Ok so this is my first wall ever, and I don't think I'm entirely finished with it yet, but I wanted some opinions from you guys before I kept working on it and submitted it. I've got a few questions as well.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b213/curiouscorruption/hatori1.jpg

1. Do you think the background is too simple?
2. Should I change any of the fonts?
3. Is there any way I can improve Hatori without the need for vectoring?

Thanks in advance.


[edit] I didn't realize it, but it seems photobucket cropped it and made it smaller, which is why the quality doesn't look too good. I'll upload the better/original one, but I can't do it at the moment because I'm using a different computer and it doesn't have my files in it's harddrive. Thanks for the current opinions; they're really helping me get some good ideas on how to improve it!

The background's ok, the two pics on the bg could be a little more visible imo. Hatori does seem low quality in comparrasion to the bg which looks bad. I dunno how you could improve it besides vectoring though. :P Nice try though. -n_n-

Yeah,i agree..
That picture on the bg should be more visible..
But it's a nice wall!
Nice,bravo!! i like it!!
Hope to see more of your arts..

I thnk you should make the wall bigger. like in resolution. and maybe use imageshack other then photobucket to upload your sample wall.

vectoring the scan would make the your wall alot better looking

I'll get to the point... or points ^^;
-make the pic in the bg more visible as previous suggested, or if it were me, I'd get rid of it altogether.
-vector the scan or clean it or somehow push up the quality. it's kinda not unclean right now and a bad thing would be to have worked out a perfectly good concept but get rejected for low quality
-the font you used for the text in the top right hand corner..."frozen healer" was it? blah, don't recall it with 100% certainty but the font does not fit in with the other fonts you chose. it's more block-like and grunge-ish while the others are calligraphy-like scripts. change that if you want to keep the text.
-there is TOO MUCH text for my tastes and there has been only a few cases in which so much text had any positive contribution to the over all look of the wall. are you trying to make the bg less plain and take up space or are you unable to decide which single line you want on there? (i might be misreading you but that's the impression i'm getting.)
-i don't know what resolution this is or if it's bigger than 1024x768 but ordinarily, it is recommended to work on a higher res and size down for people with lower res.

anyhow, good luck and work hard! =D

I think it would be interesting to experiment with moving the main image over more so that only half of his face is showing. It would really be an experiment, cause with half his face gone, it would probably look less like Hatori, but it would also a) call attention to his damaged eye, and b) give the wallpaper a bit more space…it feels just a little crowded as is. If nothing else, I’d say move the image over enough to cut of that peaking corner of blue above his shoulder on the left side of the paper. I think it's a little distracting.

As far as image quality…I think it looks ok. The artist’s work is all in a similar slightly washed- out looking style, so it doesn’t bother me. Perhaps a little push on the color balance will help it look a little less fuzzy for others though. Your call.

I think the text is ok, but avoid the “text box” look. I’m guessing that the text is supposed to represent memories and something a lot more ethereal. The way that the quotes are handled though is very static. Break the lines, vary their sizes, let them overlap a little. It’ll give the words an airier feel…like they’re floating in that space. I think it would be better to handle the text as an additional texture rather than actual content.

I agree with the others, either up the opacity on that back image or take it out completely. I don’t mind the font choice in the top right corner; I think it fits the idea that the words are trying to get across. I really like the font choice for the name (wouldn’t mind if you told me where you got it ^__~) and I really like the background too. Hope these comments were useful! Very nice job so far.