Unearthly Challenge is creeping up, let's get inspired

adam

Please use this thread to post links to VIDEOGAME environments you've found recently that either inspire you or may inspire others. I'll start with a couple of gem's found @ CGTalk:

Both are from Unreal 3.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre..._source=cgtalk

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthre...f=121&t=785708

John Warner · 07-28-2009, 04:24 PM

technically wow.
looks awesome.

bounchfx · 07-28-2009, 04:32 PM

holy shit those look great. give me an oblivion type game with those kinda graphics and co op and ill never need another game again.

aesir · 07-28-2009, 04:32 PM

when's the challenge?

adam · 07-28-2009, 04:44 PM

Starts in August last I was told.

Anyway - IMAGES! POST 'EM.

Keg · 07-28-2009, 05:03 PM

gorgeous

only complaint is the lack of much color outside of brown.

I'll post images if I come across any. until then i'll be refreshing and fapping hard to pics

SHEPEIRO · 07-28-2009, 05:05 PM

thats rather nice and apart from the alpha overdraw deceptively simple... mmmmm

rolfness · 07-28-2009, 05:35 PM

adam · 07-28-2009, 05:46 PM

Nice Rolf ;)

Let's see some more!

Cody · 07-28-2009, 06:51 PM

by Gerard Miley

and of course

Cody · 07-28-2009, 06:58 PM

Oh and the Lord of Environments himself Stefan Morrell

adam · 07-28-2009, 07:32 PM

Not to be a Debbie downer, but I was hoping to see some videogame-made environments. The hope being people see them, get inspired, and wonder how they were achieved. Hopefully learning something along the way.

I suppose the higher-res stuff is good too as it'll have people wondering how they can achieve those environments with game limitations.

Bah ignore me, I'm thinking aloud.

JFletcher · 07-28-2009, 07:37 PM

Wow those are amazing, i love the first unreal shots..

I've always been interested in getting into environment art but its just so overwhelming to me..

Cody · 07-28-2009, 07:40 PM

Well, the first one I posted is concept art, the second one is Unreal3, and the last was high-res. So I thought it was a nice mix of everything.

crazyfingers · 01:20 AM

Those UT shots are awesome, thanks for posting. Can't think of a more painterly scene i've ever seen in UT3. Shows how far a few good floral assets can take your scene.

Justin_Meisse · 07-28-2009, 08:40 PM

I like seeing some nicely detailed concept art, alot of the enviro concepts I see around the net look like 15 minutes speedpaints

ae. · 07-28-2009, 11:30 PM

ive been holding off doing anymore level art until unearthly challange! hope it starts soon!
been messing with smaller projects.

Bal · 07-28-2009, 11:54 PM

Damn those 2 unreal shots ooze atmosphere.
Looking forward to Unearthly Challenge again this year!

Justin_Meisse · 07-29-2009, 08:07 AM

In preparation for unearthly I have been studying anatomy, am I a dum-dum head or what?

Pseudo · 07-29-2009, 10:06 AM

I wont paste the whole thread, but just in case someone missed it...

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=62114

ElysiumGX · 07-29-2009, 10:13 AM

Adam: I like how the scenes you posted were inspired by classic paintings. In fact, they're much more pleasant to look at. Inspiring. I may have to actually join this year's challenge.

brandoom · 07-29-2009, 10:15 AM

Alan Wake.

adam · 07-29-2009, 10:18 AM

Ooooh good call with the Alan Wake environment! Almost looks like TF2 done w/ HL2 art, eh?

brandoom · 07-29-2009, 10:41 AM

Ha. I loved the "eh?" True Canadian.

Yea but HL2 times a million. Its too bad this game has taken forever and a year to release.

As for this unearthly challenge. I checked the website, they don't give much info on the actual challenge. What is it all about? Environment art?

LEViATHAN · 10:57 AM

You basically team up with some guys to design and build a real-time spec scene.

/e

Heavy rain