# First Wallpaper Ever

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-wallpaper-ever/57888>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 17, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-wallpaper-ever/57888 "2004-07-17T06:29:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-wallpaper-ever/57888/21 "2004-07-18T02:06:06Z")

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Ethan,  
The only two things I can see are:

The bright spots tend to overwhelm a little - perhaps if you could find a way to subdue them - almost give them that “looking through a dimly lit frosted glass” lighting feel (dont apply a glass texture or anything…just the lighting…think of the lighting)

And, the text seems to kind of hide behind the brightness, if you could find a way to bring it out, or perhaps bring some of the “glow” to the text -  
for example - take your text, select it to where each letter is outlined, then use that selection on the background, and copy a cutout of that background -  
then paste it and you should have a layer of text that was cut out of the background -

then apply a radial blur (zoom style - low strength) then place that layer behind your original text layer - i dont know if it would look right - thats my like 2 second version of trying to get what i see in my head.

anyways bro - like i said before, looks really nice.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-wallpaper-ever/57888/22 "2004-07-18T12:26:58Z")

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Which brush set(s) from 8nero did you use?

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**Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-wallpaper-ever/57888/23 "2004-07-18T13:29:03Z")

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that really reminds me of something, but I can’t put my finger on it. It’s really frustrating me so if anyone knows then please share, I think it’s an album cover.

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**Post date:** [July 18, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-wallpaper-ever/57888/24 "2004-07-18T13:39:43Z")

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> [@EthanM](#):
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> slumgutt,  
> It is actually a very positive statement. It reminds you that Tomorrow doesn’t exist. It is always today. Today is you last chance to tell that girl how you feel about her. Do that thing that scares you. Be who you’ve always wanted to be. It’s a reminder that life is fragile and can be taken away so make sure you use it today, because tomorrow we die.

Haha:) That is like the deepest thing I’ve ever heard! You should be a poet or something. You’ve probably chanched my life ethan:lol:

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