Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Wallpapers
FMA: The Central Times
FMA: The Central Times
By Tama-Neko
- Submitted:
- 3y 27wk ago by Tama-Neko
- Category:
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Official Creator:
- Type:
- Anime Wallpapers
- Resolution:
- 1,600x1,200
- Size:
- 578 kB
- Views/Downloads:
- 24,538/6,868
- Comments/Favorites:
- 244/396
I'm not quite sure what the original motivation behind this wallpaper was,
because the idea came when I was still working on my Spiral wallpaper, but I
thoroughly smashed it because I knew that if I began it, I would never finish
the Spiral one. Well, I finished the Spiral one so I threw out this one.
I based the newspaper layout, especially the typeset, on the front page of the
LA Times, since that's what I read most often, and it's readily accessible. The
scan comes from Kino. I wrote up the copy myself (hence the byline, Tamane Cole,
which you can pronounce the same way as "Tama-Neko" - I also had fun
giving Kino (Kee Noh) credit as the photographer from the Associated Press 
)
Some minor texturing on the paper to give it an aged, newsprint look. Wood
panelling come from Stock Exchange, plus some
filtering to soften it a bit.
Watch was built based on several screenshots from the first opening and
throughout the show. This also allowed me to use the chimera as a logo for the
paper itself.
I went through about 4 ideas for the newspaper's location. Originally it was
going to be to Winry, as if Ed had torn out the article and sent it to her, and
I was going to put some screwdrivers and wrenches on the table to indicate it
was at her place. Then I thought it could go the other way around, with Winry
forwarding the piece to Ed with a note, and a silver pocketwatch to indicate it
was at Ed's place. Then I didn't want to draw screwdrivers, nuts and bolts, or a
silver watch, so I wrote a note from Risa to Roy reprimanding him for his
actions, and was going to draw in Roy's spark gloves. But spark gloves were too
difficult to draw, too. Also, the notes were starting to look rather petty. So I
gave in and redrew the watch, so whether it's on Roy's desk or Ed's is up to
you.
Okay, I think that's the longest description I've written for a wall yet. I bet
most of you won't even read it.
Oh well.
If you're really curious, here is full
text of the "press release" since some of it is trimmed off by the
angle of the paper. This isn't exactly the text in the wall, since I did
some final editing in Photoshop to adjust for the column spacing, but that's the
original copy.
EDIT:
Dude, stop faving this wallpaper 
Nat's wallpaper is way more
creative, unique, and well executed than this thing. Her wall deserves way more
attention than what it's been getting and way more favs this this wall.
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nice wallpaper it so detailed i love it very much! daisuki! daisuki! watashi no daisuki desu!
Heheh this is really funny i never thought i would see a wallpaper like this! YOu idea is very nice! An article on the Newspaper! Very nice thought!
I've been looking for this for so long! Well, not so long, but you get the point~ Saw it a while ago and finally I've been able to find it~ WAH! Great job! I love this~
wow .... this is so well done! i love it! and the article ... can't believed u typed all that up! u put so much thought into it ... n its great! keep up the great job!
Wow, awesome job! I can't believe you were able to do that stuff to it! Thats one of my favorite battles! I love how it looks. The article was great! The watch looks awesome, too! Good work!
why haven't i already put this in my favorites.
its so awesome.
Excellent, Tama-Neko. You get an A.
i like this wallie! and i love roy! thanks for sharing this ! i'm adding this to my faves!
nice work
So mad... love the graphics~~ the pic of Ed looks the coolest
and love how you made the brownish effects --- the newspaper-like effects ~~
And I can't believe you write the newspaper X_O" All your hard work payed off! ^-^
The only bit that I don't really like is the pocket watch on the left..
It just looks awfully fake.. I like the idea but I would rather have left it out
Good job anyhows!
Awesome wall. I really like the concept of the newspaper (the format and text is well done) and the creativity you put into making it. It looks great!
O.M.G. THATS AMAZING. OMG I READ THE ARTICLE AND IT WAS AS IF YOU ACTUALLY DID INTERVIEW THEM. UR MY LIFE. "major elric had no comment on the matter" of COURSE he didnt omg he was so pissed about being told to stop ahahahaha ur a genius! i <3 u forever. + fave times a thousand if i could
That was such a cool wallpaper. You're really good at this. ^-^ So going to my favs.
Amazing Wall, i dont have something to say only congratulation this is a great wall.
This is simply too COOL...Two thumbs up..(",)....Very,very,very original concept....
A very big round of applause for the originality and fine job done....
I promise, that i gonna read the article
It's an awesome wall and i think you should be proud of it.
Great idea.
Thank you für sharing!
Wow, is incredible that you have written all that article. Is everything made very well, is everything very real! Many congratulations by your excellent work!
Sorry by the misspelling, I speak Spanish and the English costs me a little. I hope that it is all good. n.n
Great wallpaper, I really like it. Awesome work, thanks a lot!
very cool the newspaper effect...
all the composition are excellent
very profesional work!
i would love to see that in the newspaper!
wow O.O really creative it is simple but thats a good thing
coz if
there were too many bits and peices on it it would look too messy 
yes this idea was really original
a news paper idea is indead great and it also suits the timeframe (the time / age that they were in) really well because most people would be reading newspaper
and yes i luv the fight between them
really
funny oh and ive seen that u named the subject after an episode 
luv
that ep
oh and a really good shot of them really gives u a peek on the action
fav for me ^^ download it on free download time
ive
used too much usage already TT^TT
but yes a big thumbs up on this b^^d
awsum stuff! really well done, luv the article! X3
Awesome job on the article, and yes, Fullmetal versus Flame indeed! One of anime's most well-loved rivalries. The watch was a nice touch...though you could've added the chain, but that's all right.
letting you know, i just saw this on DA... somebody sumbitted it as PSP wallpaper.
but it's a good wallpaper...
Dude, I'm sorry to say this but I definitely like your wall better. It is true that nat's wallpaper is original and very well crafted. But it is too dark for my taste. Your wallpaper is creative and surprisingly wonderful (Sometimes the simplest ideas are golden.) The colours and structure that you choose are very adequate for a wallpaper. Medium story short: your wallpaper is great. Thanks for sharing your work and once again sorry for not agreeing with you