Real world environment art inspiration.
polycounter lvl 11
I often come across interesting photos of places/buildings from around the world while on stumble and the like. I'm not an environment artist, but I thought I'd share what I find, and you guys can too 
. Apologies if there is a thread like this already, I searched.
*EDIT* Post a teaser pic!
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http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2010/07/babas-abandoned-curiosity-shop/
. Apologies if there is a thread like this already, I searched.*EDIT* Post a teaser pic!
*http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2010/07/babas-abandoned-curiosity-shop/
Replies
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53002
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51133
Ref and Inspiration:
Warhammer Reference Art: http://www.warhammeronline.com/conceptart/index.php
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/index.php
http://www.ontarioarchitecture.com/Terms.html
http://www.simoncornwell.com/urbex/frames.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/sunshyn...oned/main.html
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kazil/
http://www.kto-to.de/en/gal.php?lang=en&pd=6
http://www.containershipping.nl/casualties.html
http://www.shieldsaroundtheworld.com/gallery.html
http://www.opacity.us
http://www.forbidden-places.net
http://www.modern-ruins.com
http://www.ohiotrespassers.com/locations.html
http://www.undergroundkent.co.uk/maunsell_towers.htm
http://www.ghosttownexplorers.org
http://www.disassociate.com/lost.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/
Especially if you're interested in majestic environments and locals.
If you want to watch something with a plot that also has a lot of the more epic places in Baraka, then watch "The Fall"
I regularly look at the photos in this bushwalkers gallery. Its mostly Australian locations and vistas but I'm a big nature buff and love looking at crazy terrain and flora.
http://bushwalk.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=9&sid=4201611647f7c559e30ef4703de42161
teaser:
+1
Pity the images are so small
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ppdJz/chinive.com/fenhuan-one-of-the-ten-most-beautiful-towns-in-china/
thats why the enviro thread I had started and those threads are in 'archive'
http://pixdaus.com/
http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/05/creepy-crusty-crumbling-illegal-tour-of-abandoned-six-flags-new-orleans-75-pics/
Its L4D2!
Fantastic stuff all around ... would be nice if each link posted could have a teaser pic ...
http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/04/25-abandoned-soviet-monuments-that-look.html
(Pretty sure this is the rock featured in 'Up'?)
Holy shit.
This can be a prop for the environment, but you cant count it as an environment...
Think I can list some of :
http://www.abandonedtheaters.com/
http://www.primeportal.net/home.htm
http://kuksi.com/
http://lookslikegooddesign.com/
http://www.jvallee.com/index_jvallee.html
http://www.massiveblack.com/MBwebolution/thirdd/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/odisea2008/sets/72157627920290047/
- And if you need brazilian's shoot! - http://www.fotosdobrasil.fot.br/Alta/index_main.htm
:poly004:
http://industrialdecay.blogspot.com/
Here's a couple quick examples of the awesomeness at this site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamescharlick/6677704597/
http://industrialdecay.blogspot.com/2012/01/jan-9.html
I can't link to the photos directly for some reason, so links will have to do, atm.
Yes Nightwalker, but splitting hairs is stupid, and awesome stuff from olden times is awesome
http://www.reddit.com/r/abandonedporn+cityporn+designporn+infrastructureporn+machineporn+militaryporn+villageporn
No need to be so pedantic! Go find some nice pics and contribute.
http://www.chromehooves.net/ant_term3.htm
http://www.cgarena.com/freetextures/search/carving/
Saw this link on CGTalk.
http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryReferenceEnvironment
http://sleepycity.net/
Jay Patel <- Photographers website.
yes yes, 341 pages of sexy mountains
http://www.sxc.hu/category/1272
good site though
Jeebus Detroit is bloody WRECKED!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
A bit too much talky-talky, but plenty of looky-looky too.
The reds always have the most awesome monuments, whether they be Russians or N.Koreans.
just saw documentary about those, awesome grown bridges made from roots beeing formed over 500 years by generations
www.nature-pictures.info/the-33-most-beautiful-abandoned-places-in-the-world/
Some of the nicer reference I've come across on stumbleupon.
For sure dude. I've got tons of photos on my phone of abandoned buildings and nasty looking blocks from when I went to school in Detroit. Great apocalypse ref.
http://www.silentuk.com/
Another urban explorer site. Doesn't seem to have updated in awhile but they've got some great photos.
I've actually been thinking of starting another thread where people could upload pictures of natural decay etc. from their areas. :thumbup: Not sure if another thread is needed or if this thread would suffice though.
http://www.facebook.com/iamarch
http://www.facebook.com/AwesomeLocationIdeas
http://www.trekearth.com/
http://pinterest.com/wahlgren/architecture-and-interiors/