Made a wallpaper you want to show off?

[BLTicklemonster]

Not you pro folks, just us novices.

Anyone have a wallpaper they made they want to show off? I have two, both of which use other people's picture stuff, and all, but still, it's not like I'm using it anywhere but on my computer...

First one is a portion of Africa that has so many craters (a lot of impact ones, too) that I thought it looked like the universe used it to stomp on when it got mad.

The second one is gnome walking on the moon.

any of you novices out there have anything to show off?

[viper]

I Really Like The Second One, Well Done

[Wangsta]

those are really good

are you using photoshop?
if you are, try sphere-izing the layer with the feet, on the second pic.
that way, the feet kind of "wrap" around the moon, making it look more real and 3d

[BLTicklemonster]

Thanks, both of you. That was done in Gimp. I'd have done much better in photoshop, but I'm trying to get my feet wetter in Gimp. Funny thing about the first one, half the time the footprint looks like it's an imprint, the other half it looks like it is raised. The shadow's all wrong, but it just fit better where it was. I found some stuff in Gimp where you could do some semi circular distortion, but fumbled on all of them.

[DarkN00b]

I actually did this one before I installed Linux, but it is still one of my favorites. The candle glow was added in Gimp.

[AAM]

Some GIMP playing also!

[aubreyisland]

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40945274/

[PrimoTurbo]

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/33108847/
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/33118440/

Everyone has most likley seen them before. :D

[Zeenux]

I just found out about gnome-look.org, so I submitted it there. Then I stumbled here. 1 wallpaper, 4 variations. Made this for my photoshop final, 100% vector so resisizing it wasn't a problem.

http://www.gnome-look.org/usermanager/search.php?username=Zeenux

[unlokia]

@ AAM - I have to say, out of all of these that your brushed brass/gold effect shines out to me as the winner - fabulous design - well done, I can't say WHY I like it, but it just looks really great!.

Matt

[hikaricore]

be.a.star.tonight/devistate
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/more/beastartonight-devistate-thumb.png (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/more/beastartonight-devistate.png)

5 minutes in Inkscape after I was tired of looking at
what I had on my desktop :P

I'm starting to use Inkscape alot a work when I don't
need photoshop or corel for an art project. Good to
get some experience with it at home. =)

Nothing special just stars, darkness, and the ominous
feeling from the depths of our hearts when everything
we know goes inexplainably wrong.

[BLTicklemonster]

Whoa, stop the presses, people. I have used photoshop for years; started off with paint shop pro, and moved up. Then I found gimp, hated it, now learned to use it, and got to like it, but now.... Well, I just got turned on to a different program that blows me away. I think if you folks like photoshop and gimp, you're going to have a field day with this.

http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

I just installed it, and I have to say it's a bit foreign, and looks underpowered, but this baby is a serious contender for my affections. Not sure if it's going to replace gimp for me, but I'm going to keep messing around with it anyway.

[hikaricore]

Whoa, stop the presses, people. I have used photoshop for years; started off with paint shop pro, and moved up. Then I found gimp, hated it, now learned to use it, and got to like it, but now.... Well, I just got turned on to a different program that blows me away. I think if you folks like photoshop and gimp, you're going to have a field day with this.

http://www.xaraxtreme.org/

I just installed it, and I have to say it's a bit foreign, and looks underpowered, but this baby is a serious contender for my affections. Not sure if it's going to replace gimp for me, but I'm going to keep messing around with it anyway.

Very nice find, I think this may be preferable to Inkscape. I can see some obvious features that havn't been implemented yet, but the tools are very easy to use and quickly learnable.

Even made a new background while I was at it, not my best work and I sorta freehanded the logo, but it turned out nice for a first attempt. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/ubuntu_bee-thumb.png (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/ubuntu_bee.png)

[BLTicklemonster]

Just playing around, my desktop is red with a bunch of those same shapes transparent in different sizes, most overlapping, with shadows. Kinda bleh, but just learning. I like what you did there.

[Garyu]

http://ubuntuforums.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=3498&cat=500&ppuser=25211

I made the eft in inkscape by drawing it on top of a photo I found through google images, and then modifying it a bit to make it look more curious and looking at the user. The leather background is from a site of free tiles and images. :cool:

[BLTicklemonster]

Ooh, cool, a whole new idea, people or things "on edge" like they are about to "snap" looking at you, and you can see they are sitting at a desk with some other operating system viewable on a monitor, and at the bottom, it says, "feeling a little edgy? We can help."

or maybe not. Perhaps I ought to get back to work. :-k

[xpod]

I love all the stuff you can seemingly do with the likes of gimp etc...blender but i am just learning how to work the pc at the moment although will get round to stuff like that...

For the moment though places like deviant art and gnome.look do me fine

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[unlokia]

Nice wallpapers!

[saxsux]

I know it doesn't really count as making a wallpaper (a friend took the photo, and gave it to me 'cos I wanted it as a wallpaper), but I've never been amazing with image manipulation, so I'm proud of it :D

http://www.imagefilez.com/out.php/t23430_P3100011copy.JPG (http://www.imagefilez.com/show.php/23430_P3100011copy.JPG.html)

[hikaricore]

I know it doesn't really count as making a wallpaper (a friend took the photo, and gave it to me 'cos I wanted it as a wallpaper), but I've never been amazing with image manipulation, so I'm proud of it :D

http://www.imagefilez.com/out.php/t23430_P3100011copy.JPG (http://www.imagefilez.com/show.php/23430_P3100011copy.JPG.html)

Eh if it can be or has been used as a wallpaper I believe it counts. :) I don't honestly know what I'm looking at there, but it counts. lol

Keep em coming folks, I go away for the weekend and only a few replies? Bah.

[superhew]

something i made a long time ago when i was just beginning to learn cinema 4d.

http://usd.edu/~mcollin/reflectivextrusionsm.png (http://usd.edu/~mcollin/reflectivextrusion.png)

[cantormath]

Not you pro folks, just us novices.

Anyone have a wallpaper they made they want to show off? I have two, both of which use other people's picture stuff, and all, but still, it's not like I'm using it anywhere but on my computer...

First one is a portion of Africa that has so many craters (a lot of impact ones, too) that I thought it looked like the universe used it to stomp on when it got mad.

The second one is gnome walking on the moon.

any of you novices out there have anything to show off?


Titled: Microsoft is on a Roll! :KS

[BLTicklemonster]

:D I made one once of a dog pooping on the microsoft logo, but lost it over the last year...

[hikaricore]

Almost forgot about this thread, I've made several new wallpapers of an interesting blender project I came up with. I'll upload and post them here in a minute. :)

If anyone likes them and wants a color I didn't make just ask and I'll render it up.

[smartalecks]

I made this a while ago.
I think its okay :)

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9697/tulips1600x1200ml3.png

[hikaricore]

Uploading them took more time than making them. lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight-4.png (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49233) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight-2.png (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49234) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight-6.png (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49235)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight-1.png (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49236) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight-5.png (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49237) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight-3.png (http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49238)

And I even made a Beryl skybox image for the set only made a white one for myself tho:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight/t-twilight.png (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v414/hikari_corgan/twilight.png)

[total wormage]

Eh if it can be or has been used as a wallpaper I believe it counts. :) I don't honestly know what I'm looking at there, but it counts. lol

Keep em coming folks, I go away for the weekend and only a few replies? Bah.

it are pencils i think :p, took a while to focus hehe

[justinjstark]

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49338

[jocke.lundvall]

I made this a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/42320709/

[hikaricore]

I made this a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/42320709/

Nice :)

The sky reminds me of the old gimp install splash screen. Very very pretty.

[fayec]

:D I made one once of a dog pooping on the microsoft logo, but lost it over the last year...

Hi, I just registered a few mins. ago. Was just surfing thru the forum and came across your post. I'm still rofl'ing :-D

I will get around to introducing myself somewhere somehow.

[BLTicklemonster]

Welcome to the ubuntu forums, fayec!

[crimsontide]

Hey aubreyisland i like your wallpaper! Using it now. :D

[d3v1ant_0n3]

I made this wallpaper a few days ago. I say made. I found a photo (on either interfacelift or deviantart, I forget) that I loved. Well. I loved the composition, but didn't like the view out of the door. So I cut out the external stuff and the mirror reflection, and added a different image. I know, I'm lazy and I suck. I kinda liked the result tho.

Bah. Apparently it's something like 26kb too big to upload here, so I'll put it on photobucket.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/d3v1aNt_0n3/exit_to_nothing.png

[BLTicklemonster]

Hey aubreyisland i like your wallpaper! Using it now. :D

Hot diggity dang, someone from across the border is using ubuntu, too! :waves hand:

Hey d3v1ant_0n3, that's a really trick pic you got there.

[hikaricore]

BLT I just noticed your location... that wouldn't be Rome, Georgia would it? I used to live in Sylvester, near Albany. >.< Hated every minute of it.

[BLTicklemonster]

Yep, up here north of Atlanta. Albany is down there where it's hot and muggy as all get out. Been there, came back, if you know what I mean. :)

[crimsontide]

[QUOTE=BLTicklemonster;1829970]Hot diggity dang, someone from across the border is using ubuntu, too! :waves hand:

*waves back* :D

[mysticrider92]

Those are some nice pictures. I guess I need to get to work and make some.

[hikaricore]

Yep, up here north of Atlanta. Albany is down there where it's hot and muggy as all get out. Been there, came back, if you know what I mean. :)

I know what you mean. I got the hell out of that chite hole (south GA) myself, moved as far away as I could... Ohio.

lol

[drphilngood]

20346

Think I used XaraX but it could have been Gimp.

[lakersforce]

my one

[fayec]

Welcome to the ubuntu forums, fayec!

Hi, BLTicklemonster;

Thank you for the warm welcome.

I've been getting your msgs but, for some reason,:confused: I couldn't get logged in until now.

Anyways, a little info about me. I used Debian for a long while until my HD died and I had to purchase a new computer. Of course, the computer came with pre-installed WinXP Home, and no amount of haggling would get the store to remove WinXP before I took home the computer.

I installed Ubuntu 5.10 onto my daughter's computer because the kids had totally trashed the HD. During use of Ubuntu, I liked it so well, that as soon as I get my pc backed up, I'm going to reformat my pc and install Ubuntu, also. \\:D/

I'm happy to be here. Lots of friendly peeps here, and I hope to be help someone, sometime.

[corporate]

Made this one this morning, still trying to get used to the Gimp. This one is 1024x768. The complete picture looks better, though.

[ButteBlues]

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49715

[atihimself]

I made this wallpaper a few days ago. I say made. I found a photo (on either interfacelift or deviantart, I forget) that I loved. Well. I loved the composition, but didn't like the view out of the door. So I cut out the external stuff and the mirror reflection, and added a different image. I know, I'm lazy and I suck. I kinda liked the result tho.

Bah. Apparently it's something like 26kb too big to upload here, so I'll put it on photobucket.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/d3v1aNt_0n3/exit_to_nothing.png

that was great really lovin it

[BLTicklemonster]

Those are great!

I've been playing around in Gimp with blending

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=21947&d=1167550822

The entire wallpaper is just blending

and this one just looks cool. Kinda like a snakeskin with ripples or something

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=21945&d=1167547420

and this one is just a picture frame with the Mona Lisa pasted into it, but with a twist. It's used with Beryl to make it look like a wooden box or something.

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=21648&d=1167028824

:)

[BLTicklemonster]

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2525/liberty36lv.th.png (http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=liberty36lv.png)

my current wallpaper from a pic I took this last spring

[Quix]

A pack of three (OK, very similar ones ;-) )...

http://www.kalpe.com/?section=ubuntu_trees

[BLTicklemonster]

Wow, that's really cool.


anybody want a challenge? Try to get this to work in wine, and post back how you did it.

http://illusions.hu/index.php?task=100&statpage=36

[machoo02]

Wow...that program makes Wine completely barf. Kudos to whoever gets it working. However, This program (http://www.apophysis.org/) does work well in Wine. Check out a tutorial here (http://www.arcanefractals.com/apop_tut1.shtml).

Oh, and here's a fractal I made with using the GIMP...

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[BLTicklemonster]

I cheated and booted to windows and made this from illusions.

[machoo02]

Very nice!!

[hypnotic_frog]

black & blue! Cool!

[kevinlyfellow]

A couple of favorites I made...

[BLTicklemonster]

Kevin, that ice claw is awesome. Ought to turn it over, and put a different background on it so it looks like it's reaching up. Or something. I would anyway. Mind if I do? If I ever get around to it that is?

[lyceum]

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=49715

I would not call that feisty, but very cool none the less! :)

[oligray]

I Call It Hardy Heron Blue :)

[BLTicklemonster]

Wow, vibrant colors to say the least!!

Here's a picture I took at a relative's house. I opened it in gimp, set a duplicate layer to desaturate, then bumpmapped it, and played around with the transparency. Then took the sky from the original, and copied and pasted it to the top layer so the sky would not be bumpmapped.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/245/dsc02959algcx4.th.jpg (http://img65.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc02959algcx4.jpg)

[Giant Speck]

Made this to complement an Emerald theme.

[shanewaston123]

Its realy super to see moon like naturely

[digitalmusic]

Hello to everyone.
I've put a few abstract ones on my site if anyone wants them. All widescreen format.

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/digitalmusicservices/freebies.html