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.
"Eeek. I wasn't particularly paying attention to the thumb, and got a bit of a shock when I saw the full ver and realised that was a head. XÞ The perfect mood - proves that you can do something different from the usual, I guess. Good work!" View
Clover 5
2 years 4 months ago
"I recall this from session zero, solid work planning out the layout and vectoring so much of it. The clouds still bother me somewhat, but the addition of the birds helps to alleviate the emptiness that was at upper right. Good job!" View
Final Kiss
2 years 4 months ago
"This has got to be one of the better ones you've made lately. Vectoring is impeccable, as usual; I'm just not terribly crazy about squeezing that poem in that corner like that - nothing wrong with the poem, just that space-wise it's rather forced. Good job!" View
2 years 4 months ago
"I remember this from session zero, congrats on getting it accepted. Good job with the vectoring and cleaning up, considering it's your first real vector - would have been great if the lines were done as shapes so that you could have the thickness vary - the vector would be less rigid that way." View
"I'm pleasantly surprised to see this one done already, good job with the desert vegetation and the dust. Especially love the creative composition with the diagonal camera angle. Good work!" View
Saber
2 years 4 months ago
"Glad to see this finally completed and accepted. Good work with the beackground, especially the sky and trees." View
Burnin' Flame Haze
2 years 4 months ago
"Shana is hawt. ;b Congrats on getting this accepted, good work with all that extraction and extension!" View
Rain and Blood
2 years 4 months ago
"Good job, and good luck with the vectorness April challenge!" View
Sound and vision
2 years 4 months ago
"Not exactly what I'd envisioned when I suggested a filmstrip, but I love how you interpreted and did it, it's lovely and helps to tie the whole thing together; the photos at left and the scan at right, which were a little detached before. Good work! =D" View
Autumn Beauty
2 years 4 months ago
"Finally! Congrats on getting it accepted. I like the addition of the light streaming through the trees, gives a lovely atmosphere. The light at top left is at a strange angle, though; although it should be more slanted than the light at the right side, it shouldn't be that acute, considering the sun is pretty far away.
This goes onto my desktop right away. Great job! ^^" View
Hitotsu
2 years 4 months ago
"Hmm, this one has already been done before ( here), but there wasn't a futatsu and mittsu with the last one, so good on you for completing the whole set.
Your colors are a bit subdued, though, would have been cuter if you made the colors more vibrant and vivid. Since you vectored the whole thing, you're free to tweak the colors and such, don't have to follow exactly, you know.
"You get +fav for making me laugh so hard I nearly fell off my chair. Lovely concept. Though the background is kinda plain for me, some kind of faint watermarked apple logo or such would have been nice. Good job." View
Rider the servant
2 years 4 months ago
"Glad to see it got accepted. Not quite the same as before you lost your psd, got a much darker cloudy/gloomy feel, but it's good that way. Good work!" View
Path of Radiance
2 years 4 months ago
"Good work tweaking this one, glad to see it got accepted!" View
Rivals in love
2 years 5 months ago
"Good work cleaning up the grainyness, and congrats on getting it accepted! ^^" View
Come and Get It
2 years 5 months ago
"I've said it before but I'll say it again: Good job! Massive improvments from the first version in session zero, especially to the wall and the poster. Schweet concept too, from the beginning I'd liked how you took that vector and put it in this context, so that his expression becomes one of impunity... like, "here I am, but do you think you can take me down?" =Þ
And good riddance to the thread with the multiple-posting gremlin. =D" View
Innocence Lost
2 years 5 months ago
"Wow, I sure wasn't expecting you to finish it off and submit it so quickly.
I find their shadows are a little strange, could that be what's bothering you? Besides that, good job fixing the perspective problem with the floor. Kudos to you for the fully vectored BG - I'm still struggling with mine, so I know what a pain it is. =X
Good work!" View
Komugi's Melancholy Pink Insanity!!!
2 years 5 months ago
"Gawsh, she looks so hawt in this image, and the shades of pink in the background complement it just perfectly. Love the aroura-like effect. Excellent stuff, even if it's older work!" View
Flames of War
2 years 5 months ago
"I thought 'explosion' was all about proving that you could do something different... in the end you had to make it into an anime wallpaper anyway? =Þ Still, the scan fits perfectly, and the explosion lines help to converge attention nicely. Good stuff!" View
The Sword and The Swimsuit
2 years 5 months ago
"You finished it! The abstract fiery background works well where I suspect a real fire bg might not have been as good. Nice work!
Oh, and there's no denying...Shana is *hawt*. =Þ" View
Impure Soul
2 years 5 months ago
"I knew there was wallpaper potential in that vector. ;D I guess not without smoothing out all the little kinks from the auto tracing, though. You've managed to keep the focus on his evil looking smile while supporting it with just a simple background. Good work!" View
Proud of My Loneliness
2 years 5 months ago
"Looks like you managed to get it accepted after some tweaking. Congrats!" View
X: Strength in the Fall
2 years 5 months ago
"Wow, this got approved pretty quickly. Yeah, the title's cheesy, but it kinda fits.
You started with a great concept with that large cross, and it was fun going through so many different versions in session zero. Peanut butter cups! *glomp* ^~^ Excellent work! *pats back* Too bad it's too small for my monitor." View
Magical Butterflies
2 years 5 months ago
"Wait a minute, the last time I saw this, the butterflies were blue. I'm a little surprised by the color change, but it's definitely a wonderful improvement, much better coordinated with the scan colors and the background. There's a lovely warm glow to the whole wallpaper, I like it! Good work!" View
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Death of Innocence
2 years 4 months ago
"Eeek. I wasn't particularly paying attention to the thumb, and got a bit of a shock when I saw the full ver and realised that was a head. XÞ The perfect mood - proves that you can do something different from the usual, I guess. Good work!"View
Clover 5
2 years 4 months ago
"I recall this from session zero, solid work planning out the layout and vectoring so much of it. The clouds still bother me somewhat, but the addition of the birds helps to alleviate the emptiness that was at upper right. Good job!"View
Final Kiss
2 years 4 months ago
"This has got to be one of the better ones you've made lately. Vectoring is impeccable, as usual; I'm just not terribly crazy about squeezing that poem in that corner like that - nothing wrong with the poem, just that space-wise it's rather forced. Good job!"View
2 years 4 months ago
"I remember this from session zero, congrats on getting it accepted. Good job with the vectoring and cleaning up, considering it's your first real vector - would have been great if the lines were done as shapes so that you could have the thickness vary - the vector would be less rigid that way."View
Vielen Dank!
2 years 4 months ago
"One word: *OUCH*."View
Desert Queen
2 years 4 months ago
"I'm pleasantly surprised to see this one done already, good job with the desert vegetation and the dust. Especially love the creative composition with the diagonal camera angle. Good work!"View
Saber
2 years 4 months ago
"Glad to see this finally completed and accepted. Good work with the beackground, especially the sky and trees."View
Burnin' Flame Haze
2 years 4 months ago
"Shana is hawt. ;b Congrats on getting this accepted, good work with all that extraction and extension!"View
Rain and Blood
2 years 4 months ago
"Good job, and good luck with the vectorness April challenge!"View
Sound and vision
2 years 4 months ago
"Not exactly what I'd envisioned when I suggested a filmstrip, but I love how you interpreted and did it, it's lovely and helps to tie the whole thing together; the photos at left and the scan at right, which were a little detached before. Good work! =D"View
Autumn Beauty
2 years 4 months ago
"Finally! Congrats on getting it accepted. I like the addition of the light streaming through the trees, gives a lovely atmosphere. The light at top left is at a strange angle, though; although it should be more slanted than the light at the right side, it shouldn't be that acute, considering the sun is pretty far away.This goes onto my desktop right away. Great job! ^^"
View
Hitotsu
2 years 4 months ago
"Hmm, this one has already been done before ( here), but there wasn't a futatsu and mittsu with the last one, so good on you for completing the whole set.Your colors are a bit subdued, though, would have been cuter if you made the colors more vibrant and vivid. Since you vectored the whole thing, you're free to tweak the colors and such, don't have to follow exactly, you know.
Good job."
View
2 years 4 months ago
"You get +fav for making me laugh so hard I nearly fell off my chair. Lovely concept. Though the background is kinda plain for me, some kind of faint watermarked apple logo or such would have been nice. Good job."View
Rider the servant
2 years 4 months ago
"Glad to see it got accepted. Not quite the same as before you lost your psd, got a much darker cloudy/gloomy feel, but it's good that way. Good work!"View
Path of Radiance
2 years 4 months ago
"Good work tweaking this one, glad to see it got accepted!"View
Rivals in love
2 years 5 months ago
"Good work cleaning up the grainyness, and congrats on getting it accepted! ^^"View
Come and Get It
2 years 5 months ago
"I've said it before but I'll say it again: Good job! Massive improvments from the first version in session zero, especially to the wall and the poster. Schweet concept too, from the beginning I'd liked how you took that vector and put it in this context, so that his expression becomes one of impunity... like, "here I am, but do you think you can take me down?" =ÞAnd good riddance to the thread with the multiple-posting gremlin. =D"
View
Innocence Lost
2 years 5 months ago
"Wow, I sure wasn't expecting you to finish it off and submit it so quickly.I find their shadows are a little strange, could that be what's bothering you? Besides that, good job fixing the perspective problem with the floor. Kudos to you for the fully vectored BG - I'm still struggling with mine, so I know what a pain it is. =X
Good work!"
View
Komugi's Melancholy Pink Insanity!!!
2 years 5 months ago
"Gawsh, she looks so hawt in this image, and the shades of pink in the background complement it just perfectly. Love the aroura-like effect. Excellent stuff, even if it's older work!"View
Flames of War
2 years 5 months ago
"I thought 'explosion' was all about proving that you could do something different... in the end you had to make it into an anime wallpaper anyway? =Þ Still, the scan fits perfectly, and the explosion lines help to converge attention nicely. Good stuff!"View
The Sword and The Swimsuit
2 years 5 months ago
"You finished it! The abstract fiery background works well where I suspect a real fire bg might not have been as good. Nice work!Oh, and there's no denying...Shana is *hawt*. =Þ"
View
Impure Soul
2 years 5 months ago
"I knew there was wallpaper potential in that vector. ;D I guess not without smoothing out all the little kinks from the auto tracing, though. You've managed to keep the focus on his evil looking smile while supporting it with just a simple background. Good work!"View
Proud of My Loneliness
2 years 5 months ago
"Looks like you managed to get it accepted after some tweaking. Congrats!"View
X: Strength in the Fall
2 years 5 months ago
"Wow, this got approved pretty quickly. Yeah, the title's cheesy, but it kinda fits.You started with a great concept with that large cross, and it was fun going through so many different versions in session zero. Peanut butter cups! *glomp* ^~^ Excellent work! *pats back* Too bad it's too small for my monitor."
View
Magical Butterflies
2 years 5 months ago
"Wait a minute, the last time I saw this, the butterflies were blue. I'm a little surprised by the color change, but it's definitely a wonderful improvement, much better coordinated with the scan colors and the background. There's a lovely warm glow to the whole wallpaper, I like it! Good work!"View