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I suppose it is fire. Since all I did was replicate the picture, I didn't really feel like making detailed flame work. I wouldn't really know how anyways.

You don't have to. I just believe it could be better with that.

Quote: I know computer screens are different...but the area around the hair is pretty distinct where the head and branch are.

Prolly my screen settings... hmmm....

Quote: I didn't know how big the signature was either since I made it for my 1920 x 1200 laptop, but I made it on my sister's 1440 x 990 laptop (parents...). I usually make the signature so it is precisely covered by the toolbar at the bottom. But I couldn't really tell, so I guessed.

The signature including the bar is 1920 x 39. Now personally, I don't have a toolbar/taskbar and other people place their taskbar at the top or either side of the screen. Show some love to these people and keep them in mind when making wallpapers.

Quote by xAnime4LifexI just wanted to thank you for identifying that picture! I found the other half here fortunately. I was so angry when I found out I accidentally deleted it because I was cleaning up my anime scan collection.... Thanks again, I really appreciate it!

lol no problem. I'm eager to see you vector it! If you do it widescreen I would have a new desktop after the Jigoku Shoujo

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I guess I have to get that Interlude project done then. I never knew people wanted to see it! But I really want to do this Hell Girl wallpaper first! It has a lot of texture which looks like a lot of fun... I have the card from the DVD on my desk so I see it everyday and it's really tempting me to make it a wallpaper..So I don't know..1 more wall before the Interlude vector. ^^

Haha, believe me, I am the furthest thing from wild...the only thing that may make me seem wild is the music I listen to, because it is....loud... But other than that, nothing that unusual.

Well, I wasn't sure on who to add...lol. I don't know all that many people still.

I have looked at the Paint-o-Rama's tutorials and they have some stuff that I was able to use, but not really the stuff I was looking for. Maybe I'll recheck it and see if they added any new stuff.

WOW! just looked at your Jigoku Shoujo wallpaper. Impressive! I like the butterfly pattern and the softness as if it's really painted there. And the shiinnneee... I can see the foundations of a great wall. I would like to know, did you vector the patterns or took it from somewhere and if so, where? And a little nitpicking; her hand is kind of small...sorry. I know it may be because she looks a bit chibi, but I would not like to see your work put down simply because of that.. so fix it if you can. Please?

Had a laugh at the rip. It was so darn obvious! Goodness, he or she must have been pretty desperate. But it kind of hit me that in the month I was away, a lot of stuff must have been going on in Minitokyo...because I've been checking the frontpage a lot now and I don't think I have seen those before..-_-

Can't claim that I am an expert in photoshop painting..I just go about it like plain art once I found out the basics. But if you want, you can ask me for help. I will try and aid in whatever way I can.

My vector is going sooo slowly. I feel like giving up this pic and doing something that already has colour so that I won't have such a hard time with it... but then there's something about one of the charas I drew that looks so sad I dont have the heart to just let her go uncompleted...yeah it's weird, I know. So I think I will TRY to finish vectoring her at least then move on to vector something simpler for someone's birthday present...speaking of which, when's your birthday?

I cannot really see why it should be hard to add friends...I mean, you hold discussions with them about art, you obviously like each other's style, you belong to the same groups, you are real friendly with each other, you like the same anime, common interests...lol. What's so hard to decide? But then I guess you might be shy...though that surprises me in some ways and seems right in others...

Well, see you around! If you like to know more about my vector, I'll pm you or something!

aozoraskies

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Heh, thanks! ^_^ I'm hoping it turns out well. The butterflies and sakura petals are all vectored with no painting. I know my way with gradients and burn and dodge, so that's the closest I can get to a painted feeling. I used only 1 pattern so far, which is the blue one where the butterflies are. The brown one is a texture in the picture, but I decided to vector it since it had kind of a fuzzy texture...which I didn't like...I believe I got the textures from either a torrent or off of Deviantart. I downloaded tons a long time ago and just use them whenever I can. Sorry I can't get a direct link though! I know I always used to search "Seamless fabric," "Seamless textures," "Oriental patterns," and "High resolution paper textures." Hope that helps...

I see what you mean about Enma's hand, but traced it exactly off of the scan I uploaded, so I don't know how to fix it...I guess I could expand it...maybe I'll try that and see what happens. But then again, Enma's a pretty petite girl, so I don't know...

I forgot to circle the one above in the rip picture, the one with the "big" girl...if you know what I mean...all the person did was crop the original that was already up on MT! ..................................sigh. I don't know why people do it, but oh well. I don't things even cost credits even more. If you saw in the picture I have like 700 because whenever I download stuff it says they are free. Is it like that for you? If it is, I wonder why everything is free now...

About the painting, have you ever painted wood before? I'm totally clueless on how to start...I saw a tutorial in Paint-o-Rama, but it didn't help much...

I hope you finish your vector too. You just have to remember (even though it's kind of a general statement...), with more practice, vectoring will take less time. You'll pick up some shortcuts along the way and be like...wow...I can't believe I didn't do this before. Me being a person who doesn't like to spend a lot of time on the same project so it is understandable to want to give up. BUt you can do it. Vectors from personal works are even cooler than vectors from an anime series because they are unique and you know you will never have seen it before. So I'm looking forward to it! And my birthday isn't until October 5th.

Talk to you later.

Yes! so I'm right! I thought that pattern looked too perfect to be just a preset. Okay, I'll try and find the patterns that way. Anyhow, I don't get much opportunity to use them. Emma's hand....I dunno, in the anime, she actually has quite nice fingers, that's why I'm fussing a bit. Haha. Well, never mind, your vector looks great! It shows a lot of hard work from you.

Yeah, some people just don't value good, self-done work. I mean, at least show some effort! If one can't gain credits through wallpapering, the forums are always there...

When I saw your credits, I was like o.0 . How did you do it?! I mean you have done loads of vectors but...still. Well, maybe vectors get more credits....anyway, we're not really allowed to discuss the credit system too much... I usually just use my free download quota. But I dont do much downloading anyway... just stuff that looks too good to miss and stuff I might use.. However, some places get weird problems with the server; my friend in Kuala Lumpur? She was not a member but she managed to full-view my wall, even though there was nothing that said it could be full-viewed without credit...but she could only see words at the main website...no pics until she clicked on links...strange.

Okie, I'm making a tutorial for you now. Hope it will help. I've done most of the screen-capping; now need to organise, crop, write steps...

My vector...it's from an anime but I drew the whole thing myself first. But it looks kind of different from the anime and I was changing it into an Art Noveau style... Took too much time though. I think I have to do something simpler first. I'll put it aside until I have more time and skill. Don't worry. If the present I'm making works out, there will be a vector in my gallery too.

Hey, relax by the way. It isn't too hard to find pals on Minitokyo.

Oh good, your birthday's October 5th. Then I have plenty of time...

Got to go! The tutorial's waiting as well as my groups...

aozoraskies

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Here's the tut...I hate making tuts now...

hello thx a lot for your comment
i really appreciate

thx alot for the hlep it actualy worked for me =D im reposting my wallpaper now =) thx lots

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Nice work with the extraction, it's perfect now! Did you make that background from scratch? If so, how did you make that watery effect like that? It looks really cool. I don't know that much about Photoshop yet other than vectoring....

=) hmm yes i made everythin in the wall paper besides the character and the lotus temple in background xD hmm but the water affect i made almost 2 years ago haha i baraly remember how i made it. when i said before that its been over a year since i submited a wallpaper i wasnt kidding hehe ;P i can look at the psd of the water and see what effects i used and then ill get bak to tell u =)

Quote by xAnime4LifexO_O I was wondering when this was going to be finished because I've seen it on your page for awhile :P Everything looks great of course. Great work!

Thanks so much ^^

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Quote by xAnime4LifexGorgeous. Everything looks perfect and Enma is so cute.

Hi
I'm glad you likes my wallpaper so much...
I also have to thank you for previous comments, so 'Thank you!'.
You're also great with vectors, pretty please let me know when you'll finish the vector with the girl and arrows, she's really cool!

You see, Scott?! I'm not the only one who wants to see that picture vectored. It would be really cool, I bet. After all, you did a wonderful job with Time To Relax. That really gave out a comforting and relaxing air. And seeing your taste and style when I took a look at your Myspace, I don't think it will be hard for you to give the vector that tense, dramatic feel. By the way, I was quite surprised by what I saw on that page...you are a lot wilder than I initially thought. Haha. Anyway, hope you get your vector done. Reply to my pm when you can. And also, you have so many people commenting on your page; why am I and the Maigetsu the only ones on your friendlist?! And for painting, have you checked paint-o-rama yet? Sorry, do I sound too demanding? I don't mean to...

Quote: I will be sure to let you know when I finish. But I have to say that that project is like a side-side project so it might awhile since I can usually only work on 1 project at a time. O.o But maybe since now that I know someone wants to see it, I'll make it a priority! ^_^

Thanks!
I also checked the Interlude gallery on MT and saw a scan worth vectoring.
That girl is really cool. And I also work on 1 project, if I start more, I don't get to finish any... There are so many walls I have in mind I'd like to make one with Kikyo from Inuyasha, Maya Natsume from Tenjou Tenge... more Hell Girl... oh brother......

Quote by xAnime4LifexThe background looks really cool, and all the colors work well with eachother. But, the extraction could use a little work since there is a lot of white visible. Still cool though.

about the white stuff =S im a big noob at extracting and i was wondering if u knew a way that can help me get rid of it =) thx

Quote by xAnime4LifexGorgeous. Everything looks perfect and Enma is so cute.

Hi
I'm glad you likes my wallpaper so much...
I also have to thank you for previous comments, so 'Thank you!'.
You're also great with vectors, pretty please let me know when you'll finish the vector with the girl and arrows, she's really cool!

Quote by xAnime4LifexWhat inthe world? This is a Windows Vista stock wallpaper. What the heck are you thinking?

lol
seems like ur trying to replace me from my post of MT's angry man

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Quote by xAni(...) inthe world? This is a Windows Vista stock wallpaper. What the heck are you thinking?[/quote

lol
seems like ur trying to replace me from my post of MT's angry man

Lol. Submitting a ripped wallpaper is one thing......but submitting a Windows Vista wallpaper?! Some people....

The funny thing too is that someone actually favorited them... '

lol
mt is full of stupid idiots
just get used to it and dont pay attention

i used to get nervous everytimesomebody submitted smth ripped/things like those vista walls
but then i thought that it doesnt touch me in any way, so i kinda calmed down

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How's your Kanon stuff coming along?

Lol, like 0.2% There was an Air wall I'm supposed to finish first, but lately I've been working on a Clannad wall...I just haven't had a lot of vector motivation lately But Clannad always inspires me so maybe I'll vector some Clannad then switch to Kanon and pretend nothing changed