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

[meadowlion.livejournal.com]

I think my favorites are 1 and 4. 3 just looks washed out to me. 2 is decent, but that prism look is one I'd prefer simply for graphics, not to see constantly as a wallpaper. 1 and 4 are clear, realistic, and pretty without having too many extra touches to make them distracting.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Huh. It's interesting that everyone has settled on 1 and 4. I'm sure there's something I could learn from that. *g*