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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Eh Woah?

#54 posted by Shambler on 2003/11/28 09:58:32

I know what I'm doing all of tomorrow morning.

What, using that inspiration to start some bad ass mapping??

#55 posted by - on 2003/11/28 13:03:45

I think he means 'Masturbate furiously over them all' seeming as nitin doesn't map.

Another One:

#56 posted by metlslime on 2003/11/30 10:19:11

ArtServe: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/

This site has tons of high-resolution images. For example:

10,000+ pictures of Cairo: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/egypt/index1.html

50,000+ pictures of Japan: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/japan/index1.html

60,000+ pictures of Italy: http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/italy/index1.html

You could spend the rest of your life downloading all of these.

Shipwrecks And Derelicts:

#57 posted by metlslime on 2003/12/05 02:12:11

http://www.hyperfinch.de/gallery/ssas/
http://www.charlescowles.com/burtynsky/shipbreaking.html

i had a third link but i can't find it. oh well...

Metl

#58 posted by cyBeAr on 2003/12/05 13:08:32

do you do any map making at work or do you just dig out reference sites from the net all day? :)

Cybear:

#59 posted by metlslime on 2003/12/05 13:48:16

You joke, but that is an important part of the mapping process, especially if you're doing it professionally.

Anyway, i found the last few links on metafilter or memepool. (browsing those is what i REALLY do all day!)

Good One, Cybear

#60 posted by HeadThump on 2003/12/05 14:19:57

but if that is what Metlslime does with his time, we are all the better for it. I've been looking at nautical themes lately too, and these links are a welcomed addition.

The Necromonicon Antifaq

#61 posted by HeadThump on 2003/12/05 21:42:18

http://www.ping.de/sites/systemcoder/necro/antifaq/antifaq.htm

A well written piece of fictitious history for the fictitious, yet infamous, book.

#62 posted by - on 2003/12/05 22:42:02

http://www.beksinski.pl/

Wow Scampie That Is Some Impressive Web Design

#63 posted by HeadThump on 2003/12/06 00:08:39

err, I just noticed my obvious spelling error in Necronomicon -- 'nom' name not 'mon' one, ouch.

Scampie

#64 posted by R.P.G. on 2003/12/06 11:06:31

I was wondering when you were going to post that link to Beksinski.

Yeah

#65 posted by Maj on 2003/12/07 14:28:59

The slow loading times, self-indulgent interface and annoying music are very impressive. Nice pictures though.

But Maj,

#66 posted by HeadThump on 2003/12/07 19:27:54

it looks like it costs someone a fortune ;-)

Ali�n Design

#67 posted by madfox on 2003/12/20 00:42:47

http://www.hrgiger.com/

A Large Collection Of Photos

#68 posted by pushplay on 2003/12/24 19:07:02

http://www.byui.edu/Ricks/employee/DAVISR/HumPix/

There are some interesting shots in there.

Hey, It's That Place With The Holy Grail

#69 posted by pushplay on 2003/12/24 19:15:08

http://www.byui.edu/Ricks/employee/DAVISR/HumPix/Islam,%20Petra%20Khazne.JPG

Wasn't A Bunch Of Stuff Like That Blown Up Fairly Recently...

#70 posted by than on 2003/12/27 09:07:18

...by the government of that country because it didn't relate to their religion?

I remember seeing some big statues built into rocks exploding. I think it was 2002 or so.

Yeah

#71 posted by R.P.G. on 2003/12/27 11:28:28

That was in Afghanistan, where the Taleban blew up the faces on two giant buddha statues (53 meters and 38 meters tall) which were carved into a cliff face.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1214384.stm

X-Files

#72 posted by MisYu on 2003/12/27 12:49:19

Well known movie with well known pornstar Fox Mulder and well known nubian chick Dana Scully has got some cool architecture in extraterrestial base, pretty scary.

X-Files

#73 posted by metlslime on 2003/12/27 16:45:09

scully is NOT nubian.

That Is A Riot

#74 posted by HeadThump on 2003/12/30 03:07:29

If Gillian is Nubian that would make Iman Hybernian. It would be interesting to see though the world is yet to turn upside down.

Hibernian, I Meant, Of Course

#75 posted by HeadThump on 2003/12/30 03:10:40

Chernobyl Area

#76 posted by R.P.G. on 2004/03/29 14:46:37

Tour of the Chernobyl area, but not the reactor itself, obviously. Included is the abandoned town of Pripyat, plus surrounding roads, farm houses and the like. Ultimately this collection of photos is classified as old, abandoned, worn out, and dilapidated.

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/

Nice One RPG

#77 posted by Shambler on 2004/03/29 15:42:30

I really enjoyed reading the story more than seeing the photos, actually. Something quite evocative about such a bleak area being described in the cutely mispoken Russian English...

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/image10.3.jpg - 1337

http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/image22.3.JPG - "from this roof people have been looking at beautiful shining"

More Art Deco Stuff

#78 posted by metlslime on 2004/05/07 04:28:37

http://www.decopix.com/

Small pictures, but lots of good reference nonetheless.

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