[ubuntu-art] new wallpaper

[Chuck Huber]

On Tue, 2006-07-04 at 07:12 +0200, Michiel Sikma wrote:
> On Jul 3, 2006, at 11:57 PM, Viper550 wrote:
> 
> > Better idea...I have 3 letters: SVG
> >
> > Viper550
> 
> If you want to even _try_ to convert that wallpaper into SVG, I say  
> give it your best shot. But I know that I'm not going to try. :)
> 
> I believe that wallpapers will usually require some effects that  
> cannot easily be achieved in vectors. Things such as smudge tool  
> usage, certain filters, some types of colorization... the base of  
> this wallpaper is a rendering which cannot be redone in SVG without  
> me having to completely rebuild it in vectors.
> 
> If people can make good SVG wallpapers, then they should definitely  
> submit them, if only for to show off the fact that it is possible,  
> but I'd much rather work with a much larger control over individual  
> pixels.
> 
> Michiel Sikma
> michiel at thingmajig.org
> 
Images such as Michiel's scale so well partially because they don't
contain anything that would give reference to the original image
dimensions or aspect ratio.  Michiel, do you intend to put a logo or any
other branding on the finished wallpaper?

Chuck