Reference Textures

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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.

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
5 RUST41L.jpg


Metal\metalwall043a
5 metalwall043a.png





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
Surf090M.jpg


Brick\brickwall007a
Brickwall007a.jpg





Bun
Surf033M.jpg


Brick\brickwall017a
Brickwall017a.jpg





Bun
Entr116M.jpg


Building_Template\Building_Trainstation_Template002n
Building Trainstation Template002n.jpg





Slartibarty + Bun
Entr130M.jpg


Building_Template\building_template012l
Building Template012l.png





H.Grunt
Bldg232M.jpg


Composite\buildingset015a
Buildingset015a.jpg





H.Grunt
3 bldg261M.jpg


Composite\buildingset019a
3 buildingset019a.png





H.Grunt
12 bldg196M.jpg
2 bldg024M.jpg
Composite\buildingset022a/b
2 buildingset022ab.png





?
Bldg137M.jpg


Composite\buildingset035a
Buildingset035a.jpg





Bun
R bldg011M.jpg


Composite\buildingset052a
F buildingset052a.png





H.Grunt
Bldg001M.jpg
Bldg062M.jpg
Composite\buildingset053a
Buildingset053a.jpg





H.Grunt
1 bldg072M.jpg


Composite\buildingset054a
1 buildingset054a.png





H.Grunt
6 wndw228M.jpg


Concrete\concretewall015d
6 concretewall015d.png





Bun
Surf066M.jpg


Decals\Decalmetalgrate014a
Decalmetalgrate014a ups256.png





Slartibarty
Surf031M.jpg


Decals\Decalmetalgrate019a
Decalmetalgrate019a ups256.png





Bun
Surf012M.jpg


Decals\decalmetalmanhole004a
Decalmetalmanhole004a.jpg





H.Grunt
10 entr132M.jpg


Metal\metaldoor015a
9 metaldoor015a.png





H.Grunt
Entr145M.jpg


Metal\metaldoor036a
Metaldoor036a.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw116M.jpg


Metal\metalfence007a
Metalfence007a.jpg





H.Grunt
Entr092M.jpg


Plaster\plasterwall001g
Plasterwall001g.jpg





Gmadador
Surf038M-0.jpg


Plaster\plasterwall001h-j
Plasterwall001 composite.jpg





Bun
Surf015M.jpg


Plaster\plasterwall007a
Plasterwall007a.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw040M.jpg


Plaster\plasterwall007b
Plasterwall007b.jpg





H.Grunt
Surf016M.jpg


Plaster\plasterwall050a
Plasterwall050a.jpg





CrazyBubba
Surf047M.jpg


Stone\stonewall013a
Stonewall013a.png





Bun
Surf055M.jpg


Stone\stonewall020a
Stonewall020a.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw217M.jpg


Stone\stonewall021h
Stonewall021h.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw038M.jpg


Stone\stonewall034b
Stonewall034b.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw121M.jpg
Surf017M.jpg
Stone\stonewall038b
Stonewall038b.jpg





H.Grunt
Tran16M.jpg


Stone\stonewall038e + f
Stonewall038ef.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw169M.jpg


Stone\stonewall037c
Stonewall037c.jpg





Bun
Surf049M.jpg


Stone\stonewall051a
Stonewall051a.jpg





H.Grunt
Entr131M.jpg


Wood\wooddoor002a
Wooddoor002a.jpg





Bun
11 entr140M.jpg


Wood\wooddoor003a
11 wooddoor003a.png





Bun
Entr053M.jpg


Wood\wooddoor006a
Wooddoor006a.jpg





Bun
Entr028M.jpg


Wood\wooddoor016a
Wooddoor016a.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw036M.jpg


Wood\woodshutters002ax
Woodshutters002a.jpg





H.Grunt
Wndw020M.jpg


Wood\woodshutters003a
Woodshutters003a.jpg





Bun
8 wndw157M.png


Wood\woodshutters004a
8 woodshutters004a.png





H.Grunt
7 wndw060M.jpg


Wood\woodshutters005a
7 woodshutters005a.png





Bun
Wndw140M.jpg


Wood\woodwall017a
Woodwall017a.jpg




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
Alex
13 129933.png


Tile\tilefloor011a
13 tilefloor011a.png




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
Bun
B-47.jpg


Brick\brickfloor001a
Brickfloor001a.jpg





Bun
G-37.jpg


Glass\glasswindow046a
Glasswindow046a.jpg





Bun
ME-81.jpg


Glass\glasswindow012a
Glasswindow012a.jpg





Bun
ME-29.jpg


Metal\metalgrate002a
Metalgrate002a.jpg





Bun
S-133.jpg


Stone\stonerail001a (based on)
Stonerail001a.jpg





Bun
ME-71.jpg


Stone\stonewall038e + f
Stonewall038ef.jpg





Bun
T-37.jpg


Tile\tilefloor017a
Tilefloor017a.jpg





Bun
W-4.jpg


Wood\woodshelf001a
Woodshelf001a.jpg





Bun
W-149.jpg


Wood\woodshutters001a (+ others)
Woodshutters001a.jpg




Unknown Origin

Credits Reference Texture Original texture
Jancias
Wooddoor022b.png


Wood\wooddoor022a
Wooddoor022a.png




Counter-Strike Source

Marlin Studios Pack 2

Credits Reference Texture Original texture
Liblung
4 PILE02L.jpg


models\cs_assault\washer_box
4 washer box.png




References