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.
I had to make a wallpaper last Saturday...
Jigoku Shoujo came to my mind, since I love the dark, creepy, pretty design of Ai. [The series, however, is boring... as hell. =D The fillers/repetitive episodes, I mean.]
Well then. I decided to use this scan (Minitokyo). I extracted and cleaned Ai's figure.
From the beginning, I want her in a dark, degradated, creepy, sad, hopeless scenery. To compose it, I started by two stocks (sky and a cement decayed room), by Resurgere (at DA). Although, they are almost unrecognizable now... :D Then, messing up - shadowing, adding (my own) textures, bla, bla, and bla.
The wallpaper took me about two hours of work (not counting with the extraction, that needed about 20/30 minutes).
Hope you like it... ;o] Oh, and I will gladely accep good sugestions for a title!
Comments (approving and also disapproving ones), favourites, tips, suggestions, et cetera are precious to me! ;3
Thank You!
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EDIT!
Oh, wow!
It was really a pleasure to red each comment...
I must THANK again all the people who favourited, commented and downloaded this wall! The "shivers", the "horror movie"... God, I am so glad you felt that and liked the wall!
~Totally made my day! :3
By other side, yours comments were very, very useful, they shown me defects that I wasn't aware, they worn me about some important details in a walpaper.
For exemple, I must confess that until now I never looked at the function of a wallpaper while I was making one - to display in the desktop! So, elements like my signature shall never lie in the upper places.
So, I will TOTALLY upload a new version of this wallpaper, to try to fix the problems you had shown me. I can't do it today since I have an academic work to finish (already in delay), and opening Photoshop is dangerous Dx - but I will work in it ASAP!
Things to change:
+ Try to clarify if Ai is floating or at the ground;
+ Blur softly the side of the room that id a little less than the other one;
+ Change the signature placement;
+ Give Ai some shadowing, and try to blend her better;
+ Get rid of:D the glow around Ai - specially because it is notorious only in the bottom half of her figure. (Indeed, this was already bugging me! :3);
+ ...
Once again, I'm very grateful to all of you! ♥
EDIT II!
Second version uploaded. I hope, to better one...
Awesome Dark wallpaper :D
i love how you made the BG and this whole wall looks like a horror movie ^^
the colors are great as well and this wall is going to be my new fav!
+FAv
Amazing work indeed. Love the background and Ai's spooky presence. Textures used create a very nice background that blends well with Ai. Ai's expression is a little weird though but I'm fine with that. Its the Girl From Hell afterall.
My only complaints would be the text at the top right hand corner. Wouldn't it be better if its places at the bottom where the taskbar covers it.
Woah this is like something out of my worst niquil induced nightmares /(oOo)# i love the creepy effect and the blood red sky very well done, i love the background you chose to it's very fitting of the girls expression and pose, nice and sad with a hint of scary with a perfect atmosphere B+ |
I like this. I have to admit, I didn't read all of the comments before me, too many of them XD Here's my thoughts: I love the grungy feel of it. It really suits Ai. (And I completely agree with you about the series--so boring!) Ai does look like she's floating a little bit. I'd work on getting rid of the very slight glow that's around her bottom half. That should help with that.
As for your signature, I say put it where you want it. I understand folk's sentiments about it being a wallpaper and all, but the way you've got it doesn't effect that all that much. There are plenty of great wallers whose sigs aren't at the bottom ( Yina and Storm-and-Fire are two that come to mind, and they even worked in dedications and website links!) Just my opinion!
Wow, beautiful wall. I must say I love the background. It's very dark and gloomy. I totally love that. The scan totally fits that atmosphere. Great job. +fav =D
Ohhh totally Sugoi wallpaper!Enma Ai look soo ghostly
This darkness is so amazing and this clouds are very awesome.I like this wallpaper very ,really
beautiful effects and everything!Simply keep it up!+fav
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Great wallpaper!!
you have definitely achieved bringing out the creepy-ness of the wallpaper!!
i reckon the background is great! matches very well with the whole concept!!
keep it up!!
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Jigoku Shoujo came to my mind, since I love the dark, creepy, pretty design of Ai.
[The series, however, is boring... as hell. =D The fillers/repetitive episodes, I mean.]
Well then. I decided to use this scan (Minitokyo). I extracted and cleaned Ai's figure.
From the beginning, I want her in a dark, degradated, creepy, sad, hopeless scenery. To compose it, I started by two stocks (sky and a cement decayed room), by Resurgere (at DA). Although, they are almost unrecognizable now... :D Then, messing up - shadowing, adding (my own) textures, bla, bla, and bla.
The wallpaper took me about two hours of work (not counting with the extraction, that needed about 20/30 minutes).
Hope you like it... ;o]
Oh, and I will gladely accep good sugestions for a title!
Comments (approving and also disapproving ones), favourites, tips, suggestions, et cetera are precious to me! ;3
Thank You!
* * * * *
EDIT!
Oh, wow!
It was really a pleasure to red each comment...
I must THANK again all the people who favourited, commented and downloaded this wall! The "shivers", the "horror movie"... God, I am so glad you felt that and liked the wall!
~Totally made my day! :3
By other side, yours comments were very, very useful, they shown me defects that I wasn't aware, they worn me about some important details in a walpaper.
For exemple, I must confess that until now I never looked at the function of a wallpaper while I was making one - to display in the desktop! So, elements like my signature shall never lie in the upper places.
So, I will TOTALLY upload a new version of this wallpaper, to try to fix the problems you had shown me. I can't do it today since I have an academic work to finish (already in delay), and opening Photoshop is dangerous Dx - but I will work in it ASAP!
Things to change:
+ Try to clarify if Ai is floating or at the ground;
+ Blur softly the side of the room that id a little less than the other one;
+ Change the signature placement;
+ Give Ai some shadowing, and try to blend her better;
+ Get rid of:D the glow around Ai - specially because it is notorious only in the bottom half of her figure. (Indeed, this was already bugging me! :3);
+ ...
Once again, I'm very grateful to all of you! ♥
EDIT II!
Second version uploaded. I hope, to better one...
The first version can still be found HERE.
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but still it's a great wallpaper haha
fav++
i love how you made the BG and this whole wall looks like a horror movie ^^
the colors are great as well and this wall is going to be my new fav!
+FAv
Amazing work indeed. Love the background and Ai's spooky presence. Textures used create a very nice background that blends well with Ai. Ai's expression is a little weird though but I'm fine with that. Its the Girl From Hell afterall.
My only complaints would be the text at the top right hand corner. Wouldn't it be better if its places at the bottom where the taskbar covers it.
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It's very creepy & dark, i like your textures very much..
i absolutely love the red/black clouds!!
Good work
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It's very cool dark yeah!
pro's work it is^^
love it !
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As for your signature, I say put it where you want it. I understand folk's sentiments about it being a wallpaper and all, but the way you've got it doesn't effect that all that much. There are plenty of great wallers whose sigs aren't at the bottom ( Yina and Storm-and-Fire are two that come to mind, and they even worked in dedications and website links!) Just my opinion!
Great job on the wall!
show the limelight some love
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The square can't shine as bright as you.
This darkness is so amazing and this clouds are very awesome.I like this wallpaper very ,really
beautiful effects and everything!
you have definitely achieved bringing out the creepy-ness of the wallpaper!!
i reckon the background is great! matches very well with the whole concept!!
keep it up!!
& change my wallpaper
good job..
Just one question, is the girl floating? O_O
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Good job for the atmosphere ^^