Wallpaper Creation 101
Written By Branden Thompson a.k.a. The Celestrian

WARNING: I will not tolerate copyright infringement of this document! This document has been written for the sole and express use of the DRAGON BALL Z NETWORK. Any unauthorized replication, in whole or in part, will result in legal prosecution! If you think I'm joking about this, just try to post this on your website

This has been intended for the use and enjoyment of the visitors to the DBZN. I am writing this in response to quite a few e-mails asking, "How do you make such bad ass wallpapers?" This is not an exercise in megalomania where I will trumpet, "look what I can do…" to you all day long. Rather, it is a chance for me to show some of the basic techniques that I use to create what I do, and how to improve.

I am constantly trying and learning new things everyday, so this is a treat for me to try and give a comprehensive review of some of the things I have learned.

This will be in a multi-part format, I will write other parts as I learn more, and can find the time to write it.

So lets begin!

I. BASIC WALLPAPER COMPOSITION

The most frequent question I receive is, "How do you make those wallpapers?" Well, to answer that, there are a few other questions that need to be addressed. The simple answer would be, "I just can," and for many that will be sufficient. Some people are more artistic than others

But the long answer is not so simple… To create a wallpaper that has lasting appeal, and you know what I mean, not just something someone looks at and says, "Oh,… that's kinda' cool." But more like, "Holy S-t! I need to get this!" You need some "General Education Requirements"

What do I mean?

Let me put it like this:

There are people who go to school for 4 - 7 years learning exactly how to create the response stated above. It is called Marketing Design. That's right, you can go to a university and major in Marketing with an emphasis in graphical media.

Kind of cool, right?

Well, lets just say there's a lot of people in this field, which is one of the reasons I chose not to get into it. However, as someone who likes creating wallpapers, such as yourself, you are going to be engaged in this very sort of activity when you create and post your wallpaper creations.

So what are these "General Education Requirements" that are so important?

1. ENGLISH - You HAVE to have a strong background in English! There is absolutely no question about it. Your wallpapers are communication mediums. That means that you are going to convey some kind of idea in your wallpapers.
   
   Not only will this background help you with your wallpapers, but in every other aspect of life as well. How well you are able to use words, or lack of key words, will make a 1000% improvement in your wallpaper creations and everything you do.
   
   
2. BASIC ART - Let's face it, not everyone is artistic and can draw masterful works of art. Just like everyone who likes to create music cannot compose their own original music (for the most part, we call them DJ's. Although some DJ can and do compose, just to set the record straight!)
   
   Similarly, to create a wallpaper (a DBZ wallpaper in this case) does not require a lot of artistic talent (AT FIRST, we'll cover some of the artsy techniques later). All that is really required is a good understanding of basic art composition concepts. Which I will cover right now: