Steampunk Wallpaper

i say, is that a gear i see? jolly good, yo.

Fullscreen: The alleyway

| September 18, 2008

Title: The alleywayDescription: Fantastic base picture. I wanted a simple, low contrast wallpaper for my work, so I made one. Not terribly steampunky, but I like it.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by Alex Clark. Creative Commons licensed derivative.

Widescreen: The Summoner

| September 17, 2008

Title:The SummonerDescription: Well, for Max’s birthday we wanted to do something special, and we knew that he always loved science, so we had a real live scientist come in to show the mysteries of the universe to him and his little friends. :: sigh :: Of course, we didn’t realize that he would be showing […]

Guest Wallpaper: Gears and Leather by Elepski Design

| September 15, 2008

Title:  Gears and LeatherDescription: Dark and subtle wallpaper submission by Curtis of Elepski Design.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Picture by Elepski Design. Gears and Leather by Elepski Design is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://www.elepski.com.

Guest Wallpaper: Birthed in Brass by Terrichance

| September 12, 2008

Title: Birthed in BrassDescription: Mech and brass and lines. Awesome work submitted by Kevin. This one’s a jpg, but I have the original PNG at 800×600 if anyone wants it.Type: Fullscreen, 1024×768Credits: Based off the picture by Terrichance.

Guest Wallpaper: Old Cog by mszafran

| September 11, 2008

Title: Old CogDescription: Something from off the coast of Oregon. I remember reading about some of this stuff washing up. As I’m an Oregonian myself, this picture brings me a special kind of joy.Type: Fullscreen, 2624×1966Credits: Guest wallpaper by Mszafran.

Guest Wallpaper: Raygun by mszafran

| September 10, 2008

Title: RaygunDescription: Hand made raygun. Nice aged photo. I like it muchly. Thanks, Matt!Type: Fullscreen, 1632×1214Credits: Guest wallpaper by Mszafran.

Widescreen: Blotter with plans

| September 4, 2008

Title: Blotter with plansDescription: Oh, good, the plans are here. Now where is my soldering gun….Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the picture by Ben Cooper, our favorite guy! Creative Commons licensed derivative.

Widescreen: Bottles

| September 3, 2008

Title: BottlesDescription: This picture (slight modified) was just too pretty not to share. EDIT: Just realized what was bothering me about this. Scientifically, the light beams from the sun are so close to parallel that they effectively are. Which means… this isn’t sunlight. It’s a very bright light at a much closer distance. I’m pretty […]

Widescreen: The Copernican System

| September 2, 2008

Title: The Copernican SystemDescription: From the photo of the same name. Ben Cooper is STILL my favorite person. This one is in the same style (shutup, I’m not being lazy, I’m being cheap) as Mechanics of an Orrey, Map to a factory Long Gone, and A Second Clue.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the picture by Ben Cooper. Creative Commons licensed […]

Fullscreen: Model aPod

| September 1, 2008

Title: Model aPodDescription: Jose didn’t seem to like the new music machine, but when his grandfather tried to get him to take off the Audioator nubs, he screamed something about no one understanding him and went to his room for three hours. The next day he had plastered his room in posters and was wearing […]

Widescreen: Decorated Airship

| August 30, 2008

Title: Decorated AirshipDescription: On her virgin flight, The Painted Lady carried on board no less than three bottles of Champane, 2 bottles of Brandy, and 16 bottles of some kind of moonshine Edgecrumb purchased from a street merchant in Vienna.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the picture from the Bain Collection (Library of Congress) via Pingnews. Flames […]

Widescreen: First Day of School

| August 29, 2008

Title: First Day of SchoolDescription: It took a while before Sarah made it to school, but eventually they figured out a way for her to take her Special Machine with her…Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based off the picture by PingNews. [No Known Restrictions: Girls Leave Factory by Lewis W. Hine, 1910 (Library of Congress)] Creative Commons licensed […]

Fullscreen: High Flyin’

| August 28, 2008

Title: High Flyin’Description: Ah, those were the days. Of course, twenty minutes after this, the Pirates attacked, and McGee lost part of his mustache to an exploding autogyro. He was never the same after that….Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the pictures below: Creative Commons licensed derivative.

Fullscreen: Abstract

| August 27, 2008

Title:AbstractDescription: Rocket Robby stepped up to the plate, and gifted me with something for you tonight. I also had a few others; expect them to pop up sometime soon. Thank you all so much!Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the pictures by Rocket Robby (what url, man?). Creative Commons licensed derivative.

Fullscreen: Enlist today!

| August 26, 2008

Description: Do you Tire of Being Confined to this Dismal Earth? Do you Envy the Birds their Careless Flight? There is Hope! Enlist in the Aerocorps Today! Penetrate the Very Firmament! See the Wonders of the Sky! You Will Fly, Guaranteed.* *Landings not Guaranteed. Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by Dogseat of the World Moustache […]

Widescreen: Mechanics of an Orrery

| August 25, 2008

Title: Mechanics of an OrreryDescription: From the photo of the same name. Ben Cooper is my new favorite person.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the picture by Ben Cooper. Creative Commons licensed derivative.

Widescreen: The Workshop

| August 22, 2008

Title: The WorkshopDescription: Sometimes you just have to retreat to your workshop and think about things for a while. And then wonder where that crankshaft went…Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the phenomenal picture by JF Sebastian. Creative Commons licensed derivative. (oh, and it’s extra brown, because I know a certain viewer who loves that)

Fullscreen: Pipe Organ

| August 21, 2008

Title: Pipe OrganDescription: Well, the last two have basically struck out. This one is more traditionally ‘steamy.’ I hope to have a little more time to work on any of the four that are more involved than these nightly ones.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by ario_J. Creative Commons licensed derivative.

Fullscreen: Impulse

| August 20, 2008

Title: ImpulseDescription: I’m in a weird mood tonight. This is the same kind of mood that produce Disasters can be Beautiful, though, and people seem to like that one. I’ll just post it an hope I don’t get stoned off the internet. Oh, wait, am I typing or thinking this?Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture […]

Fullscreen: Warning Light Activated

| August 19, 2008

Title: Warning Light ActivatedDescription: Damnation! I thought we had lost him in the clouds! Bring the net guns around!Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by Bleicher. Creative Commons licensed derivative.