I made this wallpaper in honor of the start of The Script Refinery, a wallpaper discussion group focused on the text aspect of wallpaper making, which myself and Mayumi2617 started just a little while ago.
I've gotten the comment a few times that a car looks somewhat out of place with a sky background; go figure, huh? ^_^; and what can I say? It's true... but think about it, isn't it not just a bit inspiring to see somehow? It is to me anyway. I titled it "Endless Skies..." and isn't that a feeling that we all search for a little? You drive a car out far away from where you know, heading for the ocean or somewhere, park somewhere with a great view, and it can seem like anything's possible. I don't think the feeling's limited to oceans, you can feel it anywhere and take it with you in your mind a bit, but it never seems to stay long, does it? What I hope with this wallpaper I've made is that when you have it on your desktop, you'll see it and have that feeling back for a little while. Anything really isn't possible in this world of ours, but there are still skies that seem endless, and as long as you can see them in your mind's eye for a time, that reality might not matter quite so much.
Acknowledgments: I'd like to thank those in the group forum who helped me with some great suggestions for refining my wallpaper before I submitted it. I went thought 6 significant revisions and I think it's a very lovely result. So my heartfelt thanks go to Anime11, Byakuya-Sama, ChibiCrystal, Cybil, Fullmetal21, Grayserg, Hitome-Sakura, Kiara, Mayumi2617, and Teresevo, this wallpaper would not look as good as it does without your suggestions ^_^




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6 years, 7 months ago
i love love love your concept, but something is lacking here... let me go into my spelunking mode and i will tell you why.
The scan could have been induced better. I would suggest using more than 6 layers so the edges become crisp and tender lolz, but not too sharp. Try to use the blur tool when needed and set it to 30% or less so it doesn't go berserk blurring edges XD. and the wheels i believe could have been given a shadow. and oh, speaking of shadowing, its the lighting that didn't correspond to me well. like, it could have been given a bit of touch here, there and voila, shimmering shiny splendid XD, on the other hand, I LOVE THIS YOU'RE UNDER ARREST SCAN XD. It reminds me of my best friend lolz.
moving on are the good things about this wallpaper. the font is a super plus, although i wished there was less text. people would generally prefer simplistic styles, and i think stating their names isn't necessariy considering that you have a title and subtitle already, as well as the anime title as well. It kinda just gone amuck there.
The clouds are beautiful, but i'm not completely happy about the color, or rather, the saturation. Its kinda "mustardy" in color like an old old photo, and i'm not fond of that effect, but that's probably just me. I could have wished to see a darker shade of either gold or brown, whichever you prefer to make the scan stand out, and the background extra extra good. also, there's this huge ahem, soccer ball behind them, i'm not really getting that part well enough though.
But overall, i love love love the concept. Just a bit more tweaking, a little more, and you'll get there. :) great job.
6 years, 7 months ago
That is pure talent what you made there... Although there is room for an even better wallpaper from you, this one is good enough. The idea and everything is nice...Good job on this wallpaper :)
6 years, 7 months ago
It seeming is autumn and a wallpaper of fresh atmosphere. This illustration expresses gratitude for finishing it up in a wonderful wallpaper because it likes it very much.
6 years, 7 months ago
oh finally it made it, its so beautifull, i simply love it, the theme is nice and everything is so cool, and you did a well done job, i was waiting for the day when you will upload it here,
plus adding this to my fav.
6 years, 7 months ago
YAY Finally you finished it ^_^ You did really a hard work on it i really like it ^^ It seems COOL ^_^ To my Fav ^^
6 years, 7 months ago
excellent wall! lol I still love it ^^. its soft and washy without a loss of interesting colors. plus the text kicks @$$ if i do say so myself heehee. fave cause I know how hard you worked on it! (kinda >__>)
6 years, 7 months ago
It went through! Congratulations on your submission! It really is a great piece of art there, especially with the whole story attached to it. "Endless Skies" - I never thought of the significance of that name but as you mentioned it, it somehow made me remember specific memories. Love the wall. Great job!
6 years, 7 months ago
you really hit hard on the text part (it looks great)...all of the ambient effects are awsome as well...it's old looking, a bit of grunge, and has style...
I think the characters (especially towards the top) don't quite blend as well though (being opaque would probably be the best), but it looks pretty nice overall. like a movie poster :)
6 years, 7 months ago
Just amazing.... i can't say nothing about anything on this wallie... so pretty! ^^ Thanks for sharing!
6 years, 7 months ago
Nicely done. The background and the subject mesh well together. Keep up the good work and keep 'em coming.
6 years, 7 months ago
nice wallie! i love it! hehe....my first you're under arrest wallie! and i'm really sorry for the sketch...i promise...tomorrow +fav
6 years, 7 months ago
Sorry for commenting that late on your wallpaper ^_^ Well, I'll start! I liked the concept of your wallpaper. I'm not bothered by the car in the skies, on the opposite, that's kind of original and nice to me. The scan is nice, even if some of the edges just stand out a bit from the rest. I loved the background! The colors are really nice and seem to reproduce the colors of one of the characters featured ^_^ The text and font are awesome ^_^ I liked the brushes behind the text! I think that I would have prefered to see more clouds >_< but that's fine like this! The texture is really nice! A very nice wallpaper ^_^ Keep up the awesome work August199 ^_^
6 years, 7 months ago
I like it a lot! ^^ the bg is very nice, and the bg is too!! I also like scan yu jose once again! :) The stars are very nicely done as well!! :) Great Job on this, its very pretty! ;)
FAVS!
6 years, 7 months ago
i love it... the background and the colours are great ^^ and the car looks good too ^^ good job, my friend!! ^^ *fave*
6 years, 7 months ago
It looks so beautiful!^^ The atmosphere is great. It gives out a nice and calm vibe. I love the nice, light colors.And it has such a nice, peaceful feeling to it. A favorite for me.^^ Awesome wall!
6 years, 7 months ago
It fits lovely on my desktop thanks to u august199. The background looks gorgorous and the image is blended in so well. Some very nice effects to make the wall glow in front of my eyes It belongs on my favs ^_^ *Two Thumbs up*
6 years, 7 months ago
Sorry for the late comment. >_<
I'm diggin' the text effects O___O The star thing at the back bugs me a bit though. But overall super stuff from you.
6 years, 7 months ago
Wui...Such a respectable wallpaper^^Looks old but fantastic^^Wow..the friendship appear so clearly...Umm...Not usually i like a wallpaper like this^^But somehow there is something interesting for me from this wallpaper...Umm...Cannot describe it (_ _)...Anyway....This is a great wallpaper! Thanks for sharing it XD XD
6 years, 7 months ago
ooo pretty! me likey! i think i can see some cling-ons on the lady on the lefts hat, but that might be my imagination. ( it's wild lol) yeah i really like how all the mixtures of shades and colors match, a yellow hue correct? yeah i haven't heard from u in a while, talk to me on my page latter, k? in my favs!^ ^
6 years, 7 months ago
Ahhh, i love the background it has such a peacful feeling to it, its so beautiful i cant stop looking at it its so going to my favs^_^.
6 years, 6 months ago
cute!! the car is so cool and the bg is very nice!! ^^
6 years, 6 months ago
Luv the wallpaper it kewl.
6 years, 5 months ago
Okay, well you pointed me here and since I like YUA how could I like not check it out. I really like the sky and effects in the background. This is actually one of my favorite YUA sketches so needless to say I like the wallpaper =P Not sure what's up with that starball thinger tho. This also doesn't fit my screen but I usually find other uses for wallpapers anyway. ^^
And so yes August I worship you. And the sacrificial goat says hi.
*baaaah*
Alright alright, back in the bag you...
6 years, 5 months ago
5 stars!!
6 years, 3 months ago
so pretty! Thanks for sharing!
6 years, 3 months ago
And I roamed the internet just to find a good You're under arrest! wallpaper, and here it was all along. This is just.. one of the best anime wallpapers I have ever seen. Thank you so much! The desktop problem is solved! Actually, I can't find anything wrong with this wall. It's just pure art, really.
6 years, 1 month ago
Yo Mac you did something *******incredable. Im not to much into YUA walls but you made something what I thing is one of the best wallpapers on this server... Be proud you deserv it.
5 years, 11 months ago
this is very intresting I like the abstract feel it has, and like always the text is great I like the car and add pretty girls to it its perfect
5 years, 10 months ago
The sky background is a little weird, but I think it really works and gives a great ambience to the piece. The shadowed figure in the window on the left is a bit strange and distracting, but maybe it has some significance that is lost on me. Overall, it's simply gorgeous.
5 years, 10 months ago
It looks hard to create this one. The surrounding environment, the sky, the clouds, its just so peace and beautiful. Great wallpaper.
5 years, 7 months ago
ahhh.what a nice wallpaper(~_~)
5 years, 1 week ago
I'm really feeling this one
4 years, 11 months ago
It looks like a forever world, I like the feel. Taiho will never end deep in our heart.
4 years, 9 months ago
There aren't many YUA wallpapers (criminally few, really!), but it's great that both of the 1680x1050 ones are oustanding. You picked a great bit of the manga art to use, and even though it doesn't immediately remind me of YUA, it's still very nice and calming. Great work!