Inspiration

PlaguebearerPlaguebearer Join Date: 2002-03-21 Member: 338Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">Hmm</div>Haven't been back to this site in ages, but came across a reference to it today on a messageboard...

<a href="http://www.artbyfeng.com" target="_blank">http://www.artbyfeng.com</a>

When browsing thru his stuff, his Movie Sets pics really struck me as... inspirational.

<a href="http://www.artbyfeng.com/sets.htm" target="_blank">http://www.artbyfeng.com/sets.htm</a>

Check those puppies out.
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  • PlaguebearerPlaguebearer Join Date: 2002-03-21 Member: 338Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    (And don't forget to look under the other sections, too.  The Rough Sketches section has some interesting mappish stuff.)
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  • realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Oh wow... Thank you so much for that link.

    /me hugs Plaguebearer
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  • manahmanah Creator of ns_caged Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 60Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Nice.

    I saw some of this guys work ages ago and pretty much forgot about it ... some wonderful stuff up there though so I doubt that’ll happen again soon  <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

    Oh and nice post count Ken, 1234 <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->



    <!--EDIT|manah|June 04 2002,18:10-->
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Not nearly as good, not really space related, but good for those industrial areas : <a href="http://www.abandoned-places.com" target="_blank">http://www.abandoned-places.com</a>

    Really like the site you posted, really fits in with the NS world!
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  • EkajEkaj Creator of ns_mineshaft, co_core Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 95Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Map Tester
    Omg, Feng Zhu is my hero :o
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  • nrbynrby Join Date: 2002-03-05 Member: 270Members
    *points to walls*

    <img src="http://csnation.counter-strike.net/barney/personal/nerbs_space.jpg" border="0">
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  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Narby is a lefty ...?

    O_o

    oh yea, awsome work ...



    <!--EDIT|Silver Fox|June 05 2002,02:51-->
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  • SonoSono Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 105Members
    /me is noticing four things in the picture:

    1. NARBY uses ratpad -> godlike pad IMAO
    2. The date is in day/month/year format.
    -> NARBY is from europe or other non american date format country?
    3. NARBY has a boomslang lying under his table? (nor sure)
    4. NARBY uses same printer as I do

    Ok crappy posting.

    Topic: the site is genious. wish also could draw
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  • nrbynrby Join Date: 2002-03-05 Member: 270Members
    correct. No boomslang tho.

    I change the mouse to the right hand side when i play FPS - yes i'm a freak.
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  • SonoSono Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 105Members
    So why don't just put the mouse always on right hand side?

    oops I forgot you are a freak... no well please answer question <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

    If its no boomslang than its some other kind of mouse right?

    Sorry for being so curious.
    -Sono

    PS: Tried so send that as PM, but that wasn't possible as n@rby's messagebox is full <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • YamazakiYamazaki Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 21Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Anyways, back to Feng Zhu...

    The underwater facility concepts are breathtaking, as are the indoor tech room sets for Mindbridge. Now if only Half-Life could handle that level of detail... *drool*

    His Bloodrayne level concepts should be required viewing for any Day of Defeat mapper trying to do castle-style levels.
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  • AsranielAsraniel Join Date: 2002-06-03 Member: 724Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Retired Community Developer
    look to the gun in the printer..........
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  • realityisdeadrealityisdead Employed by Raven Software after making ns_nothing Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 94Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yes. I want the FengZhu engine. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

    Some of those concepts are just so amazing. AbandonedPlaces is spiffy as well... Some of the factories on there remind me of the buildings I see everywhere around here (Duluth, MN). Pretty cool for inspiration on both pages. I usually just look at the little things.... a ridge here, or a support there.

    It may seem strange, but I also draw inspiration for my level design from music as well. Just listening will cause images to appear in my mind. It's really great. I can get basic and heavy architecture from the bassline or otherwise deeper music... little or finer details from the overall flow of the music. Shouldn't suprise anyone to hear that my current work is being inspired from the likes of Korn's "Falling Away From Me." <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

    Anyway, on the image inspiration side of things, I'm left very disappointed with the D00M3 engine after seeing <a href="http://www.goodbrush.com/hirez_pgs/ff/gon1/gon1.JPG" target="_blank">this</a>.

    More paintings like that can be found at <a href="http://www.goodbrush.com" target="_blank">http://www.goodbrush.com</a>. Some pretty cool stuff there... Especially if you just look at shapes and not necessarily the environments. Like <a href="http://www.goodbrush.com/hirez_pgs/matte/matte3/contact_arm.htm" target="_blank">this</a>.



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  • Squeal_Like_A_PigSqueal_Like_A_Pig Janitor Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 66Members, Super Administrators, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Reinforced - Supporter, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer
    Mmmm...goodbrush.  Craig Mullins is my god.  Unfortunately he doesn't update his site nearly often enough, considering the high volume of work he is always pumping out.
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  • liquidscriptliquidscript Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 35Members, Constellation
    ......................................
    *sops up the drool from his keyboard*

    OMG, those are some awesome pieces of art.  Feng Zhu is now my role model.  I'm thinking of becoming an architect or engineer, something that doesn't always use a computer, and I love to draw, I just haven't ever made an actual final product.  But I think I'll try following his techniques with the markers and everthing.  Those drawings are incredible.  My main problem is that I don't have the supplies readily at hand for when I feel like drawing something.  I usually use pencil and notebook paper, and that is a terrible medium for drawing.  I'm gonna go buy a large sketchbook and some pens.  <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • shovenshoven Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 29Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I did the same, liquid. Drawing with pens is very hard when you're used to erasing >_<
    I think architecture might be a little different from what this guy is doing. My bet is that he's into concept art and design (which, btw, is what I'm studying :).
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  • MouseMouse The Lighter Side of Pessimism Join Date: 2002-03-02 Member: 263Members, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    a couple of sites i stumbled upon today
    (having something faster than a 56k help when veiwing these pages)

    <a href="http://www.suurland.com" target="_blank">http://www.suurland.com</a>

    <a href="http://www.fineart.sk" target="_blank">http://www.fineart.sk</a>

    (some of the content on fineart isn't for viewing by kiddies)
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