the unexamined life

Glee Cast Wallpaper: Lean on Me

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:27:04 GMT

I love this show! And I loved this scene, so of course, I just had to make a wallpaper out of it. Size is 1600x1200 and I got the screencaps from Lea Michele Web. Enjoy!

Venice Wallpaper

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:24:46 GMT

Saw the newest pics and just had to do a quick one. Nothing too fancy . . . wish they'd release hi-res versions of these, soon ...

Size is 1600x1200
Credits:
Promo pics: Venice Team / Michael Fairman's messageboard / Afterellen
Texture: sanami276 / AJK_Original_Stock
Brushes: Rain Harbour resources

2 Type Wallpapers

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:41:40 GMT

Just a couple of wallpapers that aren't Otalia related. Thought, I'd post them here, too for posterity's sake as this journal seems to have become more graphics related than anything else. This is the first time, I'm venturing into typographical type graphics, but I've always been a fan of it and wanted to learn more about it. Anyway, to those who like these type of graphics, hope you enjoy :)

love makes the world go round by ~geekyspaz on deviant ART

shades of white by ~geekyspaz on deviant ART

Otalia Wallpaper: Power of Two

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:14:59 GMT

Just one Otalia wall for now. It has been quite busy at work, that I hadn't really had the time to play with Photoshop (with stuff that wasn't work related). Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Size is 1600x1200

Credits:
screencaps: tallulah71 / The Olivia & Natalia Fanlisting
polaroid brushes & textures: sanami276
flower brushes: camilla917

Preview:

Dreamwidth Invite codes give-away!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:20:58 GMT

Got some Dreamwidth invite codes to give away. I'm gonna be giving away 9 of the codes to any of you who are interested. Just either comment here or pm me. Cheers!

My first Venice wallpaper + Olivia Spencer wall + Natalia Rivera wall

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:16:29 GMT

Here be my first attempt at making a Venice wallpaper. Added bonus of wallpapers of Olivia and Natalia. I was inspired by looking at some typography wallpapers this afternoon, and so this is a bit of an experiment. Hope you guys like!

Size: 1600x1200
Credits:
screencaps: tallulah71 / The Olivia & Natalia Fanlisting / Team Venice / me
textures: sanami276 / frozenDi / certain-romance
brushes: Coby17

previews:

Devious Journal Entry - orange red

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:04:31 GMT

orange red by ~geekyspaz on deviantART

Just testing out the new Deviantart feature. I'm thinking of posting some of my photography stuff here every once in a while, when I'm not posting other graphics.

3 Otalia Wallpapers

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:23:06 GMT

Three more walls for you. Two are basically the same just different background colors, coz I couldn't make up my mind. Size as usual is 1600x1200. I know I've been remiss in making widescreen versions of my recent posts, but I hope to correct that soon. It's just a bit hard to make wallpapers when, for some inexplicable reason, everyone in my family decids to hang out in my room for most of the day and I end up getting babysitting duty, too. Ah, well . . .

Credits:
screencaps or promo images: tallulah71 @ BPD / CC & JL / Team Venice
textures: sanami276 / yunhe

previews:

Otalia Wallpaper: Finally a Family

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:54:13 GMT

A little tribute to the end of the Otalia s/l. Wanted to make more and I probably will do so. Got a few ideas in line, but was just feeling a bit depressed about the fact that there won't be anymore Olivia and Natalia come Monday :(

EDIT: Uploaded another version with the screencap of Emma playing with her baby sis (shout-out to mudpiegirl for suggesting it ). And, um . . . I just realized that there is a bit of an unintentional consequence to the placement of two of the caps. Not gonna say what it is, but kudos to those who spot it. I decided to just leave it in, well because it is rather amusing.

Size: 1600x1200

Credits:
screencaps by tallulah71 of BPD (Thank you so much for your screencaps!)
texture by sanami276

3 Otalia Wallpapers

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:39:25 GMT

Hiya, folks! Got 3 new Otalia walls for you. Two are rather angsty, but the last one I just had to make after seeing last Friday's episode. Otalia are back together! Yay! About bloody time, if you ask me . . .

Anywhoo, usual size is 1600x1200 with added bonuses of widescreen versions in two flavors (1920x1080 and 1920x1200). Enjoy!

Credits:
screencaps by tallulah71 @ BPD / me (thanks to VuDuLady for the HD clips)
textures by sanami276 / yunhe
quote used in "graveyard" is from George Eliot
lyrics used in "meant to be" is from "After All" by Peter Cetera

previews:

1920x1080 | 1920x1200 1920x1080 | 1920x1200 1920x1080 | 1920x1200

Otalia Wallpaper

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:51:25 GMT

Hello! Yeah, I'm still alive . . . barely, and with a new Otalia wall. And super glad to have JL back on my screen. Hope to post more soon. I've got one more long weekend to look forward to, so I'm gonna put it to good use. For now, hope you guys enjoy this one :)

Size is 1600x1200 (I'll try to make the widescreen versions at a later time)

Credits
promo pic I got off a link via stewartwade
floral brush is from Jaaairo via vecteezy.com
bokeh brush i got from brusheezy.com
texture is from someone called HG

Otalia: 3 New Wallpapers

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:35:12 GMT

Finally, finished these. They were supposed to be part of the IDF, but weren't finished in time due to RL stuff. Anywhoo, they're done now. There are two sizes (well, three really) available: Fullscreen (1600x1200) and Widescreen (1920x1080 and 1920x1200). Hope you guys like!

Credits/Resources:
GL Screencaps: tallulah71 @ BPD / The Olivia and Natalia Fanlisting / thegirlinthebigbox / me
Quotes: Guiding Light
Paper Texture: xswaniconsx

Previews:

(1920x1080 Widescreen version here . . .)
(1920x1200 Widescreen version over here . . .)

Wallpapers galore

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:50:02 GMT

First off, let me just say that I did try to make walls for different fandoms that I'm into, but they all mysteriously ended up being Otalia (except for one). Obsessed much? Most definitely.

Some of the wallpapers come in two flavored sizes: 1600x1200 and 1680x1200/1920x1200. I put the rest of the credits at the bottom, as they are a bit longer than usual.

Hope you guys enjoy my IDF offerings :D

EDIT: Okay, I fixed the links not working right. so, so, sorry for that. Teach me to post something when I'm half asleep. I could have sworn, they were working right, though. Oh, well, LJ sometimes hates me . . .

EDIT 2: Still not working right. Okay, you can just go to the gallery ~~here:~~ ~~Sorry, guys. LJ is just not cooperating.~~

EDIT 3: The links should work now.Whew!

Preview:

For the widescreen versions go here.

Miscellaneous notes by the creator:
- "choose" was inspired by looking at the online portfolio of a local wedding/events photographer. I wonder if he's hiring wannabe photographers/web designer/graphics enthusiast? He's just that great.
- "collage" wasn't suppose to look like that. It was going to be a bit more ambitious. Unfortunately, RL sucks big time and it just wasn't meant to be.
- "bw" wasn't suppose to be an otalia wall. Let's just say, that I planned it one way and it came out another.

Screencap Credits:
FOL Screencaps are from either or all of the following: xxsaosinxx , mondoshawan555 , vasastan
GL Screencaps/Images: tallulah71 @ BPD, The Olivia & Natalia Fanlisting, thegirlinthebigbox, stewartwade

Textures:
yunhe , sanami276, kiho-chan, ninavp50 (found at Vectoreezy.com), Bleeding_Dragon

Brushes: (I don't think I used a lot of brushes this time, but just to be safe)
mcbadshoes, mutsie, env1ro

Quotes/Lyrics:
Poem used in "liv and nat (poem version)" is from an ee cumming's poem called "I carry your heart with me"

Lyrics used in "stay" is from "Crazy Ever After" by The Rescues
Lyrics used in "ever after" is from "Cup of Joe" by Daniel Ho
Lyrics used in "choose" is from "The One Who Won my Heart" by Christian Bautista
Lyrics used in "bw" is from "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" by N*Sync

1 Otalia Wallpaper

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:53:20 GMT

Just made this tonight, after watching a commercial for the tv show Numbers. They had this grid thing going on and I thought it would be cool to try that out. Size is 1600x1200 and the caps are taken either from tallulah71 of BPD or from otalia.ausxip.com. Hope you guys like it!

1 New Otalia Wall + Widescreen & Banner version of "Reason"

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:11:53 GMT

So, I liked the promo still. Like a lot. There's actually a couple more walls I made with the same shot, but I think I'll save those for IDF. I've also started trying to make widescreen versions of the wallpapers I make, so I thought I'd post the widescreen version of "Reason", which I made from a request by DarXe up at BPD. There's also a banner version, as well. Hope you enjoy!

Credits:
I got the promo still off of a link via stewartwade
Resource credits for "Reason" are in this post

"Reason" Banner/Header

1600x1200 Sized Wallpaper

1680x1050 versions

2 Otalia Wallpapers + 1 Liv & Jellybean Wall

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:33:27 GMT

Help! I can't seem to stop making these things! LOL . . . hope you guys like them. Size as usual is 1600x1200. A bit of warning: One of the walls is somewhat spoilery.

credits:
caps: Tallulah71 @ BPD
pic used in "reason" I got via stewartwade
polaroid brushes by sanami276
brush by mutsie
watercolor brushes by mcbadshoes
lyrics used in "heart" is from "Heart to Heart" by Kai
quotes used in "reason" is from a guy called Blaise Pascal

2 IDF banners

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:42:50 GMT

I find myself with a bit of spare time and decided to put it into good use. 2 IDF banners for you to use and spread the word about International Femslash Day. More to come, but for now, enjoy!

credits:
textures by ddg
gl caps & fol caps credits are listed on my resources page

Otalia Wallpaper: Closer

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:38:06 GMT

Those new caps were just too tempting not to make something out of it. Enjoy! Size as usual is 1600x1200.

Credits:
screencaps by tallulah71 @ BPD
polaroid brush by sanami276
texture by someone called HG (not sure if this is the right name. So, if anyone knows, please tell me so I can give credit, thanks)
lyrics is from "Closer, You and I" by Gino Padilla

4 Otalia Wallpapers

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:00:09 GMT

Okay, I'm playing hooky from being a responsible adult and played around with Photoshop instead of working on my web project. It just goes to show, that I can't stay away for long from this fandom. Granted these have been lying around on my hard drive for awhile, so it was just a matter of finishing them up and uploading them. Now, I can get back to being responsible. Hope you guys enjoy! Size as usual is 1600x1200.

Credits:
screencaps are from tallulah71 (BPD) or otalia.ausxip.com
glow brush used in the "together" wallpaper is from hawksmont
trees brush used in "gazebo" is from midnightstouch
the Bible verse used in "gazebo" is from the Book of Ruth 1:16-17

Desktop Meme

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:31:55 GMT

taken from nvr_sk_to_tll

Since I can't post some new wallpapers (I got some new ones in progress, but no time to really finish them yet), I thought I'd take up this meme in the meantime. This is currently my work desktop. I set up my home desktop to change wallpapers every 24 hours, so it kinda doesn't apply. And in case, you're curious where the taskbar is, I set it to autohide and also hid the icons. The bar in the bottom is a small launcher application called Launchy. Cheers!

1. Anyone who looks at this entry please post this meme and your current wallpaper at your journal.
2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper.
3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on.

1. It's a freaking awesome creation.
2. It' dark and minimalistic, which I love (less distractions that way).
3. I love dragons.
4. I love the yin/yang symbol in the middle that the dragon is protecting.
5. Love the light shining from above onto the dragon, but leaving much in the dark.

Otalia Wallpaper: Light in the Dark

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:39:50 GMT

Just one wall today. The damn song wouldn't get out of my head, I had to do something. Hope you guys like the result! Size as usual is 1600x1200.

CREDITS:
screencaps by tallulah71 @ BPD
glow brush by hawksmont
song lyrics is from "Somewhere, Somehow" by Michael W. Smith

2 New Otalia Wallpapers

Sun, 31 May 2009 05:34:51 GMT

I'm back! Sorta . . . anyway, here's two new Otalia walls for you. As usual, size is 1600x1200.

Credits:
Screencaps by tallulah71 (@BPD) and otalia.ausxip.com
Textures by caugraphics
Glow Brushes by hawksmont
Lyrics used in the second wall is from "More and More" by Gary Valenciano

Otalia Wallpaper

Sat, 23 May 2009 08:52:39 GMT

Okay, I know what I said in the previous post, but I somehow managed to sneak this one in before getting ready to pack up the computer. Darxe @ BPD requested a collage of the newer caps, and this is the result. Hopefully, this is what she had in mind.

Size as usual is 1600x1200

credits:

caps by tallulah71 of BPD
brushes by sanami276 [link]
polaroid brushes by mutsie [link]
textures from [link]

Another Otalia Wallpaper

Fri, 22 May 2009 17:27:51 GMT

. . . with a bit of Emma, Rafe and Ava. This'll be the last one for awhile. Hopefully, not that long, cause Otalia is getting cuter with every episode and who can resist that, really? I still have two in progress, but I won't be able to work on them or any new ones, until I get my main computer all sorted out and upgraded so I can use PS CS4. The one I've been using has been a loan and it is now going back to it's owner :(

caps: [link] , tallulah71 @ BPD and from what I found surfing the net
polaroid brushes by:
mutsie [link]
sanami276 [link]
grunge brush by digitalrevolutions [link]
quotation is from a guy called Elbert Hubbard

otalia wallpaper: one sweet kiss

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:28:24 GMT

Because we're all waiting anxiously for their first kiss (that counts) , I thought another look at the first kiss that didn't count (yeah, right) would do for now. Besides, I always found it funny that Olivia couldn't just say the issue and just had to kiss Nat to make the point. Methinks someone was curious ;)

Size: 1600x1200

caps:
thegirlinthebigbox [link]

brushes:
lovetheories [link]
hawksmont [link]

lyrics:
"Captured" by Christian Bautista / Chris Lawrence (depends on the version you hear)