A great thing you're doing here Tama. I wish you all the best on your fundraising. *downloads*
btw-- I absolutely love the font that you used in your wall!
Nobuteru Yuuki Mangaka
Tokyo Kids Studio
Toward the Terra Series
Physis Character
Jomy Marquis Shin Character
2560x1600 Wallpaper
Artist Comment
I started this wallpaper over a year ago, having finished the character artwork trace fairly quickly. It then sat on my
hard drive for many months as I never got around to completing the Art Nouveau-styled frame for it.
Then, last week the Northeastern Japan earthquake and tsunami struck. This disaster hit a lot closer to home for me than
most other disasters, as I had recently moved back to the US after spending a year in Tokyo. During that time I had met
many people, coworkers and friends, who are thankfully doing well, but are now coping with the immediate (and probably
long-term) aftermath.
I wanted to show my support for Japan, so I looked through my work-in-progress folder and found this. It was oddly
fitting, seeing Jomy and Physis mourning for a home they never had, while many Japanese mourn for a home that is
lost.
Using the motif of tears, I made a new frame for the wall. I couldn't find a nice planetary view of Japan from
NASA's site, so I settled for one of the Pacific Ocean in general, although obscured by clouds it's hard to
tell what's down there. The typography was custom drawn in Illustrator based off of the Art Nouveau font Isadora. A
bit of texture for the old-school lithographic feel, and this wall is finally complete.
I drew the frame for a widescreen (1920x1200) screen, so the 4x3 and 5x4 resolutions look pretty terrible. I
couldn't figure out a fast way to reframe the image and still get this launched in a timely manner. I may revisit
the other resolutions at a later point in time.
----- Fundraiser results -----
Thanks to everyone who downloaded here and at Animepaper. A total of $163 (I rounded) was donated to Save the Children
Federation.
----- Original fundraiser below -----
To further show my support, and in the same vein as various ___ for Japan initiatives, I would also like do a little
fundraising. For every download of this wallpaper at Minitokyo and Animepaper between now and March 25, I will donate
$0.25 towards Japanese relief efforts via Save the Children, up to a maximum of $500. I will also apply for
gift-matching, so your download will actually contribute $0.50 towards relief efforts. The money will be donated on
March 26, and I will update this description on that date listing the final donation amount.
Ganbare, Nippon.
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Comments
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fireflywishes Retired Moderator Mar 20, 2011
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SnickerdoodleNinja Retired Moderator Mar 20, 2011
What an awesome and kind thing to do! :)
As for the wall itself, I must say I really like the frame around the characters and text.
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Sherillas Mar 20, 2011
That's a very admirable thing you're doing. I think you did an exceptional job of putting/crafting a really interesting wallpaper. It's faultless!
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flyindreams Mar 20, 2011
Wonderful wall as always Tama (art nouveau love), and your fundraising effort is tremendous! I've downloaded in both comms. More people need to see this, the news coming out of Japan is still grim and communities there will need all the help they can get.
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Fran Retired Moderator Mar 20, 2011
insta fav for art nouveau+amazing efforts to help Japan.
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mytruecolor Mar 20, 2011
awesome! it looks like an original scan .really good job you did there!
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SamB Mar 20, 2011
I like your art nouveau wallpaper... added on my favs.
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srsn Mar 21, 2011
wow... art noveue... I haven't seen that style in a while!
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chibimisao Mar 21, 2011
Already commented and downloaded on AP. So i'll just download from here too. Hope this gets more downloads soon. Japan really needs all the help they can get right now.
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Gladis Mar 22, 2011
Definitely amazing colors
Phantasmal! Awesome wallpaper!
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ismiy Mar 22, 2011
This wall is beautiful! I like the way you framed it; perhaps that's what caught my eye. but the reason behind releasing it touches my heart. Thanks for sharing and your idea for Japan support.
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sjade1 Mar 22, 2011
*downloads* I'm glad you're safe! Definitely a fitting theme for Japan's earthquake situation.
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mireya2 Mar 22, 2011
Congratulations. Very kind and human. God bless you. By the way, beautifull wall
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MapleRose Retired Moderator Nov 04, 2011
I love the border and framing, and beautiful vector as always :)
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