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Well, i took a look at this scan, and realized it had not been walled yet so i thought i would be the first. Firstly ill explain how the character was made. I used the original scan. (Yes, it has been vectored already in AP but i like to have credit for my own work and not others.) The scan cleaning was rigorous. This was extremely time consuming as i had to re-do nearly every single line to get rid of the light effects from the original scan. Also i had to basically re-color every single bit of color to make the image look clean for the wall. Also i made my own little extras. I re-vectored her open eye to give a more reflective feel to it. The original was just too dull for my liking. Also i changed the lighting on her to make it more realistic in regards to where the light is coming from. I added a bit of shine on the reflections on her body to give it a "nice" feeling. I also made half of the right rabbit-ear myself as the scan didn't completely have it already. It was completely re-CG'd but call it a vector if you like because i basically re-colored and re-lined the whole thing. Please do compare the original scan to my wall just to show the work i actually did on it.
Now an explanation for the background. Firstly im sure you are thinking "The background seems to empty!" Well there is a reason for this. Even though i have not used many objects as such in the BG, i wanted it to look more openly like this to give an "Open Oceanic Feel" to it. Adding more items into the BG would just clutter it and make it seem highly unrealistic. After all..... an open ocean doesn't necessarily contain many things except birds and stuff. I added the seagulls..(which you usually find at the beach)They were vectored from the scan. Also the water was vectored, but i enhanced it more to give nice splash effects and glints on one of the splashes from light reflection. The reason i wanted the water like this is because i wanted it to contrast with Komugi better. I added the sun-ray effects myself which took me a while to get right, and the cloud was courtesy of a brush. I can say the only brushes i used apart from the default ones was to do the glints on the splashing water and the clouds. The rest was completed by me. I also added the light fog effect on top of the water to somehow give the ocean a more realistic feel and make it look like it's coming from the water waves.
This wall was a long time in the making. That is because i got side-tracked due to family issues. I hope you enjoy the nice open feel that this wall portrays. I wanted to do something to remind me of summer because it is turning winter here. :( Anyway comments, critiques, faves..... i don't care what this wall gets. I hope you enjoy this wall "Ocean Pose!"
-Brad
WALLPAPER STATS Total Layers - 39 Time consumption - 1 month (because of family) Program - Photoshop CS2




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6 years, 1 week ago
bit empty..why didnt you take the background from the scan? or draw something nice like clouds or an island? >:3 otherwise, nice composition
6 years, 1 week ago
Wow ! its Nice Wallpaper from you Brad |(n_n)| and i really like it soo much :D And The Character is Fit with the wallpaper ^^
*Good Work* +Favorite & Downloads too ;)
6 years, 1 week ago
i agree with fel... the background really need work
however nice work...but it needs more than a girl in bikini for me to fav it
(-_-)-o#
6 years, 1 week ago
oh. nice one brad, i think you did great. maybe a little bit more sunshine anyway nice!
6 years, 1 week ago
Very clean and bright, brightens your day up lol
6 years, 1 week ago
I think I might like the orginal scan's bg better than this wallpaper because it's a lot more eye-catching. Nevertheless, the vector is very good. Good job.
6 years, 1 week ago
Really an excellent work, as much of vetoração when of illumination. Extra details for the water that was very good, with the brightness of the nugget and all more. Excellent work of good taste, congratulations. I wait to see more works beautiful as its. Debtor and is with God.(n_n)-b
6 years, 1 week ago
I think the backgrounds works just fine with what the artist was trying to capture in the wallpaper. Open water, open sky. Great job.
6 years, 1 week ago
Hey brad!! i'm here to do what i told u...comment and fav this great wall u've made!! ^^ as i said to u before...what i like the most about this wall are those bright colors u used! they are amazing!! (i'm in love with the color of the water XDXD) the effort u put on that scan is unbelievable!! and it was totally worth it cause u did an amazing job on this one! i like the simple BG..u know that...and i like those birds u added there too =) Brad...excellent work! I'm glad u did this wall ^^ +favs of course!!
6 years, 6 days ago
I think this simple background makes it look good. Very soothing. Nice wallpaper, Brad.
6 years, 6 days ago
so good to have a nice, bright, sunny day =)
nice wall
6 years, 6 days ago
Nice wall.
6 years, 6 days ago
>:Dawesomeness! better than i thought it would be I(n_n)I
6 years, 6 days ago
Hey guys, this wallpaper isnt empty, its just icon-friendly xD
AP needz more ecchi wallpapers, and this one is greta example of them.
6 years, 6 days ago
lol i love the use of the color blue
6 years, 5 days ago
kawaii and cute, nice background and light
6 years, 5 days ago
The background is plain and nice, the sky look good, though the water's color hues are changing strangely. The character looks good, she fits to the background well. Nice wallpaper.
6 years, 5 days ago
Hmmm..... nice. The first thing which i love about this wall is the camera angle. That really sets the whole wall into the absolute correct perspective to what it is. The realism as you have mentioned, has been maintained very nicely. I think that the bg is perfect for this scene and this angle especially. Although in some ways, the original scan does look a bit better. But it's alright even if there are no clouds or anything in the bg. We can have a clear sky, you know :P
The vector is also very nicely done. Very clean. The seagulls are very important here. They suggest the having of a beach nearby. Which becomes necessary when there is nothing else to do the same. So, i think that the wall is complete. And nothing necessary or important is needed here to add to the bg or anything.
There is however, always room for improvement and even here. You could have added a few rather 'trivial' things. Like, maybe the glare that we see in the scan of the sun. Adding the sun the same ways, that is. Or some water droplets on the camera to give a more realistic effect. OR, just wet the hot body of that girl to sizzle things up like The Firestorm! ;D
Lol... what i mean to say is that making the lower torso(Mmmm... hmm... lower torso..... interesting... xD) a bit wet as she is already in the water. But just a bit. It would also add in a bit to the 'ecchiness' of the wall. (*Imagines it* Results of imagination = *DROOOOOOOOOLLLLLZZZZZ* O_O O_O O_O)
But these are just some 'extra effects' sort of stuff. It's not necessary but the wall could've looked better with it. The wall is perfect as it is. And i like it! :D Nice work, Brad! ^_^
Warmest regards, The Firestorm (n_n)-b
(*Rechecks the comment... notices something.....* ZOMG!! There are no onion emotes!!!!!!!!! How could this be?? O_O O_O I think i must have more coffee now... @_@ *Sips coffee and adds one signatory emote*)
6 years, 5 days ago
it cool i like it...
6 years, 4 days ago
cute =D
6 years, 4 days ago
As the rest of the people say it's a bit empty. I agree with Felesya about the background. Or you could have used a stock photo to make it look like a distance land or whatever.
6 years, 4 days ago
huhuhuhu sexy *¬*
6 years, 3 days ago
Well you just couldn't wait for me... Jerk! I lose internet for 6 days and you can't wait for me to critique it... Well it shows you! LOL! J/K! No really I see some things that you could have done and I still like it a lot! Great Job! ^-^ +Favorites!
5 years, 11 months ago
Very bright and fun, XD I like the ocean view >_>+FAV
5 years, 6 months ago
This is really nice. Its clean,simple, and bright.
5 years, 4 months ago
I don't know wy but... I really love this girl! I never seen this anime but I love this girl... Good wallpaper! Make me remember my home, Brazil...
5 years, 4 months ago
well this one is cute too i just love the pose of the girly and the vector is done nicely as well though the sky seems abit empty and its just seems well alittle too bluer than the ocean anyway its still great plus added to my favs.
5 years, 3 months ago
Funny !!! Although the background seems to be a little bit empty, the rabbit ears the girl is wearing make it very fun. Moreover, the atmospheric haze is very good.
5 years, 3 months ago
Hmmm I like the theme for this one =D has a nice feel
I'd have to say your hard work on improving the vector was a job well done ^^, after looking at the original scan I can fully appreciate how time consuming of what you did was.
The bg is a little too simplistic for my tastes but I understand what you mean when you say the "cluttering" would make it "unrealistic" although it wouldn't hurt to add something else although in my case I have no idea what.
Overall job well done =] a nice summer themed wall good going ^^!
5 years, 3 months ago
While the background is a bit empty, the overall look to the wall appears nicely done! ^^
5 years, 3 weeks ago
I realy like the birds!!! This picture is very nice.
4 years, 9 months ago
very nice. thought I like more the blue haired one. haha
4 years, 9 months ago
Actually one of my fav wallpapers from you, maybe my big love to Komugi-chan? ;3 How a cutie is she...my gosh...And yep, this wallpaper is icon-friendly. I don't mind when is just water and sky there, cause the girl should be and is the center of the attention! Nice wall, mate! +Fav
4 years, 7 months ago
Very nice wallpaper and such a wonderful beach scene. Ah, reminds me of my vacation *wanna go back!!!*
The vector work is great done like always. The water looks really good. The only critic I have is about the background. I think it could be a bit better. It works good with the wall and the scenery but it feels kind of empty for me. Overall a very nice wallpaper ^^
4 years, 5 months ago
Thanks for comments!