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I am looking for graphics or icons of natural resources, like the ones found in many strategy games: http://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/resources/
Does anyone know of any royalty free or not to expensive stock art that can be used for a mapping project?
I wanted the same thing for a challenge that we had a few months back but I never found anything. That doesn't mean that it doesn't exist just that I couldn't find it if it did. I just ended up raiding Google Images and cutting up various pics and cropping out the junk to suit my needs.
This site has a lot of good symbols:
http://www.clker.com/
Examples:
http://www.clker.com/search/grain/1
http://www.clker.com/search/horse/1
http://www.clker.com/search/hammer/1
You can also try various WINGDING fonts , I used quite a few on my challenge map a couple of months ago (which I found on dafont.com).
In the spirit of the season...
If you guys want to put a list together I'll work on a series of simple illustrations for the list. Available to all the great members of the guild.
-D
That's a great opportunity everyone... quick, name some stuff!! :)
Here's a list of things that I regularly use
Building materials:
trees-wood (yew, ash, oak, maple, cedar, pine)-lumber
stone-blocks
marble-limestone-travertine-bluestone
ore-iron-steel
sand-lime-ash-glass
Food resources:
wheat-grain-flour-beer/ale-bread
vegetables-corn-tomatoes-spinach-cabbage-potatoes-onions
cows-dairy (milk, cheese, butter)-meat-leather
pigs-hams-bacon
sheep-wool-dairy
goats-dairy
olives-olive oil
grapes-wine
spices
deer-fur-meat
chickens/ducks/geese-feathers-eggs-meat
salt
fish
Clothing resources:
bear-fur
beavers-fur
flax-linen-paper
cotton-clothing
hemp-burlap-rope
exotic animals (tigers, minks, elephants, etc)-fur/ivory
whale-blubber-oil
seal-furs-blubber-meat
walrus-fur-meat-ivory
silk
Natural resources:
gems-jewelry
gold-silver-copper
peat
coal
oil
papyrus-paper
flowers-perfume
clay-pottery-ceramics
Finished/Trade resources:
armour
weapons
shields
bows-arrows
crossbows-quarrels
furniture
bottles
magic supplies
boats/ships
barrels
carts/wagons
slaves
books
horses
ink
pearl
tobacco
shoes
tools (hammers, axes, saws, nails, screws, chisels, planers, etc)
artsy things like paint/paintings, sculptures, tapestries/rugs, music, etc.
Creatures:
wolves-cougars-jaguars-lions-tigers-snakes-bats-other common creatues
giraffes-gazelles-elk-moose, etc
rhinos-hippos-mammoth-mastodon
dinosaurs (t rex, triceratops, raptor, pterodactyl, apatosaurus, stegosaurus, ankylosaurus)
eagles-hawks-falcons-owls
orcs-ogres-trolls-goblins
elves-dwarves-gnomes-faeries
dragon-drake-wyrm
elementals-constructs
sea monsters (giant squid, octopus, megalodon, ichthyosaurus, dolphin, shark, piranha, barracuda, swordfish, sailfish, penguin, jellyfish, crocodile, eel, various shells)
pretty much every creature/monster out there depending on the setting
Sites:
ruins
shrines-temples-churches-cathedrals-basilicas
abbeys-nuneries
windmills/watermills
caves
pyramids
obelisks
citadels-palaces-castles-keeps-motte and baileys
villages-towns-cities
dungeons
henges
towers
Miscellany:
skull and crossbones
x marks the spot
bridge
grotto
enchanted pool
whirlpool
tornado
lightning
cloud
rain
wind
air-earth-fire-water
column/pillar-broken column/pillar
gravestone-cemetery
haunted house
arena-circus maximus
colossus
totem pole
teepee
voodoo/tribal masks
crossed swords on shield-spears-halberds-various weapons
Styles for icons depending on setting:
European (English, French, German, Slavic)
Mediterranean (Minoan, Cretan)
Greek/Hellenistic
Egyptian
Chinese (Buddhist)-Japanese (Shinto)
African (Zulu)
Indian-Hindu
American Indian-Inuit
Norse
Arthurian
Celtic
Polynesian
Aztec/Incan/Mayan
Arabic
Judaic
"Orcish"-"Elfin"-"Dwarven"-etc
Crikey - I expect Devin will cough and splutter looking at that long list !!!
Maybe we should try to get free sources for as many on that as possible and tick those off and then those left that are hard we could draw. If we post images into this thread then somebody has to keep track of whats been done and whats left to find / draw. We could put a * next to those found and maybe the link to the resource photo / pic.
I will also add that the wiki commons is a good resource for all kinds of misc stuff.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Ilwan, have a hunt through all the links pulling out stuff and post links to pics to tick off things. We might be able to convert a photo into a more consistent line art style.
I could also add a suggestion for another style of icons in there - Modern :)
Some of my photos of gems