Secret Material Sites

[KoopaDasher]

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."

~Albert Einstein


"Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found."

~James Russell Lowell


"WTF?!?1?! You took all the fun out of it now! Betrayer!"

~Sergant Johnson

It has come to my attention just how selfish the people on this site are. Most of the vets are withholding art from the community. How can you expect people to get better, if all you ever give them as advice is "Google". I remember when I first started on this site....looking for art. All I could find on Google was the random crappy image or something the size of my thumb. And yet here were other people, turning out these gorgeous boxes, with huge images in amazing quality. And I had to wonder where they found those images. After much begging and pleading I finally got the links to certain sites from people who hoarded them, but they always told me to never tell anyone else the link. Why? Why should we keep art a secret? You complain about the quality of noob boxes, and yet you all hoard great art sites from the community. How can noobs get better if they don't have any art to work with? It is with that in mind that I post the links that I have been able to obtain, in hopes that you may all use them as you see fit. I encourage others who have sites they are holding on to to do the same. And remember, it's not the art that makes the box, it's the design. So keep that in mind when you use these images. Do something creative, break out of the mold. Don't just do it because you're bored, but because you really have a great design idea. With that, I present the links:

http://vgaa.emulationzone.org/
(A wealth of video game art from across several platforms and companies)

http://www.sonicresearch.org/art/
(One of the best sources of Sonic Art out there, and all in .png format!)

http://www.gamehiker.com/gallery/
(If it's Nintendo, it's here. Just be careful! They're all .jpg's.)

http://www.planetrenders.net/
(The best source for png art on the net. You can find anything from game art to logos to abstract designs)

http://gamewallpapers.ru/
(A really nice source for wallpapers. It's kind of crazy with the ads, though)

http://www.nintendolife.com/wallpapers
(Seems to be a good source for wallpapers, but a limited selection)

http://www.sonicstadium.org/games/
(Another great source for Sonic art)

http://wall.alphacoders.com/
(Another good source for wallpapers)

www.thecoverproject.net
(This site is great for finding older templates and logos, as long as you know how to render.)

www.tothegame.com
(A really great site for getting fairly decent-sized logos for most modern games.)


Submitted Links:

-Sonic Style link removed because of virus threat- Submitted by GuitarMan
(Another excellent source for Sonic art, with a mix of jpg and png formats)

http://www.creativeuncut.com/game-art-galleries.html Submitted by Ladykiller
(A great source of hi-res jpg images from several games)

http://www.wallpaperez.info/games Submitted by ElCrazy
(A collection of wallpapers in huge resolutions, some from gamewallpapers.com)

http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/ Submitted by Nerdysimmer
(A database of Metroid art from nearly every metroid game in existence)

http://nintendoworldreport.com/ Submitted by Ervo

http://good-tutorials.com/ Submitted by TheSlyder
(A site for tutorials on how to create different effects in photoshop)

[Vengeance]

the second link, the Sonic Art Archive, was the secret site I'd been whoring for the past year. I think it would be nice to let other people rape the crap out of it for once. (i sent koopa the link ages ago) Have fun guys.

[E_G]

Great idea Koopa. So people don't turn it into just another Box Material thread, can it be renamed secret sites? Or something more along those lines. I'll make it a sticky then.

[KoopaDasher]

Great idea Koopa. So people don't turn it into just another Box Material thread, can it be renamed secret sites? Or something more along those lines. I'll make it a sticky then.

That's fine, but I guess you will have to change the thread name.

[E_G]

That's fine, but I guess you will have to change the thread name.
All right, thanks.

[Radioactive Bob]

Thanks a bunch for the links Koopa. :D
I've been wanting to make a box art, but i couldn't find any material that i felt looked decent, and i had no idea where people where getting these amazing renders, wallpapers, and other things. :confused:

[xIAMHUNTERx]

Well, if I have a site that I go to for art that no one else has used, why would I tell the masses about that site? I wouldn't want to have the art that I showcased on a box of mine to be used by hordes of people in the future, which would render my box "unoriginal", despite it being the first box to use that art. And I really wouldn't want that.

And there are some people who would just rape the art completely, giving no regard to design.

[GuitarMan]

if i can i'd like to put this one out there if you don't mind koopa

-Link removed because of virus threat-

[KoopaDasher]

if i can i'd like to put this one out there if you don't mind koopa

-Link removed because of virus threat-

O_O Wow that's some huge, png format, Sonic art. Just...wow. :eek:

[GuitarMan]

O_O Wow that's some huge, png format, Sonic art. Just...wow. :eek:

good wow or a bad wow?

[KoopaDasher]

good wow or a bad wow?

Great wow. I mean, just the image of Silver from Rivals is two times bigger than my monitor.

[Ladykiller]

Well, if I have a site that I go to for art that no one else has used, why would I tell the masses about that site? I wouldn't want to have the art that I showcased on a box of mine to be used by hordes of people in the future, which would render my box "unoriginal", despite it being the first box to use that art. And I really wouldn't want that.

And there are some people who would just rape the art completely, giving no regard to design.

I agree, especially on the last part, some noobs really do just hoard all the new material upon release and throw it all in there with very little effort - just so they can show off the new material to the community.

Nonetheless, still a very noble idea.

Here's a wonderful art gallery resource I hope ppl will appreciate: http://www.creativeuncut.com/game-art-galleries.html

[E_G]

Well, if I have a site that I go to for art that no one else has used, why would I tell the masses about that site? I wouldn't want to have the art that I showcased on a box of mine to be used by hordes of people in the future, which would render my box "unoriginal", despite it being the first box to use that art. And I really wouldn't want that.

And there are some people who would just rape the art completely, giving no regard to design.
If your box is the first to use some art, then more people are bound to check it because it's fresher. As for some people "raping" art, if they want to find some art to make bad use of, they will, used material or not. It should be that the best artists make the more recognized use of it anyway.

It's right that these materials are provided to all the talented to use in different ways. I for one find that people hiding sites is a dodgy affair considering that a central point of this site is to share images.

[Brettska99]

this is the greatest thread, i couldnt make boxes cause i was out of art and now i loads of art, i can make boxes again

[KoopaDasher]

this is the greatest thread, i couldnt make boxes cause i was out of art and now i loads of art, i can make boxes again

Glad to help Brett. Just the fact that you and Radioactive Bob didn't know about these sites lets me know I did the right thing.

[KoopaDasher]

I added in a small review of each site, and also included the sites posted by LK and Guitarman in the main post. That should keep things neatly organized.

[ELCrazy]

http://www.wallpaperez.net

Has some GameWallpapers.com wallpapers.

'nuff said :D

[Kirbylore]

I agree, especially on the last part, some noobs really do just hoard all the new material upon release and throw it all in there with very little effort - just so they can show off the new material to the community.

Nonetheless, still a very noble idea.

Here's a wonderful art gallery resource I hope ppl will appreciate: http://www.creativeuncut.com/game-art-galleries.html

woah, that's weird! I've been secretly hoarding that site for a while now too! :D funny. But yeah. Once I saw this I was going to post that very same link, but you already did :P thanks everyone for the art! it's just a library of art! If you know how to navigate this site well, you barely need to do any searching :P.

[Mad Spike]

If I post links for my secret material sites - there won't be secret anymore :eek::(

[Nerdysimmer]

Those in need of more metroid stuff can go here. I actually though koopadasher and vengeance knew this site.

http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/

Full of rare art and some music if you are in to Metroid.

[EggBoy13]

the second link, the Sonic Art Archive, was the secret site I'd been whoring for the past year. I think it would be nice to let other people rape the crap out of it for once. (i sent koopa the link ages ago) Have fun guys.

and i was just about to say somthing about it :D

[Vengeance]

If I post links for my secret material sites - there won't be secret anymore :eek::(

that's exactly the point of the thread.

[Ervo]

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com

That site has some Nintendo stuff i use :)

[TheSlyder]

Honestly, what kind of insecure, selfish, worthless piece of crap would keep source material to themselves? They don't have any right to do so, as commercial material is available to everyone. I mean, are they that afraid that someone's better than them? That they have to take every possible advantage they can get? And besides that, this isn't a contest. If you're doing this for the popularity or to "win," then you're doing it for the wrong reasons. What the hell is wrong with these people?

It's disgusting.

Now let me contribute:

...uh...actually, I either make it myself, or use google, or use google, and use the Photoshop pen tool to make a higher quality version of it.

I can give you this, though: http://good-tutorials.com

It's not material, but it's got loads and loads of handy tricks you can use to make impressive effects.

[Star89er]

Ah, I remember Sonic Art Archive and Creavite Uncut... Yeah, those are the only secret sites (other than planetrenders) I really know. Until now, that is. This is a great help, and a great idea.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

Koopa, why did you make that Einstein quote your AIM status if you're trying to get people to NOT hide their sources? :confused:

[IceFox]

that's exactly the point of the thread.

Someone seriously needs to learn to understand jokes.

[Star89er]

http://metalgearsolid.org/gallery/index.php

The ultimate site for everything MGS. It's slow, though. And I mean really slow.

[VGMaster]

I saw this thread and didn't think much of it.

But now. Now I'm coming back! This will totally get me out of my boxartist's slump! (Which I'm in BTW)

[xIAMHUNTERx]

Honestly, what kind of insecure, selfish, worthless piece of crap would keep source material to themselves?

Yes, withholding knowledge of something insignificant is an outrage! *bangs shoe on table*

[Vengeance]

Yes, withholding knowledge of something insignificant is an outrage! *bangs shoe on table*

you obviously have NO idea what this thread is about.

[wasa-bi]

nothing against that sites, but I`d like to see some more "own" work, specially at backgrounds since some users just use other peoples wallpapers (that`s just a little example).

[PressCorps]

www.gimptalk.com
^ That site was really, really helpful when I first started to use GIMP, I haven't been on the site for awhile though, I should go check it out again....
There's a search button up the top right hand corner of the site, search for what ever you want to do and there should be a tutorial for it, the problem is writing the write stuff to get what you want....if that makes sense...

[Reza]

http://www.minitokyo.net/ - Has a fair bit of Squaresoft stuff on it like Vargrant Story and quite a good selection of Final Fantasy stuff. Its half official half fan art so it has a pretty good selection for some games.

http://gallery.aethereality.net/ - has a pretty massive database of (mostly japanese only) Anime and Manga with a few games in there (like Megaman and Neon Genesis) but its frustration to navigate.

http://www.cdcovers.cc/ - for templates and stuff like that although finding full size stuff and quality scans can be a little enduring at times (depending on your search criteria).

If you use a p2p program like eMule you can get a fair bit of stuff of it too. Search for game names or books names (like "the Art of Final Fantasy IX", "Club Akira" etc), instruction booklets from other countries/languages, play guides etc. and you can find some really unique artwork found no where else on the net.

http://www.vgmuseum.com/ - good for looking at boxes from different countries, platforms etc. Not full size but clear and easy to distinguish. Good for those who make their own templates.

Finally (and the one i'm gonna regret telling the most) we have http://brandsoftheworld.com/ - massive logo resource site. Mostly concerned with major company logos (Nintendo, Sega etc) but contains some developer (SquareEnix, Capcom etc) logos and even the occasional game logo (Final Fantasy, Street Fighter etc).
--------THEY HAVE ALL ESRB LOGOS THERE IN ONE DOWN LOADABLE PAGE!!!!!-(keyword:ESRB)-----------------
All logos are vectored and come in either .eps or .ai formats with some in other print extensions so I highly recommend this site to anyone whos uses Photoshop. Simple to use search engine on site. Just remember that majority of these logos are copyright so use them at your own will and don't blame me if you get in shit.

http://www.eoinstanley.com/nintendo/logos.htm - Nintendo logos from the good 'ole Super NES to the Famicom Disk System (text type and disk logo) to the Virtual Boy (i think). Just be sure to credit the site and/or artist (considering i'm pretty sure he traced them!)

Anyway, hopefully these will help. Sorry for the long (and frequently changed) post but there is some good recourses in there so enjoy.

[sockeymeow]

guys, now your not even posting secret sites your posting the results you get on google as soon as you search gimp, or nintendo, etc.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

you obviously have NO idea what this thread is about.

I know exactly what this thread is about. That's why I find it outrageous to condemn someone just because they won't take part in it.

[Floopy]

I'm looking for some good images of the original Metroid, but that Nintendo site doesn't have anything good. :(

[TheSlyder]

I know exactly what this thread is about. That's why I find it outrageous to condemn someone just because they won't take part in it.

I don't think you really caught what I was throwing.

My problem wasn't with someone who doesn't want to take part in this thread, it's with people who go out of their way to keep their source material websites a secret. The site isn't about competition, and yet little shits like that still horde this stuff to themselves in order to foil their imaginary "opponents."

Imagine Golem from Lord of the Rings, except with source material, rather than a ring, and except nobody really cares about their "super secret awesome website with pictures of Samus," but they still hold it close to their chest, clenching for dear life, as if they have no talent or skill what-so-ever, and those high-resolution images is going to get them into the Hall of Fame, and finally, just finally, someone will like them, or give them a little attention.

That summarizes pretty well how I imagine someone that would hold stuff like that hostage to be.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

No one's really "going out of their way" to keep their materials to themselves, they're just not putting them out there for everyone to use.

And if no one cares about the materials they have, it shouldn't matter then, should it?

[Reza]

guys, now your not even posting secret sites your posting the results you get on google as soon as you search gimp, or nintendo, etc.

Not posting secret sites? Just Google results? Are you reffering to me cos i resent that (And so will some others i think)! The sites i have listed can help an artist greatly depending on what they're after.

How the f**k do you think people find shit on the web? They just happen to end up there? No, they use Google. The only difference here is i used Google several months ago and entered a decent search criteria and spent days trawling through sites until i found these. Its not the first thing to come up on Google. Like others, I've spent a good deal of time looking for some of these, painstakingly looking through site after site just so i can put the names in a thread like this for people like you (who dis it anyway). My usual approach is "do it yourself" but this time i relented and decided to help others. Perhaps next time i'll think it through a little more thoroughly.

Besides, i don't see any of your "secret" sites here.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

:confused: Why did you bother to censor fuck but not shit?

[KoopaDasher]

Besides, i don't see any of your "secret" sites here.

He still thinks this thread is a bad idea. He refuses to post any sites he knows.

[Reza]

Fuck is more offensive than shit where i live (in my country anyway). Well, not really but others maybe offended by that word more than shit so thats why i do it. I also thought writing fuck got your post removed but apparently not so i'll start wrtiting it from now on.

Koopa - That's he's opinion i guess but telling me my sites are from the first lost Google search results - thats balls mate, i put a lot of effort into finding decent resource sites (like many others). Anyone who has added to this thread should get pissed with that comment!

It's only a bad idea if they don't credit artist etc. Overall, i think it should hopefully improve the quality and competitive aspect of this site. Oh, let me know how people find the logo site (just curious to see if others find it as helpful as i did).

[xIAMHUNTERx]

Haha, obviously you've never seen Vengeance post...

[sockeymeow]

hunter uve seen nothing backwhen vengeance was LA his posts were 3x worse now he at least knows theres a possibility of getting banned

[xIAMHUNTERx]

Haha, oh, I don't doubt it. :p

[Vengeance]

yeah... i was worse than a drunken pirate prostitute... on drugs.

[xIAMHUNTERx]

With a flesh wound?

[alldreamsfalldown]

http://www.themushroomkingdom.net

Plenty of good Mario renders here.

[BoxxyTREYMAN]

WOW!
Now I can stop using crappy abstract images for my boxes!
And the 'masters' think we noobs are bad! Maybe if we had some quality imagery, we could do better! lol
Really. Thanks alot man! Maybe I'll make cooler boxes now.

[Zebra]

WOW!!!
Thanks for all the links guys!
Does anybody know another good site where I can find more Uncharted-related things (especially concept art)?

I also have a link here. I don't know if it's really secret (perhaps you all know it already:p). But I'll post it anyway:
http://www.threespeech.com/blog/
There are quite a lot Playstation-related things on this.

[Ninty]

www.pokechannel.com

dunno if you know it or not but its quite good for pokemon stuffs

[Zebra]

Oh I forgot this one:
www.laracroft.tv

Great site if you're looking for unbranded high-res TombRaider-Stuff ;).

[Ninjamojo27]

http://metalgearsolid.org/gallery/index.php

The ultimate site for everything MGS. It's slow, though. And I mean really slow.

Ahh, I remeber finding that site. Then I forgot it. Now I remeber it xDD

[Ervo]

http://segapr.segaamerica.com/SEGA_FTP_NAV.html

Some Sega stuff :)

[Vengeance]

damn! The sonic art archive is down! :( they havent updated it since September so I doubt they're gonna notice now.

[HalfSwiss]

Incase you guys, ever want to make your own screenshots for a 2D Sonic game, here ya go...
http://www.themysticalforestzone.com/sprites/Sonic/unfolderd/Sonic%20index.htm

[warbanana_productionteam]

i know a very good site for pokemon renders
http://www.arkeis.com/

[Ninty]

the sonic art archive isNot down now im on it... looking for resources for my Japanese sonic box

[Ninty]

***DO NOT GO TO SONIC STYLE***

Ive just had 2 viruses from there, do not go there.

[jevangod]

***DO NOT GO TO SONIC STYLE***

Ive just had 2 viruses from there, do not go there.

If you have popup blocker its fine to go there. But if you dont I dont recommend going there. Cause it does have a virus there but your computer will be fine as long as you have pop up blocker.

[Vengeance]

*goes to sonic style*

[TheSlyder]

I've no doubt most of you know about this, it's a pretty mainstream site.

http://serebii.net

It has all kinds of Pokemon sprites, screenshots, images, renders, information, etc.

[spwn]

lol haven't been around for a while, been doing stuff.. anyways.. it wonders me why this site still isn't in here:

www.animerender.com .... its a community with a VERY LARGE gallery
Although you have to have 25 posts to access the gallery, theres a "free" forum around but youll have to actually browse it without thumbnails... and game renders are free there i think..

Anyways, its a great community only i think it loads a bit too slow (random header/+10 forum mods i think, and such, anyways.. if you think they have good stuff you can always use paypal to gain access to their gallery!

Have fun this is a great site

PS. I use planetrenders for all non-anime its the 2nd best render site i know!

Greetings spwn

[ParaWing]

http://www.soulcaliburuniverse.com/

Great resource for Soul Calibur artwork. :D

[radeon2g]

I found this Sites:

X-Box
http://www.ffpress.net/Kunde/XBX/IMG/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/press/

FTP
http://edelmanadmin.psni.com/public/

Playstation
http://www.scee.presscentre.com/imagelibrary/
http://www.playstation-presse.de

Nintendo
http://press.nintendo.com/E32008/
login: guest
pw: nintendo

http://press.nintendo.com/GDC2008/
un: golin
pw: harris

House of Tales
http://web.house-of-tales.com/presskits/
Konami
http://www.konami.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/Downloads.vm&ctl_nbr=3810
JoWood
http://press.jowood.com/html/
Activision
http://www.activisione32007.com/
http://pressroom.activision.com/
Bioware
http://press.bioware.com/
Lucasarts
http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/e3.html
Firaxis Games
http://www.firaxis.com/press/press-downloads.php
Sony Games Online
http://www.station.sony.com/sonyonline/retailassets/

Ubisoft
http://press.ubi.com/index.php

E3 Presskits
http://press.ubi.com/fullpost.php?id=20&story=330

ftp://ftp.ubi.com/us/games/e3_2007/

FTP
ephanta.ubisoft.fr
195.22.144.56

User-Login: Presskit
Passwort: lmbhk0rg

[TrevOwnz]

***DO NOT GO TO SONIC STYLE***

Ive just had 2 viruses from there, do not go there.

Sonic never does anyone any good =P

[Shadow the Hedgehog]

I use this one for fonts a lot
http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts-b.html

[axel_master]

my resource site (http://www.freewebs.com/vgboxartresources/)
this is my resource site, it has alot of good websites in it, and a chat room and forums, so it has alot of resource sites in, and even tutorial sites :)

[DeathSpawn11]

Thanks Radeon2g, I only knew a couple of those press sites, like the Xbox and Ubisoft one. I figure I should add another one you left out =P
http://www.d3press.us/

But yea, everyone should deffinitely look into some of those sites, they can be uber helpful and sometimes contain some nice hi-res layered art ;)

[Rossagues]

Tell me if its been said but here is a great site for material:
http://www.creativeuncut.com/game-art-galleries.html

Enjoy,

Rossagues

[ClonedX]

Remove http://vgaa.emulationzone.org/ from the list.

Its not working anymore

[Vegeta1056]

I know it's been a year since someone's posted in this thread but here's a site for MegaMan artwork:
http://www.themmnetwork.com/gallery/index.php

[Nullpointer]

Any more private FTP?

[silenig]

Sorry of this has been already posted.

Sprite Database

http://sdb.drshnaps.com/index.php

with sprites, stages and graphic elements from games including 8-bit, 16-bit, Playstation, Playstation 2, Nintendo 64 and more. It has tons of stuff.

[StarMario22]

Monster Hunter 3 Resources (http://wii.gaming-universe.de/news/1668.html)

Many Artworks and Screenshots to Monster Hunter 3.

[silenig]

Wrong Side of the Art
It's full of posters at a fairly high resolution. Sci-fi, horror, exploitation from the 40s,50s,70s,80s etc. Worth checking to find material for DVD/BD artwork, or if you simply enjoy this stuff.

LINK (http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/)

[Brettska99]

Not sure if anybody's posted this one, ive found it rather helpful

www.imgdump.info

[radeon2g]

I found this Sites:

Press-Sites

http://www.guildwars.com/events/press/assets/default.php
http://ea.gamespress.com/
http://info.ea.com/
http://vip.telltalegames.com/
http://www.uiqo.com/

Cool Sites with Tons of Material

Old Thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=276451

Juli Thread
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366814

Fonts:
http://www.thealmightyguru.com/GameFonts/Index.html
http://www.gamingfonts.com/
http://www.genvid.com/moonstruck/downloads/fonts.html

Tomb Raider Ultimate Material Site
http://www.laracroft.tv/

Renders:
http://www.planetrenders.net/
http://www.gamerenders.com/
http://www.gamerenders.de/
http://www.premiumrenders.com
http://www.simple-renders.com


P.S

I have entrance to Capcom Europe Press Site.

[jayhog]

Does anyone have a site for crash bandicoot materials? if you have i would be grateful! thanks

[silenig]

Game Font Database

Just found this, might be helpful to those that need some fonts.

http://www.thealmightyguru.com/GameFonts/Index.html

[Banmark]

Don't just do it because you're bored, but because you really have a great design idea. With that, I present the links
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[ps360wii]

:d =]

[LooseJuice]

Just found this site, thought it was pretty cool. Has a lot of concept art.

http://www.creativeuncut.com/

[HystericalParoxysm]

Just found this site, thought it was pretty cool. Has a lot of concept art.

http://www.creativeuncut.com/

That site has already been featured here.
Just a little heads up XD

[je_dryst03]

I am a new member here. But pls visit our homepage URL through my Signature and URL Link....

[rpgfreak]

Here's a pretty decent site for some Pokemon renders. http://www.pokechannel.com/resource/index.php?cat=4

[Squall234]

A nice place to get some free wallpapers =) http://www.desktopnexus.com/

[felipe]

A nice place to get some free wallpapers =) http://www.desktopnexus.com/

Very nice!

[Spiderpig24]

I'm not sure if this has been posted, but this is a great place to get templates. They have just about any template you can think of, all downloads are PSD.
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=1610.0

[Mariolee]

Dunno if this counts, but there's tihs guy on the web who made models of most if not all the maps in super mario galaxy, and they make great renders.

Here's the link: http://develteam.com/Garmichael/index.php?view=10

[Spiderpig24]

Dunno if this counts, but there's tihs guy on the web who made models of most if not all the maps in super mario galaxy, and they make great renders.

Here's the link: http://develteam.com/Garmichael/index.php?view=10

I don't know if I would use those because of the copyright, but they are really good!

[ehelps624]

Glad to help Brett. Just the fact that you and Radioactive Bob didn't know about these sites lets me know I did the right thing.

I added in a small review of each site, and also included the sites posted by LK and Guitarman in the main post. That should keep things neatly organized.

[Daemon]

http://sneakybaron.com/index.php

[MysticTikal]

http://zeldawiki.org/Link

THE BEST source for Zelda art(EVERY IMAGE is RENDERED)

[Eggboy'13]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows this, but MarioWiki has an incredible artwork section, pretty much the highest reoloution Mario art, almost always rendered.

[MysticTikal]

I'm pretty sure everyone knows this, but MarioWiki has an incredible artwork section, pretty much the highest reoloution Mario art, almost always rendered.

Definitly, every game article also has a rendered logo.

[immewnity]

A while ago I started an art collection site for Pokemon, and soon am expanding it to other franchises: PidgiWiki (http://www.pidgi.net/wiki/). Any image found on PidgiWiki is the best quality around; I make sure of that. :P I've even come into the issue that some images are too big... heh... dunno how to make those work.

But yeah. There's artwork there straight from Nintendo themselves, no middleman at all.

[hahatc]

very useful information ,thanks so much.

[RAiDeN-209]

Am I the only one who gets a bunch of Anti-Virus warnings on the first site?

[Eggboy'13]

A great collection of Hi-Res screencaps from all sorts of movies..
http://www.somniumxxx.biz/br_screencap/blu_ray_cover/index.html

[LooseJuice]

I know this isn't a request thread, but does anyone have any sites with Donkey Kong Country 2 resources?

[mark_inou]

I found this great amuont of huge materials for The Last of Us :
http://ettugamer.com/wp-content/gallery/the-last-of-us/

[Spiderpig24]

I found this great amuont of huge materials for The Last of Us :
http://ettugamer.com/wp-content/gallery/the-last-of-us/

...
That is a goldmine.

[GameScanner.org]

Thanks for all the links. I didn't know some of them. Will come in handy, for sure.
On the other hand, I've been scanning game covers since 2004 from the games I own in my collection. Head over to www.gamescanner.org (http://www.gamescanner.org) and see if you can find something useful.
Some of you probably know my site and this is old news, but I though I'd pitch in...