What's all this then?

This page offers a series of images intended for use as desktop pictures/wallpaper on your computer. Very occasionally, when I have the time (or when I'm putting off an important task), I create desktop pictures related to my interests and obsessions. Now you get to benefit from my endless hours of toil, which is nice for you.

How did you make them?

I primarily used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (mostly Illustrator), along with a generous helping of talent and an excessive amount of time.

What can I use them for?

You may download them for use as computer desktop pictures/wallpaper if you like, but you may not use them on the web or otherwise publish them in any way, nor may you alter them or use them in your own images. It's only fair, guv.

How do I use them?

Consult your computer's online help system for how to set an image as a desktop picture; it varies depending on your operating system.

WINDOWS 95, 98, NT, etc.
Choose which image you want to download.
Click on the correct resolution for your display to link to the full-size image.
The image will begin to download in a new window. When it is fully loaded, right-click on it and select 'Set As Wallpaper' from the pop-up menu to make the image directly into wallpaper.
Or, alternatively, select 'Save Image As...' and save it into the 'Windows' directory.
Then, in the 'Display' Control Panel, choose 'Background', and in the 'Wallpaper' window, choose the new picture and click 'OK'.

MAC OS 8+
Choose which image you want to download.
Click on the correct resolution for your display to link to the full-size image.
Click and hold (or control-click) on the image and choose 'Save this Image as...' or 'Download Image to Disk', or just drag it onto your desktop.
Open your 'Desktop Pictures' (OS 8) or 'Appearance' (OS 8.5+) control panel, then drag the image from your desktop to the control panel.
Click 'Set Desktop' and close the control panel.

MAC OS X
Choose which image you want to download.
Click on the correct resolution for your display to link to the full-size image.
Click and hold (or control-click) on the image and choose 'Save this Image as...' or 'Download Image to Disk', or just drag it onto your desktop.
Open the 'Preferences' in the Finder (OS X 10.0) or select the Desktop panel within System Preferences (OS X 10.1 or later), then choose the image as your desktop picture.

What formats are the images in?

All images are in either JPEG or GIF format, which can be used on almost all computers as desktop pictures.

Choose an appropriate image depending on the resolution of your screen, then click on the name of the image to open it in a new window. You can then use your browser to save a copy of the image onto your hard disk.