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Fly... by °Phill 1 month 1 week ago

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This wallpaper captures the urban essence that proliferated the art of Ghost in the Shell in every incarnation of the series. Phill does an amazing job of capturing a moment of surrealism.

While there are a few, stray building angles and shadows, you find that your eye forgives the minor details and instead focuses on the overall scene that is larger than life, with lights trailing off into infinity.

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So close and yet so far: A Spirited Away wallpaper.

1600 x 1200px: Bookmarklet; Color theme:

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~Caya: Member; lazy perfectionist; 8 wallpapers

2 years 3 months ago

When I found this scan of Chihiro on MiniTokyo, I simply had to wall it. So after the stress of my finals has now died down, I tried my luck.
I vectored Chihiro and the wooden railing she is sitting on (done in Adobe Illustrator with corrections in Photoshop). For the background I took several stock pictures from stock xchange and combined them through various ways of blending and painting.

Thanks to everybody who helped me in Session Zero, I really appreciate it!

edit: there we go, solved the "stripe issue". I'm afraid I couldn't possibly make Chihiro much smaller without having her lost in the background though^^'

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2 years 3 months ago

WOW
AWESOME wall!!!
I love the color, and that background is really good; kinda reminds me where I live hahaha

Definitly +FAV

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`puppychow16: Senior Member; Flaming Turkey Of Doom; Comments: 887

2 years 3 months ago

Woah that was fast! 0.o Yeah um, same little tweaks I mentioned on SZ... The background is extremely textured while the foreground is smooth. It's not blending that well being that the bg is a bit too realistic and the character is bright being that the only light source is a city glowing a mile away.. There are strange vertical streaks running down the character which I'm thinking you didn't do intentionally.. Maybe when you uploaded it...

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`Sakiera: Senior Member; I wish...; Comments: 248

2 years 3 months ago

Yes, this wall definitely looks a lot better now that you've made those changes. I agree though with puppychow, I didn't notice those things when I first looked at the image. However, it's a very nice wall and you did a good job with it! ^_^

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~Lust-Eternal: Member; The Hope Named Despair; Comments: 262

2 years 3 months ago

Wow, gorgeous wall. I love how well all the images come together. Great job.

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`annex: Senior Member; evolve; Comments: 453

2 years 3 months ago

Tis in my plans to wall this too.

the sky is a bit strange, looks filtered.

Have a nice day!

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`chibicrystal: Senior Member; the aliens are coming for us!; Comments: 1000

2 years 3 months ago

Glad to see it got accepted it really does look great. i still think some more texture on her would be good, also the text is still alittle too bright yellow for my taste. it's still a lovely wall though, great job! :)

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~KMSlil: Member; Kill Me Shining; Comments: 2

2 years 3 months ago

I saw this in Session Zero, and it was breath taking there, so Im glad it got accepted into the AP stream so quickly.. Great Job!

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`elfe-noire43: Senior Member; Carried by the wind ...; Comments: 175

2 years 3 months ago

Wow Awesome ^^ i like the idea you had for this wall ... i love the sky and town and their reflection into the water ... All looks great
Good job ^^

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~nekome: Member; Comments: 259

2 years 3 months ago

The town with the glance of Chihiro previously is very real. I think that it is a
wallpaper with a very high quality.

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~babar49: Member; I want to kill someone; Comments: 301

2 years 3 months ago

A beautiful wall, nice idea for it!
great work^_^

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$Jaguarslair: Donating Member; Comments: 170

2 years 3 months ago

I didn't like this one on deep inspection but actually sitting back from my computer and just admiring it I found it a lot more appealing. Sometimes I think I get too caught up in details and this piece really is about a blending of effects and images. Its best appreciated and not torn apart by logic. LoL I really like the feel behind this piece and the work you put into making it very real. Nicely done!

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~Semuta: Member; Crimson Red Vermillion; Comments: 215

2 years 3 months ago

I really like the scenery and name. And also "Spirited away" is one of my favorite, so + fav ^^

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`Chloe-chan: Senior Member; Too cool for school; Comments: 134

2 years 3 months ago

Love the background. The colors are awesome and the vector is really nicely done. Nice job!

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~rainbowmaiden: Member; Comments: 68

2 years 3 months ago

Wow, this wall is amazing. I love the perspective. I especially like the image of the city in the distance. Keep up the good work!

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$Baka-Indojin: Donating Member; Comments: 27

2 years 3 months ago

Very beautiful wall! It really represents the name you gave it. The feeling's also there. The city having a different color works great too. It really makes it look distant. Great job.
+fav =D

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~maddeath: Member; the nutcase; Comments: 819

2 years 3 months ago

Spectacular
the vector looks a bit unnatural, but the bg is like a dream
it all fits together smoothly
a beautiful night scenery which can be rarely seen
the city is absolutely stunning
im pleased

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~yolanta39: Member; WELCOME THE END*; Comments: 233

2 years 3 months ago

Hmm, a Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro wall! How nice. I really love the background of the city, yet.. It just doesn't look right. The lighting is incorrect. It would be if there was a moon above. But apparently not. The colours also feel very weird. It's probably just me, but ehh. My only other complain is that Chihiro is just vectored, while the city is so realistic! Hayao Miyazaki may be able to make it look good and well blended, the two. But you need to work on that. But great job!

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~Divious: Member; Duely Demented; Comments: 661

2 years 3 months ago

Touching...nice gloomy/sad feel to it..definitely describes my mood now...lost my friggin flash drive yesterday...all my school work..notes...gone...

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~kiara: Member; ≈Graphic Designer≈; Comments: 676

2 years 3 months ago

Excellent wall...i love the darkness and the far lights ...excellent! *fav*

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`SoyLaTigre: Senior Member; Would you like fries with that?; Comments: 214

2 years 3 months ago

Very nice! The background is pretty, and Chiro's pose is neat too. Good job!

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