Doom]I[ wallpaper.

[RADiator]

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[cr3am]

*suggestion* - the whole top of it is boring. i recommend you photoshop some guys into it, make it a bit more interesting. but as a work in progress, it's going great! ;)

[Chimera[NL]]

I think the gun on the right makes it look more screenshotty than wallpapery...sounds kinda gay but what I mean by that is that I like my wallpapers to be kinda like a photo not a thing I see every time I play a PFS. I know there are pics of DIII that are much better suited for background use than this one. Also cr3am is right the top is kinda boring. It's dark and nothing happens. But I think making a background from the pic in which this big ass monster is screaming into the camera is much better! If you don't know the pic I can see if I can fetch it somewhere!

[RADiator]

Originally posted by Chimera[NL]
If you don't know the pic I can see if I can fetch it somewhere! Dont worry I know what you mean but il try to stick with this one and see what happens. Cr3am have a point about top of the pic il try to improve that. And Chimera this is not my last wallpaper I plan to make 3 and belive me you will find the one your looking for. ;)

[Chimera[NL]]

Originally posted by RADiator
Dont worry I know what you mean but il try to stick with this one and see what happens. Cr3am have a point about top of the pic il try to improve that. And Chimera this is not my last wallpaper I plan to make 3 and belive me you will find the one your looking for. ;)

Knowing the talent you have with pics I think I will :D!

[RADiator]

Ok i updated it. Added some guys at the top and scan lines to the main image. It starting to look much better now :) What do you guys think?

[RADiator]

One more update: Improved quality and some minor stuff. Comments?

[F4LLeN]

noice, although imo you should strech the left hand side of the seperator bar just a bit further so you cant see the highlight on the side :)

[RADiator]

Originally posted by F4LLeN
noice, although imo you should strech the left hand side of the seperator bar just a bit further so you cant see the highlight on the side :) Done.

[Jaredster]

Umm, guassan blur the scan lines a little bit. Try to use a more creative glow in the wire going across. Alot of it seems really aliased. Other than that good job :).

[cr3am]

just so you know, Jaredster is uber-good at Photoshop

[Hobbes874]

I like how all of the diffrent images at the top blend together :D

[RADiator]

One more update:I blured the scanlines and used the otherway of lightning (comments?).
In the meantime some of my colleagues at work(after seeing that 25 minute movie :) ) asked me to make hl2 wallpaper so any high rezolution screenshots or consept art will be appreciated.

[Odm]

I think having a strider looming in the back of the background would be cool (for the HL2 one, of course)

[Shadow]

The follies of being skilled - end up doing things for other people. :mad:

[RADiator]

Originally posted by Shadow
The follies of being skilled - end up doing things for other people. :mad: Ow dont you worry about that :) I never worked for free and not going to.....I think 2 bottles of vodka should do the trick ;)

[Shadow]

All is good :D

[Jaredster]

Originally posted by cr3am
*suggestion* - the whole top of it is boring. i recommend you photoshop some guys into it, make it a bit more interesting. but as a work in progress, it's going great! ;)

And don't you forget it ;).

NEways, about the scan lines, like a said guassian blur them. And also experiment with the layer modes, try using color dodge or some other kinda dodge for a cool looking effect, just tinker with teh modes a bit.

[Jaredster]

Before & Afters of guassian blur :D.

This isnt a really good example though, just something I thrugh together, try messing with the modes and filters first.

[RADiator]

Originally posted by Jaredster
Before & Afters of guassian blur :D.

This isnt a really good example though, just something I thrugh together, try messing with the modes and filters first. I guassian blured already for about (0,3) should I guassian blur em more?

[Jaredster]

yes, also you could increase the brightness on the bottom of the pic by 5 or 10, whatever looks better.

[RADiator]

Ok one more update on this wallpaper. I used the different way of blurring for the scan lines and brightened up the main picture. Tomorrow il start working on the Half-Life 2 wallpaper.

[RADiator]

Any other ideas?

[Jaredster]

Bottom also sorta looks plain.