Blame! Wallpaper
Tsutomu Nihei Mangaka Blame! Series

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Artist Comment

Suffering...Pain...Torment...And the agony of feeling we have been left by ourselves to strive forward. We raise and fumble to our fall only to stand once again. Stronger? Weaker? Aware of what might have been given to us as another chance to see the reverse of the medal?
I've read that each of us have a guardian angel and that if you believe strong enough, he/she would pledge for your wishes with the Creator. Is your faith really as strong and pure as it had meant to be? Most of us see the darkness surrounding us when troubled times emerge and yet, there is this thin lining of silver, a glimpse of light since how would you know you have fallen in the shadows if you had never experienced the beauty of the light?
I know an angel is watching over me...A dark angel who had been tricky most of the time, giving me hopes and dreams while slapping me with a dose of harsh reality. Yours, I'm afraid, is not all that different...Or are you a lucky soul?
I've used a Blame! scan I've gotten online somewhere. I believe it to be available here on MT although I did not take this scan here. I've played with a tad of texturing for the scan as well as smoothering it with different layers (and a different filter on each of them). The cut itself and the cleansing of elements took me around 2 hours (the wings were a real B!^CH to do).
The stock picture was sent to me by my best friend and is of a cathedral roof toop and its steeple. I've used a simple array of filters and again played with the curves.
Overall I do like the effects and the result of this piece and I hope it will be one you can appreciate as well. Remember...In times of darkness, we are not alone...Of course, wanting to have someone else watching over you might not be always the greatest of gifts.
Enjoy my fellow MT fans.

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Comments

  1. fukushuusha May 15, 2005

    WoW!! the scan image is absolutely cool.
    The darkish atmosphere of the wall is really well done
    great work DMNY ;)

  2. Jheiracks May 15, 2005

    Very cool, very dark! I like it you always put out your own personal insights into your walls, which is very admireable!

  3. jakulito May 15, 2005

    Back to your roots again, I see....

    And with the ever so beautiful speech... I should jot down some of your words, they might come in handy....

    Nice texture... looks very realistic... and once again.... creepy!!! What more can I say... hmmm.... there's real emotion in this, I can sense something you want us to feel.... hmmm... genius.....

  4. kai81220 May 15, 2005

    your walls always project alot of emotion, dramatic ^^ the atmopsheres are always created great. the rain might be too thin in some spots. scan choice is great for this bg, everything is so dark and drizzled. font choice could be different cause the current one dosent really match. but its a great job once again ^^

  5. Akaiken May 15, 2005

    Wow, is that a devil? You really do such nice artworks and I love it so much.

    Cheers for your wallie mate!

  6. kuroimisa Retired Moderator May 15, 2005

    It's so lovely... it's great having these dark sort of wallies... there seems to be so few of them around here I'm drowned with sparkles... it's great !!

  7. ramchong May 15, 2005

    Nothing i can critisize on... What can i say.....!!!

    This is always my favorite!!!

  8. moonbaby May 15, 2005

    Wow nice, back to the old style I see. I loves it :D thanks again your walls are always so amazing for me to look at :D

  9. tareren May 15, 2005

    creepy creepy kewl wall XD you back to your grungy sketchy style ? Nice insight there ^^

  10. bbls May 15, 2005

    very eerie wall...your scan and background compliment each other perfectly. the wings look amazing, by the way. :)

  11. darkspiral486 May 16, 2005

    I love the atmosphere and darkness that your walls contain. Very well done!

  12. jendeathbot May 16, 2005

    sorry for not responding earlier ^^;... very nice wall though.. I really like the figure- kind of evangelion-esq.

  13. Devilet May 17, 2005

    Oh, I have this scan, it rocks so much! ^o^
    I just love your rain effect, it's perfect actually. Only thing that looks strange is her face, you must of done sort of effect, looks like it's smudged.

  14. Ayamael May 17, 2005

    well... i'm amazed by this wall...
    <--- speechless...

    loll, i guess i just love the atmosphere in it... great job!

  15. Cacahuatemandinga Oct 19, 2006

    wow such a feeling this wall shares...very very emotional very reflexive ur words i like it a lot kep it up my friend

  16. abelini4 Mute Member 7wk 3d ago

    Excelent Wallpaper ^_^...

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