Trying is the first step to becoming a great wallpaper artist ^^
How flattering to see I helped to inspired you, that makes me very happy
and keeps me wanting to wall more <3
I looked over the wall and it's got really nice extraction, though it is
jagged still on some more areas. For that you could smudge slighty on the outline
of the image, or just blend it more...like blur and then soft light/overlay.
You are on a good start with color for the background but the background unfortunately
just doesn't go well with the scan.
I'd recommend trying a more basic abstract look, just to start off.
Textures and some brushes, remember not to over brush because the quality
drops and it just looks too crowded. You don't want to confuse and give the people looking
at the wall a headache XD
I also have some links that might help you to get more ideas
and more creative juice flowing in you :3 -
http://www.myrrhlynn.net/distantdestiny/category.php?type=Tutorials#content
http://missnysha.deviantart.com/art/The-Ultimate-Vectoring-Guide-129303185
You can find many more at: http://www.deviantart.com/
And I also want to just link a few abstract background scans to help you
with some ideas ^^ -
http://browse.minitokyo.net/gallery?tid=2060&index=3&page=1
Also how some wallpaper artist work with their samurai scans:
http://browse.minitokyo.net/gallery?tid=2060&index=1
I sincerly hope this all helps you to continue
walling and trying harder. I wish you the best of luck and fun in it
and if you ever need any help or have any questions just feel free to ask
me or anyone else around willing to help ^^
Happy walling <3