what's your wallpaper?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

That is cool Hearty.

Here is my new wallpaper.I found my old one which is actually something i put together for my YouTube page a while back.
I added some things in the center area.Wish i could find my old shark eats the fisherman image for the middle.I know it's posted somewhere here on GimpChat.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

HAH! I found it.Bless Google site search. :hehe

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3472#p43863

Which reminds me i now have to go reinstall ClocX again.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

Here we go.

I just need to add a shadow, the numbers again and.....

2-ton · **Posted:** Sun May 05, 2013 8:21 pm **(#124)**

very cool wallpaper!

AnMal · **Posted:** Mon May 06, 2013 3:46 am **(#125)**

he4rty: that's a really cool text effect! i think you combined the metal look, the inlay and the 3d beautifully. but where is ek22:s metal hex pattern? i think i must have missed it, i don't have it in my collection.

rod: love that wallpaper! a great mix of effects. the clock is a fun element too - i'd like to try that but i think it's above my geek level.

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

AnMal - sorry for any confusion the pattern by ek22 is the colours behind the metallic hexagon pattern

ek22 · **Posted:** Mon May 06, 2013 4:09 am **(#127)**

he4rty wrote:

So reading through the jewelry thread and feeling inspired have created this, went with another method for creating the text outline, background Pattern behind metallic hexagons by ek22 and also used espers metallic gradient on the text and hexagons.

That came out really nice. Glad that pattern is seeing some use. I like how it's all shiny, just waiting for someone to come along and leave fingerprints all over. :hehe

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice Rod and He4rty.

fluffybunny · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:16 pm **(#129)**

Yesterday I wanted to create a new wallpaper for my desktop computer.
I have my screen resolution set to 5760x1080, so I needed to do everything with detailed images.

I took a photo of a friend, cropped it and converted it to a BW pencil drawing.
NB the scale has been reduced to make suitable for uploading here.

I then used the clone layer tool to rotate it 35 times at 10 degree increments.

I then spent time coloring the image and making 5 separate variations.
Here is what I came up with. Once again image has been scaled by 50% to upload.

If anyone wants to have/see the full size I can email it to you.

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:18 pm **(#130)**

very nice, you have a great imagination to come up with these things!

ek22 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:19 pm **(#131)**

Is that 3 widescreens?

fluffybunny · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:23 pm **(#132)**

ek22 wrote:

Is that 3 widescreens?

Yes 3 x 1920x1080 in surround so windows thinks it is just one big monitor.

ek22 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:24 pm **(#133)**

lol, I got one of those and I thought I was doing pretty good, you got 3...

fluffybunny · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:28 pm **(#134)**

ek22 wrote:

lol, I got one of those and I thought I was doing pretty good, you got 3...

see http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7149

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:30 pm **(#135)**

haha, I have one small macbook screen! And no wallpaper! No room for wallpaper, my desktop is always full of files I have not 'filed' into a folder yet.

ek22 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:23 pm **(#136)**

fluffybunny wrote:

ek22 wrote:

lol, I got one of those and I thought I was doing pretty good, you got 3...

see http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7149

Mind Blown!

sallyanne · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2013 9:07 am **(#137)**

Not bad FB. I'm glad you cannot manipulate me like that. I will have to remember never to put my photo online here :hehe

I'm guessing your friend didn't mind.

my wallpaper at the moment is

AnMal · **Posted:** Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:40 pm **(#138)**

fluffybunny: oooooh! that wallpaper is mindblowing enough in itself, without taking into account that you're the owner of three of those widescreen monitors. i want your autograph now!
sallyanne: nice pattern on that - i guess you made it yourself? it would be fun to see what you started with!

fluffybunny · **Posted:** Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:42 am **(#139)**

2-ton wrote:

very nice, you have a great imagination to come up with these things!

Thanks 2-ton, more trial and error. Sometimes it is enjoyable to go with the creative flow and see where the journey leads.

2-ton wrote:

haha, I have one small macbook screen! And no wallpaper! No room for wallpaper, my desktop is always full of files I have not 'filed' into a folder yet.

Imagine how many un-filed files you could squeeze onto a desktop my size!

sallyanne wrote:

Not bad FB. I'm glad you cannot manipulate me like that. I will have to remember never to put my photo online here :hehe

I'm guessing your friend didn't mind.

my wallpaper at the moment is

Looks like you've melted down your necklace & earrings.

AnMal wrote:

fluffybunny: oooooh! that wallpaper is mindblowing enough in itself, without taking into account that you're the owner of three of those widescreen monitors. i want your autograph now!

Thanks AnMal, I appreciate that you spent your scarce internet credits viewing it.
I loved the way the eye was the only recognizable part after the rotation.
Kind of reminded me of peacock feathers in a strange way...

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2090

Not sure if there's a thread on this or not already, but would love to see some of your homemade desktops/wallpapers. I made this one tonight, both the desktop, and the clock. Got the clock idea from Wallace, who got it from Rod, haha. I hid the desktop icons, so just the desktop and clock would show:

I showed ya mine, now you show me yours.