Currently I'm working on a tokyo underground wall and posted in the session zero for some advice...

I have done a lot of revision and mostly clean up but one thing is even after a good clean up, it still show the dithered pixel after I upload the latest revision...

I need some advice on my wall because this is my second time I made a wall but none make it into the gallery...

Hard critique is recommended because I want to know where can I improve on this wall...

http://www.animepaper.net/gallery/wallpapers/sessions/item100919/

Thanks in advance...

If you want it hard...

What's wrong:
- The image quality is bad overall and I see no "cleaning" done
- No relationship between foreground and background
- The bottom right silhouette is distracting, especially since it is outlined
- Poor extraction of characters (from screenshots?)
- Lots of smudging (tried to hide jagged edges?)
- Characters look over-filtered
- Signature isn't complete

What you can do:
Find out what the "pen tool" is. It is one of the greatest tool for anyone into digital editing. You can use to vector images to increase their quality substantially. It can also be used to create masks around images to extract them cleanly without jagged edges compare to the wand tool. I suggest you look them both up since there are several tutorials online available.

Wall composition-wise, I suggest removing the bottom right silhouette. It has no place on the wall. I don't understand what you are trying to do with the wall. To me, I just see 2 screenshots extracted and slapped together. Is the character thinking of someone he couldn't save before drawing out his sword? It's been years since I've watched Tokyo Underground so I have 0 clue about the story atm. Even without a story, I don't think this arrangement will work.

Regarding the signature. You would put your animepaper name. Then you can include your other alias on other sites. The mods only have your animepaper name to compare to so make the job easier for them. They don't know if those other aliases on other sites are actually yours.

Also you should read up on some tutorials, you need to work on blending, flow, depth and a few other things, I agree with Tens, Keep Practicing... LATEZ~ (^_-)b

Thanks a lot for advice...
But when I search for tutorial in the web, I only found a lot of tutorial for PS user... I'm not owned a PS and only use GIMP to make this wall... I think that is the major drawback in my wall...

And you're right Tens, I used screenshot images to make the wall... Is there any way I can find a good resources for good quality images?

I uninstalled GIMP so I can not confirm whether or not GIMP can vector.

There are other programs you can search for that are capable of vectoring such as Inkscape, which is free.

As for good quality screenshots, I do not recommend extracting a screenshot from a source and then using it. Screenshots are usually not sharp. It will be blocky or blurred to some degree. There are sharp 720p and 1080p videos out there but the moment you scale the character bigger, you will begin lose quality. Tokyo Underground is a pretty old anime so I am not if there are well seeded DVD sources out there.

You are better off finding high quality Tokyo Underground scans and extracting them.

I don't like it very much because there are no effect or texture or other graphic elements; this work is a little "flat". I don't like the preponderance of one color (blue in this case), too. I think you can do better!!

I know a bit of GIMP but I only make signatures and still suck at it, I would go with what Tens suggested, as GIMP's Pen Tool is not good. Well if you have the basics down for makin sigs, it's all about experimenting with what you know on walls. Good Luck... LATEZ~ (^_-)b

Thanks again for everything guys...
Right now I'm practising for vector with InkScape that Tens recommend and also improving the wall... This might take days or longer as I'm a slow learner and need a lot to catch up on everything...

I hope the wall I'll be making later will be better than before...