Difference between revisions of "Reference"

Latest revision as of 04:56, 2 September 2015

Reference imagery on a variety of topics.

Game Art Examples: game art dumps on the Polycount forum.
Concept Reference
Level Design Reference Database: a searchable collection of game screenshots with assigned tags that describe the images’ content.
Dead End Thrills: game screenshots artfully composed, plus interviews.
Game Art Portfolio Wall: game artist portfolios
Video Game Art Styles: a gallery of interesting visual styles used in games.

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

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.

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 * [http://deadendthrills.com Dead End Thrills]: game screenshots artfully composed, plus interviews.
 * [http://gameartportfoliowall.com/ Game Art Portfolio Wall]: game artist portfolios
+* [http://videogameartstyles.tumblr.com/ Video Game Art Styles]: a gallery of interesting visual styles used in games.
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