This wallpaper gives us a perfect example of how a simple manga scan can be turned into a beautiful vector. Not only did danalm trace the lineart, but he also added amazing details and a simple, yet wonderful background. Furthermore, the wallpaper shows us how the monochromatic style can make your work look really interesting.
Great, now im going psycho... it may be possible ive been spending a few hours searching for a scan that i think i saw but truly never existed... it was all in my head =.=;
Hi again :)
This is my third wallpaper - and I hope you like this one as much as you liked the others (or maybe even more?? :D)
I worked on it about 70 hours.
My work could have been divided into 3 parts: the close scene of Aoi and Kaoru,
the far one and the background.
I captured the appropriate scenes in the "Enishi" special, where Kaoru meets Santa-Aoi. Then I started Adobe Illustrator and began to vector trace the close scene. It was quite easy, because I saw all the shadows and highlights I had to draw. The more difficult scene was the far scene, because I couldn't see all the parts of the
face of each of the persons. So I had to try to use the faces from the close scene and
seemlessly integrate them.
The most interesting part was the background: I had a vision of it before I even start
vector tracing the images. But how to get a pine tree in a position I could use for this
wallpaper? Simple: thanks goddess I know a friend who has 3D Studio MAX and the plug-in "Tree Storm" (and a very powerful PC to render the stuff on ^^). So I asked him to let me use his 3dsmax and placed a tree (300000 polygones are quite much :> ) and rendered it. Then I opened all the source files I had (finally about 90mb ^^) and started to create a composition. I positioned here and there and finally came to the decision to let the scene take place on a dark, cold winter-evening... winter... wait! Yes! I had to create some snow on the tree and on the bridge side. So ... Photoshop was my friend.
I just started by randomly clicking on a newly made layer with a white round and soft
brush... and ... it looked like snow! So I put more and more of it onto the tree and the bridge. Of course it's by far not the best way to put some snow - and if it is - I am the wrong person to do this (I am not really good at hand-drawing). But to me (and some of my friends I asked to look at the wallpaper) it looks quite convincing (though of course there are much better possibilities :). Finally I blured that layer.
One more thing left to say: someone told me he/she didn't like the faces in the background. I thought so too for a moment - but on the other hand I really do like it, because it creates a nice, cold-evening atmosphere - or at least it stresses it.
I really like Ai Yori Aoshi. And in contrast to other animes, where I only like the
female characters - I don't mind to look at Kaoru too, since he is really a poor guy and I somehow sympathesize with him. Of course I like all the other characters - but that scene touched me to tears when I saw the Enishi special for the first time.
I hope you like this wallpaper as much as I liked doing it :)
Of course - as always - I am very thankful for any critics (especially if you could suggest what would be better :D)
This scene look great... I loved that episode for the christmas speical... Aoi looks so beautiful in the santa outfit... the blended image of them kissing looks great in the background... nice wall!!
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Wow...what a romantic and beautiful wallie. The snow looks match with them. Mmmm..I don't know how too say again. Anyway, This is a beautiful wallie. I like it!
What an amazing wallpaper! It's absolutely perfect for Christmas. I love the snow effect. It's really simple, but very nicely done. As is the snowy frosty effecty!
And the scan is so sweet. The scene is so beautiful and the kiss is really nicely portayed! The scan is also clean and crisp, as is the enlarged kiss on the background. The tree is superb and the whole wallpaper goes together really well.
This is going on my desktop right now. Thanks for sharing. +fav!
LOVE IS IN THE AIT :love::love::love: KAWAI ^O^ They make a real good couple dont they ^^ The scan is really cute ><
The tree O___O is just ......AMAZING!!
I really like how you've put a kind of like ...eto...bg-scan ^^" if you want to call it that, I dont know what to call it ^^" gomen.....
Nevertheless this wall is soo cute ><
Superb job
:hi5:
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Waaaa!! It soo cute wallpaper!! Very romantic!! Myaaa!! :love: And soon NEW YEARS DAY...um...yes SOON!! Very SOON! And i'm hury shopping!! Very cute wall!!
:halo:
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I really like Ai Yori Aoshi. And in contrast to other animes, where I only like the
female characters - I don't mind to look at Kaoru too, since he is really a poor guy and I somehow sympathesize with him. Of course I like all the other characters - but that scene touched me to tears when I saw the Enishi special for the first time.
Awesome wallpeper! The details are amazing! Very clean and very nice. I love it. A must fav!
Well i like it, the only thin i dont really like is the far thingy, but it looks sweet ^^ i love this scene in the special and it als looks on you wallpaper quite romantic
AYYYYYY! Kawaiii! That os the most cutest thing I have ever seen. And the way you placed it up as a walli like christmas you is very nice. And I love the tree, and the couple is just so adorable. I think I'm goign crazy. Anyway, this is perfect for my desktop until December is over.
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This is my third wallpaper - and I hope you like this one as much as you liked the others (or maybe even more?? :D)
I worked on it about 70 hours.
My work could have been divided into 3 parts: the close scene of Aoi and Kaoru,
the far one and the background.
I captured the appropriate scenes in the "Enishi" special, where Kaoru meets Santa-Aoi. Then I started Adobe Illustrator and began to vector trace the close scene. It was quite easy, because I saw all the shadows and highlights I had to draw. The more difficult scene was the far scene, because I couldn't see all the parts of the
face of each of the persons. So I had to try to use the faces from the close scene and
seemlessly integrate them.
The most interesting part was the background: I had a vision of it before I even start
vector tracing the images. But how to get a pine tree in a position I could use for this
wallpaper? Simple: thanks goddess I know a friend who has 3D Studio MAX and the plug-in "Tree Storm" (and a very powerful PC to render the stuff on ^^). So I asked him to let me use his 3dsmax and placed a tree (300000 polygones are quite much :> ) and rendered it. Then I opened all the source files I had (finally about 90mb ^^) and started to create a composition. I positioned here and there and finally came to the decision to let the scene take place on a dark, cold winter-evening... winter... wait! Yes! I had to create some snow on the tree and on the bridge side. So ... Photoshop was my friend.
I just started by randomly clicking on a newly made layer with a white round and soft
brush... and ... it looked like snow! So I put more and more of it onto the tree and the bridge. Of course it's by far not the best way to put some snow - and if it is - I am the wrong person to do this (I am not really good at hand-drawing). But to me (and some of my friends I asked to look at the wallpaper) it looks quite convincing (though of course there are much better possibilities :). Finally I blured that layer.
One more thing left to say: someone told me he/she didn't like the faces in the background. I thought so too for a moment - but on the other hand I really do like it, because it creates a nice, cold-evening atmosphere - or at least it stresses it.
I really like Ai Yori Aoshi. And in contrast to other animes, where I only like the
female characters - I don't mind to look at Kaoru too, since he is really a poor guy and I somehow sympathesize with him. Of course I like all the other characters - but that scene touched me to tears when I saw the Enishi special for the first time.
I hope you like this wallpaper as much as I liked doing it :)
Of course - as always - I am very thankful for any critics (especially if you could suggest what would be better :D)
Enjoy!
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And the scan is so sweet. The scene is so beautiful and the kiss is really nicely portayed! The scan is also clean and crisp, as is the enlarged kiss on the background. The tree is superb and the whole wallpaper goes together really well.
This is going on my desktop right now. Thanks for sharing. +fav!
The tree O___O is just ......AMAZING!!
I really like how you've put a kind of like ...eto...bg-scan ^^" if you want to call it that, I dont know what to call it ^^" gomen.....
Nevertheless this wall is soo cute ><
Superb job
:hi5:
i really like the scan you used for this one!
i also love the cristmas tree in the background and the snow effect is really great!
great wallpaper i love it :)
+Fave And wanna B friends:inu:
LOL J/k
What a dark old way to stay the same
As it enters through your breathing, close your eyes and feel them turn it grey...
:halo:
female characters - I don't mind to look at Kaoru too, since he is really a poor guy and I somehow sympathesize with him. Of course I like all the other characters - but that scene touched me to tears when I saw the Enishi special for the first time.
Awesome wallpeper! The details are amazing! Very clean and very nice. I love it. A must fav!
No matter how many times
the seasons come round and change the colors
I think of you