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!
The moment i saw this wall in the queue, i knew it had to be featured. Why? just LOOK at it! i've seen this scan used a million times. But never in such a unique way as this. First of all it's vectored. But not only is it vectored, it's given a pop-art mixed with a beautiful scenic piece as well. The colors and overall feel of the wall just make you feel so light and fluffy. The only problem is there is so much to look at, it might not be as desktop friendly as some, but as a design piece it's just stunning.
Make sure to full view this one. The thumbnail does not do it any kind of justice.
Copy and pasted from MT. Weird resolution approved by +Kalico. thanks Kalico ^^
YEAH! I'm back on MT! School is finally OVER!
For those who saw my previous vector, yes, this is another freakin CLAMP vector. I just love vectoring CLAMP stuff ^^
I really loved this scan when I saw it. But after I finished with it, I hated it with a passion. grr...
Anyways, I first started off vectoring the image but halfway through it, I realized how much the sleeves of her robe look like wings. I wanted to paint a cloud scene on it but after many failed attempts, I decided to use a stock instead. For the stock, I filtered it to give it more of a drawn look. Then I experimented with two different smudge settings to give it that 'painted' feel.
EDIT: Ahh almost forgot my favourite part of the wall-the space scene xD. I was going to start off with a simple space scene to fill in for that dark space but it kinda got out of hand =P Somehow, birds ended up flying in space o.0 (upper left corner of the robe). The other set of birds are near the bottom and I tried to make the birds look like their flying upwards.
The background with all the vecotrs and arrows and stuff were inspired by many of his older works when he used the vector brushes. The brushes are from Paul W
I'm too lazy to write anymore but I'll try to answer my 500+ notifs soon x.x I promise to submit a real wall next time xD
Boring info:
Time: ~15 hours over the span of 6 weeks
Music: I don't know x.x
Inspiration: Devil Dude He's been such a huge inspiration ever since I saw his works on MT. His walls have style, cute anime girls, ecchi(for the perverts =P), simplicity, and other good stuff. Anything other than cliche. What more could you want? Please go check out his gallery. If you don't I'll hunt you down and...and...I don't know. Just something horrible.
Stock: Stock from http://www.webshots.com
Ads: Reach For the Sky by Kai81220
A perfectly executed wall with a beautiful space scene. It deserves way more than 16 favs...
Awesome color composition! I like the sky in her clothes, it's a very nice idea.
The background texture is interesting but I would have made it green, like she
is laying in a field or something. But still a great job! Keep it up.
What a very complex wallpaper.
i love how you took some of the characters body and made it transparent to view the background image. this made the color combine very good and flow evenly throughout the wallpaper
I think I never saw anything like this before. The sky in Sakura's dress, the texture, the expression... It's more than just a wallpaper. It's a metaphor. It's perfect. It's calm. And it's in my desktop. xD *faves*
Wow this is awesome. I don't know why i haven't stumbled on this before. I love the color blending and the best part of this wall is the wings. Its so beautiful and so creative. The vector looks clean and great as well. I absolutely love it. Saving this as a fave!
Wow, pretty Sakura.
o.o Of course, when isn't Hime-chan pretty? Kudos on a lovely wall.
The only thing I have to poke at would be more size variations. I wanted it, but I'm a 1440x900. I could resize it, but it still won't fit properly. That's my one nitpick. 8D Again, kudos!
Oh my!this is fabulous !
So beautiful, yeah, maybe it would be a little dizzy to have it as a wallpaper, but ... who cares !! is an amazing art piece !
Yay for tsubasa chronicle !! it has like the best images to work with.
lots of congrats !!
+FAV !!
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The light "baby" colors add a mild mood to the wallpaper allowing it to emanate a calming serenity just by looking at it.
There is an element of overcomplexity to it that could make a desktop look highly cluttered. This however is easily forgiven. Though I am no expert, there is some boldness in having some humility and simplicity. My favorite works usually involve a great centerpiece and a simple (but designed) background or filled spaces around the image. The cliche wallpaper format. If it ain't broke don't fix it yeah?
The clear and rich sky really come through and project those areas. It almost seems 3D, and in contrast with the paper-like sections, allow for a soft texutre. Honestly, I feel like I could sleep on this Wallpaper
Very nicely done and definitely deserves to be one of my faves. (Hey, if you keep releasing works like these, I don't mind all the constant vectoring|)
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YEAH! I'm back on MT! School is finally OVER!
For those who saw my previous vector, yes, this is another freakin CLAMP vector. I just love vectoring CLAMP stuff ^^
I really loved this scan when I saw it. But after I finished with it, I hated it with a passion. grr...
Anyways, I first started off vectoring the image but halfway through it, I realized how much the sleeves of her robe look like wings. I wanted to paint a cloud scene on it but after many failed attempts, I decided to use a stock instead. For the stock, I filtered it to give it more of a drawn look. Then I experimented with two different smudge settings to give it that 'painted' feel.
EDIT: Ahh almost forgot my favourite part of the wall-the space scene xD. I was going to start off with a simple space scene to fill in for that dark space but it kinda got out of hand =P Somehow, birds ended up flying in space o.0 (upper left corner of the robe). The other set of birds are near the bottom and I tried to make the birds look like their flying upwards.
The background with all the vecotrs and arrows and stuff were inspired by many of his older works when he used the vector brushes. The brushes are from Paul W
I'm too lazy to write anymore but I'll try to answer my 500+ notifs soon x.x I promise to submit a real wall next time xD
Boring info:
Time: ~15 hours over the span of 6 weeks
Music: I don't know x.x
Inspiration: Devil Dude He's been such a huge inspiration ever since I saw his works on MT. His walls have style, cute anime girls, ecchi(for the perverts =P), simplicity, and other good stuff. Anything other than cliche. What more could you want? Please go check out his gallery. If you don't I'll hunt you down and...and...I don't know. Just something horrible.
Stock:
Ads:
Reach For the Sky by Kai81220
A perfectly executed wall with a beautiful space scene. It deserves way more than 16 favs...
User Comments!
The background texture is interesting but I would have made it green, like she
is laying in a field or something. But still a great job! Keep it up.
because you were here
I can start walking
on the path leading to the future
I believe that
my dreams come true...
i love how you took some of the characters body and made it transparent to view the background image. this made the color combine very good and flow evenly throughout the wallpaper
Awesome wall, thx.
you 've done a great jobe ,i want to save it as my wallpaper
what a great job... a unique work! honestly!
one of my favourite wall ^^
o.o Of course, when isn't Hime-chan pretty? Kudos on a lovely wall.
The only thing I have to poke at would be more size variations. I wanted it, but I'm a 1440x900. I could resize it, but it still won't fit properly. That's my one nitpick. 8D Again, kudos!
So beautiful, yeah, maybe it would be a little dizzy to have it as a wallpaper, but ... who cares !! is an amazing art piece !
Yay for tsubasa chronicle !! it has like the best images to work with.
lots of congrats !!
+FAV !!
I dont kono why this put "Notice"
The light "baby" colors add a mild mood to the wallpaper allowing it to emanate a calming serenity just by looking at it.
There is an element of overcomplexity to it that could make a desktop look highly cluttered. This however is easily forgiven. Though I am no expert, there is some boldness in having some humility and simplicity. My favorite works usually involve a great centerpiece and a simple (but designed) background or filled spaces around the image. The cliche wallpaper format. If it ain't broke don't fix it yeah?
The clear and rich sky really come through and project those areas. It almost seems 3D, and in contrast with the paper-like sections, allow for a soft texutre. Honestly, I feel like I could sleep on this Wallpaper
Very nicely done and definitely deserves to be one of my faves. (Hey, if you keep releasing works like these, I don't mind all the constant vectoring|