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Trick or Treat by °chanelqueen17 1 month 2 weeks ago

Trick or Treat by °chanelqueen17 1 month 2 weeks ago

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After months of work, chanelqueen17 has created a gorgeous scene of Alice and Oz from Pandora Hearts, using scans that didn't even feature both characters together. Even after spending so much time on matching the details of the characters to their new looks, chanelqueen17 didn't stop there and went all out on the background too! This wallpaper definitely needs to be seen!

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~kittylove 57 seconds ago
Cool, ok have fun!

$rabbitking 1 minute ago
Actually, nothing. i was just doing an emote, then you got me talking

~Loleta 1 minute ago
In California, kityy :). Oh shot! Gotta go! Bye Kittylove, it was nice chatting with you.

~kittylove 2 minutes ago
So then what was interesting?

$rabbitking 3 minutes ago
I was waiting for things to get interesting

~Mysticmom2 3 minutes ago
I think Denny's are everywhere. =)

~kittylove 5 minutes ago
Lurking i see?

$rabbitking 5 minutes ago
*takes notes*

~kittylove 9 minutes ago
I live in Texas, where do you live Cerberus?

~Loleta 9 minutes ago
Oh, so then which state do you live in kitty? Because I see alot of them as well.

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titania0000000000's Comments

00 Gundam wall

1 year 2 weeks ago

"Hi all, I recently submitted a wall on Session Zero, and after two revisions, I had a go at submitting the wall to the gallery, but it returned to SZ. As I would like to get as much comments and criticisms as I can to get the wall up to standard, do lend me a hand, yea?

here it is:
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rejected

2 years 11 months ago

"Personally, I don't have much of an isse with your vector. It looks okay.. But I do have some comments on your overall composition.. The snowflakes around the character are a little distracting, especially around the character's hair and hands. That's probably why the mod mentioned about the 'vector refinement.' Another thing is the background itself.. the pattern you have at the back, with a blue-purple gradient.. I feel it's a little crowded, and that section could use a little cleaning up.. From my judgement, that pattern consists of some tree brushes and some miscellaneous lines.. Since you have a large white tree on the left, try to remove the trees that are part of your bg pattern, since one tree is enough in itself.. As for the text placement, you already guessed it. I would suggest putting it on the bg instead of on the character. That's my two cents worth.. Hope I helped.

Oh, and wait a little bit for more comments. It helps to hear at least two or three before you get started on making the changes. ^^"
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RK wall..

2 years 11 months ago

"I've been stuck trying to come up with a good bg for the past month I was doing this, haha.. I think I got pretty sick of trying to strike a good balance between character and bg.. In the end, I just ditched it for a simple bg with just the bloodstains and the 'hitokiri' copy. Anymore suggestions?

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RK wall..

2 years 11 months ago

"I posted this... twice before.. So if you do see this somewhere below, yes, I'm the same person (cause basically.. I can't bump an old post.. It's way too far below for most people in SZ to bother about it now..) Because I was away for two weeks and did not update my forum post or make any changes to my wall.. So.. Now that I'm back, and had time to rethink the wall, here goes for my fifth attempt.

User posted image

Please comment kay? I need lots and lots of it.."
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Need an help!

2 years 11 months ago

"Well, my take on it... Colour your character. It doesn't have to be elaborate.. For your character to be just plain white, it doesn't draw the attention to itself, and it doesn't really tell your story. Try giving it some light tones, and you'll see the difference. If you still have the image of your character, make a copy, and colour it. If you're using photoshop, you could make use of one method which is to create a layer, and change the blend mode to 'multiply,' then colouring it. With that blend mode, you can colour your character without covering the outlines. The downside of this is that it is quite time consuming, but that's usually how I colour manga scans. Vectoring is faster, but I'm not exactly very good at it. If you want some tips on the colouring method I mentioned, just drop me a PM. I'm on my term break until January 8. I could do a little something for your reference.."
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erm,why did it get rejected?

2 years 11 months ago

"Basically ~slapztik said it all.. The scan and bg is generally okay, though my eyes aren't sharp enough to tell you where the white spots were. Try enlarging it to look.

I believe the copy you are looking for is: "Hold it! I'm downloading!" and "Please keep away from the computer until the real owner returns and gives you the permission to use it or when the downloads are finished" and "Thank you for understanding"

And I agree with ~slapztik about the copy. You can save two versions.. One without the copy, so that anyone can download to use, and another one with the copy, for your personal use.. Hope I have been helpful.."
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Whoops, rejected!

2 years 11 months ago

"Ahem... Sorry I took so long.. I was away from home for the past two weeks, and now that I'm finally home, I had the time to rethink my wall. Besides, while I was away, I had the opportunity to learn a little bit about vectoring. I'm still learning, so please bear with me.. Since the majority of the problems were with the hair, which looked pretty jagged, I tried to vector the hair. Not sure how this would turn out, but it's worth a shot. I also played with the bloodstains and also the text copy. I'm hoping for lots of comments.. Please comment before you leave. Thanks!

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Whoops, rejected!

2 years 11 months ago

"
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in addition, i would like to ask, is that paint or blood on the wall? it's a samurai anime / manga so im assuming that it's blood. however it looks alot like a poorly done paint job ( im sorry for sounding so rude ). i suggest improving it ( if it is really supposed to be paint then im so sorry for making wrong assumptions ). well but i really think that the font should be changed, the colour at least as it is blending in too much with the paint / blood & the wall. finally, um did you explain why your sig is "gabriel" instead of "titania"? perhaps that is also a reason. i hope this helps =)

sidenote: doesnt he have an "x" scar on his face ( unless im mistaking him for another guy )


Hey, no, you didn't sound rude.. My definition of "rude" is pretty much different from what you described. To think about it, yeah, your comments was quite an eye opener on my job trying to put some blood on the wall.

Oh yeah, the sig could probably be another reason. Now that I've seen other walls, especially those made exclusively for AP, the sigs usually include the usernames. At least I'm less of a AP newbie now than before.. Thanks!

(To answer your sidenote: This was Kenshin moments before he got the first half of his 'X' scar..

~ech, I would love to try my hand on vectoring.. Could I keep a tab on you, in case I need help?"
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Whoops, rejected!

2 years 11 months ago

"Hey guys,
I took the liberty to submit my RK wall, and too bad for me, it didn't go though. Need some help with improving it.. Anybody kind enough to help?
View the wall here.

Please help me out yea~ Be brutal with your crits if you have to.. As long as it is constructive crits yea.. thanks in advance!"
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Saito Hajime in Rurouni Keshin

2 years 11 months ago

"
kurokaji

Hakazu
Did the real Saito Hajime use Gatsasou?


i believe he did, thought i saw it mentioned in one of the 2 links i posted a few posts up.


It is a real technique derived from the shinsengumi fighting style. Gatotsu however, isn't a real technique.. After all, stabbing techniques are usually not utilised fully in combat..


Hakazu
Is he not in the anime any more after Shishio? That's bad, really bad! Then the whos who are watching the anime only can think that he is dead then! That's not good!


That is why I prefer the manga version of the story!

Anyways, I may not agree 100% with his Aku Soku Zan principle, but he's a cool character.. And apart from Kenshin, he's one of the more cool-headed characters in the manga that doesn't behave recklessly.."
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One Piece !

2 years 11 months ago

"One Piece! Definitely my favourite manga..! I've read up to Chapter 436.. Man, I've been hooked ever since I watched the anime.. I searched for the manga, and my friend was kind enough to lend me his collection.. and no looking back since.. Sanji's my fav char~ Absolute coolness!"
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Rurouni Kenshin Manga

2 years 11 months ago

"I recommend the manga. Definitely..

Basically, the anime differs from the manga after the Kyoto arc(the fight with Shishio). The manga has a Revenge arc, which details the past of Kenshin, and why he becomes the way he is in the manga.. This isn't covered in the anime, which brings in the topic of the OVA. The first 4 OVAs esplore Kenshin's past, and the final 2 OVAs cover a little on the Revenge arc(to be precise, the 5th OVA)..

So there you have a little bit of info on RK.. hope it's enough to distinguish between the anime, manga, and OVA.. Well, like I suggested earlier.. buy the manga!"
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contacts or glasses??

2 years 11 months ago

"Glasses. My eyes dry too fast for contacts.. And it makes my eyes red and itchy.. Just my luck, everyone says I look better without glasses.. =.=""
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what defines you?

2 years 11 months ago

"Hot-headed, stubborn, loud, shy (contradicts itself, eh?), blur - all rolled up into one. XD"
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Rurouni Kenshin wallpaper

2 years 11 months ago

"Hey Xyrick.. Good to see ya here.. Anyway, just to note on your comments..
I really have no idea about the hair, because at it's actual size, it's not jagged. It's probably photobucket's fault by resizing the image to a smaller size. (The large size probably is what causes the download for you to be slow.. So yeah, to inform you, I'm working on a 1024x768 resolution.. heheh..)

Erm, Kenshin's eyes isn't red even if he is in his Hitokiri state.. As far as I remember about him, his eyes are light blue when he is the Rurouni, and yellow when he is in his Hitokiri state.. Maybe I'm a little colour blind or something, but I see that I coloured his eyes yellow and not light green.. I'm getting a little confused now.. o.O

Okay... Here's my fourth attempt anyways. Not much change to the overall mood, but I cleaned Kenshin up a little bit more by removing the cheesy effects. I found it to be better this way, keeping the character as clean as possible.

...clicky...

Also, I applied more dull to Kenshin's shirt, according to zazou8888, to suit the evening/night theme.

Comments please!"
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Gundam Seed Wall, what do you think? ^^

2 years 11 months ago

"If I may add another comment,

If you have 2 copies of Athrun and Cagalli, play with the opacity of the enlarged one, since having two of the same picture would make the wall appear cluttered."
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my second attempt (for a TRC wall)!!!

2 years 11 months ago

"I agree with ~Otoo. The text for Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicle is too simple.. Try a better font and give it a slight effect for it..

And don't forget your sig.. ^^"
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Rurouni Kenshin wallpaper

2 years 11 months ago

"Well, thanks a lot for commenting, zazou. You're a great help.. after all, I'm quite new around here, so it's gonna take some time for me to settle in AP and contribute..

Here goes for my third attempt. ...clicky...

* I applied some filters on the background to give it a more artsy look compared to the photo look. It's not easy, but it was a worthwile experience and an ok effort in my opinion..
* I'm a bit more.. um.. generous.. with the blood splatter this time. Thanks for giving me an idea on blood splatter.. Should have been labeled as "blood splash" IMO =P
* And I dulled the blue on the shirt using the sponge tool..
* I don't know about you guys, but the text... I don't have any comments on how I did it.. I'm out of ideas for the text. Just a simple outer glow effect.

I'm quite blown away by the big change in my wall.. It really makes my first attempt look like some child's play. ^^

Again, still open for constructive criticism! Please!"
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Rurouni Kenshin wallpaper

2 years 11 months ago

"Okay.. I'm back!

...clicky clicky...


zazou8888
1) The background is really too real looking. It's probably a stock photo and it shows... So try out to use the intelligent blur tool to get it more mangaish look or found a manga background.
2) Kenshin : he's pretty nice but you have a lot of jaggy lines all around the character... I don't really know how to correct that now... But it's pretty obvious on the hair...
3) The blood is really not looking like some splatter of blood. I just finished a wall with a lot of blood and I know it's really hard to get nice brushes and use them well but if you use photoshop you'll find a lot of blood brushes on Deviantart.com...
4) The coloring of kenshin : it's a very nice work... I can't color so I like what you did but I think the colors are not dark enough for a night wall... Think that the only light you have is coming from the moon... So you need to have really darker colors.
5) I don't know a lot about the kenshin manga but I'll say the eyes look strange in bright yellow... But it's up to you... I would putt a darker yellow... To go again with the night colors but let's first way for the next version! It's a detail you can work later!
6) The font looks nice but I would change the color... It's way too obvious like that...


1. Applied what you suggested.. ^^
2. The hair has been bugging me a lot too.. I'm not too sure how to continue with it myself but to redraw it with the pen tool.. I think it's only going to work just a little bit..
3. Got it~ ^^ Should look more convincing now.. haha
4. Instead of recolouring him, I cheated it a little and changed the whole feel of the bg to become a more late evening theme than a night theme..
5. The eyes was my mistake.. it was a layer which I accidentally copied and overlooked.. ><
6. I'll change the font colour when I'm ready to submit.. I'm at a loss of what colour to choose for now..

Again, thanks.. I don't take your comments as being harsh.. Being an art student, constructive criticism is pretty much part of my life.. I've gotten used to constructive crits and I welcome it..

EDIT: If the same old wallpaper turns out after clicking on the link instead of getting the reworked one, you need to clear your cache.."
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Rurouni Kenshin wallpaper

2 years 11 months ago

"Oh.. yeah... the sig.. totally slipped my mind..
Thanks for commenting.. Looks like it's back to work for me~ ^^"
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Rurouni Kenshin wallpaper

2 years 11 months ago

"Some of you may have seen my thread about the extraction issue before.. Now I've found a background and tried to put Kenshin into it. I'm pretty much satisfied with my work now, but I'm not sure about the rest of ya.. I would appreciate constructive criticism so that I can improve this wall. Hope to submit it before the New Year for AP..

Check it out here

--For those who didn't see my old thread about the extraction thingy.. Kenshin was originally a B/W manga scan. I basically extracted him, coloured him and added the highlighting and shadows on him to match the background.--"
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comment please whether it is submittable

2 years 11 months ago

"Much better this time. Try to enlarge the wall to at least 1024x768 or you might risk a rejection. They've got a minimum resolution for submissions.

(Wonder what kenny0000's post is doing here.. could the mods investigate?)"
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I'm kinda stuck... anyone wanna help?

3 years 19 hours ago

"A Rurouni Kenshin wallpaper would be very much welcome! Quality RK wallpapers are hard to come by here in AP..."
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