O.o my god ... this is one of the great pieces of work that I've come across ...
u definately put in alot of effort ... great job ... hope to see more great works from u
Hiromu Arakawa Mangaka
BONES Studio
Fullmetal Alchemist Series
Edward Elric Character
Roy Mustang Character
1600x1200 Wallpaper
Artist Comment
I'm not quite sure what the original motivation behind this wallpaper was, because the idea came when I was still
working on my Spiral wallpaper, but I
thoroughly smashed it because I knew that if I began it, I would never finish the Spiral one. Well, I finished the
Spiral one so I threw out this one.
I based the newspaper layout, especially the typeset, on the front page of the LA Times, since that's what I read
most often, and it's readily accessible. The scan comes from Kino. I wrote up the copy myself (hence the byline,
Tamane Cole, which you can pronounce the same way as "Tama-Neko" - I also had fun giving Kino (Kee Noh) credit
as the photographer from the Associated Press :))
Some minor texturing on the paper to give it an aged, newsprint look. Wood panelling come from Stock Exchange, plus some filtering to soften it a bit.
Watch was built based on several screenshots from the first opening and throughout the show. This also allowed me to use
the chimera as a logo for the paper itself.
I went through about 4 ideas for the newspaper's location. Originally it was going to be to Winry, as if Ed had
torn out the article and sent it to her, and I was going to put some screwdrivers and wrenches on the table to indicate
it was at her place. Then I thought it could go the other way around, with Winry forwarding the piece to Ed with a note,
and a silver pocketwatch to indicate it was at Ed's place. Then I didn't want to draw screwdrivers, nuts and
bolts, or a silver watch, so I wrote a note from Risa to Roy reprimanding him for his actions, and was going to draw in
Roy's spark gloves. But spark gloves were too difficult to draw, too. Also, the notes were starting to look rather
petty. So I gave in and redrew the watch, so whether it's on Roy's desk or Ed's is up to you.
Okay, I think that's the longest description I've written for a wall yet. I bet most of you won't even
read it.
Oh well.
If you're really curious, here is full text of the "press release"
since some of it is trimmed off by the angle of the paper. This isn't exactly the text in the wall, since I did
some final editing in Photoshop to adjust for the column spacing, but that's the original copy.
EDIT:
Dude, stop faving this wallpaper -_- Nat's
wallpaper is way more creative, unique, and well executed than this thing. Her wall deserves way more attention than what it's been getting
and way more favs this this wall.
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Comments
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alafista Mar 02, 2005
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3ks-Devil-666 Mar 02, 2005
This is such a cool wallpaper.
Must of took you quite a long time to type up the article:
The idea is really good , thats why it is so interesting.
very nice work. -
markjo Mar 02, 2005
Definitely a favourite for the overall concept. Plus, incorporation of the credits for the scan in this wall is an almost ingenious idea. (See, some people do read descriptions :). )
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Lana3007 Mar 02, 2005
Wow! This wall rocks! The idea is awesome! And the article is great too! You are a good reporter! ^_^
THank you very much for sharing this! I absolutly love it! -
d611691 Mar 02, 2005
OMG you wrote the news. O_O And you find the way to make this wall finally, since you have four ideas. It's terrific I'd say. The newspaper looks like real, and it's really a good idea. XD
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lin1011 Mar 02, 2005
Great work of art! Jeez, this is going into my favorites immediately. I've never seen anything like it, and I am amazed by the fact that you even bothered to type up the article. Truly one of the best I've seen.
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Ichiru Mar 03, 2005
Wallpaper looks great overall. Very nice job on the article. It's a very unique and different kind of wall than most of the FMA walls. I really like the conept. Only one problem for me, the watch looks a little to 3-D in contrast to the paper. Overall, a great wallpaper.
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heavens-Dragon Mar 03, 2005
Wowies! Excellent concept! I love the way you put it all together! The newspaper is so cool! I like the texture and the writing of the article! Keep up with the excellent work!
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ShueiTenshi Mar 03, 2005
Weee!! Now here's something you don't see very often!!
Haven't seen anything like this actually since the Love Hina
post card wallpaper by Sarcastic XD Very nice idea and cute
written article ^__^v Me gives 9+ -
may Mar 03, 2005
oh.. VERY cool. Aww, Tama-Neko. Your piece, as well as Nat's are beautiful. You need more confidence in yourself.. ^_^ .. anyway.. a very very creative piece.. love it. Keep up the great work! I really love the ideas you've come up with for this.. and you're so detailed! XD
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Leena Mar 03, 2005
Great wallpaper. Good idea. You have done a fantastic great job. The newspaper is excellent. Keep up the good work.
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cerena Mar 03, 2005
OMG, this is the first time i got this kind of wall. great job ^^ i bet it must eat ur eyes' power hahaha ^^ great. +fav
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ImperialDragon Mar 03, 2005
its brillaint!
i thought this was an intruiging pic and your description makes it even more so.
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tiantito Mar 03, 2005
it looks really great
nice job here
just what i needed for a project i hope you dont mind if i use it for something tlse
n_n
thanx for it....
great things there ...you are skilled.^^ -
seta_chan Mar 03, 2005
oh! so cool! what an awesome article too ^^ great job on making the newspaper look authentic, and great job on the story ^^
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seta_chan Mar 03, 2005
oh! so cool! what an awesome article too ^^ great job on making the newspaper look authentic, and great job on the story ^^
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neko-chan Mar 03, 2005
Wow!!So coooool!! XD
This wallpaper rocks!!I can't tell you how awesome your work is :)
Great job!I can't wait to see your next work hope it will be soon^^ -
Aplos Mar 03, 2005
That's really good work! Watch looks great and so does the paper. Good work with the picture on the paper. It was veryw ell done to look like it was in an old newspaper.
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GintheTwilightswords Mar 03, 2005
THis is one of the most original and most creative walls I have seen in awhile. The amount of effort of time you spent coming up with the idea and creating it is incredible. I haven't seen anyhting quite like this ^_^ . I like the idea of the wall being a newspaper article with the file of it be aged abit, very cool. The picture looks just like it would in an actually newspaper. Same thing with the print, I read of some of it and I can tell that you put some effort into mapping out what you wanted in it. The desk and the pocket watch are very well done, especially the pocket watch (ooh, shiny XP ! ).Tama-san, you have done an spectacular and magnificent job on this wall, and from the effort that went into it along with your description ( I read that too ^^), it deserves a fav from me.Now, I'm off to check out your friend Nat's wallie ^uu^.
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Naneo Mar 03, 2005
Oh man, this wall's great, finally somethin different than all the other walls. Great job
on the wall and the article....but to be truthful , it is a little corny to me. :D -
Archspectre Mar 03, 2005
I like this wall a lot! You typed up the article and everything! This is a very unique idea and is not shown often. Thanks for sharing Tama-Neko.
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triofpwr Mar 04, 2005
Quote by Susan-chanit's a very interesting wally!! the quality is super and the text in the newspaper is really cool:D ^^
yep agreeing with what you said and i'm adding this to my favs ^_^
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kas-chan Mar 04, 2005
i like this wall, the whole setting is just awesome~!!
great jod~!!! nyani?! u typed the whole article?!!? wow~ d>..<b -
PKRockin Mar 04, 2005
...wow.
i never saw something so unique and real! It makes me want to jump up and down and blast out RIDE ON shooting STAR on my stereo and act all crazy.
It's THAT good feeling.
: D
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