Reference

Reference imagery on a variety of topics.

Game Art Reference

 * Game Art Examples List: game art dumps on the Polycount forum.
 * Game Art Concepts
 * Level Design Reference Database: a searchable collection of game screenshots with assigned tags that describe the images’ content.
 * Game Art Portfolio Wall: game artist portfolios
 * Dead End Thrills: game screenshots artfully composed, plus interviews.

Forum Reference Threads

 * The Reference Thread on the Polycount forums
 * Reference Thread on the Game Artist Forums

Search Tools

 * Google Image Search
 * Bing Image Search
 * Flickr Image Search
 * Yahoo Image Search
 * AltaVista Image Search
 * Lycos Image Search
 * Wikimedia Commons
 * Category:ReferenceAnimation for motion reference links

Reverse Image Search
Search for images similar to a source image.
 * Google Similar Images
 * RevIMG - search within specific subjects: flags, famous paintings, symbols, monuments, etc.
 * TinEye - reverse image search
 * WhatTheFont - reverse image search for fonts

Texture Sites

 * cgtextures.com Free up to a daily limit, subscription fee thereafter.
 * imageafter.com Free.
 * mayang.com Free up to a daily limit.
 * lemog.fr Free. Most are tiled.
 * free-textures.got3d.com Free for a subset of the whole library, the rest available for a fee.
 * newtek.com/freestuff Free but rights-limited. Requires registration.
 * texturewarehouse.com Free but rights-limited.
 * /~jeremy/photo/public Free.
 * environment-textures.com Subscription fee required. Part of the 3d.sk family.