Hi, I'm a bit new here, so I'm trying to get a good wallpaper to go so I can submit something. Here's the one I have:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/blubunnie/livejournal/wallpaper.jpg

This is a drawing I did myself of Dark Mousy from DN Angel in Painter IX -the orginal was in black and white, but I then opened it in photoshop and did a bit of color editing and gradient editing. I wanted to keep the concept very simple and light for this one- the one side completely colored and the other side empty space appeals to me because I strongly believe in "giving the eyes rest" when looking at a peice of work. This picture was to be simplistic, as was the reference from the manga was.

The colors might seem odd for Dark- but I was trying to pull in the gentleness of Daisuke in through the color without putting him in the picture. The tenderness and pastel take on the colors were to represent the purity of his feelings that cause Daisuke's transformation into Dark -his love for Riku. I wanted the colors to be very easy on the eyes and very subtle -not flamboiant or extremely saturated. The stripe at the top and bottom were to give a smidge of variety.

Taking all that into account, I would really like some good contructive critism on this so I can make a good first submission.

Thanks

EDIT!!!!!

I'm kind of starting over with this wallpaper. This is what I have so far:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y32/blubunnie/livejournal/wall.jpg

I took the orginal picture, threw it on a 1024x768 canvas and edited it a whole bunch so that it looks more like Dark Mousy. The hair, eyes, and fixed the links on the lips and nose and stuff.

For general opinion, I was thinking of adding his silloiette (sp?) in the background, so it wouldn't pull too much from him, but i don't know what colors to make it- or if I should color it at all. I'm going to make sure this whole thing is good so I want opinions as i go along. maybe an idea for colors? but something logical. And should it be dark or daisuke in the background??

Well, the biggest thing bothering me for now is the colours. They just don't match =\

=/ It might just be me, but the fanart you drew doesn't quite look proportionate or..hmm well at least not similar to daisuke/dark. But then again, I can't do any better. I would just suggest making the outlines a little thinner; they draw too much attention, even more than the actual picture. Maybe something in the background. Overall, I think it looks pretty cool; like original art!

Emmmmmm.... is this dark when he was age 13?

Well, I think it doesn't really looks like daisuke/dark, but
yeah, considering its a fan art, it looks pretty fine.
But I do say it's too plain, and maybe you want to refine dark's pic
nb, if you're not sure how he looks, try looking at the pic whilst drawing..
*gomen if you're offenced by my words >__<
hope this comment helps..

I once had a pen that wrote in all the colors you used. and that was just one pen, not those multiple push-button type things. What I'm trying to say is, it gets a bit mundane. You can still follow the scheme, but try putting something more eye catching without having to stick out so much, like say something in the background. Or if you want to stick with the large solitary image, give it some more texture.

The image is blended in to much and not well defined... Not very eyecatching...

I think the line on the top doesn't fit in with the rest. It looks kinda weird o.O
Also, the background is a bit plain. The color is a little boring...

Just my thoughts...

=/ It might just be me, but the fanart you drew doesn't quite look proportionate or..hmm well at least not similar to daisuke/dark. But then again, I can't do any better. I would just suggest making the outlines a little thinner; they draw too much attention, even more than the actual picture. Maybe something in the background. Overall, I think it looks pretty cool; like original art!

Thanks, and what do you mean by the outlines? The lines at the top and bottom of the picture? If so, I could do so... or should I delete the top one all together? I wanted it to be a bit balenced, I guess, but if it doesn't look right then, okay.

Emmmmmm.... is this dark when he was age 13?

I asked for constructive critism, not judgement. If you're not going to say something useful, say nothing at all. It'd help both of us.

Well, I think it doesn't really looks like daisuke/dark, but
yeah, considering its a fan art, it looks pretty fine.
But I do say it's too plain, and maybe you want to refine dark's pic
nb, if you're not sure how he looks, try looking at the pic whilst drawing..
*gomen if you're offenced by my words >__<
hope this comment helps..

Offensive? Just slightly, because I DID look at a reference while drawing this- in the manga in fact. I'm in fact very sure how he looks, because I own every manga that's out at the moment.

I once had a pen that wrote in all the colors you used. and that was just one pen, not those multiple push-button type things. What I'm trying to say is, it gets a bit mundane. You can still follow the scheme, but try putting something more eye catching without having to stick out so much, like say something in the background. Or if you want to stick with the large solitary image, give it some more texture.

If I were to add another image, what kind of image should it be? I wanted to stick with my own work for my first one- so if I did I would most likely try to draw it myself. And yes, I know what kind of pen that you're talking about, but that wasn't the point of the picture. I personally happen to like the combination of colors I used, so maybe for you it's a personal preference. I would like to stick with the one image, honestly, because adding another image seems to me like it would make this image too cluttered, or maybe taking a scan and merging it on top towards the back?

I don't think you need another image. I think you need a background. =/ When I mean teh outlines, I mean the um...lines that make up his face. You know..his lips, nose etc. Make them a little thinner. Also, you could always vector it and colour him. Right now, your background is a solid colour. =/ Maybe something more exciting the back.

Not bad, the art looks pretty good(and i like the font style you picked :3), i don't mind the overall plain-ness of just blending in the image, but i have to say that it is kinda blended in too much, and maybe choose another colour to blend into (i'm not really sure what other colour though^^;; )
you could probably fit some background into it, if you move Dark more to the right

If I were to add another image, what kind of image should it be? I wanted to stick with my own work for my first one- so if I did I would most likely try to draw it myself. And yes, I know what kind of pen that you're talking about, but that wasn't the point of the picture. I personally happen to like the combination of colors I used, so maybe for you it's a personal preference. I would like to stick with the one image, honestly, because adding another image seems to me like it would make this image too cluttered, or maybe taking a scan and merging it on top towards the back?

Not so much of an image really; youâ??re right about placing something else aside from the picture of his face to be distracting. What I had in mind was something that can double as a backdrop, something that blends more with the background than it does with the scan. Like a silhouetted tree on a hill or something. Or just a plain landscape to break (ever so subtly) the open spaces behind.

The drawing is nice and so the wallpaper.. but i agree that the colors are not good.. they should be darker i believe

*points up to 1st post* I've edited the first post. What do you think I should do next?

You know, I think this wall would be better if the image of him werent so big.. Like place it smaller on teh right sie, some nifty swirls and such behind him, and the left (or opposite side) blank with text... Just hte image of his head is overwhenlming and not very.. eycatching...