I love the effect on the left and the character looks cool. The text is the best bit and really looks good against the background. Another nice piece ^^ .
Artist Comment
Yeah, yeah, so it's almost Valentine's Day and everyone's submitting happy fluffy loverly walls. Well,
not me. I just bought the last volume of Shikeishuu Oshini (Death Row Inmate 042) and had, had, had to make a wallpaper from it.
A little bit about 042: The story takes place in the not-so-distant future of Japan, where prisoner 042 was convicted of
killing 7 people in a brutal arena battle and placed on death row. However, researchers have hope that some inmates may
be able to return to normal society, and he is used as the first test. They implant a chip that is set to explode if he
has any sudden urgings to kill (the safeguard) and then place him as a janitor in a high school, under 24-hour
supervision led by Doctor Shiina. What results is a story full of ups and downs as 042 tries to assimilate back into
society, a society which very much does not want him in their midst. Yet 042 manages to touch many lives around him, and
in return begins to gain a greater understanding of himself.
This wallpaper features 042 (in Japanese it is pronounced Oshini, which could also mean "the death person",
and while at first derogatory becomes his nickname, since people are not allowed to call him by his real name, Tajima
Ryouhei) and was scanned off the cover of manga 5 (although I drew in the prison bars myself.) The original image was
soft and light, and I tried to contrast that part of his character (the caring, quiet man) by darkening the image
considerably and breaking it up on the bottom, as his reality is certainly dark and fragmented. The red blood spots were
originally going to be green as the rest of the wall, but when I dropped them in out of one of my old Tsukihime walls,
the red really stood out as a bit of a focal point and a contrast to the rest of the image, so I left it red for
042's bloody past.
The last pages of the story had me wondering, could a murderer ever find redemption? That was the inspiration for this
wallpaper.
I'd like to think that 042 did, if only within himself.
No other submissions
Comments
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Aa-chan Feb 13, 2005
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KnightOfLain Feb 13, 2005
oh, that is a disturbing one, definately not a fluffy valentine's day wallie. it has such strong feeling of isolation in it and solitude, almost depressing. texture you used suits the atmosphere perfectly... and those few drops of blood, they hint to some terrible, impending fate.ahh dunno what to say more.
Instant fav.
Wonderful wallie. -
calisqo Feb 13, 2005
nice wall.
Like the text and the textures in this one .
The color is nice too .
Awesome work ^_^
thanks for sharin .. -
meteorcloud Feb 13, 2005
waah nice wall tama =)
the texture is really cool =)
nice idea =)
great job =)
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bucket-shot Feb 13, 2005
My goodness. x_x That manga sounds great.
Hm, can't fullview atm. XD I'll come back later~<3 :) But I quite like how the wall's diagonally divided. Goes against the bars.. and the light/dark thing's always cool. -
biriwilg Retired Moderator Feb 13, 2005
Very interesting manga, I'll have to check it out. And excuse me while I get this out of my system: omgwtfubbq Tama didn't vector it! XD *cough* Ok, I'm good now. Simple but striking composition, it's definitely dramatic. Beautiful job as always Tama. ^_^
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UndyingShadow Feb 13, 2005
wow a very dark and moody wall you have here Tama. Great use of effects and brushes that makes the scan stand out well. nice job!
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crapmonster Feb 14, 2005
hmm that manga sounds interest, ill try checking it out sometime. ahah the story kinda reminds me of the movie, woodsman which kinda has some of the same thematic elements. as for the wall, you did a fantastic job, the splatter effect you used is just amazing. i know youve used it alot before, but i never get tired of seeing it!
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euna Retired Moderator Feb 14, 2005
go tama! breaking out of the old tradition! >_<
ooh... i just luv the style...
lots of white...
i just like it... no more comment..
i admire your talent.... *steals and runs away :P*
anywayz. awesome wallie... gotta fav ^___^ -
jackalx66 Feb 14, 2005
errrmmm
i wanna read the manga too >_<
looks interesting :P
and psshhh, i get no notif from u
what happen to mt >_<;;
i like the texture and shades on the char
i can see the mood off it :D
and the left is kinda empty xD
but no matter for me~ [perfect for left icon user :D]
thx for ur effort and share it in here ;)
*9.5*happy to see ppl do more than val wall >_<
i got 12 notif and that all val wall -.-;;
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Keltosh Retired Moderator Feb 14, 2005
You already know what I think but I'll write here too. Great concept, and nice wall. I'ts one of the few grunges that I actually like. Ok maybe it's not pur grunge but still it's good. Great job, +fav
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Noctum Feb 17, 2005
Great work has resulted into an original and dark wallpaper again. :)
What you write about the manga reads interesting as well. -
k35 Jul 06, 2010
well done & great gob
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