A wallpaper by `HeavensDragon
Submitted 6 years, 2 months ago

Air Gear Icarus

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Icarus Air Gear Wallpaper

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`HeavensDragon

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Hi all, a new wallpaper from me. Been working on this for weeks and only when I'm taking study breaks (aghhh...which reminds I have to study again).

I simply love this image of Rika when I was reading Air Gear (you can find this image in Vol.5, Chapter 40). The details in the wings are so amazing. The title, Icarus was mentioned in the manga so I figure it's perfect for this wallpaper. The wallpaper is based off the Greek mythology about Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and melted his wax wings, and fell to his death.

I redrew all the lines, the longest and most tiring part was the wings (like I said, there's so much details in them, I really thought tears were going to fall). The wings alone took about 10 hours. For the background, I vectored in some birds to add to the symbolism. Then I tried to make a dream-like state (I really tried). Added some noise to give it an "ancient" look and black borders for a dramatic look.

This wallpaper has been sitting on my hardrive for quite a while but then I recently started listening to Overkooled, one of the soundtrack from the Air Gear's OST. It inspired me greatly to work on it again.

Edit: Since it's acceptable, there's no need for the first one so here's the one and only version.

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`CrimsonCyanide Unlimited Disguise Works

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Fan service? Bah, more of like a beautiful artwork. Honestly, I don't see anything offensive about this image, unless you find wings and girls to be offensive =x. I also like the sorta widescreen effect given by the boarder. Though, normally I'm not fond of it, in this case I am :). What impresses me the most is the amount of detail put into the wings. Honestly, these are by far the best wings I have ever seen. No joke either.

I'm glad to see that you were inspired enough to start working on it again and to submit it as well ^^ It's truly a gorgeous wallpaper. A favorite for me.

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`aplastictree

6 years, 2 months ago

 

The difference from the two versions is sooo noticeable :P

ANYWAYS, Air Gear's artwork is amazing, and you've turned this pic of Rika into a masterpiece *claps* Tying in Air Gear to the story of Icarus is particularly potent because Icarus's quest is an underlying theme to the plot. It makes for a good wall with a good background story if you get it.

+Fave; me likes :3

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`cheche115

6 years, 2 months ago

 

this is beautiful =) I love the tale of Icarus~! and I'm in love with her wings~ ♥ this would have made a great widescreen wall =D but it's just as beautiful the way it is. it might have been a good touch if her body was a little lighter than the background, but as I said, it's beautiful the way it is ^^ +Fav ♥

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~Fuu-kun

6 years, 2 months ago

 

such a beautiful wallpaper. first of all,the wings is really gorgeous,sure it was hard redrew it. yeah,her wings reminds me of Icarus. poor boy,he fell to a lake and death. well Heavens-chan,tragic story..like us students T_T a fav ++ i love this wallie

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~Ruri-chan

6 years, 2 months ago

 

so simple yet too perfect. love this wall ^^ love the wings its just peaceful...

great job n__n

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~SaitouX

6 years, 2 months ago

 

EXCELENT JOB! i just love the wings... how they look. The message, its font. The color the scan EVRYTHING!!! JUST BEAUTIFUL!

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$Linkite

6 years, 2 months ago

 

simple... yet very effective! i love the wings they look awesome! great work - keep it up :)

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`Dioma

6 years, 2 months ago

 

The wings get a lot of love, the same goes for the colors. Looks quite simple but very well done.

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~reggiwatson

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Simple... but a 6 star work of art! Directly to my fav list, hardrive and desktop! ^^

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~anianhakura

6 years, 2 months ago

 

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Ooo awesome your wallpaper ! I loved the wings, was "draw"(?) very well :D The black all over the wallpaper...The background is cool too, the color and effects...everything ! \o/ Very nice Bye ;D

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~angrycat

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Really nice, detailed work. Also, v2 works for me, I don't think it is too much. Maybe you could upload widescreen resolutions. It would be easy to crop the picture. ^^ But anyway, really good job. Goes to my favs.

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θblu3angl

6 years, 2 months ago

 

I also love the wings and the super smooth lines. :D But i think it could do without the black bars.

PS. LoL at 2nd version. it would have been acceptable.

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~ballsuck

6 years, 2 months ago

 

There's not that much fanservice going on (I've seen worse), but this wall looks GREAT! I love the details on the wing and the birds in the bg is a really nice touch. Everything is really beautiful.

P.S. The v2 is better IMHO. It would've been acceptable here.

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~sweetstar

6 years, 2 months ago

 

love the colors and the wings are excelent! great wall! +favs =)

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~Kyoshu

6 years, 2 months ago

 

i like the scan and the bg but i find the border somewhat distracting

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~Tzakey

6 years, 2 months ago

 

you just gotta love those wings. such a beautiful and simple wall. But, yeah ... that border kinda takes your eyes away. Anyway... fav's :D

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~francopulp

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Giving it up..NO! Best wishes for you and all ppl around! Franco & Maycle

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~Decel

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Very nice wall, though I can do without the black strips.

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~asianbankai

6 years, 2 months ago

 

WOW wat a nice wallpaper!!! this is great!! i loved the picture in the manga and it becoming a wall is soo much better "OH GREAT!" < pun (if you dont get it then you should just roll over and die XD)

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~dunforgiven

6 years, 2 months ago

 

such a nice wallpaper! i love the wings just great work

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~eternalxlove

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Beautiful wallie~! =D I absolutly love the wings and they look soo realistic!! The birds in the bg were a good idea to add. I like the black parts at the top and bottom you added, makes it look like a film. Nice job! =D

+fav. +down.

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~ourearlydays

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Definitely a masterpiece and expressed the style of Air Gear. The wings make this wallpaper more abstract and distinct. If I saw this in random, it probably belonged to Air Gear artwork. Keep it up

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~guojingming

6 years, 2 months ago

 

I like the way you use the scan. The wallpaper is very pretty and easy on the eyes. The girl on there fits in perfectly with the background and environment. Keep up the great work!

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~Hitachiin

6 years, 2 months ago

 

nice! ![](F:\Zero\Card captors sakura 00013)

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~CrimzinD

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Thats Hot. I like it. More chicks with wings are needed!

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~Trema

6 years, 2 months ago

 

I love the shades of grey, they mix so well together. Also the wings look amazing. You can tell, when you look at them that you really went through a lot to get them right. It's great wallpaper of a great character.

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~NekuraAiji

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Pretty good ^^ Like the colors

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~ZSLEPTLEONZ

6 years, 2 months ago

 

pretty wall. i love the draw and that wings, the color is simple but fits great. nice work.

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~Sinata

6 years, 2 months ago

 

Very pretty! I love the atmosphere, and kudos to you for spending so much time on it. I think it was well worth the trouble. XD Great work!

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~mw8958

6 years, 1 month ago

 

very good wing

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~Ryuusenka

6 years, 1 week ago

 

Amazing...the wings are flawlessly recreated, good job

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~whangel

6 years, 3 days ago

 

Gorgeous! I love the grey tones you used! <3

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~shyunshin

5 years, 11 months ago

 

I think that's really beautiful! The concept, and the colours :D! I can imagine how redrawing the lines would be an insane task XD!

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~goover

5 years, 11 months ago

 

The wings... so nice!

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~heizl-ann

5 years, 11 months ago

 

love the wings!

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~untold07depth

5 years, 11 months ago

 

amazing effect..

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$NeonNinja

5 years, 11 months ago

 

Nice wallpaper. Like the not so visible, yet visible birds in the back.

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~Makaiei

5 years, 11 months ago

 

The wings are absolutely beautiful, my friend. And the texture is dazzling.

Please make more like this. +.+

Air Gear. <33

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~sandosan

5 years, 10 months ago

 

Good! i love her wings... we think that she can fly whit her air trecks! She's very beautiful. °oO +fav Oo°

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~xXKenjhiXx

5 years, 9 months ago

 

Kinda simple.. but it's perfect to me"! reaaaaally " I liked it alot! great job man,. I'll look forward to your artworks" Cheers,.. I'm watching you,. Atte:Michael..

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~xXKenjhiXx

5 years, 9 months ago

 

whoa.. I've been looking arround for walls,, ,, .. and I found this"! I honestly consider myself a selective person.. And,.. I must say, this wall is one of my top favourites.. I'm speechles.. Keep it up HeavensDragon,..

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~lakofsleep

5 years, 9 months ago

 

I love this paper.

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~inno90

5 years, 9 months ago

 

erm..i think the picture is nice..but its looks a bit dark..so i think u should color her back and the wing with brighter color..to make it attractive from the picture.. i like this comic..so i happy to see more picture from u..

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$AlexCorp

5 years, 7 months ago

 

Oh great!!. It's beautiful my friend. I like it.

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~Rochaz

5 years, 6 months ago

 

its simple..but looks great... the image already nice though.. but the grey color was perfectly match with her icarus wings..

makes the wallpaper looks deep and gloomy

nice!!!

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~kaedesama

5 years, 6 months ago

 

simple, but it works

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~4Kio

5 years, 4 months ago

 

Gray colors and wings, looks amazing, really :)

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~Cacophonical

5 years, 3 months ago

 

Gorgeous! I love the simple colours. A beautiful image used well, thanks for sharing!

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~ibblif123

5 years, 2 months ago

 

Oh, wow. First of all, much kudos for redrawing all the lines. And I really think you did nail that atmosphere of dream, and her body with the wings and hushed muted colors is just incredible. Rika's emotions come through perfectly clearly.

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~NeoTsunami

5 years, 2 weeks ago

 

love the birds inthe background hardly noticeable but enhancing the wings theme

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~eshebala

4 years, 11 months ago

 

Excellent wallpaper ; nice work !

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~Myeev

4 years, 8 months ago

 

I love her wings

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~darkbliss

4 years, 6 months ago

 

this wall of rika is good but i would have preferred it without the black string. But heck it still looks good with the string there XD

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~5kloy

4 years, 4 months ago

 

wow 10 hours well i think that it is definitely worth it to produce such a wall

but i feel that the title icarus suits rika though more suitable for sora in my opinion

oh ya it's really good that u provided details on icarus if not i was gonna ask u hahaz ...

thanks for such an awesome wallpaper

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~Shimu

3 years, 8 months ago

 

good work *_* paper is realy great**

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~Silvantian

3 years, 8 months ago

 

Aww Rika with broken wings makes me sad to see I love the anatomy and shape of the wings though

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~Garnicu

3 years, 4 months ago

 

to strong but finally it a weak

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~ginome701

2 years, 1 month ago

 

Awesome!

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~tsubaki178

2 years, 3 weeks ago

 

cool

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