Environment Reference
From polycount
Reference imagery for environments.
Contents
General
- Real world environment art inspiration Polycount forum thread.
- spiritofbaraka.com Photographs from Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, and other non-verbal films. Mostly third-world and landscape.
- ukexpert.co.uk Photographs from around the world, wide range of subjects. Organized by location and subject, searchable.
- photosig.com Photographs from around the world, wide range of subjects. Organized by subject, searchable.
- The Cool Hunter Photographs of the latest in cool Design.
- http://www.trekearth.com/ Photographs from all around the world. Organized by locations, searchable.
- Islamic Patterns Islamic ornamentation patterns.
Man-Made
Architecture Exterior
- Newburyport: A Showplace of Early American Domestic Architecture
- imageafter.com/architecture_exteriors, searchable.
- Mayang.com: Modern Commercial, Old Commercial, Modern Residential, Old Residential, Religious/Civic/Ornamental.
- greatbuildings.com Buildings from around the world, searchable. Photographs, blueprints, and some 3D models (3dmf format).
- locationworks.com Location scout photography in the UK, nicely organized, searchable.
- design-house.com Blueprints & elevation renderings of residential houses, searchable.
- forum.skyscraperpage.com Diagrams and photos of skyscrapers around the world and other city architecture, searchable.
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings.html Buildings with photographic images, architectural drawings, discussion, bibliography, architect info, and live 3D walkthrough computer models.
Architecture Interior
- imageafter.com/architecture_interiors, searchable.
- locationworks.com Location scout photography in the UK, nicely organized, searchable.
- Theatre-Sets Pinterest collection of theatre set photos from the portfolios of scenic and lighting designers.
- substormflow.com Photography of underground drains and sewage systems of Manchester and other places.
Ruins and Decay
- opacity.us Urban ruins, searchable.
- undergroundozarks.com Urban ruins, in the Ozarks area.
- oboylephoto.com/ruins Urban ruins, in black and white.
- http://www.abandoned.ru/ Abandon buildings and areas, mainly in Russia.
- http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/ Derelict buildings and locations, forum.
Natural
- http://http://webmineral.com/specimens/index.php/ Minerals(rocks)
