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.
"I love how you portrayed the concept -- the blending of the images in the background is great. Even though the majority of the wall is monochrome-like, it still manages to deliver the 'cool' factor, and quite successfully gives emphasis to the theme. I'm not really sure about the brush behind the pink petal, it seems a tad out of place. Anyway, awesome work! ^^ " View
Urban Beat
5 months 3 weeks ago
"I tend to distant myself from walls that are related to bleach these days -- don't get me wrong, the series was good, until the aftermath of the SS arc, and ever since then my interest has pretty much been diminished. This wall can be an exception though, since I'm a big fan of the simplistic-contemporary design. The way how you incorporated the urban feel is great, and it really does suit the theme. To be honest, green doesn't appeal to me at all, but it also doesn't affect my liking towards this wall. Awesome work! ^^" View
Forever with you...
6 months 1 week ago
"Awesome vectoring! Though the background is a tad blurry -- the overall feel is nice. I love the melancholic colours used in this wall, the purple does contribute a lot to the magical feel, anyway, great work! I'm sure Kitten would be pleased. ^^" View
Clannad Power! Super Battle
6 months 3 weeks ago
"Oh, this is the first time that I've seen a wall with both of those characters, and you're right, their posture is absolutely great. The background patterns is acceptable, though I'm not fond of the green. Anyway, nice work! ^^ " View
Aozora
6 months 3 weeks ago
"Oh my gosh! My jaws literally dropped--someone finally vectored the scan! First off, love the vector; it's so clean and flawless. You did such a fabulous work on the background, and I can't help but be awestruck on how wonderful everything is. Definitely +favorite. ^^ " View
[: The Gundam Meister :]
7 months 4 days ago
"First off, I have to say that I'm a huge fan of the top and bottom strips, they always look professional and cool. The vectoring is impeccable -- smooth lines and clean edges, almost perfect. However, if you're going to make a wall based on the Gundam Meister, try to include all of them, I'm sure Allelujah wouldn't be too pleased. The text motif (the characters' name) seems decent, but it feels too redundant and lacks the freshness; It would have been better if the objectives of Celestial Being (eradicating war and etc) were written instead. The logo seems like a nice addition, but the brushes on the other hand could have been better positioned. Last but not least, the background depicting the galaxy is adequate, and really adds to the feel of the wall. Nice work! ^^ " View
Haruhi Suzumiya
7 months 1 week ago
"The concept is interesting and the effects are adequate, though a tad messy here and there. The style seems unique, though a bit peculiar, it's still cool nonetheless. I love the texts and the overall feel to the wall, nice work! x] " View
Inspiration
7 months 1 week ago
"Another day, another fantastic wall, and this is really one of the best Clannad wallpapers based on Nagisa I've seen so far. Your vector is awesome, nice clean lines and perfect eyes -- I seriously can never vector Clannad-style eyes, it's super hard, but seeing this work makes me want to give another attempt. The painting is decent, and the field looks great. ^^
"Oh, I remember this wall but it suddenly disappeared from my grasp a month ago, and now it has returned with an awesome vector of Kotomi. I have to admit, well done on the vector work, it's decent and as you have said, very time consuming. I love the simplicity of the whole wall, especially the lines and the fading effect but I have mix feelings regarding the splatters. Overall, it's nice, clean and a kick-ass wall -- love the concept. ^^ " View
The Way of The Brush
7 months 2 weeks ago
"Hey! x]
Oh dear, you've destroyed my one month hiatus of not logging into AP! But anyway, it's rare for you to sprout out walls these days, and when there's your name upon a submission, it's always something special. But I'm going to confess, you make my Bamboo Blade wall look like trash, so props to you. Okay, back to commenting on the wall so I can finally sleep.
Your vector work is absolutely gorgeous and the shading is just awesome. I know I may not sound as pleasing as you've hoped for, but seriously, there's something so intriguing about this wall that I'm starting become frenetic towards you, why oh why did you have to produce such a kick-ass wall? I envy you. D:
Your tablet skills seems to get better and better every time I view your fabulous works, but as for me, I don't even know if I can even draw a smiley face on mine. Please teach me how to paint! I'm actually surprised on how Tama-chan came out, it's better than the actual scan. Nice work on the calligraphy and petals, it came out better than you expected. :D
As for the overall concept, it's adequate, and definitely passes in my book, though the wall does seem a tad empty which seems to be the only flaw; apart from that, I simply love it!" View
Don't Fade Away
7 months 4 weeks ago
"The vectoring could use some tweaking, it feels sloppy and I would have preferred if there were outlines. As for the face of Exia, it's decent, but it seems rather peculiar. I love the blue strip, and the choice of text isn't too bad either. Well, nice concept, just some things that you would need to work on." View
Setsuna Wanted!
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, don't tell me, you're one of those super humans! There's no other answer, for someone who can keep sprouting walls out of nowhere, and judging from your previous wall, this was one heck of an easy task for you, right? It's simplistic, yet comical with the inclusion of the texts, which was indeed hilarious. Well, what can I say, your vectoring is always impressive, and this is no exception. I should really get illustrator, since Photo shop can be problematic at times, with the anti-aliasing issue, which irritates the heck out of me. It seems like you have done both versions for the monitor, which should keep wide/classic screen users happy. Setsuna, definitely adorable, though I absolutely abhor beige, this wall is pure awesome! " View
Angel
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, I absolutely abhor pink, but there's something irresistible about this wall which has captivated myself with it's beautifully crafted and elegant design. I seriously love celestial walls, shame there aren't much these days. The scan is awesome, really, I quite agree with you, she's just kick-ass. The moon, stars, castle, feathers and the majority of things that dwell within this wall compliments each other, heck, it's just brilliant, amazing, indulging and dangerously intriguing. This definitely deserves a favorite! Utterly awesome, well done! ^^ " View
Music and me
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, the simplicity is adequate, and I love where you're going with this wall. The i-pod definitely needs to be vectored to suit the overall wall, at the moment, it just seems too realistic. Maybe you could try something different with the lyrics, such as placing them in those waves of musical notes. " View
Hitsugaya Toshiro
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, anything which you produce is always fascinating and extremely intriguing which pushes the awesomeness bar to another level. Your style of walling is pretty unique, heck, this wall is no exception. I'm glad you decided to vector Hitsugaya, he looks much better, in terms of quality. The text, whoa dude... It's just freaking awesome! It's so tech-like which contributes to the professional feel of the wall. The swirly lines, blueish aura, and the majority of the background is just plain cool. The decision to change the theme to black, great choice, I simply love it! x]
Heh, finally the wait is over. Congratulations on your first wall, now you're truly an AP member! Ah, yes, I promised an one page comment, which I'm starting to regret...*laughs*. But don't worry, I'm pretty sure I can elaborate every single detail here, or make up some stuff. :D Oh, don't have to thank me, I really didn't do much!
I'm glad you decided to choose Shana for your first wall, heck, this vector mocks my first vector any day. When you told me that you had finished your wall, I was expecting you to use paths for lines, instead you surprised me and created nice smooth and delicate lines with shapes, awesome decision!
The clouds, props to you, seriously. I've no clue on how to paint clouds, which shows that you're a fast learner. Since you've only recently acquired Photo shop, the amount of skills and knowledge you've gained, it's just bizarre, more like amazing, I'm so proud that tears may eventually form, but that's not going to happen, right? x]
The concepts for this wall, though simple, it's still adequate. I'm not sure what Shana has realized yet, maybe that she is stubborn and dense? Or perhaps that she is a fictional Anime character? But I'm pretty sure it has something to do with Yuji, of course.
You've potential, and I can't wait to see more walls from you! ^^
"Heh, I was deciding whether to vector this screen cap the other day but chose not to since it wasn't intriguing enough, and yes, you can't just take a screen cap and place it on a blank canvas. Any screen cap wall must at least be vectored, if not, then the quality just won't meet the standards of Anime Paper. " View
INhuman (Yuki Nagato)
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, It's such a bother to paraphrase my comment from session zero, so I'll copy and paste and exclude some parts.
This is actually a nice wall, and since I'm a fan of simplicity, I could say that you've exceeded well with this particular style. As for the text, I love it, it's nice and simple. Plus the icon situated in between the text is a nice addition. Love your concept, and not a bad way to convey it with a few vector brushes. The implemented skyline in the background, great choice, and the simplicity of it just fits perfectly into the overall wall like a jigsaw puzzle. Your color scheme is adequate, Yuki and the back ground compliments each other while making the wall seem elegant and visually soothing. The extraction of Yuki is acceptable with it's clean edges, heck, that's one nice scan. Overall, there's some minor problems, but major potential.
Could I say more? Not really, apart from awesome work! ^^" View
Fly Away Exia!
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, the quality of this wallpaper isn't up to standard, really, since you outlined them, might as well go the full nine yards and vector the whole screen shot. " View
INhuman (Yuki Nagato)
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, this is actually a nice wall, and since I'm a fan of simplicity, I could say that you've exceeded well with this particular style. As for the text, I love it, it's nice and simple but try and position it better, maybe increase the size of the font by just a bit, so it's clearly visible, not everyone eats carrots you know.^^ Plus the icon situated in between the text is a nice addition. Love your concept, and not a bad way to convey it with a few vector brushes, though you could add a tad more brushes here and there, that would be nice. The implemented skyline in the background, great choice, and the simplicity of it just fits perfectly into the overall wall like a jigsaw puzzle. Your color scheme is adequate, Yuki and the back ground compliments each other while making the wall seem elegant and visually soothing to the eye. The extraction of Yuki is acceptable with it's clean edges, heck, that's one nice scan. Overall, there's some minor problems, but major potential. So, I hope to see this wall in action soon, in the gallery, of course! ^^
" View
SOS Space Force
8 months 4 weeks ago
"Intriguing...
Heh, the fusion of styles is interesting, and really, those brushes in the center are awesome. The way how three styles can be compiled into one neat wall, nice. Even the small stuff like the reflection is a nice addition.
First wall, heh? That's one heck of a first submission, and I definitely know that my first wasn't as good as this wall, awesome work! ^^" View
Rinoa "V"
9 months 21 hours ago
"Hey!
Heh, this was vectored with the pentool right? There seems to be a severe case of anti-aliasing problems, stair-case sort of lines for most part of the wall, and really, the lines feel so shaky, so try and smoothen the lines out a bit and lessen on the thickness.
I know, it's a pretty taunting task to vector a flower field, since that's the case, try to find a stock photo, which would be more effective.
"Heh, this is such a kick-ass vector, and the background seems pretty adequate, really, awesome work! x]" View
Jio-Freed
9 months 5 days ago
"Heh, I reckon this is your best wall yet. The vector still contains some of the original feel from the scan, although much cleaner, and nice. Love the background, it's simplistic with a water coloured surface, which is visually appealing and soothing to stare at. As for the text, I don't really know, I still have mixed emotions on it, but I guess I'll conclude that it's adequate, due to the simpleness of this wall. Awesome work! ^^ " View
From earth to sea...
9 months 1 week ago
"Ah! It's barely visible... I'm not very fond of repetitions of the same character, unless it's unique and well executed. The background could use some decent work, and the text just doesn't strike me for some reason. As mentioned above, make the focal point stand out a bit more, and try to even out duplicates. " View
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Catch a falling Petal
5 months 3 weeks ago
"I love how you portrayed the concept -- the blending of the images in the background is great. Even though the majority of the wall is monochrome-like, it still manages to deliver the 'cool' factor, and quite successfully gives emphasis to the theme. I'm not really sure about the brush behind the pink petal, it seems a tad out of place. Anyway, awesome work! ^^ "View
Urban Beat
5 months 3 weeks ago
"I tend to distant myself from walls that are related to bleach these days -- don't get me wrong, the series was good, until the aftermath of the SS arc, and ever since then my interest has pretty much been diminished. This wall can be an exception though, since I'm a big fan of the simplistic-contemporary design. The way how you incorporated the urban feel is great, and it really does suit the theme. To be honest, green doesn't appeal to me at all, but it also doesn't affect my liking towards this wall. Awesome work! ^^"View
Forever with you...
6 months 1 week ago
"Awesome vectoring! Though the background is a tad blurry -- the overall feel is nice. I love the melancholic colours used in this wall, the purple does contribute a lot to the magical feel, anyway, great work! I'm sure Kitten would be pleased. ^^"View
Clannad Power! Super Battle
6 months 3 weeks ago
"Oh, this is the first time that I've seen a wall with both of those characters, and you're right, their posture is absolutely great. The background patterns is acceptable, though I'm not fond of the green. Anyway, nice work! ^^ "View
Aozora
6 months 3 weeks ago
"Oh my gosh! My jaws literally dropped--someone finally vectored the scan! First off, love the vector; it's so clean and flawless. You did such a fabulous work on the background, and I can't help but be awestruck on how wonderful everything is. Definitely +favorite. ^^ "View
[: The Gundam Meister :]
7 months 4 days ago
"First off, I have to say that I'm a huge fan of the top and bottom strips, they always look professional and cool. The vectoring is impeccable -- smooth lines and clean edges, almost perfect. However, if you're going to make a wall based on the Gundam Meister, try to include all of them, I'm sure Allelujah wouldn't be too pleased. The text motif (the characters' name) seems decent, but it feels too redundant and lacks the freshness; It would have been better if the objectives of Celestial Being (eradicating war and etc) were written instead. The logo seems like a nice addition, but the brushes on the other hand could have been better positioned. Last but not least, the background depicting the galaxy is adequate, and really adds to the feel of the wall. Nice work! ^^ "View
Haruhi Suzumiya
7 months 1 week ago
"The concept is interesting and the effects are adequate, though a tad messy here and there. The style seems unique, though a bit peculiar, it's still cool nonetheless. I love the texts and the overall feel to the wall, nice work! x] "View
Inspiration
7 months 1 week ago
"Another day, another fantastic wall, and this is really one of the best Clannad wallpapers based on Nagisa I've seen so far. Your vector is awesome, nice clean lines and perfect eyes -- I seriously can never vector Clannad-style eyes, it's super hard, but seeing this work makes me want to give another attempt. The painting is decent, and the field looks great. ^^+Favorite. "
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Sonata in D Minor
7 months 1 week ago
"Oh, I remember this wall but it suddenly disappeared from my grasp a month ago, and now it has returned with an awesome vector of Kotomi. I have to admit, well done on the vector work, it's decent and as you have said, very time consuming. I love the simplicity of the whole wall, especially the lines and the fading effect but I have mix feelings regarding the splatters. Overall, it's nice, clean and a kick-ass wall -- love the concept. ^^ "View
The Way of The Brush
7 months 2 weeks ago
"Hey! x]Oh dear, you've destroyed my one month hiatus of not logging into AP! But anyway, it's rare for you to sprout out walls these days, and when there's your name upon a submission, it's always something special. But I'm going to confess, you make my Bamboo Blade wall look like trash, so props to you. Okay, back to commenting on the wall so I can finally sleep.
Your vector work is absolutely gorgeous and the shading is just awesome. I know I may not sound as pleasing as you've hoped for, but seriously, there's something so intriguing about this wall that I'm starting become frenetic towards you, why oh why did you have to produce such a kick-ass wall? I envy you. D:
Your tablet skills seems to get better and better every time I view your fabulous works, but as for me, I don't even know if I can even draw a smiley face on mine. Please teach me how to paint! I'm actually surprised on how Tama-chan came out, it's better than the actual scan. Nice work on the calligraphy and petals, it came out better than you expected. :D
As for the overall concept, it's adequate, and definitely passes in my book, though the wall does seem a tad empty which seems to be the only flaw; apart from that, I simply love it!"
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Don't Fade Away
7 months 4 weeks ago
"The vectoring could use some tweaking, it feels sloppy and I would have preferred if there were outlines. As for the face of Exia, it's decent, but it seems rather peculiar. I love the blue strip, and the choice of text isn't too bad either. Well, nice concept, just some things that you would need to work on."View
Setsuna Wanted!
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, don't tell me, you're one of those super humans! There's no other answer, for someone who can keep sprouting walls out of nowhere, and judging from your previous wall, this was one heck of an easy task for you, right? It's simplistic, yet comical with the inclusion of the texts, which was indeed hilarious. Well, what can I say, your vectoring is always impressive, and this is no exception. I should really get illustrator, since Photo shop can be problematic at times, with the anti-aliasing issue, which irritates the heck out of me. It seems like you have done both versions for the monitor, which should keep wide/classic screen users happy. Setsuna, definitely adorable, though I absolutely abhor beige, this wall is pure awesome! "View
Angel
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, I absolutely abhor pink, but there's something irresistible about this wall which has captivated myself with it's beautifully crafted and elegant design. I seriously love celestial walls, shame there aren't much these days. The scan is awesome, really, I quite agree with you, she's just kick-ass. The moon, stars, castle, feathers and the majority of things that dwell within this wall compliments each other, heck, it's just brilliant, amazing, indulging and dangerously intriguing. This definitely deserves a favorite! Utterly awesome, well done! ^^ "View
Music and me
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, the simplicity is adequate, and I love where you're going with this wall. The i-pod definitely needs to be vectored to suit the overall wall, at the moment, it just seems too realistic. Maybe you could try something different with the lyrics, such as placing them in those waves of musical notes. "View
Hitsugaya Toshiro
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Heh, anything which you produce is always fascinating and extremely intriguing which pushes the awesomeness bar to another level. Your style of walling is pretty unique, heck, this wall is no exception. I'm glad you decided to vector Hitsugaya, he looks much better, in terms of quality. The text, whoa dude... It's just freaking awesome! It's so tech-like which contributes to the professional feel of the wall. The swirly lines, blueish aura, and the majority of the background is just plain cool. The decision to change the theme to black, great choice, I simply love it! x]"
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I realised...
8 months 2 weeks ago
"Hey!Heh, finally the wait is over. Congratulations on your first wall, now you're truly an AP member! Ah, yes, I promised an one page comment, which I'm starting to regret...*laughs*. But don't worry, I'm pretty sure I can elaborate every single detail here, or make up some stuff. :D Oh, don't have to thank me, I really didn't do much!
I'm glad you decided to choose Shana for your first wall, heck, this vector mocks my first vector any day. When you told me that you had finished your wall, I was expecting you to use paths for lines, instead you surprised me and created nice smooth and delicate lines with shapes, awesome decision!
The clouds, props to you, seriously. I've no clue on how to paint clouds, which shows that you're a fast learner. Since you've only recently acquired Photo shop, the amount of skills and knowledge you've gained, it's just bizarre, more like amazing, I'm so proud that tears may eventually form, but that's not going to happen, right? x]
The concepts for this wall, though simple, it's still adequate. I'm not sure what Shana has realized yet, maybe that she is stubborn and dense? Or perhaps that she is a fictional Anime character? But I'm pretty sure it has something to do with Yuji, of course.
You've potential, and I can't wait to see more walls from you! ^^
+Favorite "
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Exia gundam
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, I was deciding whether to vector this screen cap the other day but chose not to since it wasn't intriguing enough, and yes, you can't just take a screen cap and place it on a blank canvas. Any screen cap wall must at least be vectored, if not, then the quality just won't meet the standards of Anime Paper. "View
INhuman (Yuki Nagato)
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, It's such a bother to paraphrase my comment from session zero, so I'll copy and paste and exclude some parts.This is actually a nice wall, and since I'm a fan of simplicity, I could say that you've exceeded well with this particular style. As for the text, I love it, it's nice and simple. Plus the icon situated in between the text is a nice addition. Love your concept, and not a bad way to convey it with a few vector brushes. The implemented skyline in the background, great choice, and the simplicity of it just fits perfectly into the overall wall like a jigsaw puzzle. Your color scheme is adequate, Yuki and the back ground compliments each other while making the wall seem elegant and visually soothing. The extraction of Yuki is acceptable with it's clean edges, heck, that's one nice scan. Overall, there's some minor problems, but major potential.
Could I say more? Not really, apart from awesome work! ^^"
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Fly Away Exia!
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, the quality of this wallpaper isn't up to standard, really, since you outlined them, might as well go the full nine yards and vector the whole screen shot. "View
INhuman (Yuki Nagato)
8 months 3 weeks ago
"Heh, this is actually a nice wall, and since I'm a fan of simplicity, I could say that you've exceeded well with this particular style. As for the text, I love it, it's nice and simple but try and position it better, maybe increase the size of the font by just a bit, so it's clearly visible, not everyone eats carrots you know.^^ Plus the icon situated in between the text is a nice addition. Love your concept, and not a bad way to convey it with a few vector brushes, though you could add a tad more brushes here and there, that would be nice. The implemented skyline in the background, great choice, and the simplicity of it just fits perfectly into the overall wall like a jigsaw puzzle. Your color scheme is adequate, Yuki and the back ground compliments each other while making the wall seem elegant and visually soothing to the eye. The extraction of Yuki is acceptable with it's clean edges, heck, that's one nice scan. Overall, there's some minor problems, but major potential. So, I hope to see this wall in action soon, in the gallery, of course! ^^"
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SOS Space Force
8 months 4 weeks ago
"Intriguing...Heh, the fusion of styles is interesting, and really, those brushes in the center are awesome. The way how three styles can be compiled into one neat wall, nice. Even the small stuff like the reflection is a nice addition.
First wall, heh? That's one heck of a first submission, and I definitely know that my first wasn't as good as this wall, awesome work! ^^"
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Rinoa "V"
9 months 21 hours ago
"Hey!Heh, this was vectored with the pentool right? There seems to be a severe case of anti-aliasing problems, stair-case sort of lines for most part of the wall, and really, the lines feel so shaky, so try and smoothen the lines out a bit and lessen on the thickness.
I know, it's a pretty taunting task to vector a flower field, since that's the case, try to find a stock photo, which would be more effective.
Improve on the vectoring, and have fun!
"
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Tsubasa Chronicle
9 months 5 days ago
"Heh, this is such a kick-ass vector, and the background seems pretty adequate, really, awesome work! x]"View
Jio-Freed
9 months 5 days ago
"Heh, I reckon this is your best wall yet. The vector still contains some of the original feel from the scan, although much cleaner, and nice. Love the background, it's simplistic with a water coloured surface, which is visually appealing and soothing to stare at. As for the text, I don't really know, I still have mixed emotions on it, but I guess I'll conclude that it's adequate, due to the simpleness of this wall. Awesome work! ^^ "View
From earth to sea...
9 months 1 week ago
"Ah! It's barely visible... I'm not very fond of repetitions of the same character, unless it's unique and well executed. The background could use some decent work, and the text just doesn't strike me for some reason. As mentioned above, make the focal point stand out a bit more, and try to even out duplicates. "View