Sometimes it's easy to sink into the favorites-popularity-ranking muck. Sometimes it's easy to forget that walls are just walls. Sometimes it's easy to forget to take a step back, breath, look at the wider picture and give the system the middle finger...
Dedicating this to any waller or anyone who has ever felt great ebils, with love.
So this was a painting practice wall which surprisingly took less time then I thought (basically all night) x_x It seemed appropriate to celebrate end of finals by walling... how geeky am I?! I basically started this wall because I fell in love with this stock photo of the tree from stock.XCHNG, and thought "I want that tree in a wall!" XD So I worked with my trusty mouse and painted right over the trunk of the tree... but I came up with the leaves myself. Messed with semi-extended background, etc. PS default brushes, no smudging done >:D And yes the leaves look weird *waks nageni-kun to death* The girl came from this MT scan... with some moderations ;) I think I'm going to get carpal tunnel soon XD
Thanks to nageni and crap for doing last checks for me, and a special dedication to tat0rs, hope this wall will temporarily keep your mind off general ebils... *hugs*
Updates: 5/11/06: Caught and fixed some mistakes... =_=




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7 years, 1 week ago
this is tranquil indeed. love the nice cool mood of it and the painting is really well done. this is honestly, one of my favs from you id say and def a fav. the only advice i could give is maybe getting some grain out of the char?
7 years, 1 week ago
really tranquil it is :D ima use this for now coz i need to be tranquil ><! im in my worst ebil mood right now i love the look how she's looking off the distance like me....*blush* lool >.>
anyway for the crit it's all good props to the painting job :D what are those things under the leaves? they look like lil butterflies (kick me if im wrong) and maybe a bit of an outline here and there to make the tree more solid
but all in all really nice piece it's so peaceful ;-;
7 years, 1 week ago
Very nice indeed. Love the painted look of it, makes it look really smooth and, as the title suggests, tranquil. Very good work!
7 years, 1 week ago
I like your use of soft brushes and mild colors, it makes the paper as easy on the eyes as it is easygoing. The simplicity of the shapes and clothing also adds to the mild feeling of the piece. However, the most powerful aspect of all, I think, is the use of lighting. You made it so that the closer objects were darker and more defined than things more distant. The illusion of depth is extremely well done. Good show.
7 years, 1 week ago
Ooo I really like this...can I have that tree?? I seriously need that as a pillow or something cos mine is 6 meters away right now >XD
Ahh...it looks good but the sky needs a little more smudging I guess. I can see the levels very clearly. And maybe the ground can look like a little more; grassy xD but mehhh...fuku likes it *_*
7 years, 1 week ago
I was looking for something like this.
7 years, 1 week ago
Simply beautiful. I love the way you rendered the light and the tree.
7 years, 1 week ago
nice serene wallpaper there your getting better and better well done
7 years, 1 week ago
really nice simple wallpaper! <3 <3
the wallpaper give some calm feeling... the color are soft, nice! I really like this wallpaper! XD XD well, the tree, I think, it's a bit weird... dont know why... just when d first saw it, i think the tree was not really good. the Landscape looks really great....
well, [strike]good[/strike] great job! XD
7 years, 1 week ago
This well made. The artwork is very subtle in the way it's presented, but thats what gives it the calm and tranquil look.
7 years, 1 week ago
I like it a lot. ;) hmmm..let's say first the bad,then end with the good,lol :) Only bad thing is that the girl has a little too well-defined contours for the background.Idk ,you should've blurred her a bit,or CG the edges...something to blend her better. Good thing is the overall athmosphere is my ideal one.You managed to capture the early sunrise/late sunset air pretty well,I can almost feel the breeze through my hair. Congrats :D The painting is well-done too,you should make more walls using this technique; And sure thing is ,though I like "Memories" and "Transience:Actress in Time" better,"Tranquility" is one of your best walls !! (so far,who knows what you're gonna come up next? ;) ) Great work,added to Favs.
7 years, 1 week ago
Calmly beautiful. The overall scene is captivating, but how you drew the tree & branches is way 2-thumbs-up! +fav
7 years, 1 week ago
I think a little amount of noise/grain on the background itself would be neat, because the scan is kinda grainy. A bit more detail/sharpness on the tree would probably be nice, too, since it would really match the scan then. A peaceful and relaxing wall nonetheless.
7 years, 1 week ago
Yeah i like how you show the tree more as the center of the wall. It really catches the eye. The sunlight glowing is just great. The character's head has some glowing from the sunlight which makes the whole wall really complete. Nice bakground which creates good atmosphere. All the brushes adds the last touch of the whole wallpaper Great job
7 years, 1 week ago
This is what i would call peace and quiet .... love it
7 years, 1 week ago
WoW! is so simly...beautiful wall! but very monochromatic...i mean...i confuse sky and flor.... anyway....i like it so much!
7 years, 1 week ago
I would unfortunately have to say DONT try CG'ing using a mouse. It's nigh on impossible.
With that said, I still think this could've been better. With a little more time. The painting really doesn't flow that we with the clean cut scan. Adding little details in the tree, and leaves that aren't all clustered together would help alot, I think.
Not bad, with a mouse. But still could be alot better.
7 years, 1 week ago
Wow, what a nice and good looking scene. It gives a feeling of peace. What I don't like is that the tree is a bit blurry -- aside from that the wallpaper is really good. Especially the colours are well chosen.
7 years, 1 week ago
Your tree creeps me out. . . º____º
7 years, 1 week ago
I really like this wall and the whole thing, like kiru say it after watching for a while it brings you some calm, and makes you want to have a place like that.
The only thing that seems a little odd are the leaves *allready read it on the description*, is a big tree so maybe should have more leaves, well, maybe is just my rusty and weird imagination, except that like a said before, is simple wonderful. ~fav.
7 years, 1 week ago
Great drawing and landscape chosen. Really impressive wallpaper... And, yep, tranquil.
7 years, 1 week ago
this paper is a great reflection of it's title really smooth coloring tone.
7 years, 1 week ago
More Takamichi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys are making me so jealous...too many projects to do first grrr A very original use of the scan...the girl fits in well with your new background (although her foot does look a little odd without the rock/beach...maybe she's doing a stretch on the grass hehe)
Love the paint job on the grass and the tree trunk (great job preserving the detail)...really goes for the oil paint feel...really like how you used subtle color changes to indicate a slope change on the grass The tree leaves do look a little funky though...are the white fuzzy things supposed to be flowers?...might work better with the same smooth paint look as the grass although you did decent texture/depth on them
A really lovely idea overall...good channeling of Takamichi with a totally different background
7 years, 1 week ago
mmm, delicious, a true delight this is what i call romantic not much action goin on, but whoa, what a view! only the trunk could be sharper so friggin awesome, i dunno what to say
7 years, 1 week ago
calm and soothing, love it! finally some one think the same way as i did, walls nowadays are filled with text, fancy graphics and artificially, emotionless girls in suggestive pose... this one devies them all!!
More over it was drawn??? manually??? darn i might get the wrong meaning out of the naration, but if it was drawn...all hail this wall i say!!!
cool stuff, the colour and everything, the realism induced in it... somehow less details make it more realistic in representing a drawing/painting and allows for viewer's imagination to fill in the gaps.
great stuff... +fav
Thanks
kuman
7 years, 1 week ago
Hehe, good job with the CG :P I've already told you what I thought, and even so this is a great wall. Very tranquil indeed :D
7 years, 1 week ago
wow, i really like this. This is really relaxing for the eyes. All the colors go together so well and the way it's colored instead of vectoring adds to it! the shading is really nice too. anyways! keep oup the good job. hopefully one day i can be as good as you. =]
7 years, 1 week ago
Ah very nice another masterpeice from the famous flyindreams ^_^. I have to admit when I saw it, I wasnt so excited about it. Now that I look at it, it makes you feel relaxed and tranquil. Ill add this to my favs well done.
Cheers -Jason-
7 years, 1 week ago
this wall is awsome simply awsome, its amazing, like the way it looks simple yet if you look at it it looks like it took a while to make and love the feeling it gives you nice quiet and well tranquil, yea just like the name of your wall, great job make another one like this soon!!!
7 years, 1 week ago
Simple, calm, and beautiful. This wall is definitely a work of art. You're ability as an artist really shows through in this wall.
7 years, 1 week ago
Once upon a time, an innocent teenager stumbled upon Animepaper. Curious of what he discovered, the teenager scrolled down and found an awesome wallpaper by flyindreams. After creating an account to view the wallpaper, the adolescent was simply blown away when he saw the artwork. Speechless, he decided to leave a small comment and put it in his favourites. Great job ;D +fav
7 years, 1 week ago
This is increadible. I can't believe someone could create such and amazing wall. I really enjoyed this artwork. Keep up the good work.
7 years, 1 week ago
Sometimes it's easy to sink into the favorites-popularity-ranking muck. Sometimes it's easy to forget that walls are just walls. Sometimes it's easy to forget to take a step back, breath, look at the wider picture and give the system the middle finger... ...I agree with u'r statement...
first I thought it's cool simple wall, nice perspective and nice colouring
7 years, 1 week ago
This really is nice =).
At first glance, I thought "now here's plain bravery" =P and when I took a closer look...I thought it was like a lovely haiku poem or something. It's simple, yet deep.
I also love the way you integrated a stock photo and a scan so neatly - I couldn't tell they were originally separate until I read the description =P.
Great job!
+fave
7 years, 1 week ago
Wow.
I like this wall very much. Actually, I dislike the style you picked but the overall concept and atmospheare you managed to create is just hilarious.
Congratulations.
7 years, 6 days ago
The scan is nice and goes very well with the background. And the background....is outstanding work *_*! The tree is so well made.... good shading and colours.... I love your brush work. The colours are smooth and realistic, very nice. I feel so peaceful when I look at this wallpaper... it´s calm and pretty. Well, the leaves of the three look a little weird. Excellent work ^^
7 years, 6 days ago
Wow, I've always loved these kind of wallpapers. It seems so peaceful. I love the background, very beautiful. The image of the character looks really good with the scenery. This wallpaper is simple and clean. Yet, it could show a lot of things about life. I really like it. Great job, I'm adding this to my favorites.
7 years, 5 days ago
Wow, it really did keep my mind off for a moment there! It's amazing with all the painted colours, they just look so perfect. You can clearly see the effort of making this wallpaper. Amazing work! Hope to see more of your work soon!
7 years, 5 days ago
haaa.. i love its peaceful atmosphere.. ¦3 the tree looks a bit odd though.. and the style doesn't really fit to the one of the scan.. >__< but it's overall a wonderful piece of art.. =3
6 years, 11 months ago
simply beautiful... they enchant wallpaper completely to me... I do not have you criticize ^^
6 years, 9 months ago
I like it.
6 years, 6 months ago
I like how this wallpaper look painted.
6 years, 5 months ago
Quiet one...when I see it I calm down...WHAT DID YOU PUT IN THIS PAPER ? Seriously, the smooth and brushed colors make it great. One more fav !
6 years, 5 months ago
wah! all your wallpapers are awesome
6 years, 4 months ago
the moment i saw this, i just had to fav it! its so sad that i only saw it today eitherway, its never too late for something that looks this nice. :D
6 years, 4 months ago
this simple paper has something special, I like it, really it makes honor to its name "tranquility"
6 years, 3 months ago
should be given a A
++. fantastic6 years, 1 month ago
Day Dreams..This panting gives me a very nice feeling from the past.. its very nice..
6 years, 1 month ago
ahhh it gives me such a peacful feeling, i love it! +fav!
6 years, 4 weeks ago
I love this!!!
6 years, 3 weeks ago
I love this wallpaper!!!!!!!!! It reminds me of the medwest of montaina state I used to live there and I really miss home :(
6 years, 2 weeks ago
Oh man! This wallpaper makes me feel so relaxed! That's a great looking tree too! I love the way the bark on the trunk looks. I like the background of the green meadow. Looks like you could run and run forever! The soft colours look fantastic! Nice work! Favorite!
6 years, 1 week ago
Thank for this wall it's Kawaiiiiii~~ look pretty good ! the quality is perfect and the background is very awesome!
6 years, 1 week ago
wowo~~it's wonderful~~thx for your posto^0^o
6 years, 4 days ago
perfect name for this wallpaper! right at first glance and i want to relax. i like the detail of the tree. |(n_n)|
6 years, 1 day ago
This wall is so tranquil. It's like a painting! The light part(upper) of the tree is kind of wierd though.
5 years, 11 months ago
title says it all.... awesome brush work and integrating the stock photo you did an awesome job and it's definitely a wall worth using!! +favorites
5 years, 11 months ago
i feel serenity in this wp. zen
5 years, 11 months ago
8)E
I like how simple the concept is, it doesn't need a very very good wallpaper effect or anything. Plus, it's good for people who are bummed nowadays, this might soothe their souls. Nice job. As always. YAY! XD
5 years, 10 months ago
Green Field.... Alone Tree and Girl.... It's Simple and Beautiful. It's Nice Concept. Thanks for Your Good Work.
5 years, 10 months ago
A total diff wall. love the idea nd the wall is facinating. a fav
5 years, 10 months ago
It's nice wall=) The Landscape looks really great!!! Well done fav+
5 years, 10 months ago
So Peaceful!
5 years, 9 months ago
it is so relax! I like the tree and sky!
5 years, 8 months ago
Fits the title perfectly :) Really captured the atmosphere you were going for
5 years, 7 months ago
This gives a nice atmosphere, great work.
5 years, 7 months ago
a good work The final result is perfect it feel like the picture is a scan
4 years, 5 months ago
I like it a lot. ;) hmmm..let's say first the bad,then end with the good,lol :) Only bad thing is that the girl has a little too well-defined contours for the background.Idk ,you should've blurred her a bit,or CG the edges...something to blend her better. Good thing is the overall athmosphere is my ideal one.You managed to capture the early sunrise/late sunset air pretty well,I can almost feel the breeze through my hair. Congrats :D The painting is well-done too,you should make more walls using this technique; And sure thing is ,though I like "Memories" and "Transience:Actress in Time" better,"Tranquility" is one of your best walls !! (so far,who knows what you're gonna come up next? ;) ) Great work,added to Favs. really tranquil it is :D ima use this for now coz i need to be tranquil >.>
anyway for the crit it's all good props to the painting job :D what are those things under the leaves? they look like lil butterflies (kick me if im wrong) and maybe a bit of an outline here and there to make the tree more solid
2 years, 2 months ago
Very simple and soothing. Great job. +fave
1 year, 5 months ago
Interesting wallpaper, also from the point that most of the Takamichi weallapers have very high contrats colors, and your rather a washed-out one, reminding me a mood before a rain. The painting is done fairly well, just the leaves could be more random instead a tree which looks like a globe.