Desktop Wallpaper Calendars: February 2013

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We always try our best to challenge your artistic abilities and produce some interesting, beautiful and creative artwork. And as designers we usually turn to different sources of inspiration. As a matter of fact, we’ve discovered the best one—desktop wallpapers that are a little more distinctive than the usual crowd. This creativity mission has been going on for over five years now, and we are very thankful to all the designers who have contributed and are still diligently contributing each month.

This post features free desktop wallpapers created by artists across the globe for February 2013. Both versions with a calendar and without a calendar can be downloaded for free. It’s time to freshen up your wallpaper!

February Theme

Designed by Ricardo Gimenes.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1600×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

I Believe I Can Fly

Designed by Elise Vanoorbeek from Belgium.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Dear Love

“Spread the love!” — Designed by Abel from Singapore.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440

Like The Cold Side Of A Pillow

Designed by Sarah Tanner from USA.

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with calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
without calendar: 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Zombie Love

Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 395×512, 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Moody February

“Shades from a February evening walk: twilight sky, fallen leaves, new growth.” — Designed by Dangerbrain from USA.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Photoshop Life

“Each layer in the layers panel is a day in the month of February. The inactive tabs are the months before and after. The tools in the panel are to apply weather, activities and food. If only life could be as simple as a photoshop document with the ability to undo or apply filters to everyday life.” — Designed by Debbie Burkhoff from USA.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Flower

Designed by Jong S. Kim from United States.

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with calendar: 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440
without calendar: 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440

Dance

“Be a free spirit, unwind & splash your moves and make the world jive with you.” — Designed by Ngangbam Kishor from India.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Abstract

“A view of 2 frozen planets, lots of blue tints.” — Designed by Rutger Berghmans from Belgium.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

You Complete Me

“Dedicated to one of the most famous lines in romantic movies’ history. The incomplete heart has been created by photographing a floating lantern in slow shutter speed !! Happy Valentine’s Day :).” — Designed by Krutika Anand from India.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200

Ripped Away

“Abstract self portrait with added on acrylic medium.” — Designed by Ashley Rose from USA.

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with calendar: 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Winter

“A winter themed background for the last month of winter.” — Designed by Yasmine Damiri from the Netherlands.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080

Year Of The Snake

Designed by John Patrick Buenaobra from Philippines.

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with calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 2560×1440

Whats Love Got To Do With It?

“A different angle to love and the innocence attached with it. My depiction of February.” — Designed by Debjani Bhattacharya from India.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050
without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050

Jackalope

Designed by Sasha Endoh from Canada.

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with calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1600×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1600×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Groundhog

“The Groundhog emerged from its burrow on February 2. If it is cloudy, then the Spring will come early, but if it is sunny, the groundhog will see its shadow, will retreat back into its burrow, and the Winter weather will continue for six more weeks.” — Designed by Oscar Marcelo from Portugal.

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with calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Love Affairs

“Love is in the air this February! The last month of winter is always very romantic and inspires us to open our hearts and express our feelings to ones we love very much. This February calendar illustrates an unusual story of a young couple, who met each other by an accident.” — Designed by Brianna Davis from USA.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1280×800, 1280×1024, 1366×768, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

A Lost Woman.

“Instead of going with something happy and loving, I decided to make a wallpaper for those who have lost an important woman. To me, the picture means the following: The man is together with a woman he loves. But when looking in the mirror he sees the woman he should be married to. I believe all men have that one girl they loved with all their heart but could never conquer.” — Designed by Maarten Van Isterdael from Belgium.

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with calendar: 800×480, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

Joy Of Life

”…I get most Joy in life out of Music.” This famous quote from Albert Einstein together with the firsts notes of Handel’s Recorder Sonata in G minor, inspired me to create this wallpaper. I am willing to create a series of wallpapers about the Joy of Music. We’ll see!” — Designed by Yiannis Kranidiotis from Greece.

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with calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440
without calendar: 320×480, 640×480, 800×480, 800×600, 1024×768, 1024×1024, 1152×864, 1280×720, 1280×800, 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1400×1050, 1440×900, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1680×1200, 1920×1080, 1920×1200, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Elemental Micah: Just Exhale

“I would draw one A5 image perday for five days and post it off and this was one of them. It’s strange to think that after those humble beginnings, it would end up being the cover of my graphic novel. This is something I’m very proud to show you and everytime it pops on your desktop, I hope it’ll remind you of the love that might have been…” — Designed by Michael Georgiou from the United Kingdom.

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with calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440
without calendar: 1024×768, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1680×1050, 1920×1200, 2560×1440

February Flowers

“A little bit of romance, a little bit of vintage: Happy Valentine’s Day this month!” — Designed by Kari Andresen from USA.

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with calendar: 1023×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200
without calendar: 1023×1024, 1280×800, 1440×900, 1680×1050, 1920×1200

Spring Kites

“Here is a wallpaper that celebrates the kites festival in India.” — Designed by Aadheesh Rajput from India.

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with calendar: 640×480, 800×450, 800×600, 1024×768, 1280×960, 1400×1050, 1440×1080, 1600×1200, 1600×900, 1680×945, 1680×1260, 1920×1080, 1920×1440, 2560×1440

Join In Next Month!

Please note that we respect and carefully consider the ideas and motivation behind each and every artist’s work. This is why we give all artists the full freedom to explore their creativity and express emotions and experience throughout their works. This is also why the themes of the wallpapers weren’t anyhow influenced by us, but rather designed from scratch by the artists themselves.

A big thank you to all the designers for their participation. Join in next month!

What’s Your Favorite?

What’s your favorite theme or wallpaper for this month? Please let us know in the comment section below.