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Category Reference

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Human Proportions

Animal References

• Close up of squirrels
• "Eye of Science" microscopic imagery
• Turtle references and photography
• Tons of animal skulls. Well laid out
• Animal references - loads of different species /!\ Pop Ups

Buildings & Architecture

• Plenty of building shots from around the world
• Blue prints of house designs
• Urban ruins
• Urban exploration of the Ozarks area
• UK location scout photography. Well catalogued

Clothing References

• Military uniform references. Many different camos
• Photos of gas masks, etc.
• Late 19th, early 20th century photography. Costume references
• Late 19th, early 20th century photography. Costume references
• Late 19th, early 20th century photography. Costume references
• Asian Warrior search on google images. 'Musa the Warrior'
• Hi-Res shots of most of the clothes. Nice for finding folds, etc.
• Walking sticks. Plenty of designs

Human Anatomy

• The home of Andrew Loomis' figure drawing books
• Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
• Orthographic images of convicts
• Muscle and anatomy reference
• Facial muscles interactive learning site
• Anatomy illustrations /!\ Pop ups
• Da Vinci's works

Software

• 'Wood Workshop'. Free seamless texture editor.

Stock Photography

• ImageAfter. Filled to the brim - need editing before use
• Click any of the movies. Tons of landscape shots in each one
• Lots of derelicts buildings in different weathered states
• Different shots of different things. Wide-Range
• Photosig.com. Photo resource
• Rooster's Majorca photography

Textures

• Mayang's texture collection. DVD is also available for purchase
• Well-organised texture site. All tileable
• Plenty of free textures ! Character References too
• Newtek free 'stuff'. Textures available ! Requires registering
• Textures from some game that went bankrupt
• Tons of different textures. Well laid out and easy to use
• Great set of photos that can be easily modified to make textures

Vehicles

• Blueprints for all kinds of vehicles
• Hi-Res shots of exotic and concept vehicles
• Hi-Res shots of concept vehicles
• Photo album of new cars
• Photo album of classic cars
• Photo album of motorbikes
• Photo album of Rims/Tires/etc.
• Photo album of blueprints by manufacturer
• Model Kit site - blueprints available
• out cars gallery
• Hi-Res car wallpapers
• Hi-Res galleries of almost every car
• Lots of car wallpapers and images /!\ Pop ups
• Classic and smashed up cars
• Hi-Res car gallery
• Hi-Res car gallery
• Rare and unusual cars
• Rims and accessories
• Searchable car site for "enthuisiast cars"
• Blueprints of cars
• Fighter Planes. Categorised into different centurys
• Car blueprints
• Jet Aeroplane reference shots
• Car references. Tons of different models
• User's post their cars. Claims to be the biggest collection of car photos on the internet
• World War 2 in colour

Weapons

• Model guns that look like the real thing. All views and videos available

Video Reference

• High speed (super slow motion) video clips
• Quicktime turnarounds from the Resident Evil Game(GC)
• Getty Stock video
• BBC stock video
• Corbis stock video
• Gunshot videos
• Looped walking reference

Reference Links/Image Searches

• Reference thread at polycount.net
• CGChat reference thread - can be duplicates from polycount
• HarlequiNs reference page
• Google Images