Sometimes you find an image online or in a magazine and you know you're going to have to wall it, no matter how small it might be or bad the image quality is. This wallpaper is an example of that situation...

I found this image of Lei as part of an add for vol. 1 of the DVD in Newtype a while back, but it took me a while to clean it up and redraw the bottom half of Lei so he wouldn't be too short in the wallpaper. For the background, I decided to go for an impressionist grunge scenry, with the dark silhouettes of skyscrappers and buildings slowing fading back into every-present shadow of The Gate. The bridge and truck were a late addition, but I think they work out well, especially with all the mist/fog effects I added.

The text is from an old song I really like, it seemed to fit the mood. Scanning in newspaper clippings from the 70's finish everything off. Download and enjoy.

Thanks to Kalico for her crits along the way!

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