Reference Textures
A general repository for the reference images used for the textures in Valve's titles. Find one? Add it to the page, and put your name in the credits.
Contents
Half-Life 2
Although this rediscovery is fairly recent[1], information about Marlin's role in Half-Life 2's textures is present, dating back to 2007[2].
Marlin Studios Pack 2
Subtitled "Rustic Exterior Textures", it contains a variety of wood, rust, metal and concrete exterior textures. It is unclear when this is released, although the earliest archived version of March 1, 2000[3] shows it already released, with the fifth pack being the latest.
Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
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Liblung |
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Metal\metalwall043a
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Marlin Studios Pack 7
Subtitled "Great Textures of Europe", it is one of the most used of the packs, containing an array of European textures and a few unedited shots from the author's trip to Europe. The textures date back to 6/10/2000 and 9/27/2000, with the shipped HTML files in the base folder dating to 8/6/2000.
Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
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Bun |
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Brick\brickwall007a
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Bun |
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Brick\brickwall017a
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Bun |
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Building_Template\Building_Trainstation_Template002n
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Slartibarty + Bun |
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Building_Template\building_template012l
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H.Grunt |
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Composite\buildingset015a
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H.Grunt |
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Composite\buildingset019a
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H.Grunt | Composite\buildingset022a/b
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? |
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Composite\buildingset035a
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Bun |
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Composite\buildingset052a
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H.Grunt | Composite\buildingset053a
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H.Grunt |
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Composite\buildingset054a
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H.Grunt |
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Concrete\concretewall015d
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Bun |
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Decals\Decalmetalgrate014a
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Slartibarty |
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Decals\Decalmetalgrate019a
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Bun |
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Decals\decalmetalmanhole004a
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H.Grunt |
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Metal\metaldoor015a
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H.Grunt |
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Metal\metaldoor036a
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H.Grunt |
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Metal\metalfence007a
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H.Grunt |
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Plaster\plasterwall001g
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Gmadador |
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Plaster\plasterwall001h-j
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Bun |
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Plaster\plasterwall007a
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H.Grunt |
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Plaster\plasterwall007b
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H.Grunt |
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Plaster\plasterwall050a
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CrazyBubba |
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Stone\stonewall013a
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Bun |
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Stone\stonewall020a
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H.Grunt |
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Stone\stonewall021h
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H.Grunt |
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Stone\stonewall034b
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H.Grunt | Stone\stonewall038b
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H.Grunt |
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Stone\stonewall038e + f
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H.Grunt |
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Stone\stonewall037c
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Bun |
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Stone\stonewall051a
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H.Grunt |
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Wood\wooddoor002a
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Bun |
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Wood\wooddoor003a
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Bun |
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Wood\wooddoor006a
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Bun |
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Wood\wooddoor016a
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H.Grunt |
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Wood\woodshutters002ax
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H.Grunt |
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Wood\woodshutters003a
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Bun |
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Wood\woodshutters004a
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H.Grunt |
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Wood\woodshutters005a
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Bun |
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Wood\woodwall017a
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Envato
A rather strange appearance, considering the service started in 2008[4]. The textures here may have been imported from an earlier texture gallery.
Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
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Alex |
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Tile\tilefloor011a
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Surfaces Collection
'Surfaces: Visual Research for Artists, Architects, and Designers' is a 1996 book + CD collection of 1,200+ architectural images from designer Judy A. Juracek. This collection was found after Juacek brought a complaint against Capcom, alleging that her photos were illegitimately used by the company - in the complaint exhibits, two photos were found[5] that Valve had used for HL2 textures brickfloor001a and woodshutters001a (among others).
A scan of the book was not available, and so most of the reference photos below are photos taken of a library copy of the book.
Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
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Bun |
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Brick\brickfloor001a
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Bun |
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Glass\glasswindow046a
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Bun |
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Glass\glasswindow012a
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Bun |
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Metal\metalgrate002a
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Bun |
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Stone\stonerail001a (based on)
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Bun |
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Stone\stonewall038e + f
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Bun |
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Tile\tilefloor017a
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Bun |
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Wood\woodshelf001a
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Bun |
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Wood\woodshutters001a (+ others)
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Unknown Origin
Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
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Jancias |
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Wood\wooddoor022a
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Counter-Strike Source
Marlin Studios Pack 2
Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
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Liblung |
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models\cs_assault\washer_box
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