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.
Yes, you are looking at my newest wall, that is at the same time my 2nd wallpaper in life :]
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Details about the wall:
Title: Meet Me In Heaven
Time to complete: 9 days (do not make me count hours >.< definitely too much)
Number of layers: 53
Original psd file: over 38mb
Tutorials read to complete it: dozens about each: water, planet, clouds
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Before I move on to the description of the walling process let me thank few members :D
First of all, I want to thank my great friend and great mod Keltosh for his support and objective criticism that allowed me and my skills to evolve and who pushed me to correct every mistake (even when I have been quite happy with the result ^^). It is thanks to him that I have learned not to push some things too much and value time, effort and patience :]
Next, I would like to thank two of my great friends here, whose continuous support, encouragement and help allowed me to finish this wall and not to leave it half-unfinished. They were with me through many times of my frustration and sadness. So basically without them this wall would not have come into being in this form (yes you know who is to blame:P). Anyway, thanks to Dufoe88 and Rikimaru-jp. They offered not only they words of encouragement but also took time to send me some useful brushes and so on :] So thank you from the bottom of my heart.
And thanks to one person for the tip on blending ;) it helped a lot :D
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Ok, now back to the wall.
First my intention: I wanted to make a background with a dancing girl in the heaven. I got a clear picture of what it should look like, but finding the proper scan that would fit my idea was not that easy. I have spent over 2 whole days digging through galleries at MiniTokyo, AnimePaper and some others. Searching. At the time, also Rikimaru-jp and Dufoe88 engaged in the search process and were sending scans they thought might suit my concept for the wall. None of the scans did. Until, I found (of course as a last one) this beautiful scan from Erementar Gerad at AnimePaper.
So, I had my scan. I extracted it. Now will be the laughing part :P Since I am a C-o-M-p-L-e-T-e n00b at walling, I did the extraction the longest possible way. I used the pen tool. Devoted over 2hrs to the sole extraction, and then Riki told me I could have used magic pen to extract it since that bg at the original scan was all white >.< He killed me there. Then I cleaned the extracted scan to improve its quality. And then I had to extract it 2 more times, because at one time my computer crashes (and I did not manage to save the file) and again cause there was a glitch in the extraction.
Ok. I had an extracted scan and my concept. I had to learn how to create water in photoshop (since I never did it before, quite understandable since it is only my 2nd attempt at walling). I have read every tutorial there is about creating water. Tried them all� but the effect was not satisfactory. So I combined few tutorials to create it, among them: Shinta's water tutorial and Rippled Water Walkthrough tutorial that I have found at DeviantArt. The others I can't remember.
But I am really proud of this water (actually I am the proudest of water in this wallpaper)
Then I moved on to create clouds. I made like 10 versions in over all of them until I became satisfied with them. For the clouds I used various brushes downloaded from DevianArt and send to me by Dufoe88. I have also drawn from a scratch the cloud at the very front ^^
Then I moved on to create planet. I did it according to Greg Martin's famous tutorial. The result you can see :]
Ok then I added wings, stars, birds, magic, mist and finally all the reflections in the water (not necessarily in this order). It might sound easy for you but it was a hell and real torment for me. Now I present you with the final effect.
Please comment, fav if you like it. I will gladly hear words of constructive criticism as well :] Since I do not know what to write I will just end it like that ^^
Oh, if you want to see some steps in this wall making process, see this: Steps walkthrough
Oh, and please full-view to see all the details (esp. water)
Wow!! the water details look awesome!! you even made a mirror reflection for her!!
hmm... the back leg looks a little wierd.. black and flat?? perhaps original from the scan?
anyway, it still looks great!! i can see lots of effort had been put into this.. Good job!
Wow this is a beautiful wallpaper...the background is really goregous too, and it fits perfectly with the scan and the effects you made...wow is the only thing i can say to it really ^ ^ !
Me like this very much! The purple and blue complement so well with each other and fit the scan perfectly. The beautiful but simple background is one of the best aspects of this wall, and my favorite part will have to be the water. The reflections in it look so realistic and I love how she's hovering above it. The whole scene is very thoughtful and dreamy. Great job! This is beyond awesome for your 2nd wall.
Not bad for your second wallpaper, Jasmine, though I have to say that it's terribly clichè and a bit random as well, lol.
Anyway, there are different things to correct: the "filtered" water is not exatly that appealing, and that's mostly because it's too, too realistic in my opinion. If you have ever observed a scan that has water you'll notice that it's not that detailed and also colours don't fade flawlessy like that but they tend more to keep separated into different areas of shading. This concept usually applies not only to water but generally to any kind of element that one is supposed to draw in an anime sceneric background. Details can be present in the form of complex lineart, but when it comes to colouring then you have to remember to keep them as much "flat" as possible.
An other thing to check out are the clouds. Even if that is a "Heaven" scene (meaning it's kinda abstract) it's still a scenic, which means there has to be a source of light somewhere. Where is it? One cannot identify it because the clouds lack of shading. They are plain white which doesn't actually give an idea of depth. Shading is always important, and clouds absolutely need it, even if it's a slight hint of it will be useful enough to make the scene more believable.
The reflection is okay but uhm.. you forgot to blend it with the water? It seems that you only changed the reflection's transparency. You also need to change its blending mode so that it looks as if the reflection is actually part of the water surface.
Last things. You might also want to check out the bottom left corner, the cloud there is really dense, if that is a cloud... if it's just fog you should pick the eraser with soft brush and pass it on it lower its density a bit. Also the scan is a bit weird... her right leg suddenly becomes pitch black o_O; if that was originally in the scan then recg it. On the other hand if you did that to simulate some sort of.. shading on her legs then you kinda overdid it XD .
And that's it. I know you're still in the whole learning process, but if you start focusing your attention on details it gets easier and it gets quicker to improve. :P
So elegant! and very detailed too! i like the faint wings behind here and the tiny butterflies, it catches your eye! the only thing that i don't seem to like are the words. it's a bit too light that it's hard to read. well anyways, wonderful job! keep up the good work!
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I saw this wall at MT too! Ren looks so pretty here and the atmosphere is really nice
It looks like she's in heaven or a dreamy.. place or something *I'm weird* lol
Overall this wallpaper is very pretty *favs*
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Hey! Jasmine-chan. ^_^ I didn't know you were on AP too. Lol its AngelKate from MT. I saw you post this wall there. Its so pretty! Its amazing for your second wallpaper and I can tell you worked really hard on it. ^_^ Wonderful work! Since I couldn't fave it on MT I'll do it here. ^_~
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Oh. i just love the title. it's such a nice title... ^^
this wall looks quite nice. i like your concept.
i love that scan~ i always have
the sky looks really pretty. nice job.
the text could use a little more 'spiffing up' and the water could do more work to look a little more realistic, but I know how hard that is, so i'm not complaining about that. =P
nice wallpaper. good efforts! keep it up!
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Details about the wall:
Title: Meet Me In Heaven
Time to complete: 9 days (do not make me count hours >.< definitely too much)
Number of layers: 53
Original psd file: over 38mb
Tutorials read to complete it: dozens about each: water, planet, clouds
************************************************
Before I move on to the description of the walling process let me thank few members :D
First of all, I want to thank my great friend and great mod Keltosh for his support and objective criticism that allowed me and my skills to evolve and who pushed me to correct every mistake (even when I have been quite happy with the result ^^). It is thanks to him that I have learned not to push some things too much and value time, effort and patience :]
Next, I would like to thank two of my great friends here, whose continuous support, encouragement and help allowed me to finish this wall and not to leave it half-unfinished. They were with me through many times of my frustration and sadness. So basically without them this wall would not have come into being in this form (yes you know who is to blame:P). Anyway, thanks to Dufoe88 and Rikimaru-jp. They offered not only they words of encouragement but also took time to send me some useful brushes and so on :] So thank you from the bottom of my heart.
And thanks to one person for the tip on blending ;) it helped a lot :D
************************************************
Ok, now back to the wall.
First my intention: I wanted to make a background with a dancing girl in the heaven. I got a clear picture of what it should look like, but finding the proper scan that would fit my idea was not that easy. I have spent over 2 whole days digging through galleries at MiniTokyo, AnimePaper and some others. Searching. At the time, also Rikimaru-jp and Dufoe88 engaged in the search process and were sending scans they thought might suit my concept for the wall. None of the scans did. Until, I found (of course as a last one) this beautiful scan from Erementar Gerad at AnimePaper.
So, I had my scan. I extracted it. Now will be the laughing part :P Since I am a C-o-M-p-L-e-T-e n00b at walling, I did the extraction the longest possible way. I used the pen tool. Devoted over 2hrs to the sole extraction, and then Riki told me I could have used magic pen to extract it since that bg at the original scan was all white >.< He killed me there. Then I cleaned the extracted scan to improve its quality. And then I had to extract it 2 more times, because at one time my computer crashes (and I did not manage to save the file) and again cause there was a glitch in the extraction.
Ok. I had an extracted scan and my concept. I had to learn how to create water in photoshop (since I never did it before, quite understandable since it is only my 2nd attempt at walling). I have read every tutorial there is about creating water. Tried them all� but the effect was not satisfactory. So I combined few tutorials to create it, among them: Shinta's water tutorial and Rippled Water Walkthrough tutorial that I have found at DeviantArt. The others I can't remember.
But I am really proud of this water (actually I am the proudest of water in this wallpaper)
Then I moved on to create clouds. I made like 10 versions in over all of them until I became satisfied with them. For the clouds I used various brushes downloaded from DevianArt and send to me by Dufoe88. I have also drawn from a scratch the cloud at the very front ^^
Then I moved on to create planet. I did it according to Greg Martin's famous tutorial. The result you can see :]
Ok then I added wings, stars, birds, magic, mist and finally all the reflections in the water (not necessarily in this order). It might sound easy for you but it was a hell and real torment for me. Now I present you with the final effect.
Please comment, fav if you like it. I will gladly hear words of constructive criticism as well :] Since I do not know what to write I will just end it like that ^^
Oh, if you want to see some steps in this wall making process, see this: Steps walkthrough
Oh, and please full-view to see all the details (esp. water)
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hmm... the back leg looks a little wierd.. black and flat?? perhaps original from the scan?
anyway, it still looks great!! i can see lots of effort had been put into this.. Good job!
Come state your claim with the rest of the Rabid Fangirls!
Anyway, there are different things to correct: the "filtered" water is not exatly that appealing, and that's mostly because it's too, too realistic in my opinion. If you have ever observed a scan that has water you'll notice that it's not that detailed and also colours don't fade flawlessy like that but they tend more to keep separated into different areas of shading. This concept usually applies not only to water but generally to any kind of element that one is supposed to draw in an anime sceneric background. Details can be present in the form of complex lineart, but when it comes to colouring then you have to remember to keep them as much "flat" as possible.
An other thing to check out are the clouds. Even if that is a "Heaven" scene (meaning it's kinda abstract) it's still a scenic, which means there has to be a source of light somewhere. Where is it? One cannot identify it because the clouds lack of shading. They are plain white which doesn't actually give an idea of depth. Shading is always important, and clouds absolutely need it, even if it's a slight hint of it will be useful enough to make the scene more believable.
The reflection is okay but uhm.. you forgot to blend it with the water? It seems that you only changed the reflection's transparency. You also need to change its blending mode so that it looks as if the reflection is actually part of the water surface.
Last things. You might also want to check out the bottom left corner, the cloud there is really dense, if that is a cloud... if it's just fog you should pick the eraser with soft brush and pass it on it lower its density a bit. Also the scan is a bit weird... her right leg suddenly becomes pitch black o_O; if that was originally in the scan then recg it. On the other hand if you did that to simulate some sort of.. shading on her legs then you kinda overdid it XD .
And that's it. I know you're still in the whole learning process, but if you start focusing your attention on details it gets easier and it gets quicker to improve. :P
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It looks like she's in heaven or a dreamy.. place or something *I'm weird* lol
Overall this wallpaper is very pretty *favs*
Good Job!
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this wall looks quite nice. i like your concept.
i love that scan~ i always have
the sky looks really pretty. nice job.
the text could use a little more 'spiffing up' and the water could do more work to look a little more realistic, but I know how hard that is, so i'm not complaining about that. =P
nice wallpaper. good efforts! keep it up!
i love the scan and the background !!
the colour`s elegant and relaxing ^^
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