Need honest opinions about this:

[Elcura]

How are these for desktop wallpapers? I have to submit a desktop wallpaper on Wednesday and I would like some input about what you think of them (anything helps). If there's something you dislike let me know and also tell me what version (if any) you like the most.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...ile_Walker.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...le_Walker2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...le_Walker3.jpg

[Fhqwghads]

If the person standing behind that chick is supposed to be a spirit then #1. #2 isn't transparent enough and #3 has way too much glowing purple stuff, at least on my screen, anyway. I know monitor displays can vary wildly.

[Exoduso]

#1

[Charla]

Is it a completely original image, or is it supposed to be referencing something? (Asking because the "spirit emerging from someone's back" motif reminds me of the manga/movie version of Megami-sama)

[Kazen]

#1

[Jefe]

#1, also, not to be picky, but the woman in blue looks too 2-dimensional (her face and hand holding the cigarette). If that's the style however, then ignore the comment.

[Intense]

#1, also, not to be picky, but the woman in blue looks too 2-dimensional (her face and hand holding the cigarette). If that's the style however, then ignore the comment.

I was going to say the same thing but was worried Id come across like a bastard, so Im just quoting this in hopes that Meteora sounds like the bastard and not me. :]

[Scythiroth]

Definitely #1.

The light coming through the windows in the third one is too close to the color of the ghost/spirit thing. And #2 isn't see through enough.

[Kaylia]

Maybe increasing her transparency a little more in the first pic would give better result? She look too tangible for a spirit. Pretty good picture beside that, I like the color scheme and those window in the background are beautiful..

[edit]
Not quite sure what bug me, but those pillar on the left are too visible in #1 and #2. I'm not sure if it's the color contrast, or the lack of texture, but I find them kinda distracting.

[aru]

#1

dont mean to nitpick, but i think you messed up the perspecive of the nave columns (arch set closest to the viewer). my eye was directly drawn to it for that reason and i think it detracts from what you want to be the focus. the columns themselves, i think, could use a bit more detail, if only capitals at the arch spring points as well as a bit of an increase of space between the nave columns and ambulatory columns (column plans are typically square for churches like this). if you have enough time, i think you should fix those issues, but if not, no big deal either.

here's some reference:
http://homepages.udayton.edu/~schuer..._Cathedral.jpg
http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/...nstruction.gif
http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Cours...BeauvaisFS.jpg
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsapp/BT/.../14typgoth.jpg
hope this helps

[Scythiroth]

[edit]
Not quite sure what bug me, but those pillar on the left are too visible in #1 and #2. I'm not sure if it's the color contrast, or the lack of texture, but I find them kinda distracting.

After reading that comment, I can see that as well.

[Ksandra]

I like #1 as well. One thing that semi looks wrong (to me at least) is the girl with the cigarette's highlights. She has highlights on her pants that are strong but very little on her back. Yet all the light effects seem to go from the tope right to the bottom left which is the opposite. Plus the ghost is more behind her than infront. Iono it just looks backwards to me.

[Elcura]

Thanks for the comments, I know the perspective is weird, I was kinda just winging the background after I drew certain things.

@aru thanks for the reference pictures. I have until tomorrow to hand it in, and I have the hardest parts done now so making it look better shouldn't be hard. I'll work on the pillars and face/character lighting some more, maybe make the ghost more transparant as well.

Thanks again~

[Septimus]

http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/...nstruction.gif

Ha ha ha! Flying Buttress.

>_>

<_<

#1

[Elcura]

I've touched up a few things and hopefully it looks better now. Does the face/hand look better? Is the ghost...ghostly enough? I fixed the perspective, at least I would hope I did, since perspective always has been my weak point. I didn't change the shape of the capitals, mostly because although it's a good point I didn't feel like I needed to be that accurate with them. Anyway, better or what?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...le_Walker5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...le_Walker4.jpg

Also I made the water/flowing thingy smaller and less in your face, also tried to make a version more see-through, although I like one version more than the other I'm never sure which one is objectively better. 1 or 2? Thanks again for any help lol

[Tajin]

#1 of second set, I like the fountain a little darker though.

Edit: #2 of second set, the water is too shiny and takes the focus away from the woman.

[Khamsin]

I like it as an image, but as a desktop, I prefer wallpapers with muted or darker colors that contrast well with anything I might have on my desktop. For example, the wallpaper may have low contrast within the image itself, but will contrast well with icons in the foreground. Basically, the icons and folders on the desktop should be sharp, in focus, and brighter with respect to the background. Otherwise, they may blend into the background depending on where they are placed.

So, in your case, I'd just suggest simply playing with some photoshop filters (the image itself already looks good) to make it stand out less in comparison to objects on the desktop, and then using it as an actual wallpaper for your own desktop and seeing how it feels. The woman in the middle should be a part of the background and not draw focus to herself, and right now, she seems part of the foreground as if she wants to be the center of attention along with my icons.

Pretend you're looking through a window, and all this is happening behind the glass while you're looking at stuff written on the window itself.

[Elcura]

I like it as an image, but as a desktop, I prefer wallpapers with muted or darker colors that contrast well with anything I might have on my desktop. For example, the wallpaper may have low contrast within the image itself, but will contrast well with icons in the foreground. Basically, the icons and folders on the desktop should be sharp, in focus, and brighter with respect to the background. Otherwise, they may blend into the background depending on where they are placed.

So, in your case, I'd just suggest simply playing with some photoshop filters (the image itself already looks good) to make it stand out less in comparison to objects on the desktop, and then using it as an actual wallpaper for your own desktop and seeing how it feels. The woman in the middle should be a part of the background and not draw focus to herself, and right now, she seems part of the foreground as if she wants to be the center of attention along with my icons.

Pretend you're looking through a window, and all this is happening behind the glass while you're looking at stuff written on the window itself.

I get what you're saying and that makes sense. Thankfully doing that isn't as hard as the rest of it was. The weird thing about this is though, the aim of the brief stated things about character design, so naturally I thought to make my characters stand out from the background. But the submission format is a desktop wallpaper, and as you said everything has to be darker/blend into the background so I'm kinda conflicted as to what I should do for that. But I'll figure it out sooner or later.

[Kaylia]

The 2nd one is the best so far imo. Water got a really nice upgrade with transparency.

Only thing I prefered about the first set (1st picture) is the pillar and ceiling color (they were slightly paler). The guys shirt might be a little too bright now since almost every got toned down

[Shadowhusky]

#2 of second set.

#1 of second set, I like the fountain a little darker though.

Edit: #2 of second set, the water is too shiny and takes the focus away from the woman.