While everyone loves hunting for new wallpapers or sticking that amazing photo on their desktop to make it a bit more unique, what about customizing your icons to match? By picking the perfect wallpaper, cool icons, and setting your skin to a matching colour scheme you can create a great look for your desktop and a theme for your computer you'll love.

Here on dA there's a great selection to choose from, all created by our very own talented artists. I've gone through and picked some of my favourite wallpapers and icon sets, so have fun and enjoy!

Colour themes

Minimalistic or simpler wallpapers that follow a colour theme can be smooth and sharp-looking, especially with matching coordinated icons.

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In honour of the Breast Cancer Awareness weekend, some pink wallpapers:

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And some icons to match:

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Mac icons

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Red is eye-catching, bright, in your face, and makes a statement. It also makes for some great wallpapers:

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Some red icons to match:

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Mac icons:

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Orange is a bold choice, but can look surprisingly good and even stunning:

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Yellow is a bright shiny summery sort of colour for your desktop, and there are quite a few great options in wallpapers:

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Yellow icons are harder to come by, but orange (above) or white (below) icons will look great against the yellow wallpapers.

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Green seems to be an unusual colour for a desktop, perhaps, but there are still some pretty neat options out there:

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Green icons can be rather interesting as well:

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Blue can be bright or dark, a hint of colour or the focus, bold or gentle, but whatever version you like it's sure to make lovely wallpapers:

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Some blue icons as well:

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Mac icons:

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Purple can be soft and pretty, bold and deep, or bright and in your face; whichever you prefer, there are plenty of options:

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Some purple icons to match:

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White is clean and crisp, perfect for minimalistic but striking wallpapers:

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Black is striking and provides excellent contrast, and looks great on large monitors or with a matching OS colour scheme:

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White and black icons, to mix and match with any wallpaper:

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Thank you to all the amazing wallpaper and icon artists on dA, who provide us with endless opportunities to change our desktops and personalize them in amazing ways!