After months of work, chanelqueen17 has created a gorgeous scene of Alice and Oz from Pandora Hearts, using scans that didn't even feature both characters together. Even after spending so much time on matching the details of the characters to their new looks, chanelqueen17 didn't stop there and went all out on the background too! This wallpaper definitely needs to be seen!
I...kind of don't know myself. But all of a sudden, rabbitking said that I ruined something. I wan't to "un-ruin" it. Oh, and, Kittylove, my family and I are going out to eat for thanks giving. Loleta was unable to chat on here because of something.
I always tend to write a lot in these things when I submit. I hope that's alright. In any case, I found the main scan and fell in love with it, despite the fact I really didn't like the color quality of it, and it had that awful tear though (unavoidable when art spans over the spine I suppose.) I spent a while extracting and cleaning it up with the intention of vectoring it eventually. After a lot of debate I ended up keeping it as it was, because it would have lost so much character in the translation from ink/watercolor work to vector.
From there I created a background that went better with the newly adjusted/replaced and saturated colors. For a long time I didn't know what I was going to do with the background, I tried a few things such as shadowing window panes in but it never really worked. As a last step before I gave up on finishing it, I submitted this to SZ, and got a lot of great feedback from other members. I especially want to thank `PinkPrincessLacus and ^nat for their advice among the other good advice given there.
I'm still not so great with backgrounds, but I think I'm slowly making an improvement towards where I'd like to be. If anything, working on this as fueled my desire to continue my own water color and fine art pursuits. It's a good thing too because I have a couple of triptychs due in December for my art class. Hahaha.
In closing, please enjoy.
Due to request I've added a 16:9 aspect ratio version. Hopefully this works for those of you with that ratio :)
Texture/Brush Credits
Clouds :: Photography by a friend of mine
Brushes have been acquired by me over the years, and I've regretfully lost my txt file of credit names. If you recognize brushes, please tell me so I may give proper credit.
Dedication
I want, in some strange way, dedicate this to my father who passed away on October 3rd 2009. He'd always encouraged me in my artistic pursuits since childhood, and helped me through my first years of college. Without him I would not be striving to be a teacher in the art world. I love him, and I miss him, and I hope he knows I think about him every day.
I think the background turned out quite nicely, the colors and textures match those of the scan. Creating the background is what I personally find to be the hardest part of making a wall but if you keep practicing you'll just get better and better. I look forward to seeing more from you.
Nice. I followed this wallpaper on SZ (sorry that I didn't post anything, but I felt that I just couldn't give you any advice as I don't follow Pandora Hearts and don't know what fits the characters best) and I must say it got pretty good :). I like the colors and the clean apperance of it.
What I don't like is that "grungy" look for the background (and the textures), while the flowers (on the wall in the background) are very nice.
Overall certainly a good wallpaper and of course worth a full view + download.
Pretty cool wall
i like what you did with the background
and them petals are just the icing on the cake
my deepest condolence and i am glad you are still striving to follow your goals
i am not the one to say anything but i can relate in a complicated way and i know it will sound cheesy but i am sure he is still with you and will guide you through tough times.
At the end of the way, the only thing we leave behind are just memories, and from the sound of it those memories of your father will keep him alive, at least with you anyway
sorry for my blabbing and yeh, nice work with the wall :)
Really nice~ By looking at it, I didn't think it was vectored either, but it looks really nice and clean none the less. I really like the background, the rose petals fit the scan perfectly~ Hehe. Like the colors a lot too~
This turned out amazingly well. Great job. I love especially how the roses look like they were painted on the wall in the back. I hope to see more from you, but given your current circumstances I know that won't be soon. I'm very sorry for your loss.
It looks great! I knew you could do it, if you just keep at it you'll be spitting out awesome walls all the time ^-^. The background colors really do suit the scan colors you altered in it. The dedication is really sweet, I know your father is very proud of you. You have a never give up spirit I can tell, I would have been so frustrated but you kept with it, congrats to you! Good job +fav
I like it! The whole bg is simple but the great part of it is the grungy textures.
The dark colors are good too. The scan used is nice even the roses on your bg.
Overall nice grungy wall ^^, +fav!
btw condolonce to your dad, i know he's always there watching ya so keep moving
forward and good luck ^^,
This is the HOTNESS! Fantastic color scheme, I love those muted greens! Fantastic dynamic image pick and positioning! Absolutely mind blowing texture quality. This is near professional level art design! Fantastic! I'm in love!
Nice to see an old school extracted wall. :3 The colors and bg are just fine to me. I would say that the extraction has some harsh edges in places, so you can gently smudge or blur the edges by hand so they appear softer and help blend the scan in more with the bg. I do this all the time, even on my vectors. :)
I'm sorry to hear about your father; I just had a relative pass away too.
You finally finished it, it looks awesome! I think the background looks great!
This is a very nice dedication to your father, I'm sure he's very happy now ^^ +fave!
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From there I created a background that went better with the newly adjusted/replaced and saturated colors. For a long time I didn't know what I was going to do with the background, I tried a few things such as shadowing window panes in but it never really worked. As a last step before I gave up on finishing it, I submitted this to SZ, and got a lot of great feedback from other members. I especially want to thank `PinkPrincessLacus and ^nat for their advice among the other good advice given there.
I'm still not so great with backgrounds, but I think I'm slowly making an improvement towards where I'd like to be. If anything, working on this as fueled my desire to continue my own water color and fine art pursuits. It's a good thing too because I have a couple of triptychs due in December for my art class. Hahaha.
In closing, please enjoy.
Due to request I've added a 16:9 aspect ratio version. Hopefully this works for those of you with that ratio :)
Scan Credits
Texture/Brush Credits
Clouds :: Photography by a friend of mine
Brushes have been acquired by me over the years, and I've regretfully lost my txt file of credit names. If you recognize brushes, please tell me so I may give proper credit.
Dedication
I want, in some strange way, dedicate this to my father who passed away on October 3rd 2009. He'd always encouraged me in my artistic pursuits since childhood, and helped me through my first years of college. Without him I would not be striving to be a teacher in the art world. I love him, and I miss him, and I hope he knows I think about him every day.
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What I don't like is that "grungy" look for the background (and the textures), while the flowers (on the wall in the background) are very nice.
Overall certainly a good wallpaper and of course worth a full view + download.
Thank you for sharing it.
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i like what you did with the background
and them petals are just the icing on the cake
my deepest condolence and i am glad you are still striving to follow your goals
i am not the one to say anything but i can relate in a complicated way and i know it will sound cheesy but i am sure he is still with you and will guide you through tough times.
At the end of the way, the only thing we leave behind are just memories, and from the sound of it those memories of your father will keep him alive, at least with you anyway
sorry for my blabbing and yeh, nice work with the wall :)
Can't wait to see moar~ ;D
+faving!
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I love how Alice is forcing Oz
she reminds me of my GF =)
I may have to replace my TMNT one with this
I especially like the faded roses in the back. Nice touch!
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I saw this in SZ and liked what you did with the background. The texture on the wall is great.
The dark colors are good too. The scan used is nice even the roses on your bg.
Overall nice grungy wall ^^, +fav!
btw condolonce to your dad, i know he's always there watching ya so keep moving
forward and good luck ^^,
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I'm sorry to hear about your father; I just had a relative pass away too.
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This is a very nice dedication to your father, I'm sure he's very happy now ^^
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I LOVE IT..^^
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