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Posted by reaper47 on Mon Jan 28th at 11:03am 2008

It may be cliched, but I totally feel like opening a thread like this.

Post anything you like here. Pictures, thoughts, links to other sites, things you planned to map but never finished. Generally architecture and environments that feel unusual and could work for a map.

I just stumbled upon this mesmerizing shot of a Namib ghost town buried in sand. Don't know what to make of it but I have a faible for ghost towns, so this is pure gold for me:

http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/01/kolmanskop-ghost-town-buried-in-sand.html

Here are some more photographs:

http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=163948&page_tab=Artworks_for_sale


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Posted by Le Chief on Mon Jan 28th at 11:15am 2008

This map is totally awesome imo http://www.lanmaniax.com/maps/html/de_forest.html . I also have some links to youtube videos that are game development related that motivate me :P


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Posted by Captain P on Mon Jan 28th at 5:09pm 2008

A concept artists portfolio I recently stumbled upon: http://www.shaddyconceptart.com/

Pretty helpfull reference material since I'm working on Mudanchee again. <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">


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Posted by reaper47 on Mon Jan 28th at 7:28pm 2008

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since I'm working on Mudanchee again. image


Good to hear! You know I like that one.


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Posted by RedWood on Mon Jan 28th at 8:42pm 2008

http://invisiblethreads.com/potd/collections/galleries.php

This is the best collection of industrial photos iv found. And the photographer makes them look quite elegant.


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Posted by Naklajat on Mon Jan 28th at 8:55pm 2008

http://design.mykurkino.ru/euth/index.php
Just enough english to find your way around, all the descriptions are Russian. Tons of images.

http://autodestruct.com/concept.htm
Near the bottom are some level concept images for a Star Trek game, plus lots of good scifi-industrial eyecandy throughout.


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Posted by reaper47 on Mon Jan 28th at 9:20pm 2008

Oh, I almost forgot this amazing set of photos of the Japanese underground:

http://joe-nishizawa.jp/G/g_t.html

There's a a whole book about this with the slightly sexual title "Deep Inside". Amazing stuff. I like the weird, green lights they seem to use everywhere in Japan.


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Posted by Zein on Tue Jan 29th at 2:21am 2008

Dreams my good boy, Dreams is where i get my details and motivation on everything! (and some google pictures when I need them)


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Posted by Andrei on Tue Jan 29th at 11:10am 2008

? quote:
http://design.mykurkino.ru/euth/index.php
Just enough english to find your way around, all the descriptions are Russian. Tons of images.


I was looking for pics like that for de_rasnitza, and now that i've got some inspiration, i can't map due to lack of time. Meh image .



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Posted by Doglike-spike on Wed Jan 30th at 12:33pm 2008

That ghost town reaper you mentioned, reminds me of an old map i was making, long time ago, the map was supposed to be a big urban city,but something had happended, and now it was abandoned,, only the tall buildings could still be seen, the rest was covered in sand.
I never finished it though.



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Posted by Natus on Wed Jan 30th at 10:55pm 2008

Snatched from interlopers.
http://russos.livejournal.com/210363.html


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Posted by reaper47 on Fri Feb 8th at 9:17pm 2008

The temple of Ta Prohm in Cambodia, which has been reclaimed by the jungle over hundreds of years.


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Posted by FatStrings on Sat Feb 9th at 6:32pm 2008

i look a lot into my architecture and art history books for inspiration



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Posted by Juim on Mon Feb 11th at 12:51am 2008

Heres a cool website i found.

http://www.hdrwalls.com

Theres a section titled "interiors" which has some cool stuff in it.

By the way, all pics are high def and free for download in many sizes.




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