Inspiration

[Jman]

This may have been made before, but I need inspiration for a new map, I was thinking of another jailbreak one, but it would be outside and at night, or a map of a convienience store where terrorists have the staff. Anyone got any ideas?

[Spas12]

there are plenty of inspiration threads. just serach the forums.

[matteh]

Theres no hard and fast rule to follow when looking for inspiration. You just gotta build up your own 'routine', shall we say.
I think about making maps when I go out running (mainly to take my mind off the pain) and I usually come up with some good ideas doing that. Listening to music helps me as well.
What you really need (in my opinion) is one solid idea that you can build and take away from.

[Grim Reaper]

(Yes i have also made one of these thread before)

Also when you go out, look around at your surroundings.

See what you can get from that, and maybe take some photos of the area and maybe jot down some information and sketches.

[Jman]

I really like my conveinience store idea, or I could make it the plaza by my school...

[Grim Reaper]

Go for what you think, the plazza is more original though...

[Habboi]

I usually get ideas while having a crap...OO I feel like having one now Ideas here I come.

[matteh]

I usually get ideas while having a crap...OO I feel like having one now Ideas here I come.

ahah, yes!

I actually missed that one from my list!

[Spartan]

Don't ask for inspiration. Inspiration comes from real life places, movies, other peoples maps, art, music, your own image of what's fun. Everything can give you inspiration. Just look around you. I get inpiration from everything. One time I got inspiration for the design of a ship from looking at a pen sitting on my desk.

[Yoshi]

and especially dont ask inspiration in the UNDER CONSTRUCTION forum. if i see a building with a sign that says: under construction then that doesnt mean that they are asking for inspiration of what building they will build...
capiche?

[Signy]

Leave the forum modding to the staff yoshi, stop trying to whore your post count it really does mean nothing.

As far as insperation goes i tend to go for a walk and litterally look at eveything. I got alot from just looking how a tree was growing up through a mound of dirt just little things like that. So many natural shapes which transfer into architecture.

I also suggest reading a few architecture articles as it normally covers alot of stuff like this.

Sigs

[Yoshi]

ok sorry i will leave it to the moderators, and i will leave the "In the style off" forum to you...

[Grim Reaper]

One time I got inspiration for the design of a ship from looking at a pen sitting on my desk.

May i ask how that came about?

[Spartan]

May i ask how that came about?

Fine, why?

[Grim Reaper]

Just wondering how you get a ship from a pen...