Wallpapers

hhh · 2017-05-03 21:42:59

Nice!

Sector11 · 2017-05-05 00:17:30

brontosaurusrex wrote:

^ in context https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observable_universe

Oooooooooooo thank you!

Sector11 · 2017-05-05 00:26:42

In keeping with others here, I found an OLD DVD with just over 400 1280x1024 wallpapers. So, over time I'm going to post some of them here.

Let's start:

ohnonot · 2017-05-05 06:16:25

Sector11 wrote:

1280x1024

Sector11 · 2017-05-05 16:06:40

Sorry, they come from a collection I had for my 1280x1024 monitor.

Copy the links to: https://www.tineye.com/

Some are easy to GIMP ... like the sunset: 1920x1080

Steve · 2017-05-13 13:08:50

I made this one in Gimp with some inspiration from member HHH. I used to dabble in Photoshop years ago and never could quite get my head around Gimp but lately have found some nice plugins and helpful tuts. Hopefully this looks ok, its 1600 x 1200 px. I call it green glow

ohnonot · 2017-05-13 14:37:57

i hope nobody takes this as an insult, but...
it seems i am very sensitive to "choppy gradients"? you know, where you can see lines where colours gradually change, so it's not all gradually, but there's "steps" in it?
i hate that.
i made a wallpaper with gradients once, and i went to some lengths to make the gradients smooth. i chose the simple way out, which is basically just adding some noise, but nevertheless.
here's an article that describes what i'm talking about: https://cornwallphotographic.com/2013/07/29/banding/

Last edited by ohnonot (2021-07-02 08:11:15)

Steve · 2017-05-13 14:52:51

I dont mind the gradients myself, I thought it gave it depth in a desktop wallpaper but when veiwing say landscape photography picture the gradients like that look wrong. But i wouldnt mind seeing that pic i made without them so will try those recomendations ohnonot.

Sector11 · 2017-05-14 00:50:14

How about walls, 1920x1080, with wallpapers cut up and mounted?

darknetmatrix · 2017-05-14 08:48:29

that is a great collection S11

TeoBigusGeekus · 2017-05-14 09:13:35

*deleted*
Bad quality, will insist later in the day, sorry.
Nevermind

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ohnonot · 2017-05-14 10:46:27

Sector11 wrote:

How about walls, 1920x1080, with wallpapers cut up and mounted?
https://cdn.scrot.moe/images/2017/05/14/wall-winter-tree-3-invert.th.jpg https://cdn.scrot.moe/images/2017/05/14/wall-the-way.th.jpg url=https://scrot.moe/image/17E1X]https://cdn.scrot.moe/images/2017/05/14 … rs-alberta-...

template?

Steve · 2017-05-14 12:08:29

This may not look the best but ive only just picked up gimp, let me know your thoughts? Just did this from a tutorial here: Gold Text Effects

Text effects seem jagged, needs something to make it sharper/smoother. Probably better to create text effects in inkscape, another app i want to learn.

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Head_on_a_Stick · 2017-05-14 12:17:31

ohnonot wrote:

"choppy gradients"

32-bit colour depth will produce the best blends but you need the development version of GIMP for that, AFAIK.

Unfortunately, the GIMP team seem to have stopped supplying flatpaks for GIMP-devel so my old guide no longer works

I think @stevep has it in his repositories though:

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=127574

EDIT: High resolution image of BMW's new 212bhp/171kg track scalpel:

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2017-05-14 13:11:43)

Sector11 · 2017-05-14 13:28:40

ohnonot wrote:

template?

For you - certainly.

I have two actually, the first one is ready to be put over any wallpaper you want as the 'background'

Then "cut out" the red ... making red transparent will 'drain' some of the background.
With my eyes, I had to increase the size to 400% to get the cut tool just right. :8

And this is the light wood seen above:

Now nobody else take these, they are licenced: WTFPL.

EDIT: Looks like this here ...

Last edited by Sector11 (2017-05-14 13:31:52)

Sector11 · 2017-05-14 13:32:47

drum wrote:

that is a great collection S11

Thank you.

Sector11 · 2017-05-14 13:36:29

Steve wrote:

Text effects seem jagged, needs something to make it sharper/smoother.

I'd need a magnifying glass to see the jagged edges ... so for me. NICE!

ohnonot · 2017-05-14 14:57:14

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

ohnonot wrote:
"choppy gradients"
32-bit colour depth will produce the best blends but you need the development version of GIMP for that, AFAIK.

i've heard that argument before, but there's a few tricks to get it nicely even on a "normal" gimp install.
first of all, the gradient tool has a "dithering" setting which should improve things in most cases.
then, i've been using Filters => Noise => hurl/pick/spread (don't remember which one; PS calls it "Displace" i think).

here's some nice explanation, but no solution.

and there's also the chance that my monitor simply sucks and nobody else is seeing it ...

Steve wrote:

https://cdn.scrot.moe/images/2017/05/14/goldenbl.th.png

nice gradients on this one! how'd you make it?

Last edited by ohnonot (2017-05-14 14:59:48)

ohnonot · 2017-05-14 15:01:00

S11: thanks for the detailed explanation!
so you did them all manually?

Sector11 · 2017-05-14 20:07:13

Glenn wrote:

OK... I took the whole damn set

hahahahaha .. did ya grab the templates too?

I'm glad someone likes them.

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