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!
Adobe Suite: $700. Junk food eaten while designing: $57. Hours spent working on a design when you could have been working: $350 dollars. The 10 minutes for someone to tell you you suck: Priceless
First off, this is a birthday present for metalmallow!
it's yet his b-day yet...thats on the 24th, but he told me to submit it early if i finished it, so here it is.
This is also going to be my first entry in the vectorness monthly challenges, and it's for the month of august with the idea "color outside the lines".
Okay, so he wanted a beck wall, and my original plan was to do this elaborate concert scene and make it kick complete ass. but, i'm really lazy, and i've been working a lot, so i had zero motivation to do it. So, after flipping through my sketchbook earlier today, and admiring my sketchiness (not something i do often) it hit me.
sketchy.
what a pose like that needed was lots and lots of movement, and nothing shows movement better than sketchy. mostly gestures, but i wanted you to be able to tell what it was, and when i do gestures, yeah, you get movement, but it's too simple. so, i used the scan that i had intended, and quickly traced over it, keeping my lines free and fun.
it all evolved from there.
Thanks to whiteblaze, highknees, and JTsang for their help
and to wacom for kicking so much ass and making me my pretty tablet :D
for some reason i have "Marching bands of Manhattan" by Death cab for Cutie on repeat. I'M NOT EVEN EMO!
again...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY METALMALLOW! (Hold till August 24th and release)
EDIT:
i didn't include koyuki's face for 2 reasons. i actually hate the way it's drawn in the manga half the time (especiall on this cover) and for design purposes. the face just didn't show the movement the way the rest of the body did. actually, the face was rather static.
Lyk the color..looks like you paint it with watercolors.it's not full but over the edge,but it make the pic unique!!very much orange..so bright and energetic..like it!!u mix the colors sooo great,the pose cool too,and great title too!meaningful..xcellent job!!
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ORANGE! my favorite color! I really liked this 'crayon' style it makes me think like a little kid drew it, it has so much style on it, the picture reminds me from FLCL? awesome vectorizing work i hope i can make some nice vectors someday. anyways Congratulations for your friends birthday and YOU keep up the great job! ^_^!
Not really of the opinion that sketchy means movement, but...yeah, this shows movement! and though i don't think the background colour did justice to your picture, it's still good use of warm tones (something i need to learn).
a great wall! (but then again you *are* a pro...).
I not good in design something or even draw at all...but your art really amazing ...
and thanks for sharing such a nice wallpaper ...good job .....omg..must edit the size and use in my w800 as wally !
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Very nice, really sketchy xD
im not gonna be able to give a good comment coz my brain just exploded from too much school stuff
but since your being your usual TATE-LOOK-AT-MY-WALL self i hafta comment >.> xD
you gotta give props to tama's contests coz it makes you people explore new stuff eh? xD
anyway yeh loves for this and one more project kalico and we'll be able to collab xD
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Your art is super, about the koyuki's face is a explation interesting and sincere, the quality don`t be affected. Beck is a great manga and you made a wall criative and modern, whit the colours, , the style, the koyuki's performance is a combination perfect.
Wow, now I'm intimidated to submit my own birthday wall for him...XD
I mean, holy crap, that's AMAZING. The sketchy style...the compilation...ugh, why are you such a genius? It's a good thing I'm not submitting my present till the last day, so by then everyone *might* have forgotten about how awesome yours was. But that's highly unlikely...*sigh* Oh well, it's the thought that counts, right?
Brilliant job, and happy early birthday to metal. ;3
It is just perfect as always Kalico !!
I liked the coloring of the character and the background !! You can almost feel the movment and the frenesy with it !!
Awesome! That's all I can say I think :)
Keep up the excellent work :)
Very nicely done. I love how its so sketchy and the colouring is awesome. Haha, this caught my eyes and the first thing i said was.. DANG! lol. Yeah, you did an awesome job! [:
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it's yet his b-day yet...thats on the 24th, but he told me to submit it early if i finished it, so here it is.
This is also going to be my first entry in the vectorness monthly challenges, and it's for the month of august with the idea "color outside the lines".
Okay, so he wanted a beck wall, and my original plan was to do this elaborate concert scene and make it kick complete ass. but, i'm really lazy, and i've been working a lot, so i had zero motivation to do it. So, after flipping through my sketchbook earlier today, and admiring my sketchiness (not something i do often) it hit me.
sketchy.
what a pose like that needed was lots and lots of movement, and nothing shows movement better than sketchy. mostly gestures, but i wanted you to be able to tell what it was, and when i do gestures, yeah, you get movement, but it's too simple. so, i used the scan that i had intended, and quickly traced over it, keeping my lines free and fun.
it all evolved from there.
Thanks to whiteblaze, highknees, and JTsang for their help
and to wacom for kicking so much ass and making me my pretty tablet :D
and for those of you who don't know, JTsang has joined me and whiteblaze on pixelated graffiti! So, welcome JTsang...and don't feed the whiteblaze :3
for some reason i have "Marching bands of Manhattan" by Death cab for Cutie on repeat. I'M NOT EVEN EMO!
again...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY METALMALLOW! (Hold till August 24th and release)
EDIT:
i didn't include koyuki's face for 2 reasons. i actually hate the way it's drawn in the manga half the time (especiall on this cover) and for design purposes. the face just didn't show the movement the way the rest of the body did. actually, the face was rather static.
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love the coloring.
Nice gift for metal.
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thats all i gotta say
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a great wall! (but then again you *are* a pro...).
and thanks for sharing such a nice wallpaper ...good job .....omg..must edit the size and use in my w800 as wally !
im not gonna be able to give a good comment coz my brain just exploded from too much school stuff
but since your being your usual TATE-LOOK-AT-MY-WALL self i hafta comment >.> xD
you gotta give props to tama's contests coz it makes you people explore new stuff eh? xD
anyway yeh loves for this and one more project kalico and we'll be able to collab xD
I mean, holy crap, that's AMAZING. The sketchy style...the compilation...ugh, why are you such a genius? It's a good thing I'm not submitting my present till the last day, so by then everyone *might* have forgotten about how awesome yours was. But that's highly unlikely...*sigh* Oh well, it's the thought that counts, right?
Brilliant job, and happy early birthday to metal. ;3
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I liked the coloring of the character and the background !! You can almost feel the movment and the frenesy with it !!
Awesome! That's all I can say I think :)
Keep up the excellent work :)
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