Galaxy Express 999 Wallpaper

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Artist Comment

I love the Art of Leiji Matsumoto... So when Lord DREAM submitted A moment in Time, I started this wallpaper at the same day. ^^ Thanks again, DREAM for all the beautiful scans! They always make me want to make wallpapers... even though I actually wanted to get more experience with drawing on my own. Anyways, I enjoyed making this wallpaper since I put my own interpretation of the girl in the original scan in it.

It may be influenced of watching Fushigi Yuugi (I was browsing through the gallery at MT and saw that kind of flowers in one of the scans).

Anyways I was experimenting a lot with the background again. It's always the most difficult part. I learned how to make my own pattern with this wallpaper... I wanted to have something sharp as a pattern in difference to the softness of the character, flowers and butterflies. I like this softness of Inner and Outer glow...
My choice of colors... As usual I got attracted to black (I simply can't help it)... but to make it look a little more friendly I decided for this lilac/pink background color.

How many layers? I don't know. Most of the wallpaper was made in Adobe Illustrator. I only used Photoshop for the pattern. I hope my wallpaper doesn't look "trendwhoreish" already because that's NOT it! My submission for the UA theme "Trendwhore" :D is just about to start in the next days.
I'm quite sure I wanted to write more but it's really late here and I wanted to go to bed hours ago. Unfortunately I made the mistake to reopen Illustrator... ;) I had to lower the quality a bit in order to avoid a file bigger than 1MB. >_<
Oh well I hope you won't find this too idyllic, kitchy etc. Some people most certainly will... but I always like to try new things, new looks!


Last but not least I want to say thanks to the Underappreciated Group, they always help me to improve:
http://img328.imageshack.us/img328/2387/ua7da.gif

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Comments

  1. Rhonda21 Apr 20, 2006

    Very nice. I like the colors and the flowers and butteflies. Well done.

  2. kuroimisa Retired Moderator Apr 20, 2006

    I really like the simplicity of all this, and everything goes nicely- the patterned wavey background and the flowers to the curves of the scan- everything is nicely harmonised :D One thing I didn't like was the white outer glow ;) Mainly on the red part of the wall though because you could have seen the flowers without the glow (on the black it was obvious you would have needed it :P) But oh how refreshing X-P

  3. Tiferet Apr 20, 2006

    as ^ said, i'm amazed at how everything just flows together...it just does XD
    *fav+1* :pacman:

  4. shiningdays Apr 20, 2006

    i like it. Leiji has wonderful flow in his work and you reflected that nicely.

    this is probably one of the more interesting vectors i've seen in a while.

  5. flyindreams Elite Member Apr 20, 2006

    Not much to say except lovely vector work... very stylish >_< It looks wonderful! :D

  6. jomjaikap Apr 20, 2006

    sexy but beauty

  7. Cordy Apr 20, 2006

    I adore your vector work! Congratulations! ^^

  8. Saikusa Retired Moderator Apr 20, 2006

    This is beautiful. She's almost radiant! Such stunning quality, and a beautiful image. The zigzagged lines across the back seem a little harsh, with all those miniature angles against the soft curves and swirls of the woman & the geraniums though. But otherwise this is all round a beautiful wall!

  9. DREAM Apr 21, 2006

    mistake your wall for an entry into the "trendwhore-ish project? Lady Regenbogen, that's just not possible. ;)

    beautiful job, Regenbogen. i appreciate all the hard work you put into this and it shows. really impressed how you took the artwork and make it your own. your personal style is quite evident. love the girl, vectoring, butterflies, and the patterns especially. actually i think i like the "lady" more here than the original artwork and that says alot. :)

    this is easily the best Galaxy Express wallpaper i have ever seen. :)
    beautiful job Regenbogen.

    +favs, +desktop

    THIS SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED.

  10. Kyuzo1 Apr 23, 2006

    Great art. The background fits really good with the chara. I also like the amazing vector. The colors are also really beautiful.
    Thanks a lot for sharing^^
    +fav :)

  11. b3nitora Apr 29, 2006

    Fabulous! Im totally not into the whole naked chick thing but, regardless Im diggin it, naked chick...flower arrangement...soft blankety lookin thing that i want...everything, in all its fluffy downy soft glory...her fuffyness has found its way to my desktop....I never thought Id ever have a naked chick or flowers as a background, let alone a naked chick and flowers...go with your bada$$-self ;)

  12. markjo May 01, 2006

    The thumbnail looks like crap, but that's one helluva wallpaper - I even like the outer glow that kuroimisa is not particularly fond of, not to mention the great vectoring skills of yours.
    A big applause for the scarcity of colours - the more it is on my desktop, the more I love it!

  13. Frosty May 04, 2006

    Quote by markjoThe thumbnail looks like crap, but that's one helluva wallpaper...


    I agree to that.. the wall looks really nice...
    like the cleanly modern look... and the very slick style to it...
    great job.. and yea... being underappreciated.. >_< but it is very nice for a desktop I'll give you that. ;)
    Gives you a Grade AA+ for a beautifully done wall. ;)

  14. Ephemeral-Garden May 05, 2006

    Nice... really nice nice... the moment I look at it it gives me this... "swooshy" feelings. XD

    I really love how unstraight the flower goes, you did that on purpose? I like that. Makes it look so original, doesn't look like you did that yourself. ^^ I love the glow on the wall too, makes it look soft, at least the black doesn't get too overwhelming with that.

    Nice wall, regen. ^^

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