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 |
|---|---|---|
| Liblung |
|
Metal\metalwall043a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\woodwall008a
|
| Bun |
|
Props\metalduct005a
|
| Bun |
|
Decals\decalmetalgrate024a
|
| Bun |
|
Decals\decalmetalgrate015a
|
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bun |
|
Brick\brickwall007a
|
| Bun |
|
Brick\brickwall017a
|
| Bun |
|
Building_Template\Building_Trainstation_Template002n
|
| Slartibarty + Bun |
|
Building_Template\building_template012l
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Composite\buildingset015a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Composite\buildingset019a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Composite\buildingset022a/b
|
| ? |
|
Composite\buildingset035a
|
| Bun |
|
Composite\buildingset052a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Composite\buildingset053a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Composite\buildingset054a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Concrete\concretewall015d
|
| Bun |
|
Decals\Decalmetalgrate014a
|
| Slartibarty |
|
Decals\Decalmetalgrate019a
|
| Bun |
|
Decals\decalmetalmanhole004a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Metal\metaldoor015a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Metal\metaldoor036a
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| H.Grunt |
|
Metal\metalfence007a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Plaster\plasterwall001g
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| Gmadador |
|
Plaster\plasterwall001h-j
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| Bun |
|
Plaster\plasterwall007a
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| H.Grunt |
|
Plaster\plasterwall007b
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Plaster\plasterwall050a
|
| CrazyBubba |
|
Stone\stonewall013a
|
| Bun |
|
Stone\stonewall020a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Stone\stonewall021h
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Stone\stonewall034b
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Stone\stonewall038b
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Stone\stonewall038e + f
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Stone\stonewall037c
|
| Bun |
|
Stone\stonewall051a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Wood\wooddoor002a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\wooddoor003a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\wooddoor006a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\wooddoor016a
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| H.Grunt |
|
Wood\woodshutters002ax
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Wood\woodshutters003a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\woodshutters004a
|
| H.Grunt |
|
Wood\woodshutters005a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\woodwall017a
|
| Bun |
|
Brick\brickwall036a
|
| whynotll83 |
|
Plaster\plasterwall003a
|
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 Juracek brought a complaint against Capcom, alleging that her photos were illegitimately used by the company - in the complaint exhibits, two photos were found[4] 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bun |
|
Brick\brickfloor001a
|
| Bun |
|
Glass\glasswindow046a
|
| Bun |
|
Glass\glasswindow012a
|
| Bun |
|
Metal\metalgrate002a
|
| Bun |
|
Stone\stonerail001a (based on)
|
| Bun |
|
Stone\stonewall038e + f
|
| Bun |
|
Tile\tilefloor017a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\woodshelf001a
|
| Bun |
|
Wood\woodshutters001a (+ others)
|
Counter-Strike Source
Marlin Studios Pack 2
| Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
|---|---|---|
| Liblung |
|
models\cs_assault\washer_box
|
| Mehaniq |
|
decals\prodplatea
|
| Mehaniq |
|
decals\prodplatea
|
Marlin Studios Pack 5
"Downtown Surfaces & Signs".
| Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
|---|---|---|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen12
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen08
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen09
cs_havana/gen10
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen23
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen22
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen15
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen24
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen01
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen07
cs_assault/assault_skybox_building02
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen11
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_assault/assault_skybox_building01
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen14
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen25
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen20
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen17
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen16
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen18
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen19
|
| Mehaniq |
|
Buildings/gen21
|
| Mehaniq |
|
buildings/antn04
|
| Mehaniq |
|
buildings/antn02
|
| Mehaniq |
|
buildings/antn03
|
| Mehaniq |
|
buildings/antn01
|
| Mehaniq |
|
de_tides/tiddecwndw01
|
| Mehaniq |
|
de_nuke/nukwindowe
|
| Mehaniq |
|
de_nuke/nukfloorc_detaile
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_havana/gen06
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_havana/gen05
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_havana/gen04
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_havana/gen02
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_assault/assault_skybox_building03
|
| Mehaniq |
|
cs_assault/assault_parking_decal01
|
| Mehaniq |
|
de_nuke/nuksign01
|
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Textures.com
| Credits | Reference Texture[5] | Original texture |
|---|---|---|
| ThomasCool |
|
de_dust\hr_dus\hr_dust_floortile_03_color
|
| ThomasCool |
|
decals\hr_decals\dirt_rows\dirt_rows
|
| ThomasCool |
|
stone\waterfront_cobblestone_01a
|
Deathmatch: Classic
Marlin Studios Great Outdoors
| Credits | Reference Texture | Original texture |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper Carmack |
|
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