yes ... summer XDDDDDDD feeling a little nostalgic
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Okay, time has gone by and I really feel like I should have written a longer comment because I've put all my passion into this. Truth is, this wallpaper is a little personal as it is based on my experiences during the past summer holiday. Darn, those were fun times ...
I travelled by train a lot at the time and loved savouring every moment of summer freedom, like there was no tomorrow, as if it was the last summer on Earth { Jee, wonder why I thought that? guess watching AIR had something to do with it XP }
There's this amazing feeling you get when you're travelling by train on such a day and just opening the window to take a deep breath of freedom.
I was, of course, sad when routine finally came with the end of summer, and a memory of the field and train were stuck in my head. Hence the wallpaper.
Okay, enough sentimentalism ... technical details ~ I was really lucky to find such a spectacular Makoto Shinkai scan { which is hard as hell to work with } on AP. Spent some time taking photos of trains and using them as reference, vectoring them. Drawing trains is harder than I thought and, even though the result may not be perfect, I did give it my best.Then added some DA textures for the finishing touch. I can't remember exactly, this wallpaper took around 2-3 weeks to make.
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Love how you matched the style of the train to Makoto Shinkai's style of creating landscapes. At first I thought the train was part of the scan xD Very well done. Can I request a textless version?
I love summer. And you did a great job making this summer wall :)
The train looks fine, it was worth working hard on. The clouds caught my attention.
I thint they are beautyful, and make the scene a lot better.
This is absolutely amazing ^^
I love the texture and the watercolor effect
sorry I have nothing better to say xp
but this is definitely my next desktop ^.~
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The effects fit wonderfully with the scan (I've always loved KnMYnB's backgrounds!). What I don't like much is the text of the words. I agree that you do need something to fill the empty space there, and I think the words themselves are okay, it's just that the whole wall has a "done by hand the old-fashioned way" look about it, and then the text is too obviously computer-generated. Something more like hand-written cursive (something not so perfect and a bit less opaque) would be better, I think.
I absolutely love this wallpaper >.< It's original and very creative! I like your concept too. The train looks lovely and the landscape is so peaceful! It's my favorite!
It's really a very beautiful work. It still has a unique simplicity and a detail that make it shine much, being solely a scene of the outside. A very good work, with a wonderful result.
breathtaking. i love the title you put to it. freedom. i miss summer,but it'll surely be back soon. now the wallpaper... looks like it's fading and i love how it looks on the desktop! the train looks like its fading away to the missing border. you added the text perfectly.
Truely remarkable work...from colors to shades to prospective. for some reason though, i dislike the paper-ish texture. i would prefer to have made this a whole scenic wallpaper. but i suppose everyone's got their own little ideas and ways of doing things. hmm...do you still happen to have the non-textured version by any chance? i sure would love to see that one.
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yes ... summer XDDDDDDD feeling a little nostalgic
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Okay, time has gone by and I really feel like I should have written a longer comment because I've put all my passion into this. Truth is, this wallpaper is a little personal as it is based on my experiences during the past summer holiday. Darn, those were fun times ...
I travelled by train a lot at the time and loved savouring every moment of summer freedom, like there was no tomorrow, as if it was the last summer on Earth { Jee, wonder why I thought that? guess watching AIR had something to do with it XP }
There's this amazing feeling you get when you're travelling by train on such a day and just opening the window to take a deep breath of freedom.
I was, of course, sad when routine finally came with the end of summer, and a memory of the field and train were stuck in my head. Hence the wallpaper.
Okay, enough sentimentalism ... technical details ~ I was really lucky to find such a spectacular Makoto Shinkai scan { which is hard as hell to work with } on AP. Spent some time taking photos of trains and using them as reference, vectoring them. Drawing trains is harder than I thought and, even though the result may not be perfect, I did give it my best.Then added some DA textures for the finishing touch. I can't remember exactly, this wallpaper took around 2-3 weeks to make.
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Also, thank you so much for your faves and comments.
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+Fave; great job!
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really nice, it gives off that kind of sweet and breezy summer aura.
I like the colors and the train!
it really stands out!
The train looks fine, it was worth working hard on. The clouds caught my attention.
I thint they are beautyful, and make the scene a lot better.
It's a fav by me. Good job!
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If there's anything you could improve on, it's perhaps some more hand-brushing over the mountains...to give it some depth.
But spectacular job!
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Naw, that just makes me creepy...
The feeling, it makes me feel as if it's summer already, you've done a magnificent job.
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I love the texture and the watercolor effect
sorry I have nothing better to say xp
but this is definitely my next desktop ^.~
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not enough people incorporate new elements into this category...good job!
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I loved the paper layer, it's adding so much to your wallpaper.
Great wallpaper, I must say ^^
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