Textures / Materials reference Thread

    Hello guyz !


    You'll certainly ask <<What's the difference between this topic and the "Reference Thread" ? >>

    Well, here the idea is to share personal photo of interesting looking material. It can be an Highlight on a wooden edge, a splatter on a plaster... everything you think is interesting and deserve interest. It isn't requiered but I think it could be nice to give some explanation of what you are posting when needed


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    My recommendation would be that you guys use the attachment feature. It auto-generates thumbnails for everything which should make this kind of thread smoother. Just go ahead and upload the full-size versions when using the full reply screen, the attachment bit is just below the main editing area. You can even highlight a load of files and upload them at once.

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    Let's start ! I begin with a little mix of photos from my travel to Japan and France =)


    (Oh, and please, be kind with me, I have an old 6.3 mega pixel camera ^^' )


    Please, do =) I filtered no less thant 198 refs to share here ! Ironicaly, I noticed that when I work, sometimes I forgot that I've nice ref to do my job ^^

    Nice idea for a thread...can never have too much reference material! I posted my texture repository in the reference thread recently, but I have a huge backlog of hundreds of images to sort out from a visit to an airplane salvage yard last year. Here's a few to share for now. These are full resolution images so they may take a little while to load!


    Crane hook (raw metal with gashes, dents and damage)



    Crackly and damaged paintwork








    Thick mud splatters



    Peeling canvas/rubber/foam/adhesive



    Aluminium with rust and wear


    Dust and sand/grit accumulation



    Mucky plastic paneling and cracking painted foam



    Peeling window coating



    Shredded aircraft skin, some sort of painted fabric canvas or aluminium



    These ones are from a building that was undergoing demolition, which offered some interesting surfaces:


    Concrete floor, covered in floor tile adhesive



    Footprints in ink splatter



    Hose spigot



    Plaster/concrete wall



    Shiny, warped door plates



    Foul grease and food waste accumulation underneath a grill/deep fryer



    Awesome, there should be a website dedicated to killer reference photos for studying materials so I don't have to slug through all the shit photos on google and flickr.

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    WOW. WOW. MUCH GOOD THREAD


    Thrik: is there a way to make these images load faster? Perhaps thumbnails?


    My recommendation would be that you guys use the attachment feature. It auto-generates thumbnails for everything which should make this kind of thread smoother. Just go ahead and upload the full-size versions when using the full reply screen, the attachment bit is just below the main editing area. You can even highlight a load of files and upload them at once.


    While a mod could go through and edit attachments into everyone's topics, it'd be better if you all did it yourselves as that way you'll be able to manage your own attachments properly. Still, I/someone can tidy up if there are huge images continuing to slow the thread down in a couple of days.


    Perhaps you could put a note or quote of this post at the top kikette?

    Awesome idea ! et je reconnais le portail du parc de la tête d'or coté 6ème! snif, je grimpait là-dessus quand je devais avoir 8 ans, mon enfance postée sur mapcore en ref photo, c'est pas banal.

    Here are a handful of older material images from my archives.


    Weathered metal panel wall



    Worn old pipe from a factory and wet, rain-soaked pipes from an abandoned quarry





    Glossy paint spec/reflection



    Shiny metal sheet panels (somewhat warped)



    Marble, glossy



    Space shuttle fabric(?) panels




    Cracked rubber (tire)


    A few new ones from the Easter holiday:


    Oil? and grime accumulation on roadway

    Contrast in aged/weathered paint on a fire alarm box (the cleaner area in the middle is protected by a panel which is normally closed)

    Water staining/grime on pottery


    Grime accumulating around corners on smooth concrete floor

    Waxed concrete floor in a hangar

    A few new references to share:

    Snow accumulation on rough stones

    Dust and grime on a metal rolling door

    Oiled wood cabinet

    Grimy steel/aluminium plate

    Edge wear, grime, and scuffs on wooden double doors

    Puddle on concrete (note depth on edges and splatters; otherwise smooth and glassy)

    Dusty concrete floor



    Worn painted metal control box

    Matte painted metal

    Thick broken glass (not very reflective so note the opaqueness/transparency)

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