Wallpapers

[out_there]

Okay, on Monday, I made a Dan/Casey wallpaper for celli. It turned out too dark (I've since learned that pictures look brighter/higher contrast when I'm working on them in PhotoshopCS, so I need to factor that in). I've played with a few different effects on the texture layers and came up with four different lighter versions.

The original:


Version 1:


Version 2:


Version 3:


Version 4:


So, which do you prefer as a wallpaper? Which do you prefer just as a graphic? Is there a difference between the two, and if so, what do you look for in a wallpaper vs. a manip?

Comments

[ahab99.livejournal.com]

I think I like 2 and 4 best. If I ever used fannish wallpapers (which I can't do because I use the laptop at school) I'd probably use 2 because it's slightly more muted, but I like 4 best for its clarity.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Okay. Cool.

Personally, 2 is the one I'd use. I like the colours, and it's not-detailed enough that it wouldn't bother me.

4 is hot, and I like it as a graphic, but it would drive me completely nuts on my desktop. That's far too much energy/colour/contrast for me to blur out when I'm trying to do something other than stare and drool.