The Authors,The Fics and The Bad Wallpaper Maniacs - FINALE!

Sandman78 · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 7:32 am

Willow and horsies on the same wallpaper :shock

, now I've seen everything.
Kudos to you Auburn, this is a beautiful wallpaper, and I liked that you used the hand on knee scene ;))

Another one of my favorite exchanges between our two witches.*sighs heavily*. Nicely done :applause

, down to the handwritten letter. Woo Hoo ...Tara & Willow :blush

SithLordWiccan · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 7:56 am

Great. Now I wanna read that fic. (Not that I have a problem with that, you know.) I really liked the interplay between light and darkness.

Can't wait for the next one.

FineyMcFine · **Posted:** Thu May 11, 2006 10:16 am

Auburn, that's gorgeous! I love how the pic of WT on the stairs actually looks barn-ish. Must be something about Willow's shirt and Tara's pigtails. Brought back great memories of reading Y'all. Great job!

SJ · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 12:14 am

Lovely wallpaper.

hermitfish · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:19 pm **Posts:** 583

Sorry I got so behind here...

Spighy/Antigone Unbound wallpaper: I really like the coloring on this one, very different but offsets the W/T side and the Oz side. Also the scratches are cool. Nice job.

the hero factor/Artemis wallpaper: I love the black and white movie quality in this one, feels like an espionage film advert. The clean lines really drew me in and the picture selections are fantastic. Great job.

Auburn/DW wallpaper: I like the angles and blending of the pictures used. I also like the plaid effect, it makes the overall composition very unique.

the hero factor/RS wallpaper: First off, let me say thank you for including a story of mine, even if said story is in the MIA pile of late. The white background is surprisingly nice (I would have thought it to be too bright and overpowering but it looks great). The picture layout is also well done. Kudos to your talent.

erm...one side note...

the getting scarier by the minute Emms wrote:

I don't think it's any secret that if I had a chance I'd keep Hermitfish locked in a room somewhere with nothing but some bottled water and Microsoft Word

I'll also need a loaf of french bread to be a proper writing prisoner...wait, why am I helping you plan this?

Auburn/JustSkipIt wallpaper: Nice representations from the story and the elements are blended arranged in a way that catches the eye well. Great work.

Emms · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 5:12 am

the overly helpful cyd, wrote:

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I'll also need a loaf of french bread to be a proper writing prisoner...wait, why am I helping you plan this?

....I don't know....but it's intriguing... :smug

Thianne · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 5:22 am

there's a horsie! here horsie-horsie, here....
so cute! i love both the story AND the wallpaper, and.....how can we forget the horse!?!?! it reminds me of my dog!

watty · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 7:24 am

Gemma's Y'all wallpapers.

#1 - the two panels complement each other so well. The details too -- the rings, the glow in the dark stars, and of course Tara's note to Willow. You've captured the innocence of that fic. And Chestnut too ... such a pivotal character in that fic, you've given her the spot of honour.

#2 - I missed this version, Debra alerted me to it. How sneaky, to put an easter egg right under our noses!

I really like how you've made it a "wide-screen" wallpaper using the top and bottom framing.
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JustSkipIt · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 3:26 pm

Wow and wow. I'm so entirely thrilled with this wallpaper (both of them). You've got the scene ont he stairs and the horse, the glow in the dark stars, and the rings. It all fits so great and really shows the fic. I especially love the hand-written Tara-note. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

And I'm not sure why I got a second version, but I love it too. The stairs scene and horse in the foreground are fantastic and beautiful pic of Tara. Thank you so much. Great work.

Spighy · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 3:43 pm

Gem! I really love this second version of the wp, with new additions too! :-D

The rings, the glowing star and most of all Tara's letter tie the wp even more with the story...great job! :clap

Candleshoe · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 3:47 pm

*Hangs head in shame* I missed the second version first time round, but I think it's wonderful now that I have seen it. It has an epic "Gone With The Wind" feel about it...

Emms · **Posted:** Fri May 12, 2006 4:45 pm

OMG I totally missed the second version too..until right this very moment! I like it too. I'm going to have to be a "fence sitter" on this one guys...

xoxo
Emms

Artemis · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 5:14 am

I too missed the second version, until reading watty's reply made me go back and take a closer look at the original post. D'oh! But yay for more wallpaper-y goodness, I love finding easter eggs, even if I do have to have them pointed out to me, sometimes with a diagram for assistance. Both wallpapers feature really good composition, with the multiple images combined very elegantly into a single wallpaper. I like the note and the glowing star pack in the first one - strange for me to pick them out of the whole thing, but they were a really neat touch. And in the second wallpaper, I thought it looked really great how you 'letterboxed' it, but still had the stars and the lower scrollwork filling out the image.

DreamLover · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 10:20 am

Auburn Great Wp... Everything that is in my mind has all ready been said by others so I will just leave it with I like it and it fits the story 200%.. good work!!!

Henny

the hero factor · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 2:45 pm

Gemma - Great job on both of these wps, Gemma!

And another reply:

hermitfish - I don't know why, but movie poster seemed to be the way to go with Smut Bunnies. Good to hear you liked it. And MIA or not, Relinquished Symmetry is one of my favorite stories. Thank you , Cyd!

Now, just give me a minute...

the hero factor · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 2:54 pm

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Candleshoe · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 4:06 pm

Ooh, first dibs again. By accident this time too!

I like this - it has a dreamy sort of haunting quality to it. And I swear that is the kind of house I always pictured them living in!

SithLordWiccan · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 4:15 pm

You know, I was reading the fic earlier today, and I got to thinking how sad it really is. This wallpaper perfectly brings out that sadness, even though it's made up of two pictures that would normally be happy ones.

And my muse has certainly been tweaked. (what is this, the fifth time a WTTV related thing has inspired me?)

FineyMcFine · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 4:30 pm

Oh, I love it! It's so dark and reflective and ominous, but with a large dose of hope and love and comfort. Very nice.

JustSkipIt · **Posted:** Sat May 13, 2006 6:03 pm

That's totally awesome. I feel like it's so baren. Like you've captured a hint of the tragedy but there's also the comfort and closeness between W/T. You could look at that wallpaper and imagine they are the only people in the world. Great job.

DreamLover · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 2:42 am

the hero factor Wooo :thud

this is good excellent!! It's really romantic I love it. Are you sure it isn't all ready on a cover of some book somewhere?...because it should be. I'm going to safe it.

Henny

ambercissism · **Joined:** Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:00 pm **Posts:** 1030

"Survivors" WP: WOW :thud

I really don't know the right words to describe it, but it surely sent a shiver in me. It's beautiful.

You're so great with capturing the right expression and right background. It's morning now here, but when I saw this last night, my room was dark and the effect was much much better. Although I haven't read justin's Survivor ( I know, I'm a bad kitty :blush

), the WP that you made seem perfectly fit the title. It's like, it's just a world where WT live alone, but in peace and loving way.

You really deserve this Angie :bow

"Relinquished Symmetry" WP: Another great job angie!

The quality of the pictures are classy and it's simple and yet, "elegant" looking, with the white background and the rose in the middle. I really love it!

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"Auburn's W/T Season 3 Y'all WP: At last, a fic that I've read! :-D

It's really great! And with a horse too! I really like it! But the one thing I like best, is the note. I could remember perfectly well how Willow felt when she read "yours, Tara Maclay" *sigh*

Good job!

CaptMurdock · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 8:22 am

I've saved all of these so far, and now they rotate as my wallpaper (so easy to do in Mac OS X ;-)

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I think my favorite is "Survivors," simply because of the stark beauty and the simplicity of it. Gorgeous and moody.

More, more!

Renee85 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:58 pm **Posts:** 537

This is just some late feedback that I want to get out there.

The hero factor, I love the white background in your wallpaper in dedication to ‘Relinquished Symmetry’. It’s vivid and bright and I love the pictures. You have made one of my favorites so far.

Auburn, you captured the “Season 3 Y’all” perfectly. It’s been awhile since I read the fic, but you have made me want to read it again. Who could forget the cute horsie? I love the torn notebook page and other elements that add a nice touch to the wallpaper. Great work.

The hero factor, again! How do you do it? Survivors, wow. I love its simplicity. The only picture of our girls is the one where they are in each others arms. With the added quote on the bottom and its meaning, it just adds to the impact. I also love the dreary appearance in the background. It works and I love it. Good job.

Looking forward to the next. By Rosella!

Kaia · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2006 6:40 pm

Wow...as usual, I'm really late. I just wanted to say that you guys are all artists. I have no idea how hard it is for you to make this wallpapers, but I know I could never do anything like this (heck, I can't even seem to crop pics right using photoshop...I'm completely illiterate in these matters) so you are all my heroes. I can't comment on the technical aspects of them, since I wouldn't know what i was talking about, but I can tell you how they made me feel.

Ces ("Coming back"): The wallpaper is the tangible example of the angst I felt while reading that part of the story. The colors are beautiful. Good job!!

Spighy ("On second thought"): I really liked the way you blended Oz & the wolf, and Tara's sad face. Also liked that you used the NMR outfits. I love this fic, I'm glad it was among the 13...but then again, how could it not? Two thumbs up, great work!

the hero factor ("Smut bunnies"): the wallpaper sooo fits the fic. It's the pictures...the contrast between sweet and sexy, and the black and white gives it a clean-elegant look...007-like, if you know what I mean. Priceless!

Auburn ("No matter where you go"): Wow, what a great wallpaper. It's perfect for the fic, and it really must have taken a lot of work to put together. I'm guessing you really like the story, you did a terrific job. It's still my desktop.

the hero factor ("Relinquished simmetry"): the wallpaper is so full of light...the snapshot selection was perfect and the font, too. I love Relinquished Simmetry...I hope this encourages Hermitfish to update soon. It's been a long 5 months.

Auburn ("W/T Season 3 y'all"): This is one of my favorite fics. The first version was so beautifully filled with details from the fic...Chestnut, the rings, the stars, Tara's note... The second version made me a little sad. I dunno, it's just that Tara's pic from Tabula Rasa always makes me sad. Great wps, I loved them both.

the hero factor ("Survivors"): When I first looked at the wallpaper I felt the same weight of loneliness I experienced while reading Justin's fic. I love that W/T pic, it's just so sweet...and I loved the house. I wish I could live in a house like that, away from it all. Beautiful wp.

I can't wait till tomorrow!!

Karinna

Guppy · **Joined:** Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:47 am **Posts:** 432

Auburn: I've never heard of W/T Season 3 Y'all but I am definately going to check it out now. I really like the pictures you chose. And I love that there's a horse, I wonder how it works into the story. Have to find out now!

the hero factor: Wow, the "Survivors" wallpaper is awesome! It's very dark but it still is beautiful. That really is the house I picured during the story. I also love the image of W/T you chose to put in the foreground. Awesome paper!

petal of roses · **Posted:** Mon May 15, 2006 1:19 am

Hiya Gem and Angie :wave

Sorry for being late with my feedback, just had a busy weekend.

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Gem: The latest version you made looks really wonderful, the additions you’ve put in this one are spot on. Just so cute that you’ve added that handwritten letter. I have to say that I also like the other version(s) you’ve made and posted for this story. Very well done :clap

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Angie: I have to admit that I haven’t read this story but your piece of art looks simple yet intriguing and that’s quite an accomplishment. Great work :clap

~Rosey~

petal of roses · **Posted:** Mon May 15, 2006 1:24 am

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Spighy · **Posted:** Mon May 15, 2006 2:01 am

DIBS!

First things first: Angie, I haven't read Survivors yet but I think that Rosey nailed it with her fb: simple, yet intriguing. The large fields around the lonely house really convey a sense of emptiness, supported by the subdued colors you chose for the wp...you did a really good job with it :clap

Rosey...what can I tell you about this wp that I haven't told you already? :laugh

I love it, and any wp that includes those caps of Will and Tara dancing is a winner, in my book! I like the changes you made from the first version, this one is more detailed, and I love that you included Emms' drawing in it

Great job, and let the sandwich begin!

FineyMcFine · **Posted:** Mon May 15, 2006 3:46 am

Oh, I love the pictures of Willow and Tara dancing in this one! I'm not sure I know what episode it's from, though. (Anyone?) So cool! And I love how it's all encompassed by the swoosh of color. And the pic of smiling Willow is perfect - just how I imagine her expression when looking at Spencer. Great wallpaper, petal!

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