Most of the wallpapers on this site are Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 3.0 licensed. Check each wallpaper for it's individual license; some are copyright their original owners (in the case of guest wallpapers or featured artists)
Gear brushes used in my pictures are from several people. Unfortunately, I've lost the credit file of who all of those people are.
However, one has found me!
Ewark made the brushes used in several posts.
Kyle | May 22, 2009
Title: Steam OrganDescription: …otherwise known as a calliope.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024, Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Original by Nick Trebyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/biggleswadeblue/3071236476/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike Notes: Sorry, folks, for not posting in a while. I was out of town for about a week, and felt like I was getting into a rut, so I thought I’d take a breather for […]
Kyle | May 3, 2009
Title: Absinthe LabDescription: Here at J.M. Smythe Absinthe Co., we take pride in our product. “Experimentation is the key to the perfect taste!”Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: [link](by as of 2011-10-27) [link](by-nc as of 2011-10-27) [link](by as of 2011-10-27) [link](by-nc-sa as of 2011-10-27) [link](by-nc-sa as of 2011-10-27) License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alikeNotes: There are no electric […]
Kyle | May 1, 2009
Title: Steam Train GearsDescription: That was its original title. A close-up shot of some Walschaerts valve gear on a steam locomotive. Valve gear is (fittingly enough) what drives the valves, to offset the valve movement from that of the piston, and controls whether the engine runs forward or backward.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Again, by […]
Kyle | April 29, 2009
Title: Inner WorkingsDescription: No idea what this thing is, but it’s cool! Cropped, resized, and minor retouching.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Another wonderful original by Curious Expeditionshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/curiousexpeditions/632777127/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Kyle | April 27, 2009
Title: Disused gearDescription: Nice shot of an old gear, rotated, cropped, and resized.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Original by Stef Lewandowskihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/aeioux/107522319/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial
Kyle | April 25, 2009
Title: Shift KeyDescription: Because, obviously, “Shift” by itself isn’t enough. 🙂 Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ongline/3131143170/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Kyle | April 23, 2009
Title: Airship CabinDescription: The cabin of an airship! I’ve actually been working on this one for months now, and just decided to call it done and post it.Type: Widescreen, 1920×1080 & 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: [link](by-nc-sa as of 2009-02-22) [link](by-nc as of 2011-10-25) [link](by-nc as of 2011-10-25) [link](by-nc-sa as of 2011-10-25) [link](by-nc-sa as of 2011-10-25) [link](by-nc […]
Kyle | April 21, 2009
Title: DynamoDescription: A really cool shot of a dynamo at Strasburg (which is known far and wide for their repair shop). Pretty much straight from the source, with just some cropping and resizing.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinkemmerer/2593678907/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Kyle | April 19, 2009
Title: Clockwork 2Description: Somewhat of an experiment, color-wise. Let me know what you think.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/glamhag/1815409643/License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share-alike
Kyle | April 9, 2009
Title: ClockworkDescription: What can I say, it’s just a really cool photo. Pretty much no retouching – just resizing/cropping.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Joseph O’Connell http://www.flickr.com/photos/joconnell/539761408/License: Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Same as above.License: Same as above.
Kyle | April 8, 2009
Retouched a bit to help add depth and straighten it out. Based on this: Globe Lamp of the Ocean’s Currents and 1930s modes of transport by Curious ExpeditionsLicensed as Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike as of 2011-12-28 Made with Adobe Photoshop and The GIMP
Kyle | April 7, 2009
The new model of surveyor’s compass – now with electrical bubble levels! Based on this: Surveyors Compass by Curious ExpeditionsLicensed as Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial Share-Alike as of 2011-12-28 Made with Adobe Photoshop and The GIMP
Mousewrites | March 22, 2009
Title: Zeppelin DepotDescription: Kyle says ” I hope it’s not too subtle, but here’s my latest one.” Thanks, Kyle!Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Made by Kyle. Based off the pictures: www.flickr.com/photos/ezioman/2095465978/ www.flickr.com/photos/timzim/380424421/ www.flickr.com/photos/renwest/1418439938/ www.flickr.com/photos/kkanouse/3017830498/ www.flickr.com/photos/jiva/174552821/ www.flickr.com/photos/aldaron/536362686/ www.flickr.com/photos/eltham_mob/2293366788/ www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyenglish/899386318/ www.flickr.com/photos/airthru_takashi/2132646130/
Mousewrites | March 13, 2009
Title: Behold the MachineDescription: From Myke “Wallpaper from the painting I did for the same-named Vernian Process CD.” From Mouse “:: whimper :: oh god, this is such a beautiful piece of art. The airship in the back makes me tremble. Thank you so much, Mike!”Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported, by Myke Amend.Myke also gave it to […]
Mousewrites | March 8, 2009
Title: Simple RustDescription: I needed something dark and not too busy for a week of heavy icon use on my desktop.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Some textures by Grunge. Creative Commons licensed wallpaper.
Kyle | March 6, 2009
Title: Steam-Powered SubmarineDescription: Kyle loves you even more and made three more versions of this. This one is lacking the water bottle.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024, Widescreen, 1680×1050, Widescreen, 2560×1600Credits: Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | February 25, 2009
A guest submission by Jeff Perryman of Toy Soldiers Unite. Title: EagleDescription: The United States SealType: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Created by Jeff Perryman, no copyright.
Mousewrites | February 18, 2009
Title: Interfacing 1Description: I always end up arranging my icons into little groups, and have been making ‘labeled’ icon box wallpapers for a while. Here’s one that’s non-labeled… and widescreen! If people like them, I’ll do some more. I have visions of ornate scrollwork fillagree’d boxes….Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based off the picture by Curious Expeditions, again. […]
Mousewrites | February 14, 2009
Title: Blue WatchDescription: I have lust for this pocket watch. If I can’t own it, I’ll just stare at it a while longer… :: drool ::Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based off the picture by Curious Expeditions. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | February 3, 2009
Title: Steamglass WindowDescription: This… is not the wallpaper I started out to make. I had dreams, you see, dreams of empty cathedral windows, brimming with steam, colors projected upon it’s vaporous goodness. Steamglass windows, the perfect adornment for a factory cathedral. But no, it was not meant to be. My brain, my mouse wandered. I […]
