Figured that it was kinda rude leaving without saying bye to all of ya so I made this.
* No. This is not some cheap play on those iPod ads.'
* No. This is not some attempt to trendwhore my way back
* No. This is not an excuse to procrastinate. Well, I was studying Japanese while doing this.
Namely listening to music. That's my second exam. A gruelling 3 hours listening to male/ female dialogues,
answering 9 of them, 2 comprehensions and like writing 3 essays in Japanese. Woo. Fun :P
Don't believe me? Click here
for a 300 ji article on "Group Pressure in Australia" :)
*EDIT* I left out a hiragana 'u' after the kanji 'i' before the two kanji 'ryoukou' not
that anyone would notice *whistles*
* No. This is not an indication that I am going into ecchi walling.
* No. This is not the best thing I've made, but give me a break. After "uncertain memory" there was a big
gap and after "with love" there was a big gap as well. I can't wall that well anyway.
IN A NUTSHELL: WHAT A DAMN SIMPLE WALL! AND DAMN HARD TO MAKE!
Layers: Maybe 40-50 *shrugs* PSD: 23 MB Time spent: 2 days with study squeezed simultaneously.
Background
This wallpaper came to me pretty naturally, funnily enough. The building is a school, which I based on the school
buildings from some screen caps from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The steps were just something to entertain the eye, but I guess it's an indication of how I feel school is like.
You've got to work your way up. I'm kinda stuck where she is at the moment. If only I felt a bit motivated to
take those very few steps to the top, who knows, I could top all my subjects.
And this was the scan which helped with my shadowing and colours:
Yes, I do scope out entire galleries and read signatures :)
I admit that I put a lot of emphasis on my colours and textures, but I suck at getting the *right* colour. I've
never done anything bright like this because I don't like bright things.
EVERYTHING WAS DONE FREEHAND- EVEN THE STEPS AND THE BUILDING. NO STOCKS INVOLVED. SO
IF THE LINES AREN'T PARALLEL, TOUGH. IT WAS ALL DONE BY GUESSING. I HAVE TRIED TREES, MORE BUILDINGS ON THE LEFT...
BUT NOTHING WORKED, SO IT'S A SIGN: SHINJUKU KOUTOUKOU- typed by me.
Scan
The reasons for the big blank in the wallpapers submitted by me include (1) The miserable lack of heart to wall anything
after being incredibly tired with just everything~ I was probably a bit drugged from just crap. I went into walling
first as a hobby to pass time and learn something else while I spent my long hours on my computer everyday. Then I went
into walling to forget about the bad things in my life. My 17th birthday was the worst, and was ruined by two very close
friends who have probably brought to me the most laughter, most frustration in my life. It's no wonder then that
(2) I found myself walling scans I absolutely hated. That's right. Most of my gallery is consisted of wallpapers I
do not like myself. My past, present and future favourite, was, is and will still be SHIBUYA HYBRID, which is why I named this SHINJUKU BABY. Why?
Because this is a scan for a very long time I have felt really connected to and really wanted to wall. I haven't
felt this for a very long time.
I admit, Shibuya Hybrid was not a wallpaper I put the most effort, thought or emotion into it
(that would have to be WITH LOVE) - but sometimes it that quietness that is enough. Just the quietness.
Here is the link to the original scan:
I don't really know what this category is (duh, a studio, but y'know), but when I first saw the scan I was
kinda sickened by it. I am not an ecchi fan, and I am not going into ecchi.
For some strange reason though, when I saw it, I really liked it. The pose was probably the most striking thing I liked
about it, and I realised that I would never be able to find another scan in another category with the same pose but
better clothed.
You may not believe it, but I am a very conservative person. Possibly a crazy at times, but really. You would possibly
think I was a dag if you saw me in person.
So I thought, why not just fix up the scan myself.
AND PS: when i went back to the category I realised how different this scan looked compared to the other ahh... swirly
stuff :) This will be one those wallies which will be overlooked for simplicity but oh well.
I decided to dye/ streak her hair like what I did with the Shibuya Hybrid one to
show the fashion. I lengthened the skirt and reconstructed her shoe. I only added in the iPod/ walkman/ headphones to
show the technological advance or retreat (depending on your iPod/ walkman preference). I left it black for it to stand
out and disappear at the same time.
Why have an outline?
Shinjuku baby : everything shibuya hybrid is
not
I remember when I was walling Shibuya Hybrid, she gave me a feeling that although she is trendy and fits into her
surroundings, she was never clearly defined and seemed like she was lost and on the search for something more spiritual.
The background also had no outlines. There are outlines, but they have been blended in, or in some parts like the
bridge, non-existent.
When I saw the scan for this, I was also struck by the outline on the original scan. She stood out, was bold, and had a
definition. She knows what she wants, or at least, where she's going and where she belongs.
All the outlines were traced by me. They were not done by blending modes>> stroke. It was pixelated when I did
that.
The name
Why Shinjuku? No reason. It's close to Shibuya, and the 'shin' in Shinjuku means 'new'. I guess
it's just a way of feeling. Never seen any photos of Shinjuku, so unlike the Shibuya one, the background is not
from the place in the name. I guess this is also trying something new.
Why baby? I don't know. It's either the music lyrics cutting in on me, or either it just sounded like it had a
swing. I always tended to name my works after song titles or lyrics (or at least tried to)
Music listened to in order to survive through all this
Trying to renew my music, I decided to go backwards.
I dug out my Asian Kung-Fu Generation mp3s I received from one of the friends who
ruined my whole mentality towards everything. The effect listening to this stuff isn't all that pleasant, but the
music's really good. Really good.
Kimi to iu hana (the flower called 'you')
Mugen Glider (infinite glider)
Siren (track 1 and track 2, esp track 2)
I'll be changing my playlist after this for sure, if I don't want to feel like I'm internally bleeding
>_<
Dedication?
I would like to think I was dedicating this to someone. I admit I'm a bad communicator when it comes to gratitude
or feelings. This is for whoever who can feel my presence lurking around in it. And needless to say, if you know I love
you, this is nuh duh, for you. (you should know who you are, and if not, if I have ever passed on weapons of mass
destruction to you, or, have given you an XD anywhere, count that as love ;) ) I kinda realised that I can't hate
anyone more than a
year. Happened during graduation when I made up with a long time enemy (she hated my GUTS, period.) Blah.
But anyway, that's a really long-winded description for something as simple as this, but yeah.
That's that. And as spirit-chan knows, Misa always tries to get at a point and always misses it :) But hey, I wrote
a mini essay ^_^ You don't get many of these in gallery item descripts.
So I leave you with a lyric from "kimi to iu hana"
Oka no ue kara mieru michi ni saita
kimi to iu hana mata sakasu yo
kimi rashii iro ni
From atop a hill, I can see a flower called "you"
That has bloomed in the city, and will bloom again
In a color like yours...
OH YEAH. The point was I'm leaving until 4th November. You'll probably
still find my name floating around in the member index, but that's just to read some posts in my groups and stuff.
The chances of me actually getting to look at your gallery items I'm afraid will probably be a 10% chance, so I
apologise in advance for being absent.
Apart from leaving this behind for everyone I left something on my userpage as well. If anyone ever goes there. Or reads
this. Or cares.
FINAL EXAMS. I'm guaranteed pretty much my third preference into Uni, but my first two (same course, just at
different universities) would have to be a different story. I don't want to rant about the education system here on
a gallery description, but all I can say is that I'll be trying my best. To me, getting into my first two or my
third doesn't matter that much. I'm guaranteed one or the other. (my 4th to 9th preference are all jumbled,
and, I hate commerce/ economics) so hopefully I get into my combined law or my (guaranteed) architecture :) Go all the
subjects with high entrance marks!! Anyways :) Anyone who wants to hear me rant can contact me, if not, I'll curse
the people at my own leisure ^_^
Toodles!
FINAL NOTE: DO NOT BOTHER TELLING ME THAT IT'S EMPTY, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING YOU
WOULDN"T SEE FROM ME, AND STOP WHINGING ABOUT THE WHITE GRUNGE. STOP TELLING ME THERE IS NO SUCH THING BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO RULE THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE SUCH A THING. The simplest item probably in my gallery. Enjoy it while I
do. And if I get sick of it, I will eventually delete it myself.
