Anime Wallpapers
a.wa.re
a.wa.re
By bluSake
- Submitted:
- 2y 27wk ago by bluSake
- Official Creator:
- Yoshitaka Amano
- Type:
- Anime Wallpapers
- Resolution:
- 1,600x1,200
- Size:
- 138 kB
- Views/Downloads:
- 1,826/222
- Comments/Favorites:
- 15/35
EDIT: Per usual, the thumb is poor. I put in too much work for you not to see it full view! XP
Typical 
I spend an exorbitant amount of time on a wall...& in the
end it looks empty. 
But moving on: The original idea was to vector an image from the Genji scrolls
of the 11th(?) c. However, while Google-ing jpegs for that, I stumbled onto
these Yoshitaka Amano illustrations of Genji >> Amano's World, and
was struck by their drama and beauty. So I changed my plans and vectored one of
those instead 
The original image was of Genji embracing the woman; but, since I
only wanted to feature the woman, I inserted a bg with carpet and clouds from
another image.
Most of the time spent on this wall was spent on..."guessing" what the flowers in her robe should look like, since my source jpeg isn't exactly hq. The shading on those flowers was then painted in manually. Also brushed in some details: sakura blossoms on the carpet, splatter on her robe; and finished with some overlaid textures.
The calligraphy I extracted from various places: the "Tale of Genji"
(right) I got from a restaurant ad, the "dream" (center top) from an
educational website, the "Amano Yoshitaka" (left) from the cover of
MONO 1. The hiragana (center bottom) I got from a chart; it spells out
"a.wa.re," which means, roughly, "pathos." Apparently, the
word is used over 1000 times in "The Tale of Genji" I can
only hope that I spelt it right.
In the process of vectoring, I neglected many of the stray lines that characterize Amano's work. For instance, the original has some billowing strands of hair, and bluish lips. I don't know if that lowers its quality as a Yoshitaka Amano wall, but I think that it makes more sense as a vector.
Comments and suggestions welcome.
WIDESCREEN and 1280x960 resolutions on my site. Insomnia Works
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Wall: Night and Day [derka circuit
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Reason: Dramatic. Flair.
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Highlighted Item
Chosen by Sheqel and shyxsakura
BluBluBlu and her lovely LOVELY work of simplicity and subtle tones.
Her original walls are what makes MT so fashionable and hot-- so click on that
thumbnail and have a blast.
Proposed by Sheqel and highlighted by shyxsakura.
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i love it's simplicity and hot jumping outness.
*propose*
if you ever want to join a site.. >_+ remember what i said.. xD
>__< anyways, i always do love your walls.. ^-^ it's always so unique and unbelievably hot..
beau.ti.ful
Absolutely awesome. Favourited, of course.
^_^ Don't know why but i love the Simplism in your wallie ^_^ +fav from me >__<
amazing job there Blu... the Amano wallers/lovers grow in numbers these days.
you should enter Arete ... the Amano contest that is coming up by Omni.
+fave... amazing again.
i love ur subtle tones of colors in ur walls.
ur simplicity rocks...so no worries about the emptiness.
dunno what else to say..cuz it's just beautiful
great job!~
i like the use of patterns, and as always...the simplicity of it!
im always waiting for ur wallie, bluSake, yep and this is, sooo awesome >__<, always look simple on the first sigh but really hard and stylist wall >__<, just wish i can understand what's the kenji mean
sure this is one of my top top fav ><
Great detailed pattern work...a very clean vector
simple and elegant
an interesting use of Amano's work
the different font is a little odd though...but I like the flower stamp
Love the colors and vector work
Nice
job!
agreed with crap, you really know how to use patterns
and damn, this is one of the best walls I've seen in months
*favs* *saves* *sets as desktop* *stares* *cries*
is so good!
Has all the patterns and simple yet beautiful! 
you're good at the vectoring too...
The textures and the patterns really work well together...looks wonderful.
Wow, that's as elegant as you can get. Beautiful shapes and patterns. I don't know where you see emptyness here. Add something and ruin it. Fav!
i kept forgetting to comment on this wall. ^^"
anywayz, fabulous wallpaper.
truly wonderful job with the texture and style.
everything has been done wonderfully. *fav*
Oh... stunning xD One of the most beautiful Amano walls I've seen, for sure, and the calligraphy is simply beautiful.
'Sake your walls simply rock!