A wallpaper by °GlassDemon
Submitted 8 months, 1 week ago

School Days A Moment of Silence

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A Moment of Silence School Days Wallpaper

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°GlassDemon

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Heya AP!

Most of my walls were outdoors with stars and all, so I wanted one indoors. Setsuna's vector was a pain at some points, but I think it's decent. Good thing the original scan was not deleted, because aside from the mildly transparent top, it's a great piece IMHO. The vines on the wall, and the lyrics are both inspired by a Depeche Mode song/clip. The bedsheet is my own (lol). I originally planned to vector that too, but it turned out kinda like on the scan. After the BG received some texture, I decided I would keep the bedsheet like that, I think they pass together well. The shading is barely visible, but I felt compelled to do it anyway for some reason. I hope you guys will like it. The title is kind of a word play, I'm sorry its this bad. Setsuna supposedly means "a moment", and the rest is probably obvious. D:

Special thanks @CrimsonCyanide for the active, and @Brosteb for the passive help.

I'm not linking the original from the site, because it might get moved/deleted/dunno, but here is a SFW version for reference. http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6073/ks01.jpg

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Bantam Anime Seagull

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Nice wall, I like the concept, from the preview it kinda looked like rain but its a cool wallpaper pattern! I like the bed sheet but it seems a bit blurry, otherwise nice concept!

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°GlassDemon

8 months, 1 week ago

 

rain? now that you mention it... I feared it might look scannish to some but thank god that's not the case. I'm glad you found it nice, thanks banty.

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`CrimsonCyanide Unlimited Disguise Works

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Oh ho, you finished this up!

So let's start with a few things first. Big thing I like is the change in typography and the background itself. The addition of more vines as well as some texture really helps give it that extra pop to it. The addition vines really look cool and I like how the type flows on the vines, and more importantly how you limited the use of the typography on it as well. The flowers were a nice touch added to the vines themselves and they've got a nice texture to them to help add that extra oomph factor to the piece. It's definitely a good looking background, and as bantam stated it does sort of look like rain itself from the thumbnail. Really nice work with the background.

For the vector itself, I really like what you've done with it. It's a cute piece and you provided a warm and intimate setting for her as well in terms of the environment. In terms of the vectoring work, it looks like you did a rather nice job with it as well. You've definitely become more comfortable with vectoring, which is great to see and you're also challenging yourself with parts that give you a headache at times. However, I've noticed that with the sheet and then with the background, Setsuna tends to stand out a bit more. Mainly with all the textures you've got going on, and that clean vector, it strikes a bit of an off balance. It wasn't something I noticed terribly so before, but after really observing this final piece, it really strikes me. I do, however, really like the shading that you've done with it.

As for the rest, the sheet itself, it looks pretty awesome! there's a whole lot of texture to it and in the thumbnail, it looks fantastic. However, upon closer inspection it has a similar problem that the original concept that you showed me did, and that's blurriness. While I wouldn't even bother recommending this, because how much texture there is in it and the different lighting too, it definitely needs something to help clear it up a bit so the background, Setsuna and the sheet can fully cooperate without making a bunch of noise.

Ultimately, I really like how you keep challenging yourself with increasingly difficult pieces. You're definitely taking leaps forward and progression is definitely being made. You keep this up and you'll be in Top Wallpaper section in no time!

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°GlassDemon

8 months, 1 week ago

 

A really in-depth, top-notch comment again. I expected nothing less! It's great to notice things I didn't even think about. Your feedback is invaluable as always, thank you Crims! I really need to work on this vector-BG blending I suppose...

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~holyeyeolo

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Those colors make the wall is very pleasant to the eye. This is a very good choice of matching the background and the character. Inserting that bedsheet was an original idea and it fits pretty good, mabye just a little too blurry. About the vector, i thought you vectored the hand wrong but it's the original artist's fault. You get better and better Glass, keep it up ^^

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°GlassDemon

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Her hand? I must be blind but would you point out the problem? It bugs me now :D I'm glad you liked the colors, I was in a dilemma on that.

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~holyeyeolo

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Never mind, mabye it's just me, I thought the fingers look a little weird...

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~CuteD34th

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Oooh... very nice wallie, I really like it. Have a badge from me, this is going straight onto my desktop!

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°GlassDemon

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Your appreciation is like gold to me. And thank you for the badge its awesome. :D

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~alterzero

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Simple and nice Setsuna, I see you like School Days and that's nice, keep up the good work!... ^_^

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~tompreos

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Picture is beautiful and pretty well made. I see where that title come from :D. And it can see from that tree behind that lovely girl.

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~VestigeL Moping around

8 months, 1 week ago

 

So Cy really covered everything about your wall already but I'd like to provide my opinion too. First off your vector. It seems you have improved a great deal since your first and I commend you on that. The lineart has definitely gone through much improvement and looks great. But I do agree with that her fingers do seem a bit odd, they're end off too sharp making it seem unnatural (her forefinger also seems too 'fat').

I really like what you've done with your background. The typography, vines and texture come together very nicely; gives off a serene and fitting atmosphere. Now the sheet... at thumbnail looks nice. However upon fullview, the illusion is lost as it looks too blurry that it almost looks like snow. The contrast between the blur of the sheet and the sharpness of Setsuna is too great and noticeable. Don't get me wrong as I think the sheets look great, just increase the sharpness / decrease the blur and it'd look much better.

Your wallpapers are really improving quality and technique wise. Keep it up and you'll be on top in no time!

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°GlassDemon

8 months, 1 week ago

 

You've pointed out the gimmicks on a number of my works by now, and I have to give a sign of my gratitude for that. One rarely sees his own faults, but the community's insight proves to be invaluable in remedying that.

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~pouparlen

8 months, 1 week ago

 

Cool wallpaper

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~chejomolina

8 months, 1 week ago

 

nice wallpaper Setsuna is one of my favorite characters the palette of colors are good they combine nice my only critique it will be text on it but that's something barely visible so for me it's a great wallpaper. Congratulations

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~honesty

7 months, 1 day ago

 

nice i like loli

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~danieljamse

7 months, 1 hour ago

 

that's pretty cute! my kind of girl

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~Kuchicu

6 months, 3 weeks ago

 

The background and the character itself is an amazing job what you did. However, bedsheets look a bit off the whole theme umm idk a bit too negetive ahh.. and the hair shine with deeper eyes would be welcome. But that's just my preference, you did a good job at this ^^

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~yamapilover

6 months, 2 weeks ago

 

Very nice .well done

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~Consecuence13

5 months, 4 days ago

 

Good pic. I wish i colud do what you do.

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