Func_Msgboard: Inspiration & Reference

Posted by metlslime on 2003/02/17 08:18:34

I just wanted to know if people had any links to good websites for either level design inspiration (photos, paintings, concept art, etc.) or just for architectural reference. We had a thread like this on the old qmap, but we know how much good that does us.

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Ha Wrath!

#551 posted by HeadThump on 2006/08/04 19:48:44

Where the hell have you been?

Are you going to eat those?

#552 posted by wrath on 2006/08/05 06:39:53

I'm like Det. Lt. Somerset, I'm around...

Just finished playing through hl2and hl:ep1. Valve knows how to make games. Jesus christ, do they ever...

In fact, they might as well come to your house, piss on your floor, and punch you in the crotch. "We're Valve - and you are all snivelling shits next to us."

And no, I'm done, though I've slightly touched one of them with the tip of my penis, and you don't know which one. Bon Apetit!

As Long As They Dont

#553 posted by nitin on 2006/08/05 18:34:45

piss on my rug, it's all good.

Futuristic Skyscrapers

#554 posted by DaZ on 2006/08/08 03:29:22

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=323935&page=2

Pics mostly at the bottom

Factory Jackpot

#555 posted by Lunaran on 2006/08/08 17:32:06

http://www.hfinster.de/StahlArt/

Flashes

#556 posted by bear on 2006/08/11 04:03:10

Flashes can be good if used right...it's not as simple as just saying OMG ALL TEH FLASH0RZ SUX!

Even the simple ones that come with most affordable cameras (that pretty much do suck) can be usable. You can always add something to reflect the light upwards for indoor use or put some plastic over to make it less harsh.

Carcassonne

#557 posted by metlslime on 2006/08/16 00:33:56

Fortified city in the south of France:

photo galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/ouinpis/carcassonne_2004
http://www.pbase.com/dimasebaur/carcassonne_2005
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68259253@N00/sets/1194255/

huge panorama image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Carcasssonne_vieux_pont.jpg

Hey

#558 posted by DaZ on 2006/08/16 04:09:40

http://www.pbase.com/dimasebaur/image/46233040

This looks strikingly similar to the day of defeat : source map anzio.

http://www.nothing-2-fear.de/inc/images/maps/halflife2/dod/dod_anzio.jpg (best pic I could find of that particular street..sorry)

Cool place.

Hey

#559 posted by metlslime on 2006/08/16 13:13:48

That looks strikingly similar to *MY* Anzio level for MOHAA:Breakthrough.

http://www.celephais.net/cv/image.php?anzio2.jpg

Infiltration.org

#560 posted by . on 2006/08/19 21:40:06

http://www.infiltration.org/index.html

<quote>Infiltration offers a mix of the practice and theory of urban exploration in areas not designed for public usage. This site is the online companion of the paper zine about going places you're not supposed to go. The latest issue of the zine, focusing on military leftovers, came out in June 2005. It's black and white, but you might like it anyhow.</quote>

#561 posted by metlslime on 2006/08/21 00:30:09

<quoth>nevermore</quoth>

Hey, Look At That

#562 posted by Lunaran on 2006/08/21 11:53:04

maps based on european towns for ww2 shooters look like european towns.

#563 posted by wrath on 2006/08/21 15:58:20

Went to France once. I could totally spot the CG.

Also

#564 posted by than on 2006/08/21 18:30:43

I went into a cafe in Paris and the waitress kept on asking the same question to everyone. It's really scripted, just like in the games! I was blown away by the outright realism of CoD.

I even found the location where the glider landed in CoD and it was THE SAME.

#565 posted by Lunaran on 2006/08/29 15:50:50

Boats:
http://ueba.net/hosted_pages/Moving-a-Boat-20060813

Asplosions:
http://doci.nnm.ru/noisebunker/29.08.2006/29_avgusta_1949_goda/

That Boat Thing Is Wonderful

#566 posted by czg on 2006/08/30 01:02:50

Thanks, Lunarian.

Try These Out For Size

#567 posted by than on 2006/08/30 01:38:34

http://www.cgtextures.com

For all your texture creation needs. Seriously packed with VERY high quality source material.

http://morguefile.com/

Haven't actually bothered to peruse it yet, but apparently it's full of good reference. I have a feeling it won't all be environment stuff though - there could be a lot of useless shit there too.

Morguefile Is Not All That Useful For Texture Reference

#568 posted by BlackDog on 2006/08/30 03:10:19

But cgtextures is pure awesome. Also check out http://www.imageafter.com/ if you find that sort of thing useful.

Ooh, Nice.

#569 posted by biff_debris on 2006/08/30 03:13:47

Both of those will come in handy for HL2 textures...

Boat Thing

#570 posted by bambuz on 2006/08/30 05:35:32

where is that from? Apparently it's so high it was easier to build a railcar than a water lift.

Bambuz

#571 posted by PuLSaR on 2006/08/30 15:34:52

the label on those boat pics says "Yenisey ship company", Yenisey (or Enisey, don't know how it sounds in english) is a river in Russia.

Has Anyone Posted Beksinski Yet?

#572 posted by Lunaran on 2006/09/02 20:18:32

I don't fucking care go look again anyway

http://www.beksinski.pl/

This man's work is seriously unsettling and the music at the website doesn't help. If he and Lovecraft had been able to sit down and weave something together ... the terror that would ensue would be delicious.

Than

#573 posted by Lunaran on 2006/09/02 20:28:49

cgtextures is great. I feel bad seeing textures I recognize from AAA titles on that site, though - aren't professionals supposed to have cameras and, you know, be resourceful and shit?

For more goodness, check out
http://www.mayang.com/textures/
Download limit of 20 per IP per day, but if you were a good little artist you'd buy the dvd, which I swear one of these days I'm going to do, honest.

#574 posted by pjw on 2006/09/02 22:42:10

Becksinski indeed kicks ass. One of the greats.

Becksinski.

#575 posted by biff_debris on 2006/09/03 07:50:10

Painfully beautiful stuff.

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