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.
Cogrates, sir. You made a simple idea work really well. A job well done." View
Only the Dead stay seventeen forever
2 months 3 weeks ago
"Wonderful piece. Love what you did to the original scan. Such lovely smoke with calm yet not-so-boring colors. Great victor as well. Though I wish if the background's color was a tad darker, but this is still one lovely wall.
"Catchy trademark colors as usual (mainly on the characters, that blend of blue and purple-y pink. Not to disregard the colors at the background, mind you xP *pats the colors at the background* ). Love the shapes at the background and text. Makes up a calm and stylish look. Keep it up." View
Jojo boom boom
3 months 1 day ago
""JoJo Boom Boom" heh, love the it:D
This is a nice piece. I too love the art style of JBA, so I understand where you're coming from. Your wallpaper has a bit of a retro feel to it (that probably is caused by the lines and the stars at the back). Which is lovely, kinda look like an old advertisement. but the problem is that the shapes at the back and the characters don't blend that well. The colors of the characters are kind of old and fading away, unlike the the shapes which are made of lively and bright colors. So, that caused them to not blend well.
Overall I find this to be a very good first try. Let us see more walls from you.
PS
Photoshop may be a bit hard to get used to at first, but once you do, it becomes a reliable friend." View
Shiny Pants
4 months 5 days ago
"I just LOVE~ this wall. The colors and shapes are just so freaking cool and fun. Though the left foot of the tall boy and the hands of the shorter one do not blend that well with the background, but everything else so to my liking. Great job.
That's one excruciating looking vector. Credit of the scan's design goes to it's original creator, but DAMN! You really did a fine job with the vectoring and coloring it. Such details ...
This is one pretty wall , though I find using the girls faces on the larger teardrop-shaped-thingers at the middle to be unnecessary >_> . The piece that inspired you to make this wall was really .. um, busy '__' for someone with such a short attention span like myself, I find it refreshing to see others being inspired by such a heavily detailed piece and use that inspiration this well (it urges me to be more focused, you see lol). Good job.
since I usually dislike the wallpapers and vectors I work on. Well, I like this one.
thatta a girl *pats Zakuro's head and praises her bishies collection ... but suddenly stops for how creepy and suspicious that was 0,0'*
This is a painful looking vector *hands Zakuro some eyes drop* it really shows how hard you worked on it, looks great. But I'm not a fan of the butterfly brushes. Looks too real for this kind of wallpaper and takes our attention away from that more-feminine-looking-than-me boy >_>.
"I'm into wallpapers like this lovely one here. I like the grungy effect you added atop of the whole thing. Lighting effects, the paper texture, and the simple text made this whole piece more stylized. My only complaint is that when we take a closer look at C.C., it's kind of clear that it's scan (cuz of the colored,pixelated dots on her). All in all, this is a beautiful piece. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise xP.
"Gah! You're the one who made this brilliant wallpaper of Rei! (which is saved in my Laptop, that's how much I love it) Happy to see more walls from you.
This is a great wallpaper, stylish and still remains relatively clean. Your typography is one of your strongest points. Fills up your walls and adds style to them with no unsightly clutter. Love the colors and the composition, but the yellow in Rei's vectors irks me a bit (I think it will give a retro feel to the wall if it was toned down a bit).
Love the wall, and it's certainly fav-quality. Keep it up O stylish one.
"Lovely wall. I really enjoyed it, but I don't find Rei, along with the the funky-colored (which is a thing, mind you xP) strokes on her hair and the circles around her, to blend with the refreshing gradient of the background. It may look better with out the spatter in the middle, as well.
This may not be the best of your work, but it's still pleasant. Good luck with whatever is keeping you from walling, and I wish to see more walls from you soon." View
A Wolf´s Tale - Okami -
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Yesterday I was thinking of making a wall that features a puppet show as a theme, and for that, the usage of threads was a necessity to emphasize the idea. So, seeing your wall was a pleasant surprise, heh.
Good looking wall. I like the background, clouds, sun, and text (regardless of what it says >_>). Amaterasu's vector is well done, as well. But I think it would have been better if you played around with her colors to make her blend a bit better with the background (seems a bit livelier to me compared to the calmer BG).
"Oh~ I know that artwork of Snake. It's used on my current Playstation 3 XMB wallpaper (a brilliant one, BTW. If you have a PS3, go download it). Though I don't find that background (the green thinger there) to be a good match, but good job nonetheless, and I wish you good luck with whatever is keeping you busy." View
'The Monster Reborn'
5 months 1 week ago
"There is a great balance between Johan's scan and the background, rather well matched. I find the mix of the dark colors ( mainly the blue and brown-ish ones) to be a good way to add a bit of liveliness, and not just sink into total darkness (even though it would make total sense, but we're not about total sense, are we? 0,o)
YES! Monster needs more wallpapers and should be more popular, dang it! As a fan, I'll see what I can do later, but now lets focus on your lovely piece.
The background really went well with the Johan's scan. I like, but I REALLY wished if you were able to put him behind a dirty window, that would have been brilliant!
"Very nice composition you got there, and you have played well with the color shades and whatnot. But to me he stands out a bit cuz his colors are a tad more livelier than the background, which is not necessarily bad, but I think it would have been nicer if you played with Allen more to make the colors a bit ... paler?
Bah, I think I made a deal out of nothing. This is a good wall, and I shall Fav it. Good job.
And yes, kudos to haruhis2kyon for the well made vector." View
Beautiful
5 months 3 weeks ago
"Love it. I don't use textures that often, but pieces as pretty as this one makes want to try adding textures into the characters themselves more often. Keep it up.
"It's almost ridiculous to apologize for making several walls based on sir Yoshitaka Amano artworks; for I believe he's one heck of an artist, and I know it's a bit hard to make walls out of his work. So I thank you for making this V__V.
Love her face and bangs, and I fav this piece." View
Random Doodles and Notes
8 months 1 week ago
"Coolio, a bit too busy, but it has this uniqueness to it, and for that i fav." View
The Take Over, The Breaks Over
8 months 1 week ago
"Gorgeous looking wall, but here's the thing that surprised me, when i set it as a desktop; the characters didn't look as good as they seemed they would (meh, probably it's cuz of my taste, so don't mind it). But the rainbow, buildings, and the dotted board (along with typography of course) are so well done, onto my favs." View
Just Simply Haruhi Suzumiya
8 months 2 weeks ago
"I think it's a nice wall, and will probably appeal to quite a few for the lemony green color and the fame of the character. But not so for me cuz for some reason, as a friend of mine would say, it didn't tickle my toes.
Good usage of brushes, and i see you have used darker shades from Haruhi's vector in background. Keep up the good work." View
The night lady.
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Oh look at that, i have started vectoring this scan a month ago. but didn't quite finish colorizing it as i got oh so tired of it. i made the outlines kinda Okami-like (deh video game), and pictured the colors very differently from the ones you chose (they are very nice btw).
my only complaint is the background, for i don't find the colors fitting nor blending that well with your vector, not the leaves though, i like the leaves ... along with that your great vector >_>." View
Fairytale Endings
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Oh me gosh
I began yesterday a wallpaper with the same idea as this one, turning an artwork to a sketch and blending it to book! this is freaking man.
But yeah, nice wall for your first try with realist objects, though i wished if there was more to it, like adding other objects or playing with the lighting.
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R.O.S.E.S
6 days 2 hours ago
"*eyes sparkle* 0<0Look at the pretty wallie, aww~.
Cogrates, sir. You made a simple idea work really well. A job well done."
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Only the Dead stay seventeen forever
2 months 3 weeks ago
"Wonderful piece. Love what you did to the original scan. Such lovely smoke with calm yet not-so-boring colors. Great victor as well. Though I wish if the background's color was a tad darker, but this is still one lovely wall.+ fav."
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Never Apart, Even in Death
3 months 1 day ago
"Catchy trademark colors as usual (mainly on the characters, that blend of blue and purple-y pink. Not to disregard the colors at the background, mind you xP *pats the colors at the background* ). Love the shapes at the background and text. Makes up a calm and stylish look. Keep it up."View
Jojo boom boom
3 months 1 day ago
""JoJo Boom Boom" heh, love the it:DThis is a nice piece. I too love the art style of JBA, so I understand where you're coming from. Your wallpaper has a bit of a retro feel to it (that probably is caused by the lines and the stars at the back). Which is lovely, kinda look like an old advertisement. but the problem is that the shapes at the back and the characters don't blend that well. The colors of the characters are kind of old and fading away, unlike the the shapes which are made of lively and bright colors. So, that caused them to not blend well.
Overall I find this to be a very good first try. Let us see more walls from you.
PS
Photoshop may be a bit hard to get used to at first, but once you do, it becomes a reliable friend."
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Shiny Pants
4 months 5 days ago
"I just LOVE~ this wall. The colors and shapes are just so freaking cool and fun. Though the left foot of the tall boy and the hands of the shorter one do not blend that well with the background, but everything else so to my liking. Great job.Definitely a fav."
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Kusuriuri-sama
4 months 1 week ago
"ZONK! * blink blink* 0,0That's one excruciating looking vector. Credit of the scan's design goes to it's original creator, but DAMN! You really did a fine job with the vectoring and coloring it. Such details ...
+ Fav for sure."
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Hello Goodbye
4 months 1 week ago
"*uses as desktop* \'0'/This is one pretty wall , though I find using the girls faces on the larger teardrop-shaped-thingers at the middle to be unnecessary >_> . The piece that inspired you to make this wall was really .. um, busy '__' for someone with such a short attention span like myself, I find it refreshing to see others being inspired by such a heavily detailed piece and use that inspiration this well (it urges me to be more focused, you see lol). Good job.
+ fav."
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Endless Beauty
4 months 1 week ago
"thatta a girl *pats Zakuro's head and praises her bishies collection ... but suddenly stops for how creepy and suspicious that was 0,0'*
This is a painful looking vector *hands Zakuro some eyes drop* it really shows how hard you worked on it, looks great. But I'm not a fan of the butterfly brushes. Looks too real for this kind of wallpaper and takes our attention away from that more-feminine-looking-than-me boy >_>.
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C.C.
4 months 2 weeks ago
"I'm into wallpapers like this lovely one here. I like the grungy effect you added atop of the whole thing. Lighting effects, the paper texture, and the simple text made this whole piece more stylized. My only complaint is that when we take a closer look at C.C., it's kind of clear that it's scan (cuz of the colored,pixelated dots on her). All in all, this is a beautiful piece. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise xP.Keep it up, mate."
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neon genesis
4 months 2 weeks ago
"Gah! You're the one who made this brilliant wallpaper of Rei! (which is saved in my Laptop, that's how much I love it) Happy to see more walls from you.This is a great wallpaper, stylish and still remains relatively clean. Your typography is one of your strongest points. Fills up your walls and adds style to them with no unsightly clutter. Love the colors and the composition, but the yellow in Rei's vectors irks me a bit (I think it will give a retro feel to the wall if it was toned down a bit).
Love the wall, and it's certainly fav-quality. Keep it up O stylish one.
+ fav.
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SUMMER !
4 months 2 weeks ago
"Look at that, heh heh, love it!+fav"
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Euphoria
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Lovely wall. I really enjoyed it, but I don't find Rei, along with the the funky-colored (which is a thing, mind you xP) strokes on her hair and the circles around her, to blend with the refreshing gradient of the background. It may look better with out the spatter in the middle, as well.This may not be the best of your work, but it's still pleasant. Good luck with whatever is keeping you from walling, and I wish to see more walls from you soon."
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A Wolf´s Tale - Okami -
4 months 3 weeks ago
"Yesterday I was thinking of making a wall that features a puppet show as a theme, and for that, the usage of threads was a necessity to emphasize the idea. So, seeing your wall was a pleasant surprise, heh.Good looking wall. I like the background, clouds, sun, and text (regardless of what it says >_>). Amaterasu's vector is well done, as well. But I think it would have been better if you played around with her colors to make her blend a bit better with the background (seems a bit livelier to me compared to the calmer BG).
Good job, keep it up.
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Bokura No Iro
4 months 3 weeks ago
"*shakes hands with both, Assassin and Blue-green*A job well done, the both of you.
Though there are minor things I don't like, but oye! This is a truly well made wall, and I fav.
Keep'em coming.
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I Disappear
5 months 1 day ago
"Oh~ I know that artwork of Snake. It's used on my current Playstation 3 XMB wallpaper (a brilliant one, BTW. If you have a PS3, go download it). Though I don't find that background (the green thinger there) to be a good match, but good job nonetheless, and I wish you good luck with whatever is keeping you busy."View
'The Monster Reborn'
5 months 1 week ago
"There is a great balance between Johan's scan and the background, rather well matched. I find the mix of the dark colors ( mainly the blue and brown-ish ones) to be a good way to add a bit of liveliness, and not just sink into total darkness (even though it would make total sense, but we're not about total sense, are we? 0,o)Good wall, good cause, and I fav.
Keep it up."
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Portrait of a Monster
5 months 1 week ago
"Yo Zakuro-tan-tan \'___'/YES! Monster needs more wallpapers and should be more popular, dang it! As a fan, I'll see what I can do later, but now lets focus on your lovely piece.
The background really went well with the Johan's scan. I like, but I REALLY wished if you were able to put him behind a dirty window, that would have been brilliant!
"I couldn't make a window for the life of me"
^ rofl, funny, and very understandable -__-'.
good work, and I fav. "
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Allen Walker
5 months 2 weeks ago
"Very nice composition you got there, and you have played well with the color shades and whatnot. But to me he stands out a bit cuz his colors are a tad more livelier than the background, which is not necessarily bad, but I think it would have been nicer if you played with Allen more to make the colors a bit ... paler?Bah, I think I made a deal out of nothing. This is a good wall, and I shall Fav it. Good job.
And yes, kudos to haruhis2kyon for the well made vector."
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Beautiful
5 months 3 weeks ago
"Love it. I don't use textures that often, but pieces as pretty as this one makes want to try adding textures into the characters themselves more often. Keep it up.Fav."
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Love me
8 months 4 days ago
"It's almost ridiculous to apologize for making several walls based on sir Yoshitaka Amano artworks; for I believe he's one heck of an artist, and I know it's a bit hard to make walls out of his work. So I thank you for making this V__V.Love her face and bangs, and I fav this piece."
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Random Doodles and Notes
8 months 1 week ago
"Coolio, a bit too busy, but it has this uniqueness to it, and for that i fav."View
The Take Over, The Breaks Over
8 months 1 week ago
"Gorgeous looking wall, but here's the thing that surprised me, when i set it as a desktop; the characters didn't look as good as they seemed they would (meh, probably it's cuz of my taste, so don't mind it). But the rainbow, buildings, and the dotted board (along with typography of course) are so well done, onto my favs."View
Just Simply Haruhi Suzumiya
8 months 2 weeks ago
"I think it's a nice wall, and will probably appeal to quite a few for the lemony green color and the fame of the character. But not so for me cuz for some reason, as a friend of mine would say, it didn't tickle my toes.Good usage of brushes, and i see you have used darker shades from Haruhi's vector in background. Keep up the good work."
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The night lady.
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Oh look at that, i have started vectoring this scan a month ago. but didn't quite finish colorizing it as i got oh so tired of it. i made the outlines kinda Okami-like (deh video game), and pictured the colors very differently from the ones you chose (they are very nice btw).my only complaint is the background, for i don't find the colors fitting nor blending that well with your vector, not the leaves though, i like the leaves ... along with that your great vector >_>."
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Fairytale Endings
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Oh me goshI began yesterday a wallpaper with the same idea as this one, turning an artwork to a sketch and blending it to book! this is freaking man.
But yeah, nice wall for your first try with realist objects, though i wished if there was more to it, like adding other objects or playing with the lighting.
keep it up
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