It's been a long time since I made more ambitious wall, not oriented around typography and simplified design, but I don't want to get out of shape :3 This wall was started year ago, and for many months it looked like it'll be one of many abandoned WIPs I have. In the end, I've been working hard on finishing it recently and here it is!
Scan used is here:
Just to note, even through it's Touhou scan I wasn't making this wall with Touhou in mind, hence many color changes to character appearance (darker skin). Character was made pretty much grayscale, as I like it most, but at same time bg cast some colored highlights, so I think it's interesting experiment if you think about it like that :D
Flames comes mostly from various other scans, and the whole idea was based on this song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLN8VBFaEO4or to be more specific, on 2 first lines:I want to live in fire with all the tastes I desire
Anyway, I hope you like my take on that scan, enjoy!



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9 months, 2 weeks ago
Great new idea. I'd be repeating myself again, but I was surprised to see you place all the fire behind her in the progress stages, and you did really well doing something different with the fierce orange glow and whooshing flames. 8D It really pops now!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Cool beans Deto. Good work! It looks really awesome, the scan choice, the flames, etc. The only thing is that to me the black skin looks weird, I'd have preferred a more normal desaturated skin tone. But I know that's the effect you were going for so I don't wanna complain. Ciao~
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Watching the progress of this wall was fantastic.
Over the years, you've certainly developed a style and haven't been afraid to branch into others. I like to think that this wallpaper is sort of a combination of those sorts to create a different appearance.
First off is the base scan itself. To be honest, I wouldn't of ever guessed with was from Touhou without you providing the original image. The fact that you weren't making this with Touhou in mind is definitely present and it shows in spades. The choice of making the skin darker and doing a more grayscale for the character was a brilliant move and it turned out fantastic However, the real star of the party are those eyes. Those beautiful, golden, haunting eyes. They say that eyes are the gateway to the soul, and that's certain true in this piece. Giving them the color choice that you did, it not only matches nicely with the fire, but creates this sort of haunting ethereal beauty. By far one of my favorite parts of this wallpaper are those eyes.
Now the background itself. I'm glad you settled with a black background for the fire to dance upon instead of going with something else. It helps create a deeper atmosphere and lets the fire really shine. Which is what brings me to next is that fire. Holy cow do I love that fire, and what I love even more about it is it's you own. I love that it's more cartoony than realistic, and I also love how it's also a byproduct of the violin itself. Creating it in sort of a cyclone pattern around her was also rather nice, as it looks as if the flames are dancing to the music itself.
It's simplistic in a lot of ways, but the level of detail and everything else makes it completely beyond simplism. It's a solid piece that is not only easy on the eyes, but fantastic for a desktop background. Proving yet again how diverse you can be with a solid wall, will you ever cease to amaze? Great work, Deto!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Wonderful wallpaper!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
again no clue what Touhou really was or is(was a game i think?) but i just love fire damn so captivating love it much
9 months, 2 weeks ago
This is the most stylish Reimu wall I've seen in a while. The color palette is pretty unique and refreshing, especially for a Reimu wall, she looks awesome with those orange eyes~ Great job!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
angels
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Exceptional work done here, Nice use of dark and flame contrast, I am not sure that you vectored the character or what exactly, but wall is filled with very nice detail, Awesome wallpaper & thanks for sharing +Fav.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
I'm kinda busy and lazy to put in a decent comment----but let me tell you that I LO-OOOVE it. :D
9 months, 2 weeks ago
WOW looks amazing I love the eyes and the expression I get from this wall!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
My eyes just widen in awe and beauty.
And this Reimu... THIS REIMU. So gorgeous. Sayori's style make her this way, and you helped to level it up more. Remilia, with the flames... if she's still here in the wall, makes her charisma dangerously high. Follow her even to flames...
Might as well as for Remilia to be there if still possible. o7
Haven't seen a great Touhou wall for ages, now it's time to delight my eyes again. A big +1 here and keep the Touhou gals coming.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
This is amazing.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Great wall,i liked it!!!:)
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Great idea the fire from the violin. And I love how you colored her eyes *__*
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9 months, 2 weeks ago
wau! that fire in her eyes and the background. great!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Awesome work! Love the Black and white against the rage of fire. +fav
9 months, 2 weeks ago
She's so beautiful ...and dark that I couldn't recognize it's from Touhou lol
9 months, 2 weeks ago
the color you changed the picture to is amazing. you also highlighted very nice details that make the picture stand out more. excellent job, I especially love the eyes ^_^
9 months, 2 weeks ago
well people say her skin looks -weird- i would say it looks amazing and unusual... thats kinda rare, and that is what makes this wall beautiful. thanks for wall. +Favorite
9 months, 2 weeks ago
dis is amazing... -downloads and adds to the wallslide- The colour composition and overall composition itself is brilliant!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
It's not often that we see wallers go ahead and try something different from the norm. It takes passion and courage to pull off something this risky, and by god, you pulled it off pretty well. Pieces with traditional coloring and composition are great, but I must admit that I am partial towards stylized pieces like these.
For example, I love how you decided to take a risk and choose colors people wouldn't normally go for. I like how the flames are done. People would complain about the lack of detail but sometimes this kind of polish is used to compensate for a lack of creativity and passion.
TL; DR Nice job.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Just beautiful~
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Amazing wallpaper. I envy your skills.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
What an amazing wallpaper. Thank you so much for this awesome work!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Great Wallpaper!!
Darkness & fire!! So Good!
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Beautiful!~ I like the flames that surrounds her, very pretty. And I love the eyes! XD
9 months, 2 weeks ago
I love the flames and the colors of the eyes. Great Job!
9 months, 1 week ago
Here you demonstrate the work, commitment and the time it took you to do so, but all worth it, I feel very good your wall, as this style is new for me, I do not know, or maybe you've already managed before so good you'll stay. What I like is the fact highlight certain tones and the other to change by the gray scale.
I admire that you will not let the tones are lost and you to keep an order of the colors, because at least I sometimes can not get get that order or tuning of the colors and especially the dark.
Well, I think is an almost perfect, and I congratulate you!
It is truly amazing
! n_n +
9 months, 1 week ago
Awesome wallpaper. I really like the black skin and the fire coming out of the violin.
9 months, 1 week ago
WOW....Deto you completely transformed the scan into FANTABULOUS wall...i like the style that you used ..it looks fresh and different from the other walls....love your work on the fire and how you positioned it to come from behind her..it added to the depth of the wall...and the her eyes they are just gorgeous ....
Congratulation on creating a wonderful work :D
+FAV9 months, 5 days ago
awesome wallpaper
9 months, 4 days ago
Damn , that looks good.
Especially the flames.
9 months, 2 days ago
This is absolutely gorgeous! I must say that I didn't recognise Reimu at first xD and that's what I love the most in this wall. You changed completely the scan and made up something new.
The flames look awesome, they aren't very detailed and that gives a style that match really well the character. The vector is beautiful, and I LOVE the color choices here. Excelent work! +fav
8 months, 4 weeks ago
This is my favorite wall from you, I love the fire effects. The colors, the flames, the overall polish is amazing! The lighting is superb the contrast of the darkness with the light from the flames just looks really visually appealing! Great wall!
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Wow! Very Cute!
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Omg I love these colors <3
6 months, 1 week ago
I kept watching this wall for like 5 mins without a blink
3 months, 4 days ago
really captivating picture. the eyes really draw you in.
2 months, 3 weeks ago
good job!!
3 weeks, 2 days ago
just amazing :) world needs a lot more dark skinned anime girls