The wallpaper competition for Ubuntu 26.10, Stonking Stingray, is now open for submission! Top TWO of the 3 categories will be included in the .iso images.
Everyone can participate, by either submitting an image taken from a camera or made by digital creative tools, or just voting your favorite ones!
And, you can get cool wallpaper images there that are free for both personal and commercial use.
image from discourse.ubuntu.com
As before, the submissions are grouped into 3 categories: Mascot Theme – artwork that features the mascot for raccoon, Digital / Abstract – artwork created by digital tools (e.g., Blender, GIMP etc), and Photography – high resolution image taken from a conventional or digital camera.
And, the top TWO voted from each category, meaning 6 images or more (including their light/dark variants), will be included in Ubuntu 26.10 as optional wallpapers in the Appearance -> Background settings.
The rules for this competition include:
- Submitter must own the rights to the image.
- Full quality image must be 3840×2160 px. PNG and WebP recommended.
- No watermark, name or logo in image.
- image licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0
Also, the AI generated artworks are NOT accepted, because of the license issue and legal debates on the ownership.
The submission window started on August 10th (UTC). It will end on August 28th, then the voting period opens until September 4th. And, the desktop team will announce the winners at that time.
The entrance of Ubuntu 26.10 Wallpaper Competition:
The wallpaper competition is available in Ubuntu Discourse via the link below:
You need to register (if not yet) then login for being able to submit and vote your favorite images.
