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Relaxation by °Tens 6 hours 29 minutes ago

Relaxation by °Tens 6 hours 29 minutes ago

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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!

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*moutonzare 18 minutes ago
Here is still possibility in svg goodness that I didn't used. The future is bright~

:3CloudGer 20 minutes ago
Your svg killed my firefox x_x maybe the comp at office sux too much, I'll try to view it again when I'm home

~NosVII 29 minutes ago
For some it is ;)

*moutonzare 41 minutes ago
Nothing is impossible with vector, CloudGer ^^ It's just that it takes too much time XD New journal entry posted with a svg bonus in it :3

:3CloudGer 42 minutes ago
Such stuff happens so often to me lol makes me rage

~kaizor88 47 minutes ago
LoLx~ @.@

`Ali3n 49 minutes ago
You know when you want to do two things at the same time but accedentally mixing them up? I just wanted to drink my cellphone and put my cup of tea to my ear -_-"

:3CloudGer 53 minutes ago
This will heighten the number of participants porbably since there aren't thaaat many monochrome scans that suit vectors here

`Nysha 54 minutes ago
I really like the VD contests. Although I mostly paint, I hope VD continues for some time. :D

*moutonzare 55 minutes ago
@`akiranyo: for VD #4 it's monochrome scans right ? I wonder if it would be good idea to accept vector of monochrome scan not submited on AP. What do you think ?

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A Claymore wallpaper.
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`redxxii
Senior Member
Persona Nongrata
132 wallpapers
1 year 10 months ago
I can't help but love the artwork for Claymore, the more I read it the more I really begin to dig the amazing amount of detail that goes into every panel. It's really mindblowing how much work goes into each page...

Anyway, I found this really incredible scan of the first volume cover of Claymore here on AP, and inspiration hit me right away. I went for a pure scenic look for this one, with Claire entering some sunset drenched ruins in order to exterminate some evil. The hardest part was getting the depth right on everything, particularly the pillar in the foreground and the archway in the distance. The color scheme was surprisingly easy, especially considering it turned out to be the primary feature for the wall.

Big thanks to Kalico for all her help on this one!

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~Saka4Rob10
Member
A nutella slice of bread a day keeps the Dr away
Comments: 483
1 year 10 months ago
A very good background with excellent light effects and a very good character : Claire ^_^
May be putting the rear monument elsewhere, like behind claire ?
Very good work.
θKalico
Retired Staff Member
I hate Carnelian
Comments: 506
1 year 10 months ago
I don't care for claymore, but I do admit I really do like the detail they put into the images. Thats one reason I was so drawn to X the first time i saw/read it. But then again, X is awesome in all aspects.
As for the wall, color-wise this is definitely one of your best. I hope kuler has been a huge help with that :3
Anyways, i like the whole wall. Only one thing that I didn't really notice before is the chips in the columns. Maybe they should have been a bit more pronounced because when i first noticed them just a minute ago, I thought they were a bad extraction error.
Other than that I think it came out great. I know I was a hard-ass with this one, but stuff like this can be tough to pull off.
Since it's only the columns I have a problem with, adding this to my favs.
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`afwells
Senior Member
a.k.a Anya
Comments: 464
1 year 10 months ago
I'm a big fan of all of your walls. I knew this was yours before I even clicked on it! I love the warm color scheme and the way you got the arch and the clouds to come out. I do agree with Kalico about the rough edges of the pillars. Maybe even some cracks running from the chips would help emphasize them? Also, I would have corrected the outline around her head a bit after extracting it, but that's a nit-picky detail. Very nice wall!
~vashfanatic
Member
Comments: 102
1 year 10 months ago
I liked how you used her symbol as the "y." The sunset pose is very dramatic.
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~hardbread
Member
Comments: 10
1 year 10 months ago
I love claymore and this is so nice. Love the lightings! Feels so Claymore!
~Mordikar
Member
Comments: 317
1 year 10 months ago
The scenery looks great for the wallpaper! I also like how you managed to make the title bold yet still quite fitting for the wallpaper.

I like the artwork for Claymore as well. It still looks nice in your wallpaper, but I don't feel that the pose gives everything else you did justice. It doesn't seem to fit well in my point of view.

Gotta love Claymore though. Beautiful wallpaper.
`shigemitsubaki
Senior Member
I came, I saw, I stole your dinner.
Comments: 591
1 year 10 months ago
Gorgeous lighting. The pillar cracks have already been mentioned, though it's not really a big deal imo.

*desktops*
`Ali3n
Senior Member
Comments: 92
1 year 10 months ago
Very nice wall :D

The Manga sounds interesting, and thanks for recommending it, I think I may like it :)

One request though: could you please make a 1280 x 800 res. version? You included all widescreen res. except this one. If it isn't too much trouble.
~flytrapzetsu
Member
Comments: 376
1 year 10 months ago
Very nice wall.
~Dondon107
Member
With an open mind there's no closed doors..
Comments: 51
1 year 10 months ago
I LOVE Claymore!! your Wall is AwSoMe <3 emoticon
i like the color scheme, it's very warm & full of hope.. The scan is absolutely amazing & the background is Incredible...
Keep up the good work ^_^
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~zackvanderwoodsen
Member
Comments: 1
1 year 10 months ago
Awesome work! really good, congrats
~Accany
Member
~Stone Picker~
Comments: 119
1 year 10 months ago
A sunset wall for claymore...
Interesting... I like it quite a ot...
~shadowblitz
Member
Expert Slayer
Comments: 34
1 year 10 months ago

I must say, I've been looking forward to seeing some good Claymore wallpapers and this one is excellent. Great lighting, color scheme, and blending of the character. I also like what you did with Clare's symbol in the text. I do believe however, that the archway in the distance is a bit too blurred out.. especially in perspective with the clouds overhead. The columns as well appear to be a bit too sharp.. perhaps you should have made it a bit more grainy to give it the feel of concrete chipping away. Also, I think it would have greatly added to the wall if not only the sides were chipped away. Still... I think it's a great wall. It certainly deserves a fave...
`Red-Eclipse
Senior Member
Flaming Turkey Of Doom
Comments: 1206
1 year 10 months ago
A smooth and bright Claymore wallpaper. Nice. ^__^

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$fairy-wings
Donating Member
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Comments: 1753
1 year 10 months ago

Gorgeous wall. I think this is the best use of that scan.The colours are perfect. :)
I agree with the others about the column, at first I was like Ew what is that pig pixelly thing, and then I realised those were cracks. ^^; There is also something about the edges of her that stand out a bit but I can't put my finger on it so maybe I'm just weird. ^^; I think it might be how some places there is an outline and other places there isn't. And the outline on the top of her head could be fixed a bit. Maybe I am nitpicking.
Great job with the text too, love the y. :D
~trickypriest
Member
Comments: 1533
1 year 10 months ago
The background is looking good, though it looks a bit blurry. The left pillar also feels in the way somehow. The character placed more inside, or the pillar somewhere else would look better. The character is looking good, she fits to the background well. Nice wallpaper.

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~Ewolip
Member
Comments: 80
1 year 10 months ago
Amuzing work! Love everything about it!
°august199
Community Waller
Comments: 1038
1 year 10 months ago
Beautiful work =)
~Ani-Chan
Member
~* Ser€nity *~
Comments: 39
1 year 10 months ago
Fabulous wall!! Claire looks amazing..
i like everything, the sky, pillars, Claire, arche, lighting effects, color scheme.. absolutely wonderful.. <3 emoticon

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~xasuka
Member
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Comments: 295
1 year 10 months ago
Gorgeous lighting and colors! I love the texture you used. I don't think the chips in the pillars are a big deal because they're pretty realistic, but there's one chunk on the right of the left pillar next to the text that looks too square to be a chip. Awesome work on the text though ;D Adding this to my faves :)
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