Image Umbrella: Desktop Art

[hippotipus]

I actually quite like that pic. It should almost be in the absract section

[Frontcannon]

Just a little WP I made because I needed something dark.

[Heat Stroke]

Thanks everyone.

@yellowman- I am honored with your praise! thanks for the compliments!

@leohobel- that was what I was shooting for, Im glad you noticed! I like your picture too!

@frontcannon- that is a good text effect, I like it.

[aguba]

Nothing much, but it's something:

(click for full size)

[Possum Roadkill]

@ Aguba, another very nice one. You have a marvelous way with text. Maybe sometime you could share some of your techniques in a tutorial?

I made some Colts Wallpapers for the Super Bowl last week and am just getting around to posting them. If you like them, feel free to download one and use it as a wallpaper. I know most of you are "real" football fans as opposed to American football, but it's a fun little game we like to play. It might even be on TV this year. There is a third one in my gallery if you'd like one that is not for widescreen monitors.

[pipp92]

aguba: looks a bit antialised

possum: looks awesome, keep up the good work

new one

v1

v2

e: made the render myself, just that you know

[csm725]

Nice Pipp and Possum.

It's a shame we lost the SB44 in the end though.

[Nathan_Misch]

@aguba: Always awesome. A nice use of gradients for the text and background. And, simple isn't always bad.

@Possum: Too bad that they didn't win, though. Still, a nice wallpaper.

@Pipp92: very interesting. I like how clean they both look. The top image is my favorite of the two; something about golden rays wafting around gives it a good feel. Very nice.

This piece was inspired by aguba, specifically his signature. Enjoy:

The script reads "Shalom," meaning "peace."

[pipp92]

wow looks good, just a bit too unsharp, washed out

[aguba]

Not half bad, you did a pretty good job a replicating the effect. Just lighten up the vignette a bit

On a side note: it should please you to know that I am in the process of putting up a tutorial. In fact, by the time you read this it should already be up.

[Nathan_Misch]

Thanks aguba! I'll check out that tutorial

[Possum Roadkill]

@ Nathan, very nice! I really like the colors and the 3D effect is great.

These are a wallpapers I did for Valentines Day. The first one I made for my wife and I wrote the poem in it. The second one I made for the ladies in my office. The other two I made for my sisters and some friends on my forum. Happy Valentines Day !

[Shmelly]

Suprisingly, my first Spacescape. I think it turned out pretty well.

You can view it Here.

[Kemaru]

That is a great start! I suggest working on the jaggy edges of the planet, and you might want to work on those nebulae some more. The Dents effect is fairly obvious.

E:

I present thee my new creation, Pink Dreams!

[Possum Roadkill]

@ Shmelly, very nice ! A little critique if you don't mind? You need to feather the planet to rid yourself of the jaggies. I would also get the alias plugin and run it prior to using the feather plugin. Your piece could also benefit from some larger stars. Check out the custom brush's mini plugin. Someone posted a really nice star brush that I use all the time. Still all in all, a very nice piece of work.

@ Kemaru That is a top notch piece. Very very nice wallpaper. I like the colors and the composition.

[Possum Roadkill]

This is something I did for the last WOTW ( theme Typography )comp but did not enter, I thought my other one was better. It's kind of a goofy idea, but I had a lot of fun doing it. So what do you think?

The Bridge

[csm725]

Nice, but your other was was better.

@Your other one (the one you entered) - Clean and elegant. Very nice piece.

[Possum Roadkill]

Nice, but your other was was better.

@Your other one (the one you entered) - Clean and elegant. Very nice piece.

Thanks.

[barbieq25]

Well, I thought it was pretty good idea & well done. I liked the other better because it was simpler but this one is really cool too. Not to mention the amout of work that must have gone into it!

[chrisco97]

@Possum:

I think you would have won with either one of your wallpapers. They are both really great!

@Welshblue:

I like it. I just do not like the rings around it.

[Possum Roadkill]

Thanks guys ! Yes it was a lot of work, but really all in fun to see what it turned out to be.

@ WB Sweet ! Very smooth and professional looking.

@ Barbieq, WOW I love your new avy and sig ! SWEEEEEEET ! It's the best ! :blink:

This is my latest piece. It's the companion to Mister Sunshine wallpaper I did a while back. This is Mr. and Mrs. Moon in....

A Kiss Goodnight

[Spm3]

My first desktop background. Normally, I make signatures and one day I was bored and didn't feel like working in a confined space, so I made this! Please critique it!

Feel free to use it if you like it enough.

EDIT:

I've made a new background! Now, I now it goes against "protocol" to use anything other than Paint.NET, but they were used like renders and I didn't use them to make anything. The background is of two Magic: The Gathering TCG cards. From left to right: Akroma, the Angel of Wrath and Lord of the Pit. If you are familiar with the cards, you should know that they were the stars of the Divine Vs. Demonic set that was released quite awhile ago. Anyway, here is the background (once again, feel free to use it).

http://i42.tinypic.com/x5895g.jpg

Edited April 8, 2010 by Spm3

[himself22]

Possum Roadkill: I like the creativity (personification)! The light outside though looks a little weird though because it's a different style than the faces and the planet textures, almost realistic, but a bit cartoony for the face, and totally realistic for the planet texture. The light is blurred. I would recommend making it less blurred.

Spm3: I don't think the waving lines match the form of the "grungy" font and the same type of background. And the top line reaches farther than the bottom (link) doesn't look right. Other than that, I like it.

[Spm3]

Thank you very much for your criticism, but what about the other one I edited into the post?

[Possum Roadkill]

Possum Roadkill: I like the creativity (personification)! The light outside though looks a little weird though because it's a different style than the faces and the planet textures, almost realistic, but a bit cartoony for the face, and totally realistic for the planet texture. The light is blurred. I would recommend making it less blurred.

Spm3: I don't think the waving lines match the form of the "grungy" font and the same type of background. And the top line reaches farther than the bottom (link) doesn't look right. Other than that, I like it.

I was going for a cartoon(-ish) look. I've had some other comments about the styles not matching, so I've decided to make some changes (eventually) to make the background more cartoon(-ish). I've just not had the time. The light around the moon(s) is just a glow to set them off the page a little and wasn't meant to look realistic. I doubt that I'll change that part because I like it. I do plan on changing the stars and maybe the red/yellow gradient in the background.