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Time for a new highlighted piece. Wallpapers featuring the digital painting technique seem to be quite rare these days, with all the vector/design/simplistic frenzy going on. But thankfully Supermonchi has enough talent to show us that digital painting is indeed something that looks really good when it's done properly. Considering that she started making this wallpaper from two very small screenshots, it is indeed a fine job. The colors and lighting are wisely used and manage to give the right depth to the scene and create a good atmosphere around the two characters. And the soft strokes blend together pretty well and still manage to hold enough details without looking blurry. If I had to find some minor issue, I guess it'd be the lack of sharp elements on the foreground but considering the whole work and how it got brushed, it's indeed a good-looking result nonetheless, and worthy of being praised.
If you guys are planning to find different ways to make wallpapers, digital painting, albeit being a tough method to learn, is indeed one of the most satisfying ones. Don't miss this wallpaper, it'll look good on your desktop. :)
100% painted in Photoshop (yes everything including the characters) based on 2 screenshots below which were traced and used as references: Jubei - Utsutsu Bamboo forest
This is the scene of the classic Ninja Scroll duel between Kibagami Jubei (in brown) and a blind samurai Mujuro Utsutsu (in white). I thought Utsutsu is very admirable even though he's one of the bad guys. Ninja Scroll is such an awesome anime, one of my all time favs, go watch it!! (<-- if you're over 18yrs-old ^^;;)
I actually meant the scene to be like as if the guys are still in the middle of a fight and scared the birds off, which they might also have slashed some of the leaves that's why they're falling. Anyways, I'm trying to be funny at the same time, picking on John Woo movies with his trademark white doves XD
I never thought I would ever finish this wall since nailing the concept 4-6 weeks ago, but in the midst of procrastinating from organising my wedding and being unemployed, this wall is indeed a nice surprise after a solid day of work (~8-10hrs).
Overall I'm thrilled with the way it turned out given such a short working time from start to finish, but on the other hand it's kinda nothing special since it's pretty much just combining and recreating the screenshots. :hmpf:
Hope you like it!
Full resolutions available - 4:3, 5:4 and 16:10 widescreen.
EDIT: Fixed soil/ground - throw in magic grass for cover up w00t!
Ffs monchi got another highlight. And damn became about time we had a new highlighted wall. The painting and all looks just astonishing, combined with the lightning and the composition it looks just awesome.
There are just a few small things bothering me, the hair of the white ninja.samurai looks a bit blurred ore strange. maybe some to enthousiastic smudging. but still doesnt matter. And im missing some sort of highlight on the swords. must be because there is a detail overkill lately.
The bamboos i find a bit to huge appearing, they look like trees but somehow its fitting. like watching the scene from frogeyes. whell have fun with ya other favs. youve owned mine
Holy crap. I looked at the screenshots, and I'm amazed. I wish I could learn how to paint like that. But bah, too lazy.
Great wallpaper you have here. Colours aren't too striking, or too dull. That's what I like about walls. And Ninja scroll.. it's pretty old... but I guess still an appropriate use of characters. I would have preferred some guys from Champloo, but I guess it's alright.
A d/l and favourite for me. Keep the fine works coming.
Awesome. What impressed me the most was the background, your remake of the bamboo forest. It looks wonderful, and albeit rather blurry but the details, atmosphere and depth are there. The lighting in the wallpaper is good and realistic. The characters...looks a bit weird, but heck. The whole wallpaper rocks.
Great job monchi! and congrats on the highlight. :D
I think this wall would be perfect if you had also painted the two characters. and If you did paint them.. maybe make them look a bit more painted. because they look a tiny bit sharp, yet some places blurry compared to the perfect background. ><
just a bit uncomfortable to me.
It looks really nice, i like how you have painted the bg. but like blu3angel said, i also think that you should paint the character too.. the character and the bg don't blend with each other! but you have done a great job painting the bg.. i also see that the birds need just a bit of ditals.. if you are not that good at painting character, then i recomend you to paint a quick painting of the both chracter- you don't have thene need to paint detail.. really amayzing work, but it'll get really much better is you do something with the characters.. good luck and i hope to see some more amayzing work from you ^_^
This one is so beautifully done ;__; and it makes me speechless >__<
I love the painted trees and the quite peaceful atmosphere,
even though there are two ninjas who are fighting xDD;;
it definitely deserves the highlight :3
When I first saw it I thought it was an entry for the monthly Vectorness contest xp but it's paint!
I really like how you chose a scene with a forest of bamboo shot at a steep angle - gives a very dramatic effect (in fact, I don't think the samurai would be quite as powerful-looking without that important angle).
Fabulous!This is one of the best wallpapers I've seen this past few days!Simply amazing and very original...somehow the characters remind me of an anime like Samurai Champloo...anyway I love the background,its just perfect and (I could say that I saw lately only blueish wall so it was about time to see another colour,and I love green)the forest looks fantastic and what to say about the characters the guy in white really stands out in the wall and the birds are a very nice touch!And wow to paint in photoshop that must be somethign really hard,you're amazing and the wall is amazing!
Even though it comes from screenshots. You have recreated it very well. Everyone needs some kind of inspiration for these things. And you got yours from the shots!
Making a good wall worthy enough to be featured as a highlight is itself a tough job, and you made a wall from scratch! That is itself very commendable.
I specifically love the effects of the light rays in the forest and the doves. The graphical effects are surreal! I actually like the blurry effects, i think it adds to the feel of the wall. The grass on the ground is also done very beautifully. The lighting is done very accurately, the shadows or the dark parts are placed very appropriately. I cannot seem to find any flaws here. But i would like it if the sword of either one of the samurai would have a little light reflection effect to it.
I have not seen the anime so i do not know about the chars though. But i like their positions, they look like they are having a fierce fight.
But this is without doubt a fabulous work of art. Absolutely fantastic job! (If i had then: 8 thumbs up!)
Your talents at this are obviously very good. I'll be looking forward to seeing more walls of this type from you in the future.........
Adding to my favs^_^
Warm regards,
The Firestorm.
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Fantastic work monchi! I heard that digital painting is quite hard, but you pull it off with sweet sucessful. It has many great aspects in the wall, especially how well you amazed us with this unqiue atmoshere. The detail of the trees are really well done and the lighting effects from the trees is a good addition. Not faving this thing is not a option. This is a must-fav for samurai scene lovers and others alike. Don't worry, I'm faving it.
Nice work you have here ^^ .. i love the vector!.. it looks good , the lines are smooth and the shadows + colors look nice ^^ .
the background you went for is cool ~.^ .. i just finished my new vector from a screenshot too and looking for a back to paint *lol* .. you have gone with a good background ^^ ..
you might need to fix birds, they look kinda forsed on the wall ^^" .. and the the head of the guy in white looks blury .. but mostly its good ^^ .. what i love the most is the way you blinded this wall :) .. its look like they were created for each other !! ..
keep up the good work ^^ .. this is a FAV from me :) .
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100% painted in Photoshop (yes everything including the characters) based on 2 screenshots below which were traced and used as references:
Jubei - Utsutsu
Bamboo forest
This is the scene of the classic Ninja Scroll duel between Kibagami Jubei (in brown) and a blind samurai Mujuro Utsutsu (in white). I thought Utsutsu is very admirable even though he's one of the bad guys. Ninja Scroll is such an awesome anime, one of my all time favs, go watch it!! (<-- if you're over 18yrs-old ^^;;)
I actually meant the scene to be like as if the guys are still in the middle of a fight and scared the birds off, which they might also have slashed some of the leaves that's why they're falling. Anyways, I'm trying to be funny at the same time, picking on John Woo movies with his trademark white doves XD
Well, this is my entry for MT's Paint-o-rama 1st contest with the theme of feudal Japan with vegetation component. The era of choice is Sengoku/Tokugawa as explained here http://www2.hawaii.edu/~dfukushi/Jubei.html
I never thought I would ever finish this wall since nailing the concept 4-6 weeks ago, but in the midst of procrastinating from organising my wedding and being unemployed, this wall is indeed a nice surprise after a solid day of work (~8-10hrs).
Overall I'm thrilled with the way it turned out given such a short working time from start to finish, but on the other hand it's kinda nothing special since it's pretty much just combining and recreating the screenshots. :hmpf:
Hope you like it!
Full resolutions available - 4:3, 5:4 and 16:10 widescreen.
EDIT: Fixed soil/ground - throw in magic grass for cover up w00t!
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There are just a few small things bothering me, the hair of the white ninja.samurai looks a bit blurred ore strange. maybe some to enthousiastic smudging. but still doesnt matter. And im missing some sort of highlight on the swords. must be because there is a detail overkill lately.
The bamboos i find a bit to huge appearing, they look like trees but somehow its fitting. like watching the scene from frogeyes. whell have fun with ya other favs. youve owned mine
Great wallpaper you have here. Colours aren't too striking, or too dull. That's what I like about walls. And Ninja scroll.. it's pretty old... but I guess still an appropriate use of characters. I would have preferred some guys from Champloo, but I guess it's alright.
A d/l and favourite for me. Keep the fine works coming.
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I think this wall would be perfect if you had also painted the two characters. and If you did paint them.. maybe make them look a bit more painted. because they look a tiny bit sharp, yet some places blurry compared to the perfect background. ><
just a bit uncomfortable to me.
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I love the painted trees and the quite peaceful atmosphere,
even though there are two ninjas who are fighting xDD;;
it definitely deserves the highlight :3
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I really like how you chose a scene with a forest of bamboo shot at a steep angle - gives a very dramatic effect (in fact, I don't think the samurai would be quite as powerful-looking without that important angle).
Very nice =) I have a new desktop now =p.
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Even though it comes from screenshots. You have recreated it very well. Everyone needs some kind of inspiration for these things. And you got yours from the shots!
Making a good wall worthy enough to be featured as a highlight is itself a tough job, and you made a wall from scratch! That is itself very commendable.
I specifically love the effects of the light rays in the forest and the doves. The graphical effects are surreal! I actually like the blurry effects, i think it adds to the feel of the wall. The grass on the ground is also done very beautifully. The lighting is done very accurately, the shadows or the dark parts are placed very appropriately. I cannot seem to find any flaws here. But i would like it if the sword of either one of the samurai would have a little light reflection effect to it.
I have not seen the anime so i do not know about the chars though. But i like their positions, they look like they are having a fierce fight.
But this is without doubt a fabulous work of art. Absolutely fantastic job! (If i had then: 8 thumbs up!)
Your talents at this are obviously very good. I'll be looking forward to seeing more walls of this type from you in the future.........
Adding to my favs^_^
Warm regards,
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the background you went for is cool ~.^ .. i just finished my new vector from a screenshot too and looking for a back to paint *lol* .. you have gone with a good background ^^ ..
you might need to fix birds, they look kinda forsed on the wall ^^" .. and the the head of the guy in white looks blury .. but mostly its good ^^ .. what i love the most is the way you blinded this wall :) .. its look like they were created for each other !! ..
keep up the good work ^^ .. this is a FAV from me :) .