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time oblivion by `Danalm  2 weeks 1 day  ago

time oblivion by `Danalm 2 weeks 1 day ago

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This wallpaper gives us a perfect example of how a simple manga scan can be turned into a beautiful vector. Not only did danalm trace the lineart, but he also added amazing details and a simple, yet wonderful background. Furthermore, the wallpaper shows us how the monochromatic style can make your work look really interesting.

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~kittylove 39 minutes ago
Hehe i'm not here >:3 emoticon

~amerie1994 1 hour 7 minutes ago
*Runs back and gets the last Poke* Bai Bai

~crimsontide14 1 hour 7 minutes ago
Ok then steff bye bye *poke*

~RaiMinakami 1 hour 7 minutes ago
Its raining wooo... Gonna sleep...

~amerie1994 1 hour 9 minutes ago
Lol Really? Wow You always seem to Surprise me tide-kun. Well hey im going to get some food and think about the nickname i'll make for you *Huggles* Take care Buddy Bai Bai =]

~crimsontide14 1 hour 14 minutes ago
No i wont be embarrassed note: weird is alot better than sucky steff

~amerie1994 1 hour 15 minutes ago
Lmao Why will you be embarrassed if i called you a sucky nickname. Note: I do make up some weird nicknames

~crimsontide14 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Not realy faith just hoping its not a sucky name

~amerie1994 1 hour 18 minutes ago
Awww it sounds like Tide has faith in me. How sweet lol

~crimsontide14 1 hour 20 minutes ago
Well i hope you do and i also hope its a good one steff

Calling all critics. :) My Stand Alone Complex Wall.

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~NOIRtist
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2 years 1 month ago
EDITED: This is my first anime wallpaper, and def one of my favorite shows/characters. Check it out, and bring on the critique. :P I swapped it out for the full quality scan.

The Wall [EDITED]

(I made a wider version as well, 1280x768)

Thanks. // NOIRtist.

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°Astrologica
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2 years 1 month ago
Well, the scan is of bad quality. It has artifacting, and it's not extracted well enough on certain areas. The text is a bit jaggy, or maybe it's because of the artifacting.
Also, is that a cursor what I see? O_o

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~NOIRtist
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2 years 1 month ago
Hahaha Yes... it is a cursor. I redid it and took screen shots. Wow... cant believe I missed that. Thats pretty damn funny. Thanks for pointing that out! Well, I cant get quality scans without papers, but I cant get papers without making wallpapers... and I need scans to make good wallpapers. haha :P A vicious cycle.

As for the text... I dont see the problem there? I do know what you mean with the scan, but the one I copied had the same problems. I actually improved upon it. I'm assuming that the zoom feature doesnt display the full quality image in the gallery? Because thats where I got it from. Any other suggestions otherwise?

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~nick8462
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2 years 1 month ago
You can get papers by posting in the forum :-p

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°Astrologica
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2 years 1 month ago
Well make a couple more of posts and you'll get enough paper to download the full size/quality of the scan. The scans with the zoom feature are too small and artifacted to work with them =P

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~NOIRtist
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2 years 1 month ago
Lol Nice. I had no idea. :) Thanks.

Edit:
Well here it is, the new and improved version. :D All critique is welcome!

The Wall [EDITED]

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~animepixel
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2 years 1 month ago
Well i like the concept , but the character needs to be extracted where the gun is better . Good start though .

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~NOIRtist
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2 years 1 month ago
Fixed. :)

The Wall [EDITED 2]

Thanks again. I've been looking at it so long that I dont notice these little things. Good eyes.

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~animepixel
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2 years 1 month ago
Definatly better . I dont know about your sig bieng in the spot where it is . They always tell me to conceal it . But i think it wout affect the wall . Good work .

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~NOIRtist
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2 years 1 month ago
Well I tried to make it fit the design and keep it out of the way, hopefully thats no issue. Thanks again for your help. I'll submit it again.

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~CapnShiner
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2 years 1 month ago
OK, I can't believe nobody said anything about this....you should get rid of that sort of outline shadow behind Motoko's head. It's just lame. I also think the background is a little too plain, especially because it is white. I don't think you should change the background color to something else because the white does look good with everything else you have in the wall, but I think it needs some kind of pattern or brush on the lefthand side, around Motoko, or a subtle image from a scan on the right. Oh, and there seems to be a white horizontal line cutting across the bottom of the wall. You can see it on the grey parts. At first, I thought it was a problem with my monitor, but it moved with the image when I scrolled up and down. So the wall is off to a good start and after a few more tweaks it should be good to go.

I'm a big Kusanagi fan myself and my first wall is of her, but it didn't meet the AP guidelines and I couldn't submit it. Ping me if you want to see it. My monitor is widescreen and I use 1440x900, so that's what resolution it is. Oh, and if you wanted to make a 1440x900 version of this wall, I'd use it; hint hint, lol.

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`koi89
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2 years 1 month ago
^ OMG, I can't believe someone would actually critique a work using someone else's words verbatim. That's really shameful. Its almost like plagiarism. :P




hmm, the wall lacks crispness. its too blurry to be a technowall, not necessarily that the scan is bad in quality, but the colors are a tad bit dead here. You can either duplicate the layer then choose soft light on it or overlay to bring out more vivid colors, not to mention it can use a bit of sharpening, especially the supposedly vector graphics.

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~NOIRtist
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2 years 1 month ago
Well I appreciate the criticism. I disagree with it being too plain however. The idea was to center the focus on Motoko. And the negative space helps draw your eye to her and keeps it clean. I didnt make it too colorful because thats not really the way the SAC series looks, it has a bit of a "dry" look to it. So I decided to keep that. It's all personal preference really. I do need to fix that white line on the bottom though, I'm not sure what the hell that is. lol And yes, the scan is not the cleanest I've seen... but I still like it.

And as for Kennys post. It would seem he's just doing it for papers.

Thanks again, anyone else?

Edit: It would seem the only reason it was approved was because the description was lacking, so I resubmitted.

And as per your request Capn. Here is the wall in 1440x900. Sorry if its not the best, but I changed it in a hurry.

The Wall [1440x900]

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~CapnShiner
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2 years 1 month ago
Thanks man

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~silmeria21
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2 years 1 month ago
Very many empty space in your picture
why you not fill it with fallen feather and little wind effect, maybe
or you can fill it with blood spot, maybe

but, congratulations you have been make a nice wallie! ^^