As an animation, Bakemonogatari has a simple, clean art style. But the guest illustrations for the series are anything but simple! So, it's great to see that °Tens took on a more complex illustration and made it his own with vector gradients so fine at points it more resembles painting that vectoring. Do have a look at this beautiful wallpaper!
Well, That's a Wallpaper of Shining Wind.
I don't know the name of the Character, but she's cute, and this works suited my Screen pretty well XD. I made it widescreen, because this kind is not very well diffused over there. Hope you like it.
Any Critique, observation and commentary is welcome \o\.
Hours of Work: About 3 hours. Tools: Photoshop CS3 and lots of Smudge.
The Title is pretty obvious XD.
EDIT: thanks to Giu down there, now I know the name of the Character. Is Houmei \o\ \o/ /o/
Ah-very awesome work.
The scan was nicely chosen, the background looks superb,(blue is a nice color xD)
very cool texture/patterns used in the whole wall, and the curvy flowers add a nice touch.
and yeh, I want some tea
This is beautiful. This definitely deserves to be on the highest rated downloads. I like the scan you chose, and what you have added to it as well. Beautiful choice and judgment for this wall!!
Nice, I love the dynamic feel and the movement that this wall demonstrates.
I understand you wanted a water texture, etc., but I think without the filtered effect, it actually have a better parchment look--as it stands now, the "extra effects" are too heavy.
Still a very pleasing to look at wall. The left side is especially good (the horizontal ocean scape with the flower textures).
Ah, upon first glance at this wallpaper, I really liked it ~ and to be honest, I was a bit afraid from looking at the thumbnail that it'd be one of those abstract walls that had flawed aspects here and there, but upon further inspection, this is actually very pretty and stylish.
I haven't seen one of these types of styled wallpapers in a while, and it's refreshing to find one made so well and so prettily. I agree; the character is very cute < 3 and the scan extraction is quite clean and clear - especially at the resolution that you have it at *___* ~ Scan extraction may seem like a pretty elementary skill to have as a waller, but with the vast amounts of vectored characters nowadays as opposed to extracted characters in walls, it's actually a rather vital aspect in a piece that does contribute to the wall's quality - if executed well like it is here : )
You matched the rest of the colours in the piece very well to the scan, too, and the colour theming both pleasantly highlight the scan's soft lilac colours as well as illuminate the brilliance of the blues in the background. The textures you used fit the piece spectacularly and give the blue a kind of burnished look that complement the style of the scan and make the character look like she's sitting on water or a piece of silky cloth. In addition, I really like the textures in the background, too, and I love how they give the entire piece a pretty and stony look that coolly add to the beauty of the character < 3
The quaint flower patterns that you added in here and there are rather pleasant additions as well, which I find quite aesthetically and visually appealing :3 The only complaint that I have is the text : x which is fine considering that sometimes it is the hardest aspect to incorporate into a piece such as this ~ "Shining Wind".. seems a bit unnecessary in my opinion, and I feel that the wallpaper would look better without (but of course, this is only my personal preference) and your signature in the bottom left hand corner of the wall... I think.. that the colour of it is fine as is, but perhaps finding a font that would suit the style of the wall better might enhance the piece overall[?] These two aspects are simply things that I feel would make this piece even more beautiful than it already is : x
Overall, it really is a beautiful wallpaper ^^ and I find it to be very quaint and pretty :3 Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing new pieces from you in the future ~ !
I think this is just great!! i like it a lot :3
i cant belive you made this wallpaper in 3 hours 0.0 cause its great!
my only complain here is that is just for Widescreen
ayway you did a nice work here! so here goes my fav
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Wow.. just wow!
Simply amazing! I fell in love with the bg (chara is not bad either, the fact is that I haven't seen Shining Wind yet, and that's why I don't like it - to be clear it fits and blends in the wall very very well, my problem is not with such facts) it's super cool! OMG, I wish you would make another wallpaper with the same bg but different chara.. but I know this is not a wishlist ah, sorry being this conceited.
Ah, again, I can just say that your wallpaper is very impressive!
Keep up!
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I really like this, the colors are so relaxing and the textures used fit nicely with the scan. The text at the top kind of bothers me, but the more I look at it, the more I can look past it and just enjoy the wallpaper itself.
Hi, your wall is simply beautiful *__*
I love Tony Taka (I buyed the artbook of "Shinig Wind" and your prequel "Shining Tears" )and your background , the sea, is fabulous (I love sea ehehe)
very compliment for colors and effect in the image (an effect ancient, almost kind old Japanese paintings)
the character of girl is Houmei ^___^
(http://shining-wind.jp/chara/)
very very beautiful
Well done, it is a very nice wall, very good extraction, nice combination of colours, filters and textures. My only crit is the brush work is a little outta place, however it still works.
Ps - I had to make tea after i viewed, i couldn't resist.
The thumbnail made it look great, and the full view made it look fantastic.
Really, the overall "warm" appearance of the wallpaper made it very soft on the eyes and pleasant to look at. I usually like brighter pictures myself, but even I couldn't help but like this piece.
The textures used in the background went very well with the warm theme that I mentioned earlier, making the wallpaper, as a whole, a very successful piece.
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Well, That's a Wallpaper of Shining Wind.
I don't know the name of the Character, but she's cute, and this works suited my Screen pretty well XD. I made it widescreen, because this kind is not very well diffused over there. Hope you like it.
Any Critique, observation and commentary is welcome \o\.
Hours of Work: About 3 hours.
Tools: Photoshop CS3 and lots of Smudge.
The Title is pretty obvious XD.
EDIT: thanks to Giu down there, now I know the name of the Character. Is Houmei \o\ \o/ /o/
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The scan was nicely chosen, the background looks superb,(blue is a nice color xD)
very cool texture/patterns used in the whole wall, and the curvy flowers add a nice touch.
and yeh, I want some tea
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
I understand you wanted a water texture, etc., but I think without the filtered effect, it actually have a better parchment look--as it stands now, the "extra effects" are too heavy.
Still a very pleasing to look at wall. The left side is especially good (the horizontal ocean scape with the flower textures).
the scan you choose is simply wondeful.
and yes, i would love some tea from you. ;3
excellent job done.
FAVED!
I haven't seen one of these types of styled wallpapers in a while, and it's refreshing to find one made so well and so prettily. I agree; the character is very cute < 3 and the scan extraction is quite clean and clear - especially at the resolution that you have it at *___* ~ Scan extraction may seem like a pretty elementary skill to have as a waller, but with the vast amounts of vectored characters nowadays as opposed to extracted characters in walls, it's actually a rather vital aspect in a piece that does contribute to the wall's quality - if executed well like it is here : )
You matched the rest of the colours in the piece very well to the scan, too, and the colour theming both pleasantly highlight the scan's soft lilac colours as well as illuminate the brilliance of the blues in the background. The textures you used fit the piece spectacularly and give the blue a kind of burnished look that complement the style of the scan and make the character look like she's sitting on water or a piece of silky cloth. In addition, I really like the textures in the background, too, and I love how they give the entire piece a pretty and stony look that coolly add to the beauty of the character < 3
The quaint flower patterns that you added in here and there are rather pleasant additions as well, which I find quite aesthetically and visually appealing :3 The only complaint that I have is the text : x which is fine considering that sometimes it is the hardest aspect to incorporate into a piece such as this ~ "Shining Wind".. seems a bit unnecessary in my opinion, and I feel that the wallpaper would look better without (but of course, this is only my personal preference) and your signature in the bottom left hand corner of the wall... I think.. that the colour of it is fine as is, but perhaps finding a font that would suit the style of the wall better might enhance the piece overall[?] These two aspects are simply things that I feel would make this piece even more beautiful than it already is : x
Overall, it really is a beautiful wallpaper ^^ and I find it to be very quaint and pretty :3 Keep up the good work, and I look forward to seeing new pieces from you in the future ~ !
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+ fav
I love the background... the colors and the textures look great.
+ fav
I just don't like the text at the top!
but great work:3
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i cant belive you made this wallpaper in 3 hours 0.0 cause its great!
my only complain here is that is just for Widescreen
ayway you did a nice work here! so here goes my fav
Simply amazing! I fell in love with the bg
Ah, again, I can just say that your wallpaper is very impressive!
Keep up!
That's really fucking pretty, ahahaha.
Insta-gib.
But the color scheme, texture and backround go together perfectly^.^
Keep up the great work^.^
I love Tony Taka (I buyed the artbook of "Shinig Wind" and your prequel "Shining Tears" )and your background , the sea, is fabulous (I love sea ehehe)
very compliment for colors and effect in the image (an effect ancient, almost kind old Japanese paintings)
the character of girl is Houmei ^___^
(http://shining-wind.jp/chara/)
very very beautiful
Ps - I had to make tea after i viewed, i couldn't resist.
+ Fave
I will make a Wall without the Tipography up there ok?
mais um ótimo wall
muito bem feito
curti pra caramba
parabéns cara
e continue o ótimo trabalho
wow
another great wall
nice made
loved this
congrats man
and keep the good work
+fav
:)
Really, the overall "warm" appearance of the wallpaper made it very soft on the eyes and pleasant to look at. I usually like brighter pictures myself, but even I couldn't help but like this piece.
The textures used in the background went very well with the warm theme that I mentioned earlier, making the wallpaper, as a whole, a very successful piece.
Faving it, definitely.
+fav