Wallpaper of the Week – Dark Tiger
This is the ninth edition of Wallpaper of the Week. I created this wallpaper about 3 months ago and I wanted to feature it here on Design Informer. The wallpaper for this week is entitled Dark Tiger. I was playing around with different effects and after combining multiple lighting effects, filters, brushes and textures, this is what I came up with.
Dark Tiger
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Wallpaper Resolutions:
Production & Process
I created this design around October, when I tried to design something everyday for a whole month. I had a stock photo of a tiger and I wanted to do something creative with it. I started off with a radial gradient going from black to brown. I then overlayed a tiger skin and a rough paper texture over the original background. I then extracted the tiger from its background and placed it over the background.
I also added some paint textures and splatter. Next, I wanted to darken up the image a bit and enhance the contrast, so I played around with some blending modes. Lastly, because the tiger’s eyes started to get too dark, I brightened up their eyes and made it stand out more.
Quick Summary
- Estimated time: 1.5 hours
- Tools: Photoshop
- Total Layers Used: 31
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Ccolours
January 17th, 2010 9:41 pmThis is INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL…you totally have an AWESOME talent!!!
Jad Limcaco
January 17th, 2010 9:48 pmThank you very much for your compliments. I really appreciate it. Thanks for stopping by and leaving your opinion about the wallpaper.
Richie
January 17th, 2010 9:42 pmGood choice of brushes and textures. Clever blending styles. A very good outcome, Jad. It would have been slightly better if you added a catchy quote/caption to it.
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Jad Limcaco
January 17th, 2010 9:49 pmYeah, I was actually trying to come up with some type of creative slogan that would fit the wallpaper, but I couldn’t come up with any so I left it alone. Good idea though! Thanks Richie.
Jad Limcaco
January 17th, 2010 9:48 pmI’m glad you liked it Phil. I played around with many different textures and I guess I just chose the right ones. ;)
Atul
January 17th, 2010 10:59 pmAmesome…simply Awesome.
Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 1:52 amI appreciate it Atul. Keep on doing those daily designs mate!
Tony
January 17th, 2010 11:42 pmMy Deadspace wallpaper was getting old…
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 1:55 amSo does that mean you will be using this wallpaper now? :D
Josh
January 18th, 2010 1:12 amE’llo Jad!
A very majestic looking wallpaper with a nice,seamless blending of layers/textures. I also love what you did with the eyes; it does stand out more. Great Job.
Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 1:56 amE’llo to you too Josh. :)
Majestic? That’s an awesome compliment. Also, that is what I tried to do the eyes, make ‘em stand out more. I’m glad you noticed.
sriganesh
January 18th, 2010 2:50 amreally awesome, even you can make a quick tutorial :D
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 6:47 pmA tutorial? I’ll try. If I have some time, I will definitely share the steps to creating this. Thanks for asking.
vectorss
January 18th, 2010 6:42 amNice wallpaper, good tut. Thanks Jad.
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 6:47 pmNo problem. Glad you liked it.
Janko
January 18th, 2010 6:55 amWow, it is awesome. Eyes are really fantastic, I agree with Josh.
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 6:50 pmThanks Janko!
Aidan
January 18th, 2010 10:00 amGreat.. just nice in conjunction with the lunar year of the tiger!
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 6:49 pmI didn’t think about that. Just looked it up and 2010 is indeed the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar. Interesting!
Melody
January 18th, 2010 11:42 amrrrooarr! :P Nice wallpaper design…love the detail of the tiger’s lines for the background..
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 6:52 pmYeah, I really though that the background would add a lot to the design. Thanks!
Web4half
January 18th, 2010 12:16 pmCool Design..
Yes. The details in the Background looks good But The Glow in the Tigers Eye makes the image come to life.
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Jad Limcaco
January 18th, 2010 6:53 pmGlad you liked the glow on the eyes. It really completes this design in my opinion.
Designi1
January 19th, 2010 11:09 amVery nice Jad :D simple but very powerful… i´ll use this for some days at my laptop :D
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zanzu
January 19th, 2010 12:32 pmYou should have titled this awesome wallpaper the “Eye of a Tiger.” Looks like he is watching his prey. You see tigers usually hunts during the night, because its sight is six times better than humans. Thanks for sharing. I saved this for my PC.
Jad Limcaco
January 20th, 2010 1:13 pmCool! I always feel satisfied when my wallpaper actually gets used. Thanks!
That’s a great suggestion Zanzu. I should have called it that. Oh, well. :D
HW
January 27th, 2010 9:42 amThat Tiger Looks almost Real! Good Stuff
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Jad Limcaco
January 27th, 2010 10:49 amThanks! I did start with a tiger image. :)
Laurent JOUVIN
February 6th, 2010 12:07 amI love your background image Jad. It’s very different from mine. I take photos and offer some as desktop background images. I would love to get your input. Please don’t hesitate to comment.
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Antonio Smith
April 29th, 2010 6:09 pmThis is really cool. I have that black tiger picture that you used. You made this really cool.
Viuu
July 16th, 2010 6:37 pmGreat wallpapaper :) The end result is really great. I would definitely use this on my desktop. Good work. Thanks for sharing your creativity.