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.
First of all... READ MY DESCRIPTION, THIS WALL IS NOT A VECTOR, stop calling it one. Every... single.. thing in it is painted. >.>
I know, stupidest title ever. =___=
Finally finished it. = 3= *screams bloody murder and tears her eye balls out* *cough cough* What a challenge this wall was. >.>;
I painted the entire thing, and I swear I wanted to shoot myself the whole way through, but I didn't. =P
FIRST OF ALL: I KNOW the lineart is CRAP, I just need more practice. -_-;
I did lineart first, painted Haku and Chihiro, did lamp lineart, painted lamp (I LOVE LAMP D=) then did bridge's lineart and painted, then last painted the clouds and fixed the lighting. (which I'm not entirely satisfied with.. but I'm tired of messing it. X_X)
I painted from this scan and took out wimpy lookin' Chihiro and put in cooler looking Chihiro from this scan. I also had to draw in the rest of Haku's horns and fill in more of his whiskers. I used this to do the lineart on my bridge, and I just used a simple stock of a lamp to do its lineart, and painted. =_= That was a mouthful..
Thanks to Sakurab, Shigemitsubaki, Danalm, Yina, Otaku99, and all of my friends on IRC and AP for your support, suggestions and critique and listening to my whining. =)
Ok, it's 5 AM and I'm going to bed. >.> *walks into wall*
You can see the amount of hard work and the lack of sleep put into it XD It's a very pretty looking wall, I especially love the lighting and I only wish that every wallpaper on AP was as awesome as this! Make more walls plz!
Oh yeah, even though most people already know this.
I won’t wait my turn, I’ll find my own answer.
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3 months 1 week ago
Nice work on the background, especially the tone and detail on the lamppost and clouds - it looks awesome. The line-work of the characters feels a bit out of place though, but everything else is fine. :D
LoL...
nice wall... hehe...
like the animal but not really the char... hehe...
the animal is really great...
but I think both of them fit the BG really well...
good job...
I think the title can be better...
but it's nice LoL... not stupid...
In short, you really did cool job...
keep it up...
Hehe well the title sort of matches the background a little but I think it should be better "Midnight Light" at singular since we have only a lamp.But what can I say,I am really really impressed by the wallpaper.I mean of course when I hear "painted" I just think that I should look at least and if it good I should appreciate it.Well the background is simple but very well done,she looks cute and the dragon is really impressive and yeah I got to say just like you I so love the lamp,it looks really good,hehe!
OMG YOU SUBMITTED!! < 333333333333333333333333
Darnit woman! I wanted first comment. D: lol!
Ahh well I have to rush to school now, but you know I have much love for this and that lamp. I love lamp! XD ahhh that lamp! *writes emo poetry about lamp* yom 8D
+fav! *cont praising later*
SQWEE SQWEE!!
I am insanely in-love with this wallpaper. *o*
The painting is beyond stunning, and the amount of detail is impressive.
There can never be enough Spirited Away wallpapers~
I just love the sky. :D
Wow!
I'm really impressed,especially by the child expression.
The dragon is well drawn but I think the title it's a bit common.
Alas,I'm sure you can invent one better than this!
My apologies for not commeting sooner.Right anyways the background look nice and so does the lamp post which looks very realistic making this wallpaper look great indeed.But their are some things which i dont find very nice.The things that i dont find nice are the dragons umm whiskers.At the top part they look a bit distorted and their arnt very smooth now.The lighting effect put to this wallpaper is indeed very nice and looks very great.Overall this wallpaper is good but the point i pointed out should be corrected and also if you would post a 1600 x 1200 wallpaper.Not these kinds of sizes.
Thank you for this wallpaper,Fave++
Regards
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I must confess I don't like the anime at all. However: the wallpaper is amazing from the artistic point of view. Awesomely clean lines, well done highlights and shadows, nice yet clean gradients and colors. I can't think of a better way to show ones own attitude towards an anime or manga, but in perfection of the wallpaper you make. And this is clearly an awesome example!
Favorite, because I can only imagine how much work went into making it - and that is what counts a lot for me.
Do you really love the lamp, or are you just saying you love the lamp?
i think when you were talking about painting the lamp in the sb people thought it was a real lamp. knowing you i knew it was digital, and i see why you were so stressed about it, but it turned out amazing, and now i can really say. i love lamp, i.. love... lamp. I LOVE..... [B]LAMP[/].
i have to say this is one of the best i've seen from you. in fact, i think you might've reached a new level in your walling.
great job bern!! here's a present for your hard work. *hands bern a bag of catnip*
fave!!
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Still don't understand what is lamp, but your wallpaper is great (as usual). I have seen the wip on your userpage and it has turned out even better as i expected. Really good painting skills!
Not a big fan of Ghibli works, but this wall is kewl. Should got a favorite from me.
+Fav
PS. You really should wall more.
PPS: Yea I know, low on time or being lazy...same as by me.
Really nicely done. Spirited Away is one of my favorite animes of all time, you did a very nice job with everything in this, i and think it deserves a higher grade than a B, maybe at least a B+ or maybe even an A-. But hey you did a very good job, thank you for uploading.
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Finally! OMG, everybody loves LAMP /o/
Lamp FTW!
Now that I got that out my system, this turned out much better than I could ever imagine (which I should have expected, coming from you). I love the ligthing, the characters and the background, yeah, I love everything... except the tittle >_> which we all know should have been:
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I know, stupidest title ever. =___=
Finally finished it. = 3= *screams bloody murder and tears her eye balls out* *cough cough* What a challenge this wall was. >.>;
I painted the entire thing, and I swear I wanted to shoot myself the whole way through, but I didn't. =P
FIRST OF ALL: I KNOW the lineart is CRAP, I just need more practice. -_-;
I did lineart first, painted Haku and Chihiro, did lamp lineart, painted lamp (I LOVE LAMP D=) then did bridge's lineart and painted, then last painted the clouds and fixed the lighting. (which I'm not entirely satisfied with.. but I'm tired of messing it. X_X)
I painted from this scan and took out wimpy lookin' Chihiro and put in cooler looking Chihiro from this scan. I also had to draw in the rest of Haku's horns and fill in more of his whiskers. I used this to do the lineart on my bridge, and I just used a simple stock of a lamp to do its lineart, and painted. =_= That was a mouthful..
Thanks to Sakurab, Shigemitsubaki, Danalm, Yina, Otaku99, and all of my friends on IRC and AP for your support, suggestions and critique and listening to my whining. =)
Ok, it's 5 AM and I'm going to bed. >.> *walks into wall*
Enjoy~ and.. I LOVE LAMP. D=
Edit: 1600x1200 resolution added.
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You can see the amount of hard work and the lack of sleep put into it XD It's a very pretty looking wall, I especially love the lighting and I only wish that every wallpaper on AP was as awesome as this! Make more walls plz!
Oh yeah, even though most people already know this.
I LOVE LAMP! \O/
Like seriouslyz, it's awesome!
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love the lamp very much.
:3
Great work with the painting!
+fav
the colors und the lights point are great.
PS: FAV
nice wall... hehe...
like the animal but not really the char... hehe...
the animal is really great...
but I think both of them fit the BG really well...
good job...
I think the title can be better...
but it's nice LoL... not stupid...
In short, you really did cool job...
keep it up...
Darnit woman! I wanted first comment. D: lol!
Ahh well I have to rush to school now, but you know I have much love for this and that lamp. I love lamp! XD ahhh that lamp! *writes emo poetry about lamp* yom 8D
+fav! *cont praising later*
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I am insanely in-love with this wallpaper. *o*
The painting is beyond stunning, and the amount of detail is impressive.
There can never be enough Spirited Away wallpapers~
I just love the sky. :D
+Fav, of course!!
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I'm really impressed,especially by the child expression.
The dragon is well drawn but I think the title it's a bit common.
Alas,I'm sure you can invent one better than this!
Sen to Chihiro < 3
The lighting is really nice and I love how you re-painted Haku's neck hair.
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the colors are so nice
and this is just the pure great thing that I eveer saw
+fav
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Thank you for this wallpaper,Fave++
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Favorite, because I can only imagine how much work went into making it - and that is what counts a lot for me.
divStar.
i think when you were talking about painting the lamp in the sb people thought it was a real lamp. knowing you i knew it was digital, and i see why you were so stressed about it, but it turned out amazing, and now i can really say. i love lamp, i.. love... lamp. I LOVE..... [B]LAMP[/].
i have to say this is one of the best i've seen from you. in fact, i think you might've reached a new level in your walling.
great job bern!! here's a present for your hard work. *hands bern a bag of catnip*
fave!!
Not a big fan of Ghibli works, but this wall is kewl. Should got a favorite from me.
+Fav
PS. You really should wall more.
PPS: Yea I know, low on time or being lazy...same as by me.
Finally! OMG, everybody loves LAMP /o/
Lamp FTW!
Now that I got that out my system, this turned out much better than I could ever imagine (which I should have expected, coming from you). I love the ligthing, the characters and the background, yeah, I love everything... except the tittle >_> which we all know should have been:
+Fave, of course.
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