This wall has been in my computer for almost 2 months now...but being lasy
always stopped me to post it somewhere...
The wall features the lovely Milfeulle from Galaxy Angel...
The scan was initially a mess...if i may say so..but the guys at AnimePaper
helped me so it's looking wayyyy better now...
For the text i chose a metallic effect and i really like how it looks *compared
to the original*
I want to make some sparkles...and that's the big problem...if someone knows how
i can add some "artistic" sparkle please let me know...
I'll just go off into point form and write whatever that comes to mind:
* There are still a few (very) minor extraction problems. There are a few fuzzy
and white bits attached on the hair... the sleeve might need to be fixed
further, though- overall it's okay. It would be nice to get them a bit sharper
though- usually through the use of the pentool... but don't worry about this too
much: I think the emphasis should be on the background.
* In your post you mentioned something about sparkles: downloading some sparkle
brushes is one very effective way of doing things. Usually they are already
placed conveniently in a nice swirl. Just pick white, do your sparkles, and if
they're not bright enough, just duplicate the layer But
remember, if you can't find a brush with several sparkles on it already you may
have to do it one by one- and the stars should vary in size AND intensity (so
you'll need to change the opacity)
* The star/ flower brush shape thingy at present is a bit too blurry... I'm not
sure if that and the planet on the top left are necessary at all. The swirl is
also a bit strong. You might want to soften that swirl in the middle (make it
less obvious that it's a filter). You can compensate with cloud brushes (again,
just download some clouds), sparkles (usually there should be a planetty kind of
dust), or grab the Greg Martin tutorial on how to create a sky background
* The text/ font is done exceptionally well... but I would put angel on the line
(centre-ised) below Galaxy, and move the text a bit down to her shoulder. That
way it won't leave the bottom or top too empty.
* Use more colours in the scan! There's some vibrant pinks, a bit of green and
even yellow for you to play with
Don't go crazy with these colours; you can use them very subtlely in the
background at even like 5% or 2% lol... that should give you a bit more room for
colour and such
Alrighty I think I'm about done It's
overall pretty well done, but to sum it up real quick: extraction, fuzzy brushes
= no no, filter = too strong and more brushes needed.
Thank you very much for the advices..And yes,I did take that tut looong
agooo...but didn't know how to..let's say "integrate" it into my
wall..^ ^
offtopic
Hmm...you're familiar...i read many of your posts...and i love your RK
wall!
back ontopic...
made modifications:
-worked a little more on the scan...it still needs some more work,though
-the text...i hope i got this right...let me know what you think
-the SKY! i really like how this turned out
-the sparkling,no-->shining stars,i made them different colours because it
looks interesting,and we really should escape from the "pink
fantesy"...^ ^
-i hope your eyes won't get burned any more!
Hey! Look's good for a first shot! There's some imperfection, but you're in the
good way. Don't forget, listen to the senpai ! ^^
Hope I'll see ya around later
I don't know if this will help, but I think that everything looks alright,
except you could change the font to be a bit more readable. But it looks alright
otherwise.
The colors in the bg look a bit dull. Maybe you should try adding some more
bright colors, and you don't have to stick to just one color. It's a pretty good
wall, I must say. The text is good, you don't have to change it.
What fawna-chan meant was that i change the the font of the text at the bottom
left of the wall...
Yes,i know..i'll make it match with the galaxy angel text...
I'll se what i can do...
merged: 05-27-2006 ~ 11:30pm
Here are some versions..
I think that it's a very good wall for a first try, but the way it is now, I
doubt that Minitokyo admins will take it. It's too simple, and the overall
scan's coloring doesn't seem to fit much with the color of the background.
However, if you work at it and add some artistic input, I think your skill will
be very appreciated^^
Ok first off, I think you maybe on the way to a pretty decent
wallpaper.
Ok what I suggest is, take a look where I drew the line next to her, from that
line over, I centered the text in that section as so, I believe that may have
been what kuroimisa meant. Also...I'm not sure, but are you using a glass filter
on the text...if so I'd like to see one without it on there.
Now the blue circle around the text...I might suggest putting something behind
it...maybe some of that while cloud you have swirling around...give it something
so the text stand out a bit more from the background I think.
Also I think your swirl in the background is still just a bit too strong as
kuroimisa said too.
I LOVE the starry background you have going on and I can see some distinct
colors within it too, good job!
Now the blue circles above and below her, again maybe bring some of those
white-ish swirly clouds you have in the background to above her make her be part
of the background not just something on top of it. I'd play around with
transparencies and such on that part see what looks right possibly.
Well thats my advice, take it or leave it, thats up to you
Msg me if you do it, I'd love to take another look!
Quote by Rosegirl18I think that it's a
very good wall for a first try, but the way it is now, I doubt that Minitokyo
admins will take it. It's too simple, and the overall scan's coloring doesn't
seem to fit much with the color of the background. However, if you work at it
and add some artistic input, I think your skill will be very
appreciated^^
I don't think it's "too simple".Really,I've seen simpler walls than
this...even ones that only have an image and some normal writing...*don't wanna
sound rude*
And the colours do match...in the first three versions..
Some adviced me to use other colours then pink for the bg....so that's the
reason why i used different colours in the 4th version.
merged: 05-28-2006 ~ 08:47pm
Quote by flukeOk first off, I think you
maybe on the way to a pretty decent wallpaper.
Ok what I suggest is, take a look where I drew the line next to her, from that
line over, I centered the text in that section as so, I believe that may have
been what kuroimisa meant. Also...I'm not sure, but are you using a glass filter
on the text...if so I'd like to see one without it on there.
Now the blue circle around the text...I might suggest putting something behind
it...maybe some of that while cloud you have swirling around...give it something
so the text stand out a bit more from the background I think.
Also I think your swirl in the background is still just a bit too strong as
kuroimisa said too.
I LOVE the starry background you have going on and I can see some distinct
colors within it too, good job!
Now the blue circles above and below her, again maybe bring some of those
white-ish swirly clouds you have in the background to above her make her be part
of the background not just something on top of it. I'd play around with
transparencies and such on that part see what looks right possibly.
Well thats my advice, take it or leave it, thats up to you
Msg me if you do it, I'd love to take another look!
Ok...so here's what i've done *those white-ish clouds weren't clouds...it was a
whole layer effect i got playing with distort effects! so,what you adviced me to
do couldn't be done...instead i added a new layer with 2 clouds and changed the
fill and transparency*
*as you can see,i moved the text according to the position you suggested! ^
^
merged: 05-29-2006 ~ 07:47pm
Received some advice from Fluke again ^___^ *thank you* and did some
modifications..
-an inner glow for the bg...played with the opacity and blend mode
-an inner glow for Milfeulle
*the changes aren't too rough!
Not bad! I wonder if you should see if a Mod can take a peak before you
submit it that way just in case, they might have better or more advice. Might
msg one of em see about that.
1. The center swirl still looks too obviously a stock filter. What are you
trying to do with this effect? Just placing it in the middle for the sake of
having a swirl isn't very useful toward achieve the overall thematic goal of the
piece.
2. I second kuroimisa's suggestion that you use some more colors. I like your
use of the colors in the stars, but I think you can go a bit further. The
current hue of violet is dulled by the many stars and cloud brushes, and what
you did with the opacity. I would say that you can play with the colors a bit
more.
3. The wallpaper still looks rather fuzzy. My personal taste doesn't like such
brushes very much, but I'll let you decide whether you make further
modifications.
Overall, I think the biggest weakness is still the swirl in the center. I have
trouble conceptualizing what you are trying to do with this filter. Again,
putting it there just for the sake of having a cool filter there will make this
wallpaper much more "filter-whore" than it otherwise would.
Eternal Paradox,thank you very much for the comment!
That swirl in the middle kinda annoyed me,but i liked it also.
One more thing:
I did not use any cloud brushes for the wall!
That area considered to be made of clouds is actually a whole layer effect i got
playing with distort effects:
Anyway,I've been too lazy the past days to remake this wall.
But here's what i did now:
I totally got rid of the swirl and
added a planet (please tell me if it should be smaller)
Here's how it looks now:
Jamkudaroberi-san....^^
I really like how serious U are in your wall...^^
I think I lasted only 3 comments then I ran off... XP
okay, back to the wall...
I think its really much better after U got rid of the swirl... as for the
distortion effect... try not to use it too much, it could be a blur...
1. your extraction still has minor problems. Minor! try zooming in bout 400px,
polyganal lasso tool. around her face & her hair is kinda jagged...
2.erm... did U use the lens flare tool? in myopinion, your wall would be much
better withouht it, download some brushes^^ then there could be artistic
sparkles^^
3.U might wanna try making your own planet, in this case, it looks alil blur...
4.there are a few lines (purple) not that visible, but kinda bothering...
its at the left corner side
God!I'm gonna go nuts!
Oh,i forgot to delete that purple brush layer
I only used 1 lens flare
I love my starry sky and the shining stars
The only thing i'm gonna modify is the planet.
merged: 06-08-2006 ~ 10:02pm
Here's the planet i created...
now,go ahead and comment (i wanna be sure if i change it or not)
I'll deal with extracting Milli better now...
for me, it'd be better without the "so real" planet like that, it
looks quite too sharp and edges too much ^__^.
then the BG is done quite nice then, hundred time better than the first one
^^
the text looks nice, but it's really out of place, why dont you try something to
make it blend better than that
back to the extraction, i still find some jaggies in her hair and her shirt
^__^
anything else look quite well ^^
Quote by nolovefor me, it'd be better
without the "so real" planet like that, it looks quite too sharp and
edges too much ^__^.
then the BG is done quite nice then, hundred time better than the first one
^^
the text looks nice, but it's really out of place, why dont you try something to
make it blend better than that
back to the extraction, i still find some jaggies in her hair and her shirt
^__^
anything else look quite well ^^
keep up then
It would be better without the planet--->it would be simpler..
It's not good with it..it's not good without it..
I'm gonna fix it a little.
merged: 06-10-2006 ~ 02:03pm
I've brushed the edges a little (hope they don't look sharp now) and changed the
opacity and fill of the planet.
Also,changed the text.
I'll deal with the extraction...just tell me how this is
There is a lot of empty space on your wallpaper (left hand side). Despite all
comments that have been offered and the your hard work i'm still going to say
that your picture extraction needs tweaking around her left cheek and
arm.
If your Bg is a space scene try adding some stars to add complexity, or if not
add some sparkles.
What exactly is the focal point of you wall? The focal point is the detail that
grabs the viewers attention first. If your focal point is your character (which
is usually the case in wallpapers) Milfeulle may look better moved more towards
the centre of the wallpaper.
This wall has been in my computer for almost 2 months now...but being lasy always stopped me to post it somewhere...
The wall features the lovely Milfeulle from Galaxy Angel...
The scan was initially a mess...if i may say so..but the guys at AnimePaper helped me so it's looking wayyyy better now...
For the text i chose a metallic effect and i really like how it looks *compared to the original*
I want to make some sparkles...and that's the big problem...if someone knows how i can add some "artistic" sparkle please let me know...
So here it is...
Still,there's something missing...
Comments and advices are really appreciated!
Hi there JamKuradoberi!
I'll just go off into point form and write whatever that comes to mind:
* There are still a few (very) minor extraction problems. There are a few fuzzy and white bits attached on the hair... the sleeve might need to be fixed further, though- overall it's okay. It would be nice to get them a bit sharper though- usually through the use of the pentool... but don't worry about this too much: I think the emphasis should be on the background.
* In your post you mentioned something about sparkles: downloading some sparkle brushes is one very effective way of doing things. Usually they are already placed conveniently in a nice swirl. Just pick white, do your sparkles, and if they're not bright enough, just duplicate the layer
But
remember, if you can't find a brush with several sparkles on it already you may
have to do it one by one- and the stars should vary in size AND intensity (so
you'll need to change the opacity)
* The star/ flower brush shape thingy at present is a bit too blurry... I'm not sure if that and the planet on the top left are necessary at all. The swirl is also a bit strong. You might want to soften that swirl in the middle (make it less obvious that it's a filter). You can compensate with cloud brushes (again, just download some clouds), sparkles (usually there should be a planetty kind of dust), or grab the Greg Martin tutorial on how to create a sky background
* The text/ font is done exceptionally well... but I would put angel on the line (centre-ised) below Galaxy, and move the text a bit down to her shoulder. That way it won't leave the bottom or top too empty.
* Use more colours in the scan! There's some vibrant pinks, a bit of green and even yellow for you to play with
Don't go crazy with these colours; you can use them very subtlely in the
background at even like 5% or 2% lol... that should give you a bit more room for
colour and such 
Alrighty I think I'm about done
It's
overall pretty well done, but to sum it up real quick: extraction, fuzzy brushes
= no no, filter = too strong and more brushes needed.
Kudos! <3 Hope that was of some help ^^
Thank you very much for the advices..And yes,I did take that tut looong agooo...but didn't know how to..let's say "integrate" it into my wall..^ ^
offtopic
Hmm...you're familiar...i read many of your posts...and i love your RK wall!
back ontopic...
made modifications:
-worked a little more on the scan...it still needs some more work,though
-the text...i hope i got this right...let me know what you think
-the SKY! i really like how this turned out
-the sparkling,no-->shining stars,i made them different colours because it looks interesting,and we really should escape from the "pink fantesy"...^ ^
-i hope your eyes won't get burned any more!
Hey! Look's good for a first shot! There's some imperfection, but you're in the good way. Don't forget, listen to the senpai ! ^^
Hope I'll see ya around later
That is so good! Excellent job! Some things that look wrong but still, goodjob.
Ok...so what looks wrong? "Something looks wrong"
What things?
Let me know so i can modify and submit this! ^ ^
I don't know if this will help, but I think that everything looks alright, except you could change the font to be a bit more readable. But it looks alright otherwise.
The colors in the bg look a bit dull. Maybe you should try adding some more bright colors, and you don't have to stick to just one color. It's a pretty good wall, I must say. The text is good, you don't have to change it.
What fawna-chan meant was that i change the the font of the text at the bottom left of the wall...
Yes,i know..i'll make it match with the galaxy angel text...
I'll se what i can do...
merged: 05-27-2006 ~ 11:30pm
Here are some versions..
v1:
v2:
v3:
v4:
I think that it's a very good wall for a first try, but the way it is now, I doubt that Minitokyo admins will take it. It's too simple, and the overall scan's coloring doesn't seem to fit much with the color of the background. However, if you work at it and add some artistic input, I think your skill will be very appreciated^^
Ok first off, I think you maybe on the way to a pretty decent wallpaper.
Ok what I suggest is, take a look where I drew the line next to her, from that line over, I centered the text in that section as so, I believe that may have been what kuroimisa meant. Also...I'm not sure, but are you using a glass filter on the text...if so I'd like to see one without it on there.
Now the blue circle around the text...I might suggest putting something behind it...maybe some of that while cloud you have swirling around...give it something so the text stand out a bit more from the background I think.
Also I think your swirl in the background is still just a bit too strong as kuroimisa said too.
I LOVE the starry background you have going on and I can see some distinct colors within it too, good job!
Now the blue circles above and below her, again maybe bring some of those white-ish swirly clouds you have in the background to above her make her be part of the background not just something on top of it. I'd play around with transparencies and such on that part see what looks right possibly.
Well thats my advice, take it or leave it, thats up to you
Msg me if you do it, I'd love to take another look!
I don't think it's "too simple".Really,I've seen simpler walls than this...even ones that only have an image and some normal writing...*don't wanna sound rude*
And the colours do match...in the first three versions..
Some adviced me to use other colours then pink for the bg....so that's the reason why i used different colours in the 4th version.
merged: 05-28-2006 ~ 08:47pm
Ok...so here's what i've done *those white-ish clouds weren't clouds...it was a whole layer effect i got playing with distort effects! so,what you adviced me to do couldn't be done...instead i added a new layer with 2 clouds and changed the fill and transparency*
*as you can see,i moved the text according to the position you suggested! ^ ^
merged: 05-29-2006 ~ 07:47pm
Received some advice from Fluke again ^___^ *thank you* and did some modifications..
-an inner glow for the bg...played with the opacity and blend mode
-an inner glow for Milfeulle
*the changes aren't too rough!
before
after
Not bad!
I wonder if you should see if a Mod can take a peak before you
submit it that way just in case, they might have better or more advice. Might
msg one of em see about that.
I'll base my post on your last "after" sample.
1. The center swirl still looks too obviously a stock filter. What are you trying to do with this effect? Just placing it in the middle for the sake of having a swirl isn't very useful toward achieve the overall thematic goal of the piece.
2. I second kuroimisa's suggestion that you use some more colors. I like your use of the colors in the stars, but I think you can go a bit further. The current hue of violet is dulled by the many stars and cloud brushes, and what you did with the opacity. I would say that you can play with the colors a bit more.
3. The wallpaper still looks rather fuzzy. My personal taste doesn't like such brushes very much, but I'll let you decide whether you make further modifications.
Overall, I think the biggest weakness is still the swirl in the center. I have trouble conceptualizing what you are trying to do with this filter. Again, putting it there just for the sake of having a cool filter there will make this wallpaper much more "filter-whore" than it otherwise would.
I hope that helps!
Eternal Paradox,thank you very much for the comment!
That swirl in the middle kinda annoyed me,but i liked it also.
One more thing:
I did not use any cloud brushes for the wall!
That area considered to be made of clouds is actually a whole layer effect i got playing with distort effects:
Anyway,I've been too lazy the past days to remake this wall.
and
added a planet (please tell me if it should be smaller)
But here's what i did now:
I totally got rid of the swirl
Here's how it looks now:
Your wall is better than before ^-^
Jamkudaroberi-san....^^
I really like how serious U are in your wall...^^
I think I lasted only 3 comments then I ran off... XP
okay, back to the wall...
I think its really much better after U got rid of the swirl... as for the distortion effect... try not to use it too much, it could be a blur...
1. your extraction still has minor problems. Minor! try zooming in bout 400px, polyganal lasso tool. around her face & her hair is kinda jagged...
2.erm... did U use the lens flare tool? in myopinion, your wall would be much better withouht it, download some brushes^^ then there could be artistic sparkles^^
3.U might wanna try making your own planet, in this case, it looks alil blur...
4.there are a few lines (purple) not that visible, but kinda bothering...
its at the left corner side
actually its pretty good^^
God!I'm gonna go nuts!
Oh,i forgot to delete that purple brush layer
I only used 1 lens flare
I love my starry sky and the shining stars
The only thing i'm gonna modify is the planet.
merged: 06-08-2006 ~ 10:02pm
Here's the planet i created...
now,go ahead and comment (i wanna be sure if i change it or not)
I'll deal with extracting Milli better now...
1.
2.
for me, it'd be better without the "so real" planet like that, it looks quite too sharp and edges too much ^__^.
then the BG is done quite nice then, hundred time better than the first one ^^
the text looks nice, but it's really out of place, why dont you try something to make it blend better than that
back to the extraction, i still find some jaggies in her hair and her shirt ^__^
anything else look quite well ^^
keep up then
Your wallies are awesome! Greatjob!
It would be better without the planet--->it would be simpler..
It's not good with it..it's not good without it..
I'm gonna fix it a little.
merged: 06-10-2006 ~ 02:03pm
I've brushed the edges a little (hope they don't look sharp now) and changed the opacity and fill of the planet.
Also,changed the text.
I'll deal with the extraction...just tell me how this is
There is a lot of empty space on your wallpaper (left hand side). Despite all comments that have been offered and the your hard work i'm still going to say that your picture extraction needs tweaking around her left cheek and arm.
If your Bg is a space scene try adding some stars to add complexity, or if not add some sparkles.
What exactly is the focal point of you wall? The focal point is the detail that grabs the viewers attention first. If your focal point is your character (which is usually the case in wallpapers) Milfeulle may look better moved more towards the centre of the wallpaper.
The backgorund still looks dull to me. Brighten it up some more. The planet/round thing in the middle is disturbing, it should be trashed.