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Ai Yazawa Mangaka
Madhouse Studio
Paradise Kiss Series
Arashi Nagase Character
Miwako Sakurada Character
1600x1200 Wallpaper
Artist Comment
Hello!
I guess it's been a while since I submitted anything, I've been really busy, and this wallpaper took way longer to complete than I expected.
So, one day I was sitting at my computer trying to decide what I should do for my next wall, I said something about Paradise Kiss, and my brother was like, "Yeah, you should do a Parakiss wall!" I told him that I'd always thought that Stage 34, would make a good wall, but seemed like a lot of work. But I found myself really wanting to make a Parakiss wall by that time, and everything else seemed to have been done. So I took on the challenge. So, in a way, this wall is for my brother.
The difficulty came, I guess, because it was a manga scan. Some parts were nicely detailed, but all in all trying to figure out colors and such took a lot of work. I vectored pretty much everything, using brushes for textures, and paint brushed Isabella's lace. I think the gradient tool may have been my best friend for this wall. I created patterns for Miwako's coat, Isabella's skirt and belt buckle, George's coat and Arashi's scarf. Some of them were simple, others not so.
I was going for kind of a soft look here, and I hope I achieved that. Figuring out what to do with the background was kind of a pain. Didn't want anything too much, as it would take focus away from the characters, but anything too plain would just look like a vector. Hope I found a happy medium. For the background, I vectored a Rose Damask print I found in a google search. I tried to make the print look a bit velvety, don't know if that happened.
The emblem on the cage base is another Rose Damask print I found, I couldn't really figure out what was going on there in the scan. Also, couldn't figure out Arashi's chain, so I changed that as well, using some links of a chain from a different Parakiss scan.
The title is taken from a line in "Do you want to", the anime's closing song.
Stats for those who like them:
Scan: Here
Layers: All said and done, probably over 500, yeah... lots of them, too many
Time: Eh, from start to finish a few months or so. Breaks, work, papers, midterms, life and finals all intertwined of
course.
Hardest part: Isabella, all of her, she was cut off, that lace, the fur coat, she was a pain
Funnest part: Arashi... my biggest complaint about the anime, aside from the last 30 seconds, was they decided to make
Arashi really ugly. Why'd they do that?
There is a lot I can talk about decisions and stuff, but the description is long enough and who really reads these things? Anyway, I hope you guys like it :) !
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Chosen by Chloe and MapleRose
Lovely vectoring, soft painting, and vibrant colours, you can hardly believe that this was vectored from a black/white manga scan! I especially like the use of stylish patterns, it fits the series well. Full view is a must to see all the amazing details and effort that went into this wallpaper. Awesome work kit-kat!
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Comments
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BunnyS Oct 12, 2008
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saphir-hideko Nov 22, 2008
beautiful!
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Kayote Feb 12, 2009
wow wow wow, most impressive.... nono more than impressed.
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sashaswim1 Oct 03, 2009
omigosh looks like the characters from nana!
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locosss01 Oct 29, 2010
You're always coming up with this crazy ideas! Love them all! XD
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paddyo2 Apr 09, 2011
well, if you have been busy doing work like this - with its oddly assorted 2011 deco style - then i'd say it was time very well spent.
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