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Digital Wallpaper Reconstruction - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

🕑 Added 2023-02-28 20:36:13 +0000 UTC

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Crystaline

Hello lovely, would you ever consider rereleasing this wallpaper or selling a stencil version? I would love to warm my home with such beautiful artistry.

Jess

Please, please, oh please sell this wallpaper pattern at stores! I love owls and mice so much and this would go beautifully in my bedroom! I wish you would open an online store where we could purchase these stencils or the wallpaper. You would make a fortune!

melyviiz

One of my all the time favorite projects from you are the wallpaper processes! When the first time i saw you on yt i was so amazed when u hand-painted the walls! Now im still so amazed every time u do your magical creative things - u are better and better in this and its still the same Christine McConnell vibe which i fell immediately in love in the begginings. <3 Thank you so much for your hard work! Your videos are medicine in this chaothic world.

Hannah Graham-de Vries

Wow Christine it’s like my dream wallpaper! It’s absolutely stunning and I am obsessed with the colour palette

Jillian Melgosa

Christine, I’m so happy you finally got a Cintiq!! ❤️ I think another fun new program to learn is Adobe Illustrator. Being able to make vector illustrations is an amazing thing; since vectors are infinitely scalable (unlike pixel-based images). You can also make pattern swatches in Illustrator. By default, vector lines are very clean and uniform, (maybe TOO crisp for some of your purposes), but you can apply artistic brushes to the linework to make it look hand-drawn :)

Sophia Kaplan

Bringing in the gold was next level!!

Christine June

I love my Wacom and pencil!!! ❤️

Lindsey

Just rejoined patreon and am happy to be back! Unfortunately when I went to update my info it just wouldn't let me do anything so I had to delete everything and resign up. Not sure what happened but happy to be back and now I'm gonna go and binge where I left off about 6 months or so ago! 🍷

Sapphire Aguilera

I can't wait to see it. I absolutely love everything about it. You're so amazing. I really hope you just continue making more wallpapers and then have a Etsy store full of them.

Rachel W

Dearest Christine, please please make this wallpaper available at some point with your other design. To say I've fallen in love with it is an understatement. You've also made me want to re-read The Rats of Nimh again too xx

S Carmack

Beautiful work. I love your additions to the design!

Pug Lover

Christine, why have you never done a St. Patrick's Day episode? Just wondering. ( This is Georgia again. My mom is one of your Patrons.) By the way, you inspire me so much! Everything you make is so amazing! Hope you're doing well!

Shelby Snow

Amazing! What a treat!

Megan Belanger

I could watch you create all day. It's Magic! You are Magic!

Cheri LaTorre

A good friend who restores art said that something thing to try was (after taking copious photographs and tracings) get clear sheets of acid free lightweight clear laminating adhesive. Press onto the wallpaper, You can then try to remove the wallpaper and the laminate will protect the paper from chipping.

Katie Milone

Christine as I watched the episode and you started drawing the rats I was thinking, ‘oh my gosh…I wonder if she’s ever seen the Secret of Nimh!’ And then you say you’re a big fan of the movie. ❤️❤️❤️ Just another reason for me to love you and all you do!! ‘Courage of the heart is very rare’…and all your courage to live your best life always inspires me to keep creating. Thanks for always inspiring.

Amy

Just Beautiful!

Nysa Poe

This was amazing. The suspense is killing me...not literally. Also, I need to apologize for ever thinking of you ever handling another project that includes using that awful chainsaw making the body mannequin. We would never ever want you to put your life on jeopardy like that. Take care of yourself!

Diane Chattaway

This turned out amazing.

Rebecca Valentine

I always love the style of your designs. The little rats look like they are up to no good. ❤️

lindsay

I swear christine has the most calming voice I could listen to her talk all day lol

Aunt Debbie Halloween

I had no idea - I've been saying cry-cut too!

Aunt Debbie Halloween

This was a great video - thank you so much for the tip about splitting the design in half and moving it to the other side to get it to match up on the repeat - I have been trying to figure out how to easily do that for ages!

Roimata Ness

So lovely to watch! I remember Christine has done another wallpaper design video before which looked amazing but then we never saw what happened to it (unless I missed that video), so I do hope we get to see this on the wall in a finished room. Thanks for posting!

Alice Morgan

Beautifully done, as always. But out of personal curiosity; is there chance we could get a tutorial/demo on how you painted the master bedroom walls of the Twin Peaks house one day? Even on scrap drywall, because it was pure dreamy!

Darcie Brett

Oh my gosh this is absolutely stunning! I wish I had walls to do this on (I have wood panelled walls)

Kiki Reef

I THOUGHT you sounded a little different? Feel better, my dear!

V

im so excited to see entire rooms of the house coming together~ the dining room first and now this one❤️❤️ cant wait to see you make the kitchen of your dreams too!!

Liana Palumbo

Just WOW 😍 it's STUNNING and haunting all at the same time. I love owls and rats. My daughter and I run a sanctuary and we rescued 9 rats. Never had any experience with them but they are the sweetest, most darling little beings and sooooo clean. In the end they were free roaming in the house with our 6 cats and dog and never once did we have any issues. They always went to their little litter trays but were very sneaky at stealing food. We would do a weekly food hunt for the cats and dog food☺️ I'm so excited about seeing this room all finished. It's going to be exquisite 🖤🖤

Cbon

Amazing as always...can't wait to see the finished product! Just a tip though..the cutting machine is spelled "cricut" but pronounced like the insect "cricket"..for those who might be interested. They are pretty affordable too! Great for any crafter.

Leslie

IT’S HAPPENING!!!!!!!!!

Mercedes Canales

WOW! I am floored! This is so AMAZING!! SO worth the wait, ugh it can't come soon enough though. You are awesome! Thank you for sharing 😍♥️

Ashley Bosworth

So beautiful!

Ashes Laree

I love this, hope it will make an appearance in the eventual wallpaper that will be for sale. I’d love it in my Victorian gothic living room.

AnnLeilani#InSoCal

Omg, far into the future…Halloween Home Tours. Your home would be a must see stop on my “Sleepy Hallow” NE trip. 🥰🎃 🧙

AnnLeilani#InSoCal

I can’t even imagine the layering of work done for this beautiful project. So creative while literally reaching in to grab something from the past. I love the owl motif. I am surrounded by real 🦉 owls and have a true affinity for them even b4 they became a part of my life. I continue to be amazed by your work and wondered if you ever thought about opening certain parts of your home to tour. I’d fly there for a paid tour as I’m sure many would.

AnnLeilani#InSoCal

It’s his hind leg. As rats scramble up they kinda swing with legs apart to grab on the next branch or twig it can. Kinda like a quasi gymnast lol.

Yohana Boss

Do you have any updates on the other wallpapers you’ve worked on? Will they be printed and added to any rooms?

Antoinette du Bleumourant

Secret of Nimh one of my childhood favourites I still love today. Such a wonderful movie!

Jennifer Treviño

With the exception of my father, each of my family's initials (including my own) spell something. BAT & RAT are my mother and brother, so those creatures hold an extra special place in my heart.

Ashley

We've looked at a few tutorials on how to jump in and get started. Christine brings an elegance and a flare to these projects that I haven't seen elsewhere. I always wonder how she approaches the project she's doing and how it evolves from what was in the original drawings. ✅Just voting for a tutorial if that was ever an idea for a video.

Gincredible

If you think the tablet is a game changer, I strongly suggest some PS automations and brush shape dynamics, or testing out the strangely cheap Procreate, which allows you all manner of brushes that require no brushstroke tapering. In awe of your patience to taper each bit after like that!

Anna Wilson

It's beautiful and inspiring! Can't wait to see the rest! <3 Worth the wait!

Sarah Brown

On my third watch of this - I am SO excited to see the next episodes. I know its hard to feel like you have to stick to a schedule but I think its good for people to see the time these things truly take to get to the level you achieve. This is why we subscribe! xx

Brandy Parker

Yes, it's hanging on the wall in the room she showed with the ivory fireplace.

Jill Van Sickle

Christine, I love all the work you put into this restoration. I used to have an HP Scanjet 4670 vertical scanner during my landscape arch. program that allowed me to scan any surface vertical or horizontal, and I feel like you need something like this in case you find any more wallpaper to restore. They have them on eBay sometimes, it might be worth looking into for future projects. Instead of tracing, you could have just scanned the wall! You might need to figure out drivers to get it to work, but the captive seems pretty computer savvy. Love the videos, can't wait to see the guest room!

Leslie Langenegger

I think I already saw it hanging on the wall in this video.

Carol Jollymore

The work you have done is incredible Christine McConnell and you raise my expectations for my projects to a new level. One question. One of the rats has a branch (or something) coming out of his hip, it seems. The rat is the one hanging onto the branch from below. What is it supposed to be? By the way when you showed your introduction of rats to the wallpaper I exclaimed aloud "YES" it is just what was needed. Well Done!!

Hermine-Virginie Simon

Dear Christine, I love when you're explain all this stuff it's such so amazing to look at ! I can't wait to see the final results and of course buy the wallpaper too ;)

Sarah Kane

TAKE MY MONEY! This is not a want this is a genuine need lol. ❤️

Cathleen Murray

I would LOVE if you made the stencils available for purchase! I don't know if I could afford buying rolls of wallpaper but would definitely make the time to use the stencils to recreate this. It's honestly just stunning! Never seen anything like it.

Alexandra Conrad

I already loved the design and then you added the animal characters! That was a fabulous artistic decision and really brought it to life. I’ve surprisingly never seen The Secret of Nimh, despite being a huge fan of cartoons and those childhood nostalgia movies, but my husband has been wanting me to see it so I think I will indulge! I understand why this episode took awhile to complete. So intricate!

Lauren Ashley-Irvine

This is so impressive!! It really makes me want to get into doing some digital art again. Would you ever consider doing a crash course episode on how to use Photoshop for, say, designing a small graphic like your owl, foliage etc? Just..how to use some of the tools and layering? 🙂

Sophia Z

Just STUNNING!! Must be "wall paper" season - it was this time last year you worked on the front room wallpaper 😍🤣

Emilie Tabaka

I am so excited to see the finished room! I am very glad I subscribed to your Patreon!

Shaé Emery

If this is the case, maybe it's the perfect occasion for a short video to at least vaguely explain how you made it !

Shaé Emery

Is this going to be the room where you'll install a tv with the owl screen cover N

Kristy

Beautiful!! Love that you incorporated owls, they have always been a favorite of mine too. Can't wait to see the final reveal.

Melissa

Midway through the frieze it dawned on me the sheer amount of work you had ahead layering all those colours……..I felt so overwhelmed thinking about it that I will never stop being astonished at your will to follow through with the creative mind you have. Bravo. It’s a masterpiece!

Melisa

Wow! ❤️ this is awesome. Can’t wait to see it on the walls. Beautiful wallpaper

Angela Pearson

Amazing!! We're definitely going to cover the cost of the slate roof once your wallpaper is ready for retail 🖤🖤🖤 Obsessed and it'll be a painful month waiting for the full reveal

Jane Good

When you brought out the gold outline, I audibly gasped. Your attention to detail and creativity never cease to amaze me!

Janet

So beautiful!!! And yes, the Secret of Nimh is magical ♥️

Cariushka

YES! The Secret of Nimh should be seen by all! ♥️

Sacha Wells (Edward.Insane)

This video came at the perfect time, as I'm about to trace and digitally recreate some vintage wallpaper in an old camper I'm renovating. It has to be gutted, but from all your wallpaper recreation videos, I hope I can preserve it! I can't wait to see the completed room! I love The Secret of NIHM!

Melissa McCrummen

I love the Secret of Nimh!!! Definitely a favorite growing up and still own it on VHS! Love the wallpaper! Can’t wait for the rest of the room!

Melissa Kerns

Incredible. I would absolutely purchase your wallpaper designs.

Stacey Rowell

Just Gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Karysa HorrorHoneysKitchen

Omg the talent! The artistry!! You are just everything and you deliver every single time🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Jorja Thomas-Murcia

Stunning. You are beyond gifted. Thank you for sharing so much with us.

Lauren Elizabeth Burns

This made me so happy, watching so much work compressed into a short time... just in awe of it all. I love being here, it's a true honour to behold your work ✨

Alaskan Rock Vodka

Careful! Beautiful design incoming. That was fun C many thanks.

Sherrie Potgieter

Christine, when you said "there's wallpaper", I teared up.

Tadgh Kirby

I cannot wait to see the final result. Hopefully this wallpaper pattern might become available for us plebs with no photoshop skills to buy?? ;)

Vicky Neish

It’s outstanding work in this video! Will be lovely to watch it all, I’m looking forward to it. Do you know which member of the orignial family stated in that room?

Dakota

If you ever need high resolution, royalty free reference photos or images to composite into pictures Unsplash.com is great. I prefer it to sifting through all the low quality stuff on Google images to find what I need. Pexels.com is another good option

Emma Borges

It’s so pretty!! Wow!

Anna Radaelli

You are fabulous and to say talented isn't enough, you are a Rockstar!

Angie Holman

I’m only 14 minutes in, and I already love the wallpaper and The Secret of Nihm is such a classic. One of my favorite childhood movies.

Kimi Galan

AMAZING! It's truly mesmerizing to watch. Great to see the owl cabinet hanging over the mantel!

Ashley

Seeing the amazing creations you have made on the computer has inspired my family and I to learn how to draw and use the editing software and create our own art. Have you thought about a tutorial on how to draw and edit on the computer? We always look forward to your videos! Can't wait for another baking one as well!!

Joan Bishop

Beautiful & outstanding!

Emily Schwall

Just watched this!!! I'm so excited to see the finished product! Also going to watch the Secret of Nimh tonight!

91Raikkonen

I love this so much! And totally in awe of your photoshop skills, as always!

Ester Brunini

wooooow

Eric Miller

You are a mad woman! Spectacularly, delightfully MAD! Love what you do. Fabulous!

Cassandra Cyr

Loved to see and hear you guys discovering the wallpaper! Looks like it will be amazing, so looking forward to the other episodes

Brandon Grew

I’ve just done this as well for wallpaper I found in my foyer in my c. 1915 home. I’ve got a new digital version I’ve made and am planning on updating the color palette and reprinting it. I work entirely in Adobe Illustrator, though, which I think you might like, Christine. Especially for line work like this. A lot of what you had to do in Photoshop can be automated.

Judy Campanella

Once again, you amaze me into a hypnotic state of mind. So incredible to watch you “Frankenstein” each piece and it comes out perfect!

kerry sutch

So good!

Gale

The artistry is beautiful, and that final touch of gold is *chef's kiss*! I can't wait to see it in the room! 🤎

Maria L.

Christine, you always surprise us. It turned out amazing! ♥♥♥

Andrea Martinez

I’d say you have the patience of a saint, but you are beyond sainthood to delve into such complex projects. It must be so satisfying once you’re finished and look around the house and say “I did that.”

A.M. McPherson

The design is absolutely beautiful! You always manage to blow my mind with your dedication to details 💛 I can't wait to see the other episodes!

Willow Birch

Love the design, very cool episode! Although I enjoy the small project episodes, this is what I joined for...can't wait to see the finished room.

Emy AUBIN

It is so nice and magic! I admire how you always manage to combine unexpected elements to create a fairy tale of your own. Wonderful !🥰

Emma

You are nuts! Stark staring raving NUTS! I ❤️ you 🤣🤣 Can’t wait for the next episode 🥰

Paul and Lynne

oh my goodness! Such creativity and patience. Excellent outcomes with all your talent. Thank you

Killian Kincaide

The gold is spectacular!!! Great episode!!!!

Thea Maia

Your perfectionism with the small shapes, your awareness of the way the color and shapes will layer = chef’s kiss!!

Carla Perea Seminaro

Love the wallpaper stencil and can’t wait to see it finished. Hopefully you will sale your wallpaper for us to buy. 🖤

Laura Auld

The design is just amazing.

Lisa M. Elliott

You constantly inspire me! 🥰

Teri Nord

When you said looking back on it like this it makes it look so simple.... nothing about that looked easy! So incredible! I am in awe! 😍

Bee

so beautiful wow!! i love the color scheme on this!! omg i love rodents too; i have a little hamster and he is too cute 🥹

Mille Viola Schmidt

I’m forever amazed by you ability to create something so complete and magical from such a small piece of wallpaper 🥰 the talent and patience running through your veins is beyond this world

Rochelle

This is edited a little bit differently and I’m loving it 😍 it feels less polished but in a good ‘behind the scenes’ way.

Racheal Jones

I love the Secret of Nimh (Sparklies, Mrs. Brisby, sparklies!) Your owls and rats are wonderful. Can't wait to see the finished walls with that lovely touch of gold.

Eric Mutzabaugh

Secret of Nimh is a masterpiece!! 🤗 One of my favorites. I love the predator/prey aspect of the design you made. I was just watching a video of Kirsten Dunst with her decorator showing off her LA home and they have a fox paper in her son’s room that has little mice in it. I thought it was soooo cute. But this paper you made is so dynamic and dramatic. I love it. Everything you make has so much feeling in it. 😊 your perspective is so refined and unique.