So here it is... My very first wallpaper about my very first manga ever read...
This wall took me more than a month to get this nice-but-not-perfect look... So yeah I'm pretty proud of me... At first I was going for a simple "scan+abstract background" style but really at the beginning I had some DEVILS (asa01 and mellykill) neat picking on me!!!! Poor of me!
So yeah... They wanted a scenery background and more improvement on the scan and some blood and a tilt for the blade and more texture, and more of that...
And after that came other devils all at the same time : lyMilfeulle30slaka16789boomboyspirit
I really want to thanks them cause for the first wall I ever done.. I couldn't get it better! :) And I also want to thanks also all the people that comment on this thread.
A special thanks to trismugistus for all his nice comments and encouragement and also his patience :)
But let's speak a bit more about the wall! - More than 240 layers used during the proces... - A mont of regular work. - 4 types of rock texture - More than 40 layers of different blood splater on the wall to get only 10 nice keeped. - 150 comments in the Session Zero thread :D - The original scan was found on google... You can find the original cleaned version here. - The blade shape is from an other scan found on the net and I vectored it entirely. First time I did some vector work... Really hard even for a really simple shape... (Note if you think it's a strange metal look just check this picture out Damas blade. See I didn't imagine the style ^_^) - All made on Corel Photo Paint 12. - Normally the original size was 1200*800 but I saw that on AP this size is not accepted... So I had to redo the entire background to get the size right... I hope you'll like this version and that it will be accepted.
I think it's about it...
Enjoy! :)
Note : I know the blood isn't quiet as nice as people would want it to but for now I don't have any splatter brushes so I use what I can found... I'll correct it when I found Corel Photo Paint 12 brushes!
_EDIT November 2007 _: Edit the blood to have it more blood looking and less blurry... What do you think?




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6 years, 5 months ago
Hi zazou, the first comment for your first wallpaper ; nice composition, the idea is very nice, what a pity that wallpapers like this one are so rarely. I'm glad you found the good resolution, good but too small for my screen! Good job, see you for your next wallpaper :)
6 years, 5 months ago
Awesome concept...I like how you made things capture the theme you were going for. Great job!
6 years, 5 months ago
I saw this wall at SZ its cool I like the idea of having here eyes reflected in the blade
6 years, 5 months ago
Finally yoo submitted it. Nice job on the wall its cute :)
6 years, 5 months ago
Heeey! Look what´s here finaly! Jees I´m so happy that you were accepted =). This must been the longest thread in SZ ever =) ! I´m so proud of you. And it was pleasure to give you my little tiny help (if even). I hope I helped you a little =) Definitely goes to my +fav you fully deserve this for your hard work on this project as everybody who was presented in your thread in SZ knows. It´s been a long way with happy end. *cheers*
6 years, 5 months ago
That's a lot of hard work all right. My computer most probably would have died long ago for such a large file with 240 layers. And you certainly have a lot of people helping you ^^ (150 comments??)
I like it, worth the hard work. Good idea on the shadow and reflection on the blade. Also, the blood splatters don't look so bad actually, but it does look a bit weird, I think. Great that you can work with what you have and make it look so amazing. The blade looks quite real, and this is the first time you do vectoring? Ok, so I'm really dead if I'm going to be doing my own wallpaper. I'm not a very big fan of the anime so I'm not going to download it, but I really like it n__n
Last but not least, congratz for the wallpaper being accepted ^^ I'll be looking forward to your next wallpaper~! Keep up the great work!
6 years, 5 months ago
Ooh, congrats! I'm glad is was accepted. You worked really hard on this! :)
6 years, 5 months ago
*coughs and snarfs his soda*
Two hundred and . . . *kaff kaff* fifty? Good lawdy! You were at your computer for a long time! I do love to see a Battle Angel wall, and this one is super. If I had to complain (and I do not) I would have to say that the line up of the eyes is slightly skewed (*takes out his laser level and feels shame*). Regardless, lovely wall! Welcome to AP and thank you so much for your contribution. I am going to go commit honorable seppuku again.
Regards, Aaron
6 years, 5 months ago
Ah!This is the time when the judge,gets judged... Famous zazou has been jusging wallpapers over and over,now its your time to get judged... Scared?Why?Think im bluffing?Damn right... Its very good,the reflect thingie is good eveything works perfect,like if it were a picture...
6 years, 5 months ago
it's very darck goog!!
6 years, 5 months ago
congratulation! nice job.. and hope to see more.. the sword looks good...
6 years, 5 months ago
i was so happy happy happy when i saw it in the recently submitted walls section on AP's homepage!!!! xD yay! congrats! your first wall is now part of AP's gallery. i know you've put so much effort into it so i'm very excited for you. =] now, to play the part of the devil, get working on your next one >xD walling should get slightly easier, as you gain more experience. so nice work on this one and keep on going zazou! we are rooting for ya.
6 years, 5 months ago
hmm the devil has spoken! haha ok congrats! yay so happy yea! this wall deserves to be here after all that hard work. congrats! +fav
6 years, 5 months ago
For some reason I thought that was Rukia from Bleach for a moment. Anyway, it's a very nice wallpaper. I love the effects, and the reflection against the shadow. That's very nice. It's a great dark-themed wallpaper. nice job. :D ^_^
~Nightfire
6 years, 5 months ago
omfg this wall isone of my fav.s**adds to fav i love it the blood looks really awesome nice job!!!
6 years, 5 months ago
................................................................. wonder how you made the blade so realistic....................
6 years, 5 months ago
good joy .it's very nice .i love it
6 years, 5 months ago
I like the shadow, the blood and the eyes reflected on the blade, it makes a very good and dark wall n_n
6 years, 5 months ago
nice to see that alita gets some attention from time to time and even good lookin attention quite a likeable idea well executed too how her image is reflected on the blade and breaks on the edge beautiful this has all the grace and style alita does well, i also have a thing for blood splatters and knives so basically im very pleased
6 years, 5 months ago
I'm doing the happy dance for you zazou! *happy dance happy dance* you put so much time and effort into this, and it really shows in the last one. I'm so glad you persisted in finishing this wall, and it's now hanging among the fine galleries at AP! and I'm actually going to fav this wall, even though I haven't seen the anime, it's the principal man, the principal. ;) you put so much time and effort into this and listened patiently to everything we had to say, 10 pages in SZ and you didn't give up! yeah, that's deserving of a fav right there. even though I would have liked to have seen less blood on the blade, and a little darker BG. I look forward to your next project and all the banter in SZ that goes along with it!
6 years, 5 months ago
Wow its great to see how much effort you have put into this wallpaper. I am sure you are going to make more awesome wallpapers; considering how willing you are to improve. I have looked at your Session Zero of your first attempt at this wallpaper...It has really improved alot. The knife is well done as are all the extra little details. The blood looks lovely...as lovely as blood can look. :) Great work-Shira
6 years, 5 months ago
WAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! YIPPY !!!!! I never though I would see this day ! X) yay ! I am so happy that you got your work submitted finally! and you definatly win the record of longest session Zero post EVER and I am extremly glad to have been in that 150 comments lol. See ! Arent you happy now that I got you to start making wallpapers? hehehe. Gj! And I hope to see your work progress in the near future. I am extremly happy with the results ! and you are The Famous Zazou !! wuahaahahahA! hehe.
~SLAKA
6 years, 5 months ago
the idea is really interesting and the result pretty good but i think it is too bad that the reflect of Gally on the sword was a little blurry the bloodstains are really realistic and well done congratulation for your wall ;)
6 years, 4 months ago
In my eyes, there is no mistake on your wall, congratulations!!!
6 years, 4 months ago
"Who i am ?" Yoko or Gally ? That is the question ...
6 years, 4 months ago
Great idea, very compliments!
6 years, 4 months ago
Hello, zazou ^^ I like the knife, circles on the knife, the girl's reflection and of course, the blood. The blood surely looks so real, especially the one that drip from the knife. But I think the blood on the knife ( besides the one that drip ) looks a bit strange to me. I don't know if it's because there're too much blood or not. I personally prefer the darker version better. So much effort, so much layers, and so much comments... I check out the scan and blade. I must admit that you are really amazing. And you did amazing job. Well done. Sorry, can't express my comment well. Hope that helps you ^^ Two thumbs up for you.
Warm Regards, Yuki
6 years, 3 months ago
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6 years, 3 months ago
i love the wall.. i think you did a great job with it! new fav! i love it!*:)
6 years, 3 months ago
belle image
6 years, 3 months ago
superbe !!
6 years, 3 months ago
superbe !!
6 years, 3 months ago
very nice job on the reflection effect, you dont see most people do that corectly
+favorite+
6 years, 1 month ago
i kno this is soo gross to say but i love the blood it makes the fell of the picture and it makes me think,bout things and ya
6 years, 1 month ago
*Whistle* Nicely done. The reflection is flawless. Good work
6 years, 1 month ago
Very nicely done. I like how the reflection of the eyes matches perfectly to the shadow.
5 years, 9 months ago
the reflection in the sorwd is nice, but the backround could of been more
5 years, 5 months ago
Good joy. It's very nice.
5 years, 4 months ago
Nice picture. I particularly enjoy the fact that the blade looks real. You must have put some effort to achive this stage, especially if this is your first wallpaper ever made. (and your first manga:P I am curently reading it as well^^). I guess you should really be thankful to these devils eh? Anyway there is one thing that I did not like and that is the floor. (call it background). It looks real in some places and in others it does not. The places that are covered with blood are nice but most of the gray place looks too simple for me. But the adding more blood you tried this November did help it improve. Keep it up:)
5 years, 4 months ago
The use of raw metal mixed with the reflecion of those "inocent" eyes makes a very simple yet awesome mix !!
Keep up the great work !
5 years, 3 months ago
Great reflection work. I like how this wallie looks. Everything is aligned perfectly with her image in the blade and her shadow. Great work.
5 years, 2 months ago
WOW!
It looks so great! The blood and her eyes reflecting in the knife... awesome!
5 years, 1 month ago
wow, what an interesting wallpaper o.o
It has an awesome concept and an awesome reflection feature in that awesome looking knife on top of that awesome looking background splattered with that awesome looking blood o.o <---- AWESOME! xP
Very impressive zazou, I like it a lot, my only complaint would be the small resolution P(T_T)
But very nice work, keep it that way. +fav
5 years, 1 month ago
I like the idea in this wallpaper. It's a bit cliche, but its still nice to make these once in a while. I like the color choices; it keeps an 'anime' feel as if it's a screenshot from the anime. Tasteful use of blood. There is enough to give off a message saying something happened and there isn't an overabundance to make it look like a blood-fest.
5 years, 5 days ago
Excellent work!! Battle Angel Alita is really excellent manga but wallpaper which you did are excellent.
4 years, 11 months ago
Hmmm, interesting situation: the blade lies on the ground; Gally is not holding it; there is blood: whose? How did it affect our heroine? Her eyes are wide, as she looks at her own blade from a distance.
I like those walls who create a story, make a mystery.
4 years, 11 months ago
I love this job! The death, blood, anger and doubt, all combined in that image after the edge! Simply excellent!
4 years, 11 months ago
Interesting and original concept, I like it.
3 years, 11 months ago
Wow! This is really good for your first wallpaper! My first wallpaper was not even close to this.
3 years, 3 months ago
wow, a really like it =3, the effect of the blood is so nice and the reflect in the knife is good
1 year, 11 months ago
Pretty cool idear..
8 months, 4 days ago
Good..
8 months, 3 days ago
Glad you like it.