The amount of patience, hard work and an eye for quality is what defines this wallpaper. Character is painstakingly vectored off a real life toy image with references to screenshots. Despite the difficulty level, ~pvc24 still manages to nicely depict the image in anime fashion and yet able to find the mental strength to come up with a background composition that is both aptly fun and pleasant in atmosphere.
This is a really sweet wallpaper. Although you've heard that quite a bit already. What impresses me is the amount of time spent into everything. The vectors are wonderful, the poster touch awesome and hilarious, lighting is nice (a little weird in some spots but none the less great) and nice work on the pipe. It sticks out a little much by contrast on my screen but other than that wonderful rendition via digital painting. Thanks for sharing this creation. Missing this sort of craftsmanship here at AP T_T. Well then,
Marvelous piece. The ship render is gorgeous and looks really sharp for a 3D render. Lighting and effects make this piece look like a class A wall. Thanks for adding a beautiful piece to the Xenosaga collection of wallpapers. Plus favorite. Been a long time since I saw something worth faving >XD.
The color layer looks good but a little to much. Recommend the opacity between 55-75%. This helps keep a good color on the characters since I find monochrome very...weak. When done right with the right concept it works, but in my opinion, not this wall. Monochrome tends to lose focal point unless you apply good contrast. By lowering the color layer, you bring their color into the picture and attract the viewers attention more.
Forgot to mention in my last post that you should subtract the text. Possibly incorporate it better instead of an afterthought in the right-hand corner. Text is tricky and requires a lot more creativity when combined with an illustration. Anyhow its coming along wonderfully. Best wishes.
Quite a message. Blood would increase intensity but not everyone likes it. Could make it an optional for the more savvy people hiding amongst us.
Anyhow, everything falls into place. A simple piece but clean. Just one thing, the color of the lighting on the characters doesn't match to well with the background so it feels slapped together. A good technique to get more blend between characters with the background is to do a color layer on top set at either "Hue" or "Color." Then just play with the opacity. Other than that you've got another simple wallpaper.
Wallpaper is lovely. Love the colors and the concept is beautiful. Just one thing that sticks out way to much. Your lighting is wrong. Its sunset. The sun is behind her, not in front of her. If you are picturing indoor lighting this complicates the shadow casting even more.
My suggestion is to move the shadows in front of everything, this way the realism is improved drastically. The lighting on her could be improved by putting a "Satin" setting on her to emphasize the lighting even more. Play with the settings.
Fantastic wallpaper. Wish you well in completing it as best you can.
Its a nice clean wallpaper. Just one problem. You say its night but its nowhere near this concept. Everything is to bright for night. All the colors basically say the lighting is daytime. Check out the highlighted wallpaper on the right. Color scheme ought to be a little more along those lines but not entirely. Lighting and color theory is always the trickiest thing to learn with art.
On a side note I really love the simplicity of your wallpaper. Nice vector piece. Reminds me of some of the scenes you see at the credits. Nice work and thank you for sharing this with us.
Wow. I like the simplicity and overall cuteness of your wallpaper. One of my top 10 favorite animes to date. The lighting and painted clouds are splendid. Thanks for sharing. Aria has season 3? o.O? Anyhow, you've got my fave ^_^.
Hello. Just wanted to say that I like your lighting on this one, however excuse me if you will. His left hand looks odd and flat to me for some reason. Everything else has this dimension to it thanks to your handy light work but his left hand just sticks out at me >XD. I'm still trying to get myself to finish a wallpaper since its been...a long time for me. Look forward to your Paprika wallpaper. I need to make one too, since the movie was GORGEOUS . Till next time.
Must say I'm enjoying your piece very much. Technically simple but well executed. Like how the colors seem to compliment one another. You did nail the eerie feeling alright, however can't say that its all that chaotic. Finding the title very well suited for the piece since the tiles behind make it seem as though its actually a headdress. Love how its subtle, yet attractive. Thanks for sharing ^_^.
Simply love the dramatic mood you've created here. Very eye catching. The rich and rustic orange colors suit very well and the selection of explosions is beautiful. Action pose and clean up of the scan is very well done. This is how I like to see Gundam walls. Dark and forboding. Not happy and cheery since "War" is not beautiful. Thanks for sharing ^_^. Hope to see more like this.
I find this piece very pleasing despite its simplicity. I love that. Reminds me when I was very sleepy one summer day last summer and I decided to go to a park and take a nap right under a nice tree (seriously). Fell asleep right there in the warm air in the prickly grass for about an hour and half. Was very pleasant. Thanks for sharing and evoking a pleasant memory of mine.
I can't help but love your work. Your style has a surprising amount of appeal to me. I didn't quite get the "Port" feel, however I feel like its somewhere in Asia. Vietnam for instance. I too love the artwork for this awesome series. Admittedly I didn't like some parts but there were plenty of good parts as well. Fantastic idea about really bringing the scan to its "ROOTS" in the anime ;). The overall color and lighting is rather intoxicating. Just wish you made some normal resolutions. I don't have wide screen XD. Thanks for sharing. Another fave from me ;).
HOLY $#!%! Right off the bat I see that this piece was crafted with care and what has to be the ultimate test of patience. I LOVE your attention to detail and the color palette is wonderfully picked out. It compliments everything throughout the wallpaper. Plus you didn't just use one scan but several which is surprising and amazing at the same time. Since each scan is slightly different in style and you blended the styles through vector beautifully. I hope to see this wallpaper of yours highlighted since it deserves every bit of it. Congratulations to you on a fantastic wallpaper creation. Plus its not just a wallpaper but a piece of art. This inspires me to get to finishing my Blood Plus project XD. Thanks for the inspiration. Thank you very much for creating and sharing this beautiful wallpaper. Favies X3.
This is a nice concept as well as the mood of the wallpaper. I just have a few pointers for you regarding color.
The color temperature between the effects/background and the scan are way off. She feels warmer in a bad way against the rest of the wallpaper. In other terms she stands out to much. Try using a color overlay on her using the "Color" or "Hue" blend modes. I recommend a color similar to the rest of the wallpaper. This helps blend the temperature between scans and backgrounds.
Other then that you made a nice wallpaper. I like these kinds of concepts because its simple and stylistic. Keep up the good work ;).
I'm enjoying this wallpaper very much. I have a crazy thing about mechanics and clocks. Especially old ones. You did a wonderful job with texturing and adding memorial touches across the wall. I must say that this is impressive for your first wallpaper here at AP. Thanks for sharing with us ^_^.
Nice vector. I love the balance of color choice between the character and your simple background. Its surprisingly attractive. I may have to check out the manga sometime. Thanks for sharing your awesome vector abilities with us. +fav
I must say I love it to pieces. Gorgeous wallpaper. I feel you did a marvelous job extending the scan out further however maintaining a nice focus on Kino. The colors are catchy yet subtle which is rare amongst wallpapers here. Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Kino gallery. My new desktop >XD ROFL. Thank you. +fave
I must say the vector work is quite attractive. Nicely done and the idea is rather odd but interesting. What is the meaning of the web of strands in the black area? If anything. The colors are catchy yet soft on the eyes. This is an important element to me in wallpapers for putting on your desktop. Lol, your dedication is certainly funny. INDEPENDENCE RULES! LMAO! Thanks for sharing.
Honestly this is an incredibly gorgeous wallpaper. You met your concept with flying colors. This truly in my eyes if I were to see this out in the real world in poster format a movie poster. Your vectoring is beautiful and astoundingly attractive. I love all the little elements incorporated with this piece. The wolf with the flower and the text is VERY well placed. I also feel that the background enhances and captures everything the movie is about. Congratulations on your collaboration. Fantastic work. This is certainly a wallpaper to go into my favorites for workmanship and beauty. Wonderful job you two ;). Hope to see another collaboration from the two of you ^_^. +Fav
Nice work ^_^. The blending of the stock turned out much better in yours than it did in my little re-vision. Keep up the good work. I'll catch you later.
I LOVE this piece for many reasons. Sure this may sound somewhat like every other posts but I'd like to say I love your choice of art. Awesome mech/urban art. The coloring is fabulous and my favorite part in any project LIGHTING! You turned a slightly flat B/W scan into a beautiful coloration that gave it life, more personality, drama, emotion and even better depth. Thank you for sharing such a marvelous piece with us. This truly inspires myself to continue learning coloring and lighting that much more. Thank you for that. Plus I think I found my new desktop XD. I'll see if I have time for that challenge ;). +Fav X3
I must say this really caught my eye and made me go wow lol. I love your vectoring work and your addition of the ribbons is very catchy. I'm really impressed with your composition as well. The background does seem slightly overrun with the ships. Maybe work with their depth and it wouldn't seem so. Marvelous work though ^_^. This is quite an inspiring wallpaper actually. I've been stuck in a bit of a slump lately but this has livened me up to continue through with one of my many ideas X3. Thanks for sharing . +FAV ;)
GORGEOUS! Oh my word this certainly leaps at you when you full-view this wonderful wallpaper. Plus I love the fact that you did it using just a mouse even though that must've have been REALLY hard. Beautiful concept and I love your vegetation and reflections *_* . Only this I really don't like is the max resolution offered T_T. Oh well its still a marvelous piece. Congrats to you on your beautiful work. +Fav
These are the type of wallpapers I'd like to see more of here at AP. It has a rough yet beautiful textured feel to it. You were right on the money for the pose. Very dynamic and must say awesome work on the painting. Wish I was that good at drawing still XD. I enjoy your work very much and this piece is no exception. The black and white is an interesting way to go about it however I wish a little bit more color in the lighting was added. To each his own right? You are an inspiration for me to keep pushing with my drawing again. Thank you for sharing. +Fav
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Bebop Duo
3 weeks 6 days ago
"Hello,This is a really sweet wallpaper. Although you've heard that quite a bit already. What impresses me is the amount of time spent into everything. The vectors are wonderful, the poster touch awesome and hilarious, lighting is nice (a little weird in some spots but none the less great) and nice work on the pipe. It sticks out a little much by contrast on my screen but other than that wonderful rendition via digital painting. Thanks for sharing this creation. Missing this sort of craftsmanship here at AP T_T. Well then,
TTFN - Ta ta for now.
+Fav"
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Xeno.Emission ID
1 month 1 week ago
"Hello,Marvelous piece. The ship render is gorgeous and looks really sharp for a 3D render. Lighting and effects make this piece look like a class A wall. Thanks for adding a beautiful piece to the Xenosaga collection of wallpapers. Plus favorite. Been a long time since I saw something worth faving >XD.
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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Everylittle thing
2 months 1 week ago
"Hello,This is simply superb. Though a simple trace, its clean and exuberant. Totally cute and just what I needed for my desktop. Thanks for sharing.
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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Sasuke X Sakura
2 months 4 weeks ago
"Hello,The color layer looks good but a little to much. Recommend the opacity between 55-75%. This helps keep a good color on the characters since I find monochrome very...weak. When done right with the right concept it works, but in my opinion, not this wall. Monochrome tends to lose focal point unless you apply good contrast. By lowering the color layer, you bring their color into the picture and attract the viewers attention more.
Forgot to mention in my last post that you should subtract the text. Possibly incorporate it better instead of an afterthought in the right-hand corner. Text is tricky and requires a lot more creativity when combined with an illustration. Anyhow its coming along wonderfully. Best wishes.
Have a nice day."
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Sasuke X Sakura
2 months 4 weeks ago
"Hello,Quite a message. Blood would increase intensity but not everyone likes it. Could make it an optional for the more savvy people hiding amongst us.
Anyhow, everything falls into place. A simple piece but clean. Just one thing, the color of the lighting on the characters doesn't match to well with the background so it feels slapped together. A good technique to get more blend between characters with the background is to do a color layer on top set at either "Hue" or "Color." Then just play with the opacity. Other than that you've got another simple wallpaper.
Have a nice day."
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Sakura
3 months 4 hours ago
"Hello,Wallpaper is lovely. Love the colors and the concept is beautiful. Just one thing that sticks out way to much. Your lighting is wrong. Its sunset. The sun is behind her, not in front of her. If you are picturing indoor lighting this complicates the shadow casting even more.
My suggestion is to move the shadows in front of everything, this way the realism is improved drastically. The lighting on her could be improved by putting a "Satin" setting on her to emphasize the lighting even more. Play with the settings.
Fantastic wallpaper. Wish you well in completing it as best you can.
Have a nice day."
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ARIA Company : Calm Night
3 months 2 days ago
"Hello,Its a nice clean wallpaper. Just one problem. You say its night but its nowhere near this concept. Everything is to bright for night. All the colors basically say the lighting is daytime. Check out the highlighted wallpaper on the right. Color scheme ought to be a little more along those lines but not entirely. Lighting and color theory is always the trickiest thing to learn with art.
On a side note I really love the simplicity of your wallpaper. Nice vector piece. Reminds me of some of the scenes you see at the credits. Nice work and thank you for sharing this with us.
Have a nice day."
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That Wonderful Miracle
4 months 23 hours ago
"Hello,Wow. I like the simplicity and overall cuteness of your wallpaper. One of my top 10 favorite animes to date. The lighting and painted clouds are splendid. Thanks for sharing. Aria has season 3? o.O? Anyhow, you've got my fave ^_^.
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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Welcome to the Show
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Good day,Hello. Just wanted to say that I like your lighting on this one, however excuse me if you will. His left hand looks odd and flat to me for some reason. Everything else has this dimension to it thanks to your handy light work but his left hand just sticks out at me >XD. I'm still trying to get myself to finish a wallpaper since its been...a long time for me. Look forward to your Paprika wallpaper. I need to make one too, since the movie was GORGEOUS
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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The Gift of Clairvoyance
5 months 1 day ago
"Hello,Must say I'm enjoying your piece very much. Technically simple but well executed. Like how the colors seem to compliment one another. You did nail the eerie feeling alright, however can't say that its all that chaotic. Finding the title very well suited for the piece since the tiles behind make it seem as though its actually a headdress. Love how its subtle, yet attractive. Thanks for sharing ^_^.
Good day!"
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S.H.R.A.P.N.E.L
6 months 3 days ago
"Hello,Simply love the dramatic mood you've created here. Very eye catching. The rich and rustic orange colors suit very well and the selection of explosions is beautiful. Action pose and clean up of the scan is very well done. This is how I like to see Gundam walls. Dark and forboding. Not happy and cheery since "War" is not beautiful. Thanks for sharing ^_^. Hope to see more like this.
Have a nice day."
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I'll Close My Eyes and Drift Away...
6 months 3 weeks ago
"Hello,I find this piece very pleasing despite its simplicity. I love that. Reminds me when I was very sleepy one summer day last summer and I decided to go to a park and take a nap right under a nice tree (seriously). Fell asleep right there in the warm air in the prickly grass for about an hour and half. Was very pleasant. Thanks for sharing and evoking a pleasant memory of mine.
Have a nice day ^_^."
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Road to Roanapura
1 year 1 month ago
"YO!I can't help but love your work. Your style has a surprising amount of appeal to me. I didn't quite get the "Port" feel, however I feel like its somewhere in Asia. Vietnam for instance. I too love the artwork for this awesome series. Admittedly I didn't like some parts but there were plenty of good parts as well. Fantastic idea about really bringing the scan to its "ROOTS" in the anime ;). The overall color and lighting is rather intoxicating. Just wish you made some normal resolutions. I don't have wide screen XD. Thanks for sharing. Another fave from me ;).
Have an awesome day."
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New Horizon
1 year 1 month ago
"O.O!HOLY $#!%! Right off the bat I see that this piece was crafted with care and what has to be the ultimate test of patience. I LOVE your attention to detail and the color palette is wonderfully picked out. It compliments everything throughout the wallpaper. Plus you didn't just use one scan but several which is surprising and amazing at the same time. Since each scan is slightly different in style and you blended the styles through vector beautifully. I hope to see this wallpaper of yours highlighted since it deserves every bit of it. Congratulations to you on a fantastic wallpaper creation. Plus its not just a wallpaper but a piece of art. This inspires me to get to finishing my Blood Plus project XD. Thanks for the inspiration. Thank you very much for creating and sharing this beautiful wallpaper. Favies X3.
Have an awesome day."
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Hoshino Ruri
1 year 1 month ago
"Hello,This is a nice concept as well as the mood of the wallpaper. I just have a few pointers for you regarding color.
The color temperature between the effects/background and the scan are way off. She feels warmer in a bad way against the rest of the wallpaper. In other terms she stands out to much. Try using a color overlay on her using the "Color" or "Hue" blend modes. I recommend a color similar to the rest of the wallpaper. This helps blend the temperature between scans and backgrounds.
Other then that you made a nice wallpaper. I like these kinds of concepts because its simple and stylistic. Keep up the good work ;).
Have a nice day."
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Old Memories
1 year 1 month ago
"Hello,I'm enjoying this wallpaper very much. I have a crazy thing about mechanics and clocks. Especially old ones. You did a wonderful job with texturing and adding memorial touches across the wall. I must say that this is impressive for your first wallpaper here at AP. Thanks for sharing with us ^_^.
Have a nice day."
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Just a dash of colour
1 year 2 months ago
"Hello,Nice vector. I love the balance of color choice between the character and your simple background. Its surprisingly attractive. I may have to check out the manga sometime. Thanks for sharing your awesome vector abilities with us. +fav
Have a nice day."
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kino no tabi - after rain
1 year 2 months ago
">X3!I must say I love it to pieces. Gorgeous wallpaper. I feel you did a marvelous job extending the scan out further however maintaining a nice focus on Kino. The colors are catchy yet subtle which is rare amongst wallpapers here. Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Kino gallery. My new desktop >XD ROFL. Thank you. +fave
Have a nice day. "
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Her own self
1 year 3 months ago
"Lol!I must say the vector work is quite attractive. Nicely done and the idea is rather odd but interesting. What is the meaning of the web of strands in the black area? If anything. The colors are catchy yet soft on the eyes. This is an important element to me in wallpapers for putting on your desktop. Lol, your dedication is certainly funny. INDEPENDENCE RULES! LMAO! Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day."
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Once In A Blue Moon
1 year 3 months ago
"Hello,Honestly this is an incredibly gorgeous wallpaper. You met your concept with flying colors. This truly in my eyes if I were to see this out in the real world in poster format a movie poster. Your vectoring is beautiful and astoundingly attractive. I love all the little elements incorporated with this piece. The wolf with the flower and the text is VERY well placed. I also feel that the background enhances and captures everything the movie is about. Congratulations on your collaboration. Fantastic work. This is certainly a wallpaper to go into my favorites for workmanship and beauty. Wonderful job you two ;). Hope to see another collaboration from the two of you ^_^. +Fav
Have a great day."
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The Promised Place
1 year 3 months ago
"Hello,Nice work ^_^. The blending of the stock turned out much better in yours than it did in my little re-vision. Keep up the good work. I'll catch you later.
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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Tabako
1 year 4 months ago
"Hello,I LOVE this piece for many reasons. Sure this may sound somewhat like every other posts but I'd like to say I love your choice of art. Awesome mech/urban art. The coloring is fabulous and my favorite part in any project LIGHTING! You turned a slightly flat B/W scan into a beautiful coloration that gave it life, more personality, drama, emotion and even better depth. Thank you for sharing such a marvelous piece with us. This truly inspires myself to continue learning coloring and lighting that much more. Thank you for that. Plus I think I found my new desktop XD. I'll see if I have time for that challenge ;). +Fav X3
Have an awesome day!"
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Over the Rainbow
1 year 4 months ago
"Hello,I must say this really caught my eye and made me go wow lol. I love your vectoring work and your addition of the ribbons is very catchy. I'm really impressed with your composition as well. The background does seem slightly overrun with the ships. Maybe work with their depth and it wouldn't seem so. Marvelous work though ^_^. This is quite an inspiring wallpaper actually. I've been stuck in a bit of a slump lately but this has livened me up to continue through with one of my many ideas X3. Thanks for sharing
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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Garden Of An Era
1 year 4 months ago
"O.O!GORGEOUS! Oh my word this certainly leaps at you when you full-view this wonderful wallpaper. Plus I love the fact that you did it using just a mouse even though that must've have been REALLY hard. Beautiful concept and I love your vegetation and reflections *_*
Have a nice day."
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Hidou Kyuuchougetsu - Earthly Bow-Heart
1 year 4 months ago
"Hey there,These are the type of wallpapers I'd like to see more of here at AP. It has a rough yet beautiful textured feel to it. You were right on the money for the pose. Very dynamic and must say awesome work on the painting. Wish I was that good at drawing still XD. I enjoy your work very much and this piece is no exception. The black and white is an interesting way to go about it however I wish a little bit more color in the lighting was added. To each his own right? You are an inspiration for me to keep pushing with my drawing again. Thank you for sharing. +Fav
TTFN - Ta ta for now."
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