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.
Mousewrites | March 7, 2010
Title: Industrial – Rusty pipe 2Description: I got an email from an awesome builder of Steampunk computer systems, Woodguy32. He requested a few wallpapers to display on his amazing monitors, and I am delighted to do so! Also, check out his auction for his latest keyboard (ends Mar 07, 201018:56:28 PST, so hurry!)Type: Widescreen, 1600×900Credits: Textures from the […]
Mousewrites | January 24, 2010
Title:Industrial – metal wall with posterDescription: More industrial stuff. Found the poster on the web, and then again at the Arizona Gold Rush page. I am 99% sure it’s genuine… of course, the 1% is gonna bite my ass, you watch.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Base texture from a filter from Filterforge, but I dinked with it […]
Mousewrites | January 18, 2010
Title:Industrial – Metal PlateDescription: I’ve been asked for some more grunge/industrial wallpapers, so i’ll be going slightly off-topic for a few posts. This one is a rusted to hell diamond-plate, with some mood lighting.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050, Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Base texture from a filter made by Crapadilla, with Filterforge.
Mousewrites | September 14, 2009
Title: Lit rustDescription: Got inspired by the iPhone rust one I posted on Saturday to make this one.Type: dual, 1280×2560Credits: Rust from Grunge and a cool new site I just found, Lost and Taken
Mousewrites | September 12, 2009
I promise to post a little more often. 😀 (Everybody thank kyle for poking me with a copper pipe until I started posting again.) Thank you for all your comments about what you want to see with the site. We heard you. This one is a simple iphone sized paper. I wanted something that icons would show […]
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
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.
Mousewrites | February 23, 2009
Title: PipeboardsDescription: Darker, less subtle and Interfacing 1 or Interfacing 2, but a bit more 3D ad well.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Hand made in Photoshop, but includes textures from Grunge and Smashmethod. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | February 16, 2009
Title:GeargrungeDescription:Abstracty gear grungy thingymaboby. What? I just woke up.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by abbey*christine, with some textures by Grunge for spice. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | February 8, 2009
Title:Leaky PipesDescription: I’ve been using this one to sort icons on my desktop. Top pipe is for really useful things (like Photoshop) and then I separate everything else out down below.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Hand painted in Photoshop, with textures by Grunge. Creative Commons licensed graphic.
Mousewrites | January 22, 2009
Title: Engine #301Artist: Koutetsu KaigunDescription: An old engine of the Gainesville Midland line.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Original work. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | October 28, 2008
Title: Clockstreet Grunge Abstract widescreenDescription: Widescreen version of the fullscreen version, by request. Yes, it’s slightly different: I didn’t want to distort it for obvious reasons, and the ‘black bar’ effect is so 1997.Type: Widescreen: 1680×1050Credits: Based off the picture by Alex Balan. Creative Commons licensed derivative.NOTE: Some people have pointed out that the roman numarals […]
Mousewrites | October 27, 2008
Title: Clockstreet Grunge AbstractDescription: I dunno. I’m battin about 3/5 with my last couple, but I’m still gearing up for NaNoWriMo, so I’m distracted.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by Alex Balan. Creative Commons licensed derivative. NOTE: Some people have pointed out that the roman numerals on the clock are wrong, specifically the 4. I […]
Mousewrites | October 5, 2008
Title: RisingDescription: In honor of the HP Lovecraft Film Festival, which I’m going to later today, I present a metal tentacle for your perusal. My Wacom tablet is still broken, so it’s painted with a mouse. I may do another with the tablet when I get it repaired.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Hand painted in Photoshop.
Mousewrites | August 31, 2008
Title: Grunge AbstractDescription: Teaching a class today, so I’m posting an abstract I’ve been working on.Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Based of the textures by jbushnell. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | August 24, 2008
Title: Submarine 1Discription: I know, it’s the most original title ever. Shut up. I’m having a bad internet day. 🙁 Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credit: Sub credit: Diver Meg. Porthole credit: Leo Reynolds. Room credit: oobrien. Creative Commons licensed derivative. Edit: IT WORKS YAY! Whatever weirdness that happened before, we managed to fix it somehow. Edit 2: well, I figured out what happened. […]
Mousewrites | 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.
Mousewrites | August 4, 2008
Title: Auto-Gyro DetectedDescription: Damnit, they must have followed us. Warm up the harpoons, boys, we’re in for a fight.Type: Fullscreen, 1280×1024Credits: Based off the picture by the lovey Lisa Brewster. Creative Commons licensed derivative.
Mousewrites | August 2, 2008
Title: Aeronaught’s Badge (widescreen edition)Description: My stupid roommate has a stupid widescreen monitor and she won’t leave me alone. HERE! It’s widescreen now! ::sticks her tongue out at her roommate::Type: Widescreen, 1680×1050Credits: Still based on lots of pictures: Creative Commons licensed derivative.
