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.
"This wall is stunning. I love how you made it to look something like a renaissance stroke style painting! The scene itself is striking, what with the broken pillars and everything all around. It may not look snowy, but it certainly does evoke a wintry feeling in me when I look at it. Very lovely work indeed " View
I Will Catch You
1 month 1 week ago
"Wow. This wall is absolutely gorgeous. And I love that scene in the series with Tamaki and Haruhi. Absolutely beautiful work Dalarty. +fav" View
Not Just Any Old Friendship (Roy and Maes)
3 months 2 weeks ago
"First off, I love the quote. It's so very true
Secondly, I like the sepia tone of the wall. It gives it that antique photo effect, which I absolutely adore.
I'm going to have to agree about the background though. Right now it looks like you have poster edges on the photo, and it just doesn't match with your vector of Roy and Hughes. My Photoshop skills are STILL very noobish, so I have no advice on how to make it blend better with the two characters, but it certainly needs something more than just a few filters placed over it to make it look like it belongs with anime characters.
The overall concept is wonderful. Don't change the theme or the picture, just try to bridge that gap between reality and anime! Keep up the good work Roy " View
Morally Bankrupt Colonel
4 months 2 weeks ago
"I'm extremely pleased to see this in the gallery. All of your hard work and perseverance really paid off. I hope to see more from you in the future!" View
A Wolf´s Tale - Okami -
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I looooove it! I love Okami of course, and I think this is a great concept you have here. My only complaint is that it's not widescreen
"I agree with you that the manga art is better than the anime. Still, it's fun to see the characters come to life.
Good job on the wall! I really like the colors you used. And personally, I think it's Kaname's hand >:) lol" View
H.N.G.V.R
5 months 1 week ago
"I love this game, so this wall is an instant favorite for me!
The images you chose are fantastic and everything looks really smooth and colorful without being too overwhelming. I love how it looks on my desktop =) Awesome job. +fav" View
Sadness ~
5 months 1 week ago
"I don't know if you vectored/vexeled Roy, but the edges look rather pixelated.
Overall, the concept is pretty decent. I really like the color scheme -- it's pretty good for portraying a somber feel. Given your title is "Sadness", I assume this is a good thing. Roy's facial expression is also very somber, so I think this image works well for the effect you're aiming for.
The background is nice, but I have to agree about the effects going down the left hand side. They stick out like a sore thumb. My suggestion would be to soften them or maybe even nix them altogether and use shapes that suit the square pattern of your background better.
Good luck! I hope to see it in the gallery soon ^^" View
untitile
5 months 2 weeks ago
"I want to start off by saying I love that you're doing an Ouran wall!
Okay, you want the concept to be family, right? My only issue is, while the scans you've used are of decent quality and all, I think the images don't quite scream family the way you may want them to. Also, this is a minor nitpick, but the fact that everyone is in their school uniform and looking relatively happy except for Kyouya sticks out like a sore thumb for me.
To me, the images feel like they were selected at random and then mashed into a collage. You did lay them out well, but I just think there are better ones you could use for a family wall of the Host Club. The silly chibi images you've used in the background actually feel more natural and family-like than the main scans in the foreground. Again, I think I feel like the foreground scans don't blend all that well together because of Kyouya lol.
As for the background itself, the images are cute, but I think it's a bit busy with that AND the lines/stars. I would suggest taking the extra Tamaki/Haruhi images out and focusing on something that doesn't involve -more- images of the Host Club members." View
Still waiting for you
5 months 4 weeks ago
"I really like the simplicity of this wall. I wonder though, if maybe Namine herself might deserve a little bit more attention? Not so much as to overpower the simple, colorful background you've produced, but for instance, even though her overall facial expression definitely conveys a sense of waiting for something, her eye is blank. It lacks depth and actually looks a little weird to me.
Otherwise I really like the lines of the scan. I think you chose the colors and the title well. I look forward to seeing the finished product ^_^" View
Arima Deconstructed
5 months 4 weeks ago
"Thanks soooo much for your comments guys!
Dalarty - I know the edges of their faces, hands, etc. look pixelated, but that's not because I stretched the image out and made it poor quality or anything lol. If you look closely at the scan (or at a copy of the manga as I have in my hand right now), those are already there in the original drawing. Of course, this doesn't make for a lovely effect with the color burn I did over the image, so I'll see about trying to blend those in a bit so they look less pixelated. Any tips on blending? I seem to be inept with the smudge/blur tools ~_~
Roy - You're wonderful as always! I thought the Nietzsche quote just fit this particular scan so amazingly well, I couldn't NOT use it lol.
Kaizor - Thank you for the compliment on the background! I like this one a lot better myself. You really think 3 lines of text is too much though?
Anyways, thanks again guys. I'll keep working on this and try to get it out there ^^/" View
Morally Bankrupt Colonel
6 months 1 week ago
"Wow, lookin' good there Roy ^_^
I agree about adding maybe some more interesting textures in the background. I like the rays a lot though, and the blue gives the wall a nice moody feel to go along with Roy's expression.
You chose the font and color scheme of the 3 swoops well, but I feel like the swoops take away from the text since they're considerably larger stacked on top of each other the way they are. Have you considered reducing the thickness of each individual swoop?
You're doing great work. Keep it up - I can't wait to see this in the gallery." View
Arima Deconstructed
6 months 1 week ago
"Ugh good point ~_~ lol thanks for reminding me to fix the line. I made the background a bit different too.
"I think simple can be great, in fact simple is what I prefer, but the background definitely needs a little extra something to give it that oompf that will make everyone who sees it say wow, that's an awesome wall.
I agree with the others -- it'd help if you gave a few sentences about what you were trying to do with the wall and what kind of areas you're looking for advice on since it's kinda hard to help someone blindly.
The poster edge effect gives Light and L an interesting look." View
Rules to play
6 months 1 week ago
"This wall is amazing. It looks amazing on my desktop. Not much else to say really lol. +fav" View
in Love
6 months 2 weeks ago
"Beautiful wall! It's so sweet and colorful, but not too overwhelming. Great job^^" View
The Edge
6 months 2 weeks ago
"I adore this wall. It's incredibly stylish and looks amazing on my desktop.
"What an adorable concept. I really like the brushwork in the background. Even though there are a lot of different shapes, they compliment rather than overwhelm the two characters.
I just can't get over how cute it is! Keep up the good work ^^" View
Homage to the Man in Green... Again!
7 months 1 day ago
"I don't mind Corinn lol.
I agree about the extraction - in my case I used the pen tool this time because, if you see the original scans, the lines are weird (at least to me). So I had trouble extracting them altogether, plus keep in mind I really like these scans as is and didn't want to vector a thing... so this is the end result. I did try the polygonal lasso tool, but the result was even less satisfactory than the pen.
Lovely job on the vector. I think all of the colors work very nicely together. It gives the wall a peaceful feel.
I agree the edges of the vector are a bit rough though... I wonder what happened on resizing? I know everyone struggles with font selection/word selection in walls, but I think a title would help add that something to the empty space you're looking for, along with maybe something like magic dust swirls as Leviatan suggested, or ribbons or swirling flower petals... something like that.
Keep up the good work, and best of luck to you =)" View
Homage to the Man in Green
7 months 3 days ago
"Okay, thanks for the tips! FYI to everyone, I didn't vector a single thing in this wall. I'm sort of anti-vector these days. These scans are extracted and placed in the wall using their original colors/lines, etc." View
Morally Bankrupt Colonel
7 months 3 days ago
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Okay, let me start off by saying Roy is my favorite character from FMA, and I love the image you chose to use for him. It's perfect for his rank and personality in the series prior to being demoted or losing his eye. Not to mention the image is extracted very nicely ^^
The background is interesting, except that it reminds me more of the snow/lines you see on a malfunctioning TV rather than an abstract grunge effect. I like how you did the edges a lot, but I think the choice of color makes me think more along the lines of electronic static. Maybe I'm alone, but when I think of grunge I think of dirty browns, reds, yellows, grays, etc.
I like the style font you chose, but maybe it could stand out a bit more somehow? Maybe a color that contrasts with the background and the character rather than fitting into the same palette could be something to try.
Awesome start though. Keep up the good work and good luck to you!" View
Homage to the Man in Green.
7 months 3 weeks ago
"Actually I made the wood pattern myself... I could try to attempt some knots, but that makes me nervous lol. As for the background pattern, I was debating on whether or not leaving the lines was a good idea since before it was just the scorched parchment effect. I'll try to get a link up later to one without the background pattern.
By text being cheesy, you mean the font style or the words? I'm assuming you meant the actual lines I wrote being cheesy, but I just want to clarify lol.
But as you can see, the mistakes are even more pronounced. For myself, I do like the light version a bit better than the dark version, hence why I posted it, but I am definitely going to clean up both further and make them in more resolutions." View
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Winter's Fragile Light
1 week 4 days ago
"This wall is stunning. I love how you made it to look something like a renaissance stroke style painting! The scene itself is striking, what with the broken pillars and everything all around. It may not look snowy, but it certainly does evoke a wintry feeling in me when I look at it. Very lovely work indeedView
I Will Catch You
1 month 1 week ago
"Wow. This wall is absolutely gorgeous. And I love that scene in the series with Tamaki and Haruhi. Absolutely beautiful work Dalarty. +fav"View
Not Just Any Old Friendship (Roy and Maes)
3 months 2 weeks ago
"First off, I love the quote. It's so very trueSecondly, I like the sepia tone of the wall. It gives it that antique photo effect, which I absolutely adore.
I'm going to have to agree about the background though. Right now it looks like you have poster edges on the photo, and it just doesn't match with your vector of Roy and Hughes. My Photoshop skills are STILL very noobish, so I have no advice on how to make it blend better with the two characters, but it certainly needs something more than just a few filters placed over it to make it look like it belongs with anime characters.
The overall concept is wonderful. Don't change the theme or the picture, just try to bridge that gap between reality and anime! Keep up the good work Roy
View
Morally Bankrupt Colonel
4 months 2 weeks ago
"I'm extremely pleased to see this in the gallery. All of your hard work and perseverance really paid off. I hope to see more from you in the future!"View
A Wolf´s Tale - Okami -
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I looooove it! I love Okami of course, and I think this is a great concept you have here. My only complaint is that it's not widescreen+fav"
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Sealed Fate
4 months 3 weeks ago
"I agree with you that the manga art is better than the anime. Still, it's fun to see the characters come to life.Good job on the wall! I really like the colors you used. And personally, I think it's Kaname's hand >:) lol"
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H.N.G.V.R
5 months 1 week ago
"I love this game, so this wall is an instant favorite for me!The images you chose are fantastic and everything looks really smooth and colorful without being too overwhelming. I love how it looks on my desktop =) Awesome job. +fav"
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Sadness ~
5 months 1 week ago
"I don't know if you vectored/vexeled Roy, but the edges look rather pixelated.Overall, the concept is pretty decent. I really like the color scheme -- it's pretty good for portraying a somber feel. Given your title is "Sadness", I assume this is a good thing. Roy's facial expression is also very somber, so I think this image works well for the effect you're aiming for.
The background is nice, but I have to agree about the effects going down the left hand side. They stick out like a sore thumb. My suggestion would be to soften them or maybe even nix them altogether and use shapes that suit the square pattern of your background better.
Good luck! I hope to see it in the gallery soon ^^"
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untitile
5 months 2 weeks ago
"I want to start off by saying I love that you're doing an Ouran wall!Okay, you want the concept to be family, right? My only issue is, while the scans you've used are of decent quality and all, I think the images don't quite scream family the way you may want them to. Also, this is a minor nitpick, but the fact that everyone is in their school uniform and looking relatively happy except for Kyouya sticks out like a sore thumb for me.
To me, the images feel like they were selected at random and then mashed into a collage. You did lay them out well, but I just think there are better ones you could use for a family wall of the Host Club. The silly chibi images you've used in the background actually feel more natural and family-like than the main scans in the foreground. Again, I think I feel like the foreground scans don't blend all that well together because of Kyouya lol.
As for the background itself, the images are cute, but I think it's a bit busy with that AND the lines/stars. I would suggest taking the extra Tamaki/Haruhi images out and focusing on something that doesn't involve -more- images of the Host Club members."
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Still waiting for you
5 months 4 weeks ago
"I really like the simplicity of this wall. I wonder though, if maybe Namine herself might deserve a little bit more attention? Not so much as to overpower the simple, colorful background you've produced, but for instance, even though her overall facial expression definitely conveys a sense of waiting for something, her eye is blank. It lacks depth and actually looks a little weird to me.Otherwise I really like the lines of the scan. I think you chose the colors and the title well. I look forward to seeing the finished product ^_^"
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Arima Deconstructed
5 months 4 weeks ago
"Thanks soooo much for your comments guys!Dalarty - I know the edges of their faces, hands, etc. look pixelated, but that's not because I stretched the image out and made it poor quality or anything lol. If you look closely at the scan (or at a copy of the manga as I have in my hand right now), those are already there in the original drawing. Of course, this doesn't make for a lovely effect with the color burn I did over the image, so I'll see about trying to blend those in a bit so they look less pixelated. Any tips on blending? I seem to be inept with the smudge/blur tools ~_~
Roy - You're wonderful as always! I thought the Nietzsche quote just fit this particular scan so amazingly well, I couldn't NOT use it lol.
Kaizor - Thank you for the compliment on the background! I like this one a lot better myself. You really think 3 lines of text is too much though?
Anyways, thanks again guys. I'll keep working on this and try to get it out there ^^/"
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Morally Bankrupt Colonel
6 months 1 week ago
"Wow, lookin' good there Roy ^_^I agree about adding maybe some more interesting textures in the background. I like the rays a lot though, and the blue gives the wall a nice moody feel to go along with Roy's expression.
You chose the font and color scheme of the 3 swoops well, but I feel like the swoops take away from the text since they're considerably larger stacked on top of each other the way they are. Have you considered reducing the thickness of each individual swoop?
You're doing great work. Keep it up - I can't wait to see this in the gallery."
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Arima Deconstructed
6 months 1 week ago
"Ugh good point ~_~ lol thanks for reminding me to fix the line. I made the background a bit different too.View
Rival of Justice
6 months 1 week ago
"I think simple can be great, in fact simple is what I prefer, but the background definitely needs a little extra something to give it that oompf that will make everyone who sees it say wow, that's an awesome wall.I agree with the others -- it'd help if you gave a few sentences about what you were trying to do with the wall and what kind of areas you're looking for advice on since it's kinda hard to help someone blindly.
The poster edge effect gives Light and L an interesting look."
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Rules to play
6 months 1 week ago
"This wall is amazing. It looks amazing on my desktop. Not much else to say really lol. +fav"View
in Love
6 months 2 weeks ago
"Beautiful wall! It's so sweet and colorful, but not too overwhelming. Great job^^"View
The Edge
6 months 2 weeks ago
"I adore this wall. It's incredibly stylish and looks amazing on my desktop.+fav"
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Love Stickers
6 months 3 weeks ago
"What an adorable concept. I really like the brushwork in the background. Even though there are a lot of different shapes, they compliment rather than overwhelm the two characters.I just can't get over how cute it is! Keep up the good work ^^"
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Homage to the Man in Green... Again!
7 months 1 day ago
"I don't mind Corinn lol.I agree about the extraction - in my case I used the pen tool this time because, if you see the original scans, the lines are weird (at least to me). So I had trouble extracting them altogether, plus keep in mind I really like these scans as is and didn't want to vector a thing... so this is the end result. I did try the polygonal lasso tool, but the result was even less satisfactory than the pen.
Thanks a bunch guys ^^"
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Morning Grace - Warm Dawn
7 months 1 day ago
"Lovely job on the vector. I think all of the colors work very nicely together. It gives the wall a peaceful feel.
I agree the edges of the vector are a bit rough though... I wonder what happened on resizing? I know everyone struggles with font selection/word selection in walls, but I think a title would help add that something to the empty space you're looking for, along with maybe something like magic dust swirls as Leviatan suggested, or ribbons or swirling flower petals... something like that.
Keep up the good work, and best of luck to you =)"
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Homage to the Man in Green
7 months 3 days ago
"Okay, thanks for the tips! FYI to everyone, I didn't vector a single thing in this wall. I'm sort of anti-vector these days. These scans are extracted and placed in the wall using their original colors/lines, etc."View
Morally Bankrupt Colonel
7 months 3 days ago
"Okay, let me start off by saying Roy is my favorite character from FMA, and I love the image you chose to use for him. It's perfect for his rank and personality in the series prior to being demoted or losing his eye. Not to mention the image is extracted very nicely ^^
The background is interesting, except that it reminds me more of the snow/lines you see on a malfunctioning TV rather than an abstract grunge effect. I like how you did the edges a lot, but I think the choice of color makes me think more along the lines of electronic static. Maybe I'm alone, but when I think of grunge I think of dirty browns, reds, yellows, grays, etc.
I like the style font you chose, but maybe it could stand out a bit more somehow? Maybe a color that contrasts with the background and the character rather than fitting into the same palette could be something to try.
Awesome start though. Keep up the good work and good luck to you!"
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Homage to the Man in Green.
7 months 3 weeks ago
"Actually I made the wood pattern myself... I could try to attempt some knots, but that makes me nervous lol. As for the background pattern, I was debating on whether or not leaving the lines was a good idea since before it was just the scorched parchment effect. I'll try to get a link up later to one without the background pattern.By text being cheesy, you mean the font style or the words? I'm assuming you meant the actual lines I wrote being cheesy, but I just want to clarify lol.
Thanks so much for your comments so far."
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Protective Aura
7 months 3 weeks ago
"Unfortunately I didn't make a non-widescreen version as of yet. My apologies.This is the original scan.
And for those of you that find the white a bit overwhelming with brightness, I did try to invert the background colors in this version:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a255/ryumechan/Untitled-1-3.jpg
But as you can see, the mistakes are even more pronounced. For myself, I do like the light version a bit better than the dark version, hence why I posted it, but I am definitely going to clean up both further and make them in more resolutions."
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