mountain's red leaves the setting sun returns to the sky -- Kobayashi IssaThis is my entry to Paint-o-Rama's Feudal Japan contest. I found the scan to be interesting in composition - the simplicity in the trees framing a round bridge with a geisha made a not-so-typical scenic setting, plus the orange-y autumn colors were quite refreshing. This wallpaper was basically extended in Illustrator, repainted (twice - once for watercolor and once for blending) in Painter, and then post-production was completed in Photoshop. You can see the details in my step-wise tutorial. I found the haiku with Google - originally I was looking for one by Basho, but I found an excellent resource for Issa haiku that was even sorted by seasons - perfect for finding a fitting fall poem for the setting.More resolutions for the not-so-widescreen crowd
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6 years, 5 months ago
its beautiful is much like a painting...i love it is my desktop bg...thanx
6 years, 5 months ago
wow, i love the japanese style and the colors... orange tones and shaded tomes fit perfectly i also like the letter style :p
6 years, 5 months ago
very ancient feelinf..i really like it!like a scenery painting..perfect as wall!!haha~i like the colour schemes too~great job!!#fav#
6 years, 5 months ago
Quite beautiful as always and genuinely captures the painting feeling. Very nice when I have busy work like right now.
6 years, 5 months ago
First wall that I commented in 2 or more weeks!! *dances*
Anyway, this wall is absolutely refreshing. The warm orange colors aren't too bright, and it authentically captures that painting feeling. In addition, the scan is perfect. +FAV for the great job!!
6 years, 5 months ago
Nice scan to showcase Feudal Japan. The colours are really nice and refreshing and they are not too bright that they burn your eyes out. Love the whole paintey feeling of the wall.
A wall which deserves a +Fave
6 years, 5 months ago
the scan is simply amazing, the silohuette is great!! I like the details you add to the wall, and i think you did a great coloring job too!! it looks beautiful, no regrets at all, it is great!!
6 years, 5 months ago
Great feeling in this wall, kinda like old Japan.
6 years, 5 months ago
It's kinda like the things I see in Japanese Culture.. More like a painting in what I think.. Anyway, it's really cool! Great job you did there ^_^
6 years, 5 months ago
Great wall! ^^
So picturesque... love the warm colors and composition, it's simple and charming.
Great work !
6 years, 5 months ago
very nice wallpaper ;) i really like it ;) also i like old japan :) daisuki!
6 years, 5 months ago
nice fiery tones to the bg well done
6 years, 5 months ago
Amazing wall .... i love the colors and the fact all is silhouette .... Very refreshing .... Thx for the step-to-step tutorial .... it is very interresting to know the process of such a wall
6 years, 5 months ago
this is so beautiful <3 i love the orangey tones. +faves
6 years, 5 months ago
so serene looking. great combination of autumn colors.
6 years, 5 months ago
I love this wall, so awesome
The color is great and I like the time of the day you chose
It reallt gives you that japanese cluture feeling, very beautiful
Great job!
6 years, 5 months ago
I love the painted feeling + I love sunrise/sunset scenes. This is an instant fav :)
6 years, 5 months ago
Awesome wallpaper! I never get bored by your wallpapers Tama-Neko! The colors are awesome and the composition too! Seems like a real painting! So warm and cheerful! Keep up the awesome work!
6 years, 5 months ago
Gorgeous and traditional. Very nice color scheme and a very feudal atmosphere.. New favorite. =]
6 years, 5 months ago
This is so gorgeous! It looks like a painting. One of those old fashion kinds that you might see in a nice chinese restaurant. Yeah... I'm sure that didn't make any sense but I love it none the less!! Great job with this wallpaper. It is very classic.
6 years, 5 months ago
Very beautiful and touching piece of work and clearly demonstrating your gift! :)
6 years, 5 months ago
wow this is beautiful...especiall with that japanese woman on the bridge, makes it look like a peaceful evening, good job on the colors and shading
6 years, 5 months ago
beautiful wall, you did a great job with the scan, and the colors are just so vivid, thx for all the resolutions as well
6 years, 5 months ago
I love the wallpaper composition wise and its just good . Fav for me .
6 years, 5 months ago
Gorgeous. Basho has great haiku's, but at times I find Issa's more poignant. If you've read his life history, his haikus will definitely hit a painful note in your heart and also a great deal of empathy. Great wall!
6 years, 5 months ago
Great Wallpaper is Very Beautifull. . . flw
6 years, 5 months ago
Quite beautiful and relaxing is some way. I love your wallpaper, great work.
+FAV
6 years, 5 months ago
Good use of colours. Great wall altogether.
6 years, 5 months ago
Wow, I love the color scheme and the scenery. Very nice! Good job ^_^
6 years, 5 months ago
definitely my desktop bg, I love the watercolor/painting effect, it makes me feel like I am looking at something other than a computer screen, especially with all the icons cleared :D. As much as I love it, it is simple, and I feel like there should be something more happening, although that may well lose the peaceful effect it has...good work, and the title sold me on it before I really had a chance to examine it.
6 years, 5 months ago
I'm loving this wallpaper. The only sad thing is that it doesn't work for my moniter proportions. :-(
6 years, 5 months ago
YAY!!! very good!! i like the colors and how you blended them.. i really like the theme also.. i'll add this as my faborito!
6 years, 5 months ago
The background is beautiful, the mountains, the trees, the sun, setting beyond the bridge... the colors are very nice, fitting to the theme. The woman on the bridge seems a bit lonely, but she fits to the background well. The title is good, too, nice wallpaper!
6 years, 5 months ago
this is just beautiful! just like a painting.
6 years, 5 months ago
very nice colors and it looks so great on my desktop
6 years, 5 months ago
lovin the color ALOT, another great wallpaper
+fav
6 years, 5 months ago
very oriental. an image of ancient japan with a modern twist... :D
6 years, 5 months ago
I always loved your work ^^ Each one of your walls is creative, original, and well-made. Keep on walling...I'm sure you'll conquer everyone's desktops soon enough :)
+fav for an awesome wall
6 years, 5 months ago
I love this one..thats really really nice, especially the color and the layer design soft and attractive...nice effect, everything have a well match when come together I just not really like the most right hand side that tree's shadow...seems like a dinosaur =.= anyway, its really a great job!! you did a good work!!
6 years, 5 months ago
Oh I love the colours. This somehow reminds me of Memoirs of a Geisha. XD
6 years, 5 months ago
Amazing! Love the colors, and the tut is pretty nice as well. The original looked bad, but you made it Great! Love the whole idea, and the extra work on making it a wall. Anyways, nicely done thanks for sharing!
6 years, 5 months ago
Wow... really pretty one! ^^ I love sunset's, sunrises... and with a japanese felling together, perfect! Thanks for sharing!
6 years, 5 months ago
wow, amazing wall. Very artistic. Only wish I had a widescreen display to truely enjoy it.
6 years, 5 months ago
shhhhhhhhhhh is beautiful the color the perspective all very good is god
6 years, 5 months ago
cool sunset
6 years, 5 months ago
touching.
6 years, 4 months ago
romantic yet feels sad and lonely when looking at it....nice! love da colours!
6 years, 4 months ago
wah, i love the color of tis picture it's look very beautiful and simple...
the woman in the bright looks so peaceful too very nice.
6 years, 4 months ago
Very beautiful, the warm colors fit it perfectly!
6 years, 4 months ago
good job u did there!!
6 years, 3 months ago
it's very beautiful! I love the fiery colors and the old japanese style.
6 years, 3 months ago
Very nice. It's so calming to look at. ^^
6 years, 3 months ago
Tama-Neko, do you have an infinite amount of canned inspiration, or is it natural 1337 skills? All of your wallpapers are very enjoyable, and this isn't an exception. Widescreen-users like me really appreciate your works of art. Keep it up.
6 years, 2 months ago
I mean, it's Tama-Neko right off the bat. Excellent wallpaper, good choice of colors, and the style is just perfect. I can't praise you anymore, you already all my respect ;P
6 years, 2 months ago
beauty wall i like the japanese paints so relax love the warm color at this good work
6 years, 2 months ago
i love suns sets! ^^
(+fav)
5 years, 9 months ago
Love the orange tone. Thanks for sharing.
5 years, 9 months ago
Beautiful! Thank you
5 years, 8 months ago
this is a beautiful piece of art. it amazes me that it was done with a computer and not paints & brushes! great color choice...it wouldn't be as great if it was blue!
5 years, 7 months ago
Very nice wallpaper; it's really pretty!
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5 years, 7 months ago
Really great use of colour, I think. And the composition is very good as well. Turning this into a wallpaper was an inspiration! :P
5 years, 7 months ago
Really great use of colour, I think. And the composition is very good as well. Turning this into a wallpaper was an inspiration! :P
5 years, 4 months ago
Again I love these old style walls. The culture just looks great as a background!
5 years, 3 months ago
it's a beautiful wallpaper, one of the best that I have seen, the bridge in the dusk looks a bit nostalgic, and the atmosphere is calm
5 years, 2 months ago
Wonderful wallpaper!!! Simply amazing.... It's very simple but the scenary is very good and so zen. I love the colors you choose. A very nice wallpaper, surely one of my favorite...
4 years, 10 months ago
A wallpaper that could be blown up and framed, and look entirely natural in an asian art collection. Very lovely.
4 years, 8 months ago
Beautiful setting. Faved
4 years, 7 months ago
The colors in the wallpaper are really amazing :). Keep up the good work
3 years, 11 months ago
absolutely gorgeous! love the colors and style!
3 years, 6 months ago
With regard to the issue of content, the aura of the spatial relationships contextualize the essentially transitional quality.
In other words, loved the painting
3 years, 4 months ago
wow, this is soooo beautiful! even my mom liked it)))
2 years, 9 months ago
awsome. You seem to be a painter.
2 years, 8 months ago
Simply superb
2 years, 5 months ago
Simply beautiful.
2 years, 5 months ago
beautiful... looks great
2 years, 4 months ago
Great wallpaper. Colors are nice choosen and overall this wallpaper is looking like painting.
2 years, 1 month ago
simply beautiful.
2 years, 2 days ago
Elegant..
2 years, 2 days ago
it looks totally beautiful,like it was painted by hand or something.
1 year, 11 months ago
looks like a pianting
1 year, 11 months ago
thanks for sharing with us this amazing piece! It's so well done and beautiful :D such a magical place, it makes me want to be there.
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Beautiful! I love the colors and the watercolor effect. It is both tranquil and stunning.
1 month, 3 weeks ago
I love it so much~~ it looks simple but so beautiful....AWESOME!!!