After months of work, chanelqueen17 has created a gorgeous scene of Alice and Oz from Pandora Hearts, using scans that didn't even feature both characters together. Even after spending so much time on matching the details of the characters to their new looks, chanelqueen17 didn't stop there and went all out on the background too! This wallpaper definitely needs to be seen!
Widescreen RECOMMENDED. Full-view please! Standard has black bars of death. >> Ok, so...I just had to submit this wall before I killed myself over it. Ok? Ok? Ok. Lol. Good. Um, so this is for a challenge/contest on theOtaku.com. I didn't join it because of "OMG, a contest! I want to enter and WIN." I joined because it was all about being inspired, and the original scan chosen for the contest totally inspired me. Well, it did at first, that's for sure! I was like "bishie...smexy...sexy, must wall!" Lol, and so I did. I had fun at first, but then my level of fun deteriorated as I got closer to the bg...cause, in case you can't tell, it's VERY different (pretty different) from the original. :/ I was going to keep it closer to the original, and just be simplistic...with a white bg and the colors all the same, but where's the challenge in that? Exactly. >>
[this took me over 2 weeks to do]
Well, first I tilted the scan, to make him looking straight-on, instead of up...and I wasn't even going to give him a hand, believe it or not. Haha. I don't like drawing and vectoring hands, but I decided the wall needed it desperately. :/ It wouldn't have been complete! Uh, so yeah. This was all vectoring and painting with my tablet. I vectored the outlines and base colors, and then painted everything else. I added more butterflies...found some pics on google, then vectored them black, and I only painted some (I painted them my own way, so sorry if they don't look good! I made up the colors!). I have a reason for that!! So don't be all like, "Why on earth didn't you color those other butterflies?" I'm not familiar with this smexy hunk o' man or what his story is, so I made up my own:
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He brings life and color to living things...hence all the flowers growing from him, and him being the main source of color in the wall! And the brightest butterflies are the ones that come near him. So like the one sitting on the flower on his back...I guess you could say it "drank" his color/life. So yeah.
So that's the explanation for the butterflies. Um, I had fun painting his tattoos A LOT. I added a lot of my own, changed some, did different colors, stuff like that. :) I had a tough time painting his hair, but all in all, I think that worked out. Smexy bishie hair.
favorite part = his lips They're very kissable.
Uh...as I said, the bg was the hardest part for me. I didn't know what to do! T__T And so I ended up with some type of field scene. I used brushes from dA, vectored some vines and things...pained over them. :/ So yeah. Then it was still missing something (it looked way too empty), and so I tried a texture, which really did help. Sorry if you don't like textures, but TRUST ME, it looks way better this way. That's why I'm being a piggy and keeping the textureless from your eyes...it's that bad. Fine, here's textureless:
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Lol, thanks if you read all that! It gives you more insight into my horrible mind, and why things are as they are. Comments and faves are much appreciated! Thank you. :D
edit: Added some "depth" to the butterflies...with some highlights. :/ Sorry if it looks retarded. >> As for the grass, I'm sick of it, lol, so I just changed the color of the grass in front to a darker green/blue instead of the brighter green. I hope that's good for now!
P.S. (this just keeps getting longer, doesn't it?) If you're wondering about the title, it's a line from the song "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. ♥ I was listening to it...a billion times during this wall, lol. So yeah.
< 3 the painting
i wish u'd colored those silhouettes of butterflies
i can't help but think the grass isnt that fitting//////needs deeper grass
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grass too shallow to cover teh nekidness
the gray and the the trees in the back are fine though
overall i think it needs more saturation
i like what you did with the butterfly on his back and sort of a reflection there
and the fainted tatto on the face above the flower
>D don't be a piggy and link the textureless! it's human nature to wanna see after what you said!
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Although the grass could use some work (it's perhaps a bit too green compared to the rest of the BG) I still love everything else - it's so colorful and full of life. I think you did a great job on the BG and painting. Overall, it's a great work, Kels!
Lol nice work on editing this from the original scan. I love the additional butterflies that you placed here. The grass also looks pretty decent to me. =) The only thing im not so fond of is the hair. I preferred it to be in the same style as the one in the scan. It currently looks a tad bit too smudgy. =/ Glad you added the textures here though. It looks better with the textures. 8D
Lol. I had fun just reading the description for your wallpaper. Already entertaining enough just reading that, but the wallpaper is really cool too!
I like the choice of vines and grass. There are no problems in my opinion -- it fits the scene perfectly. Trying to envision the wallpaper without the trees in the background, but the background would probably be barren. The trees do look much better in the textureless version, and in fact, I prefer the textureless version. Much more color and contrast in the wall (for instance, between the trees and grass, the hair, richer feel -- esp. for life). Of course, do what you will! It looks great either way.
Fun idea with the excerpt about your character. However, where's the explanation for your title? I'm not 100% positive what it means!
First off I loove this scan ><
but what you did in the background is so pretty and really brings out the original picture
I really love this wall and the more I look at it the more I love it!
You did an amazing job and good luck on the contest ^_^
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Love the final outcome! Bah, and it would've been weird if so much work turned into something bad, huh? The fact that you added shadows to the black butterflies make it even better, they looked kind of flat and awkward before :\ Now they look like chocolate or autumn leaves <4545234 And, of course, the butterfly near his hand is epic love.
Oh, and I just spotted the reflection of the butterfly near his shoulder! :o I love that I discover new stuff every time I look at it!
You are SO wrong. The textureless version looks as awesome as the textured one (at least it's what I think :D) *saves both* Now, after seeing the textureless one, the hair's color is very different from the "normal" one o_O Almost as if it's a different wall!
Aaanyway, your hard work was totally worth it! You brought yet another awesome bishie to life and on my desktop Of course, this is going to my faves <43297847
Althought I don't like the design of the character (it's just my opinion), you knew stand it out and made it more attractive. It's a really good job, so pure and peaceful!
Thanks for this sharing!
No doubt that your vectoring skills its getting better and better, i really like the butterfly, and im glad you add a hand, cos it will look strange without it. btw, is he naked?
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Really nice one here! I like you style of painting here, it's something. About the hand, I think it would be better with one. It looks like he'll grab the butterfly. The butterflies are nice, especially vectored. 2 weeks of making? I think that's worth it.
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[this took me over 2 weeks to do]
Well, first I tilted the scan, to make him looking straight-on, instead of up...and I wasn't even going to give him a hand, believe it or not. Haha. I don't like drawing and vectoring hands, but I decided the wall needed it desperately. :/ It wouldn't have been complete! Uh, so yeah. This was all vectoring and painting with my tablet. I vectored the outlines and base colors, and then painted everything else. I added more butterflies...found some pics on google, then vectored them black, and I only painted some (I painted them my own way, so sorry if they don't look good! I made up the colors!). I have a reason for that!! So don't be all like, "Why on earth didn't you color those other butterflies?" I'm not familiar with this smexy hunk o' man or what his story is, so I made up my own:
So that's the explanation for the butterflies. Um, I had fun painting his tattoos A LOT. I added a lot of my own, changed some, did different colors, stuff like that. :) I had a tough time painting his hair, but all in all, I think that worked out. Smexy bishie hair.
favorite part = his lips They're very kissable.
Uh...as I said, the bg was the hardest part for me. I didn't know what to do! T__T And so I ended up with some type of field scene. I used brushes from dA, vectored some vines and things...pained over them. :/ So yeah. Then it was still missing something (it looked way too empty), and so I tried a texture, which really did help. Sorry if you don't like textures, but TRUST ME, it looks way better this way. That's why I'm being a piggy and keeping the textureless from your eyes...it's that bad. Fine, here's textureless:
Lol, thanks if you read all that! It gives you more insight into my horrible mind, and why things are as they are. Comments and faves are much appreciated! Thank you. :D
edit: Added some "depth" to the butterflies...with some highlights. :/ Sorry if it looks retarded. >> As for the grass, I'm sick of it, lol, so I just changed the color of the grass in front to a darker green/blue instead of the brighter green. I hope that's good for now!
P.S. (this just keeps getting longer, doesn't it?) If you're wondering about the title, it's a line from the song "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. ♥ I was listening to it...a billion times during this wall, lol. So yeah.
Mihashi Ren has been claimed by me! :3 Claim your bishie while they're still available at the Rabid Fangirls group!
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i wish u'd colored those silhouettes of butterflies
i can't help but think the grass isnt that fitting//////needs deeper grass
the gray and the the trees in the back are fine though
overall i think it needs more saturation
i like what you did with the butterfly on his back and sort of a reflection there
and the fainted tatto on the face above the flower
>D don't be a piggy and link the textureless! it's human nature to wanna see after what you said!
takasugi will build kuryuki an army of bishies >D
get your own bishie at Rabid Fangirls
But i agree with kuryuki about the silhouettes of butterflies abit more detail would be nice but overall good work on it!
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Zomg, I love it! *swoons*
Although the grass could use some work (it's perhaps a bit too green compared to the rest of the BG) I still love everything else - it's so colorful and full of life. I think you did a great job on the BG and painting. Overall, it's a great work, Kels!
*faves* :)
well done!
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Lol nice work on editing this from the original scan. I love the additional butterflies that you placed here. The grass also looks pretty decent to me. =) The only thing im not so fond of is the hair. I preferred it to be in the same style as the one in the scan. It currently looks a tad bit too smudgy. =/ Glad you added the textures here though. It looks better with the textures. 8D
Favs for the nekidness prettiness. < 3
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I like the choice of vines and grass. There are no problems in my opinion -- it fits the scene perfectly. Trying to envision the wallpaper without the trees in the background, but the background would probably be barren. The trees do look much better in the textureless version, and in fact, I prefer the textureless version. Much more color and contrast in the wall (for instance, between the trees and grass, the hair, richer feel -- esp. for life). Of course, do what you will! It looks great either way.
Fun idea with the excerpt about your character. However, where's the explanation for your title? I'm not 100% positive what it means!
but what you did in the background is so pretty and really brings out the original picture
I really love this wall and the more I look at it the more I love it!
You did an amazing job and good luck on the contest ^_^
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Oh, and I just spotted the reflection of the butterfly near his shoulder! :o I love that I discover new stuff every time I look at it!
You are SO wrong. The textureless version looks as awesome as the textured one (at least it's what I think :D) *saves both* Now, after seeing the textureless one, the hair's color is very different from the "normal" one o_O Almost as if it's a different wall!
Aaanyway, your hard work was totally worth it! You brought yet another awesome bishie to life and on my desktop
i admire your lovely work like always =^^= Oww..meh iz happy now!!
well done and keep up~
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Thanks for this sharing!
a true work of art!!
keep it up!
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Those butterflies look so pretty
I agree that the hair is a tad too smudgy but it's still nice
*slams it into desktop*
The only thing that needs work is the grass. Great job!
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Nicely done! +Fav!~
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