Fade to Black - Alternate Version

I think this was a significant enough change to the background to make this into an "alternate version" of the original. (Which you can find here: http://www.sheezyart.com/view/1565917/)

Everyone I've talked to said they like the concept of the background, but it's far too empty and thought it needed something else to it. So, I sat in front of my computer staring at the wallpaper until I saw the title again: Fade to Black. An idea sparked and I went to work cleaning up the vector again (by the way, credit to ash-hikari for the vector) and got rid of the broken up Haruhi. I blurred the edges, made Haruhi larger and not broken up, and made 2 duplications of her fading into the background, getting smaller and smaller with lower opacities.

The background was done completely with smudging. I took Haruhi, some new smudge brushes that I had, and started smudging her until it just wasn't her anymore. So it turned into a rather interesting background in the end. I'm hoping that the duplicates of Haruhi look alright, and fill up the background enough for people to enjoy, but not so much to make it look cluttered.

Enjoy! And please feel free to voice your opinions!

Vector by http://ash-hikari.animepaper.net/
And my thanks to for his advice on the stock!