got rejected, this wallpaper took me about 6 hours to make. I really can't edit much of the picture because the scan has dots in them but its kinda cool. I see this wall in a lot of different ways, I'll enumerate some...

1. seem to be like those '70s or '80s look
2. a video game cover
3. and a comic book page :]

Oh yeah, this is the reason why I've chosen a font that is like a real pixel thingie. And I love how this turned out.

so what do you think?

Well, I think it'sa nice idea but-
maybe you want it to bea simple background+text, but I think it's too simple.
I tried it as a background, and the thing that bother me the most is the yellow color in the background, I think it wouldbe better if it was a little more darker & greenish. the black is ed's color, but yellow isn't al's color. think about it.
still, nice wallpaper

I'm not so fond of it actually.
and i think the execution could be better.
just keep at it. use vector images, see tutorials for details. :)

Im thinking of vectoring this but i dont know how to. thankx for liking the wall. maybe I should use a different colour to the bg. will be back with new version

Yeah i see you are representing the good old days.
Maybe you should try vectoring Ed and his brother.
And also the extraction should be a little better.I'm not saying it's bad or anyhting.
But take your time and do it piece by piece ok.That's all
The concept of the wall is really unique.
Ed and his brother are mostly found sometimes in a funny gesture so i see nothing wrong with the scans.
Just vector and extract them a little and they'll be fine.It's a simple wall.
And the colors are nice too.

Keep it up^_^
You'll get it soon enough.

makotoken

Im thinking of vectoring this but i dont know how to. thankx for liking the wall. maybe I should use a different colour to the bg. will be back with new version

if you don't know how to vector the character, at least give them quality. use the dodge and burn tool [trust me, they do wonders] and use the smudge tool to erase dirty areas. also, there is this certain tool, the healing brush, that can really help you in emulsifying the quality of the scan.

as for the background, use the geometrical tools found in PhotoShop. They aren't so hard to find. It produces really fine welded circles that are considered vectors. That way, even if you did not vector the scan, at least it looks crisp and clean, while the background looks professional.

Who ever said that vectoring is the standard for quality anyways?

Okay well, when i look at Al It looks like hes standing in the circle looking up(because the solid color looks like floor). When I look at Ed It looks like Al if Falling So I get confused. I like the yellow color, but I agree with

darastrix

well, I think it'sa nice idea but-
maybe you want it to bea simple background+text, but I think it's too simple.
I tried it as a background, and the thing that bother me the most is the yellow color in the background, I think it wouldbe better if it was a little more darker & greenish. the black is ed's color, but yellow isn't al's color. think about it.
still, nice wallpaper

Basically the backround is too simpile, try something better. Maybe try making a backround with layers of circles like he is getting pulled into something not just thick black Circles. GJ by the way I like the Icon, the Font is a little iffy I'd test a few others :) GL!

Yup! I pretty much changed the whole wall for the reason that I don't know how to make it look good even more that I want it to.

anyways, in this new version, ive added some shading, changed the font, and created a simple pattern behind.

I still can't get the hang of vectoring (so difficult) but anyway, to what I did here, it's a bit close, right?

the bg text says "nahuhulog ako" which is a tagalog (one of the Philippine languages) line that means "I am falling"

so what do you think?

If you ask me, which you did lolz, I frankly believe its a big improvement, the other version of yours kinda spelled "hazardous" on all the wrong places and reminded me more of those "Danger-Keep Out" Signs rather than Full Metal Alchemist. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement.

I'd recommend to remove the "second" border [the one which is faded] because its a little well, random and not necessarily a graphic effect. It looks more like a mistake if you'd honestly ask me. However, the scan integration is commendable. I like it.

Here's the thing with using Tagalog Words. "Nahuhulog ako" isn't really that artistic. It could pass as some hiphop pinoy sound, but honestly, right now, its making your wall look really tacky. Plus, the font size of nahuhulog ako is WAYYY too big. I suggest that you make them smaller and copy+paste the words through out the entire wallpaper giving this "texted" feature. that way, the wallpaper gets away being simple, yet at the same time, its artistic. trust me, it works since it was an artistic movement during the pop culture explosion and well, its just artistic. i would also suggest using different languages for "Nahuhulog ako". That would really make your wallpaper more interesting considreing that I believe, its the words that's going to be the wallpaper's saving grace.

I also suggest using smart blur on the robot figure. the obvious edges does not match with the vector background, not really. If you want a quick fix, use the cutout feature and tadaa! instant rectified vector, but you have to work on it just a little bit more so it actually embedds itself to the background.

the kanji should either be removed or reclored. red is just wayyy too striking. meanwhile, keep the browns, that one i like.

overall, impressive job. i must say beyond the critiques i just mentioned is that you have the determination so keep at it. for that you earn my respect. :)

Okay, well Ill tell you the truth. I like the new background but I dont like the characters now. First get rid of the brown outline on everything, that is unnecissarry and it looks way to...photoshopy and un realistic I like your original font better than the one chosen. I do like how al has the shadow on him, it creates a sense of a radius comming from Ed. Please also take off the vectored shadow type things. I have no clue what the text says, it should say something from the Alchemist basic rules ex."In order for something to be obtained, something of equal value must be lost" something like that just look up the episodes. :) . I think you are turning the wrong way, but I do like the background. Think about it more and dont add things like teh brown outline. I dont want to discourage you but I think you could do better, use your brain and a great wall will come out and make ALOT of diffrent versions color, shape, text etc. change them all and save them all and edit them all until you get what you like :) GJ GL
~Slaka

koi89

I'd recommend to remove the "second" border [the one which is faded] because its a little well, random and not necessarily a graphic effect. It looks more like a mistake if you'd honestly ask me. However, the scan integration is commendable. I like it.

but i love that one. ill just see what i can do about that...

... If you want a quick fix, use the cutout feature and tadaa! instant rectified vector...

i kinda used that cutout feature, but it didn't like what it does... a bit...

The backgound is nice, but i think adding texture or more tones would be better.
As for the character, i'm with slaka16789. The brown lines doesn't really suit it, nor the brown "shadows" around it. It kinda feels like as if it was randomly cut out from a magazine page or something.

I think you made a great improvement.
the words in he background are as big as the "full metal alchemist", which look a bit wierd, and he gaps between the lines is to big, try to make it more dense because now the focus is on the emptiness of the background which make it look simple. if there would be smaller gaps the background wouldn't look simple (slaka16789 suggestion about the laws is great, you couldadd also the components of human's body)
one thing that haven't been mentioned is the "edword/alphones elric" text. at it's corrent size it's hard to read it, make it bigger or erase it.
about the shadows, what did you wanted to achieve with it, and is it suppose to be a rea shadows?
keep working on it and it would be great.

You need to CLEAN the scan you used

the bg looks like vector or clean colours and the scan is not, i dont think it looks really good at all...but this is already better then the first version you made

The second one is much better. I don't like what you did to the scan though, that overlay-look. It needs to match with the background. They look completely different.