallpaper. I love the colors and the rough feel to it. +
9 months, 1 week ago
Late reply, sorry Ash... I'm still trying to find that balance between roughness and smoothness, but so far.. it depends on how impatient I am to finish ahaha.
Thanks for the feedback~
11 months, 1 week ago
came here thinking that'd I'd find the whole wall after seeing vid on youtube
D: prefers the warm version too
u ;w; her dress is so pretty ;w; though I'm having quite some trouble figuring out her surroundings xD. and speaking of that; what is the symbolic meaning of the water/blood/cloud that you spoke of in the walkthrough?
9 months, 1 week ago
It is all and yet none of the above. gets shot my scenic walls tend to wander into the abstract nowadays- maybe senility makes me more flexible than I used to be. Basically the only thing that is for certain is the chair! shrugs
9 months, 1 week ago
shoots >3>/ yet you speak of such meaning in that walkthrough ;A;
11 months, 1 week ago
magnificent.... im speechless definitely fav+
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
I'm truly amazed to see what picture you began with and what you ended up with ... Even though we've seen more and more painting wallpapers these days, this one is definitely in the top range (I can't even choose which revision is my favourite XD). Congrat'
(and sorry for this non-constructive comment :P)
9 months, 1 week ago
More painting wallpapers, yes please. I am biased but really the smoothness of vector is cold and inflexible versus the warmth of painti-
gets chased by vector artists
it's a perfectly good comment, @jonavid. Thank you!
11 months, 1 week ago
Very beautiful. It's like a painting!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you!
11 months, 1 week ago
Really like it (favorites)
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
This is beautiful. And I love how the sword looks here.
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks! A bit of glow makes everything look better.
11 months, 1 week ago
Superb!! I thought it was Saber from Fate at first
9 months, 1 week ago
Eh.. it is, lol.
11 months, 1 week ago
I love it!!!
9 months, 1 week ago
thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
Simply awesome. i preferred the cooler ver. before seeing both in fullview and the warmer ver. is better. like the way you purposely blurred some parts and the work you did with the water and the dress. Truly amazing.
9 months, 1 week ago
Blurring some things out helped keep the focus on Saber in my opinion. I am a fan of warm tones in general, but I didn't expect AP's revision system to set the 2nd version as the default. Oh well, next time...
Thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
Absolutely wonderful. The water and the light effects are wonderful.
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
The color is so beautiful!I love it!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you!
11 months, 1 week ago
I was so struck with awe as I unravel to my desktop this treasure wall. Saber's beauty just skyrocketed.
Yes, the title is really fitting for this wall. thumbs up
A great +Fav from me, and keep the excellence UP!
9 months, 1 week ago
Glad to grace your desktop for a while. :)
11 months, 1 week ago
sweet
9 months, 1 week ago
thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
ohhhhh,it's so good!thx
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks... Nyarlahothep?
11 months, 1 week ago
great wall XD
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
Amazing. The warmer version is definitely better.
9 months, 1 week ago
Aye, next time I'm uploading my favorite versions last!
11 months, 1 week ago
Awesome and beautyful :V
Thank´s for sharing dude :3
9 months, 1 week ago
Welcome, bro.
11 months, 1 week ago
I love this cartoon char mwahh
11 months, 1 week ago
ohh..i love all the cartoons..
11 months, 1 week ago
Awesome works
9 months, 1 week ago
thanks!
11 months, 1 week ago
The paint style goes well with the darker side of things.
9 months, 1 week ago
It does go with the darker tone of the 2nd season...
11 months, 6 days ago
This one is sooo good. Just awesome!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
11 months, 6 days ago
Great!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thank you!
11 months, 6 days ago
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thanks a lot!!!!!!!
9 months, 1 week ago
You're welcome!
11 months, 6 days ago
Great!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks!
11 months, 6 days ago
Amazing coloring! Love the muted tones and the sword shine and just everything about it. Great job on her skin tones too, the lines on her hair and even eyebrows just looks perfect. The way you've changed the clothes looks even better than the original too!
9 months, 1 week ago
Thanks, @nat! My style has changed over time, but I tip my hat to Miwa Shirow's work- added my own flavor to it, but I tried to keep her face close to the original version. I did the clothes to practice drawing folds, but I'm glad you like it.
Might as well put it in: you seem kind of busy lately! I meant to contact you about some 'not found' issues I had on Nattoli a couple of days ago, but it seems the problem was on my end as it works fine now.
11 months, 5 days ago
It's awesome, the colours are amazing!
9 months, 1 week ago
thanks!
11 months, 2 hours ago
me like it
9 months, 1 week ago
whoa, triple post. Internet troubles? Anyway, thanks
11 months, 2 hours ago
me like it
11 months, 2 hours ago
me like it
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Yeah :D
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Saber looks pretty boss here.
9 months, 1 week ago
Yeah she does!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
wow.. i really like the effects
9 months, 1 week ago
Glad you like them!
9 months, 1 week ago
As someone who is just getting acquainted with a tablet, I am speechless.
9 months, 1 week ago
The tablet wants to get to know you better too~ lulz is that Hawkeye in your avy btw...
9 months, 1 week ago
It started off as a Marlon Brando in his earlier laser-firing days but people say he looks more like Elvis. Perhaps Elvis was Hawkeye all along?
9 months, 1 week ago
So I'd copy and paste my long comment, but I don't want to be overly redundant. By far my lengthiest comment I have ever written on a wallpaper before, and I wouldn't have be on any other than yours.
Best. Fate/Stay Wallpaper. EVER.
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Great job on this! Your wallpapers never fail to please!
8 months, 1 week ago
Looks amazing from the first glimpse! I was just falling in love with the atmosphere you creadted here. Simply awesome! Congrates!
8 months, 1 week ago
Saber!!! Awesome, I simply love it!!!
7 months, 4 days ago
wow for this o.o
Everything here is just... awesome and breathtaking. The color combination is a perfect combination for me.
Love this! <3
7 months, 1 day ago
This is very lovely! I think I would have liked the warmer one even better, but this is nice: The light, especially on her face makes me think it's perhaps moonlight spilling in. :) In fact, the whole thing has a splendid low-key glow to it! I quite like the glitter on the sword: SHINY POINTY WEAPON. >w> Very well done! :D
6 months, 4 days ago
didnt recognize that was saber till i saw the sword in the wallpaper....amazing wallpaper none the less
6 months, 1 day ago
nice work. i love it
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Another warm-up wall! I really wanted to just wall Iskandar/Rider but I am so out of practice it would probably turn out horribly .-. Not going to make this descript long since I wrote a wall-of-text walkthrough to go with 3 videos for this- the most complete recording of my work process so far! They're all linked in the walloftext but I'll link them here as well.
'Flower of the Battlefield' - a Miwa Shirow (Fate/Zero) wallpaper
5 months, 1 week ago
Looks fantastic. Thanks for this wonderful Saber wallpaper.
5 months, 4 days ago
Beautiful Artwork
5 months, 1 day ago
This is only beautiful :3
4 months, 2 weeks ago
OMG! This is just about one of the most beautiful wallpapers I've ever seen ^_^
Every part of it flows together perfectly, creating a great dark atmosphere. Great painting, the skin is done absolutely perfectly! The monochrome factor with blue is as always a pure win! When I saw the original scan I almost fell off my chair. I cannot stress enough about how I love this wallpaper and the great feeling it exhibits! Saved and put immediately as background. Excellent work :3
+fav
4 months, 1 week ago
Got to love the painting style of the picture. Nice work! :3
4 months, 4 days ago
I really like this kind of style , looks like a painting. background is well detailed and I like the mixture of colours. Anyway, it has one of the best background I ever seen. However, the body of the girl seems a bit strange <<< is anyone else think so ?? ,, btw, where is the other leg?? I cannt really find it .
3 months, 3 weeks ago
This wallpaper is so beautiful, just looking at it makes me want to watch the anime. I also love how you put two revisions, one of warmer and cooler colors. Looking forward to seeing more work by you.
3 months, 1 day ago
up up up!!
like a painting ^^
good job!!!
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Thank you! I love the colors and the rough feel to it.
2 months, 2 weeks ago
good job!!
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Love the wallpaper. The ripple like effect along with the textures are amazing. Keep it up!