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

[copernica3.livejournal.com]

I like #1. It's perfect. #4 is my second favorite. #s 2 and 3 are too fuzzy, somehow. But that's just personal taste; I'm not big on that blur effect in icons either. It's a great manip though. It looks real.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

I'm not big on that blur effect in icons either. It's a great manip though. It looks real.

Thank you. And that's also why I had to use the "glass"/weird blurring effect. I couldn't get the edges to work together (I have no idea how slodwick manages to make such clear and realistic looking manips -- I always need layers to hide my mistakes.).