Not too much for me to say about this wallpaper that hasn't already been said: Dalarty has provided a descriptive walk through all the way from the concept idea, to its execution and ultimately its fruition. And you can really see how that careful planning paid off. But it just goes to show, good ideas take time---and a whole lot of patience!
It's been almost 3 months since I've started making wallpapers and it's been 2 weeks since I started practicing with vectors... this wallpaper pretty much gathers what I have learnt so far, although I am planning to raise an higher limit to reach in terms of "walling-skills", lol, it's gonna be hard (but fun :D).
To the wallpaper: the girl is vectored in Illustrator (took me a day and half to do it, yes I am slow u_u), while the lower and right part of the background, the walls of rock, have been drawn with the smudge tool, trying to reproduce the same landscape of the original scan itself. On the other hand the sky differs from the scan's one, in fact I wanted to try not go trendwh0re (putting the classic moon is just boring) and I decided to try using fractals (the light swirl effects in the sky) for the first time to give a surreal atmosphere (edit: by the way, thre fractal "flying" in the upper left corner is meant to be placed like that, it's supposed to be like a sort of angel/mystical creature ascending in the sky. Just to point it out since people who have already seen this wallpaper gave lot of different comments about it, lol ). It was fun playing with them and they surely helped me to give a more original feeling to the wallpaper.
I love that wallpaper. the background with the stars, the light or thunders ( i don't know exactly what it is ) and the rocks. and the girl in the front looking into the stars. I think you did a really good job. Especially the mood the wallpapaer has is just...awsome. I want more! +fav
You did an amazing job with the vector work. She looks so crisp and clean! And the repainted background looks pretty seamless to me. The fractals are a neat touch for the mood but I'm a little put off by the apparent use of both flame-like and arcing styles in the same wall. Maybe you could have layered them over instead of placing next to each other..
Ah Shinn, this is one of my favorite wallpapers ever. The backround is so lovely! The vector work is amazing, this is a really nice wallpaper from you. Good job :)
I must say that the vector is extremely well done very nice and crisp. (I need to learn how X_x)
Obviously you have learned quite allot! The BG is also very well done especially for having used the smudge tool XD and the texture on it looks really nice. Overall it looks really great the only thing the kind of bugs me are some of the fractural but otherwise it is still a great wall.
Its a very nice wall, but the glows are arranged pretty randomly, especially on the bottom. i think one glow in the sky would've been enough to inspire awe of serenity. nevertheless, good color arrangement, nice sky work, good wall.
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Hey ShiNN:
It's a wonderful job this wall, I like the blue landscape and the light effects looks good, this view looks with eruption volcano.... congratulations!!
SISKO...... :)
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Amazing vector. I also like the whole atmosphere of this wallpaper and you did a great job for choosing this background for Sheerize (I hope I spelled her name right). The thingys in the bg are really cool and like in your Eureka wall you didn't add a moon to it (yay, I like that, great Shinn).
And the fractal thingy on the left corner reminds me of a phoenix (like I already said u). Nice job.
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I love it, the vectoring is top-notch, the background landscape is stunning...
all that bothers me would be the fractals, but that's just personal preference :D
Sweet job, and yes, Shireece is teh s3x4y XD
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As i said on mt, this wallpaper is really nice in its composition and style, i really like how you used the fractal flames AND i still wonder how you mad her not look so vectorish :D neways good work, only seen quality stuff from you till now! keep it up or else ill overrun you again once my walling skillz are reawakened :D
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To the wallpaper: the girl is vectored in Illustrator (took me a day and half to do it, yes I am slow u_u), while the lower and right part of the background, the walls of rock, have been drawn with the smudge tool, trying to reproduce the same landscape of the original scan itself. On the other hand the sky differs from the scan's one, in fact I wanted to try not go trendwh0re (putting the classic moon is just boring) and I decided to try using fractals (the light swirl effects in the sky) for the first time to give a surreal atmosphere (edit: by the way, thre fractal "flying" in the upper left corner is meant to be placed like that, it's supposed to be like a sort of angel/mystical creature ascending in the sky. Just to point it out since people who have already seen this wallpaper gave lot of different comments about it, lol ). It was fun playing with them and they surely helped me to give a more original feeling to the wallpaper.
So that's it... enjoy! :D
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Obviously you have learned quite allot! The BG is also very well done especially for having used the smudge tool XD and the texture on it looks really nice. Overall it looks really great the only thing the kind of bugs me are some of the fractural but otherwise it is still a great wall.
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Hey ShiNN:
It's a wonderful job this wall, I like the blue landscape and the light effects looks good, this view looks with eruption volcano.... congratulations!!
SISKO...... :)
And the fractal thingy on the left corner reminds me of a phoenix (like I already said u). Nice job.
all that bothers me would be the fractals, but that's just personal preference :D
Sweet job, and yes, Shireece is teh s3x4y XD
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nice wall...very amosphereic and emotional(or laclk off ) adds character to the wall itself!
keep it up!
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