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Fly... by °Phill 2 months 1 week ago

Fly... by °Phill 2 months 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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$Poey 20 minutes ago
Well after an idle summer I have to build my callouses back up. The thumb thing is relatively new though, I must be doing something different...

~xxfascinationxx 22 minutes ago
No my cinamoroll!!

~iroveashe 23 minutes ago
Aren't you supposed to be used to it by now?

~xxfascinationxx 24 minutes ago
Nail biting?

$Poey 30 minutes ago
Bass playing habits. That's why my fingers are sore.

~iroveashe 30 minutes ago
What habits? >_>

$Poey 32 minutes ago
Nah, I don't want new ones I need these ones to break in more. But my left thumb is really hurting right where the knuckle is >.< I guess I have some bad habits on my left hand.

~iroveashe 33 minutes ago
Buy some new fingers then.

$Poey 34 minutes ago
My fingers hurt.

~xxfascinationxx 34 minutes ago
XD

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Elemental Infection preview
© 2005 *Ikorus
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*Ikorus
Community Member
Silly Narcissist
7 wallpapers
3 years 2 months ago
I really wanted to try out grunge and fantasy since I don't think I've done either. The reason it's entitled "Elemental Infection" is because you'll see some representations for different elements like wood, water, air, ice and such, and they seem to be getting infected by some sort of virus, which is represented through the grunge work. The girl is also getting infected. I'm sorry if I the wallpaper doesn't fit the girl at all. I haven't watched Shingetsutan Tsukihime yet, and I just wanted a very high quality scan.

Please excuse my grunge work for now, as this is my first try at it. I really like how I made the texts though. smiley This just includes lots of brush work using PS default brushes and some brushes from DeviantArt, different blending modes, and a couple of stock photos from www.sxc.hu.
45 layers. Took about 8 hours in 7 days (in the middle of homework! smiley).
Scan credit: Sammo "All by Myself" http://gallery.minitokyo.net/view/37479/

Please view in full! The details, text and brushwork cannot be clearly seen through the thumbnail.
Kadaj! ^_^

User Comments!

~the-wind
Member
Comments: 48
3 years 2 months ago
Simply perfect...everything is well done and perfected..good job +fav
~Sayurihime
Member
Silent Child
Comments: 102
3 years 2 months ago
Wow! It's an beautiful wallpaper. The way the darker shades of colors are mixed with the lighter colored swirls are really ell done! I love the mystical feeling the wallpaper has. The character is also very clear and matches wirthe background. It's kinda simple, yet not so much, which is great. Fantastic job!
That smile he gave me...
Because of his smile, I thought everything would be all right.
~Ninewounds
Member
Comments: 51
3 years 2 months ago
Really love the effects you used in this wall. Keep it up :D
$dj-of-e
Donating Member
Hustle! Hustle!
Comments: 146
3 years 2 months ago
Too bad there won't be a second season of Tsukihime. These new character designs shown in Melty Blood II looks so promising to watch as additions to the story.
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θsunsean
Retired Staff Member
Server Ninja
Comments: 102
3 years 2 months ago
Wow, I don't even know what to say. I love it. +fav
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°fantasyx7
Community Waller
Comments: 25
3 years 2 months ago
Wow, it's very nice! I love the effects you used. It has a very sci-fi mood to it.
$KikuChan
Donating Member
Comments: 142
3 years 2 months ago
I love the grungy look to this wallpaper, and i really like the background!
great wallpaper ^^
~Japots
Member
WTF is a Japot?
Comments: 56
3 years 2 months ago
Took less time than expected to reach the top spot. This wall truly deserves it. Possibly even a featured artwork.
$pureilluzion
Donating Member
It's all an iLLuZion
Comments: 6
3 years 2 months ago
Whoa nice wallpaper..
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* It's all an iLLuZion
~midoru
Member
They say to make your own breaks, but i'm not sure
Comments: 625
3 years 2 months ago
I'm lovin it.
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It's my life. it's now or never. i'm not gonna live forever
~kenshinbg
Member
Comments: 31
3 years 2 months ago
Oh my o_o; Very nice background and neat effects ^^ Love this wallpaper~ Fave~
~Hyou
Member
Comments: 497
3 years 2 months ago
Great work, the bg looks really cool, and the chara also looks very fantastic
~kaho
Member
CAKE!!
Comments: 31
3 years 2 months ago
COOL BACKGROUND!
`nuniko
Senior Member
Bionic Teapot
Comments: 468
3 years 2 months ago
I'm not too fond of the white glow around her, and some of the green blobs (left side of the wallpaper) look a little too bright. Nice background and brush work, though. :)
~Crest
Member
Comments: 16
3 years 2 months ago
Very good wallpaper... although I understand the rationale of using such a title but it dont fit that well with the Shingetsutan Tsukihime context.. (She is Ren, not seen in the anime version). Of course I am just nitpicking.. the white outline around her.. but lovely brush work
Blanked rationale, unsynchronised dreams. My vinyl records are tripping on me. My records on life.
~-sHaDoOw-
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LiFeLeSzZ
Comments: 243
3 years 2 months ago
The colour nd the background is just amazing... they blend together perfectly... its really mysterious in style nd the title is just cooL... i love this wall... good job here.. XD...
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..... you fooking wanKerz..!!.. Letz all gEt higH and loOk at The sTarZ.....
$darkmaya
Donating Member
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Comments: 17
3 years 2 months ago
I like the colors :)
Too bad that i can't download it...
~rlee
Member
Comments: 24
3 years 2 months ago
Wow i love it!! The bg is done really well and the text definitely matches with it!! Except those 2 strokes of light look a bit out of place to me, maybe cause they are too brite? Like maybe a darker color would look betta....
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~Kuraino
Member
Black Moon Royal
Comments: 205
3 years 2 months ago
Oh, this is nice. This is very nice. I love the grungy-ish look, yet it also comes across with that "old photograph" feel. You've integrated the scan perfectly, accenting the edges around the top to remind us where the focus is, yet also slipping in the fact that the scan is, indeed, part of the wall. The colors are perfect, and the scan has a wonderful clarity, yet, it easily makes itself a seamless part of the wall. I really like this one. Beautiful. =D +fav
~Lie74
Member
Comments: 193
3 years 2 months ago
The grunge wall looks very nice. I see what you mean about the image not fiting the background. But I think it works none the less.