# Free high res skymaps (Massive 07 update!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Compositing and Post Processing\ **Created:** [May 10, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212 "2004-05-10T04:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/0ptikz/32/97_2.png) [@0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/u/0ptikz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/1 "2004-05-10T04:11:28Z")
Ok, new selection of skymaps, lots more to choose from. I have to say a massive thank you to **kyle91** , who generously offered to host these for me. cheers mate! There are no restrictions on using these textures, you can use these for commercial work, and you don’t have to name me if you don’t want to. the only restriction is that you can’t sell them. that’s all. Usage: (Edit) I’ve created a quick video tutorial on how to use them, you can view it here: [http://www.vimeo.com/1526074](http://www.vimeo.com/1526074) Using them is pretty easy. load one of them into the ‘world’ section of the texturebuttons, Then in the worldbuttons, active these settings: _For Angular Maps (The top ones)_ ‘Real’ ‘Hori’ and ‘angmap’ _For Spheremaps (The other ones)_ ‘Real’ ‘Hori’ and ‘sphere’ \ ***Angular maps** [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/ANGMAP11_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/ANGMAP11_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/ANGMAP11.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap12_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap12_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap12.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap21_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap21_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap21.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap22_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap22_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap22.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap23_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap23_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap23.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap24_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap24_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap24.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap26_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap26_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap26.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap27_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap27_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/angmap27.jpg) \ ***Sphere maps** [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_1_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_1_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_1.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/SKY_BLUE_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/SKY_BLUE_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/SKY_BLUE.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_englishspring_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_englishspring_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_englishspring.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_escape2_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_escape2_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_escape2.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_fierytwighlight_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_fierytwighlight_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_fierytwighlight.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_gen1_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_gen1_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_gen1.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_glurk_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_glurk_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_glurk.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_lightblue_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_lightblue_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_lightblue.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_midafternoon_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_midafternoon_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_midafternoon.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_Moonscape_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_Moonscape_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_Moonscape.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_new_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_new_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_new.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_newdawn_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_newdawn_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_newdawn.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_offworld_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_offworld_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_offworld.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_offworld2_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_offworld2_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_offworld2.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo2_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo2_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo2.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo3_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo3_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo3.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo4_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo4_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo4.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo6_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo6_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo6.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo_cgi_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo_cgi_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_photo_cgi.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray1_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray1_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray1.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray2_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray2_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_povray2.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redfire_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redfire_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redfire.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redfire1_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redfire1_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redfire1.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redsunset_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redsunset_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_redsunset.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_sunbeams1_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_sunbeams1_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_sunbeams1.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_sunrays_highqual_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_sunrays_highqual_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_sunrays_highqual.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_twighlight_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_twighlight_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_twighlight.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_umm_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_umm_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/sky_umm.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/skymap_photo8_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/skymap_photo8_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/skymap_photo8.jpg) [![http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/skymap_photo9_pre.jpg](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/skymap_photo9_pre.jpg)](http://www.bzfusion.net/skymaps/skymap_photo9.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![akator](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/akator/32/772_2.png) [@akator](https://blenderartists.org/u/akator)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/2 "2004-05-10T04:22:02Z")
Wow 😃 Excellent work! ---
**Author:** ![Gabio](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/gabio/32/820_2.png) [@Gabio](https://blenderartists.org/u/Gabio)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/3 "2004-05-10T04:50:42Z")
very good map. fit well with the new tube button 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![orion119net](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/bcef8e/32.png) [@orion119net](https://blenderartists.org/u/orion119net)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/4 "2004-05-10T05:14:07Z")
oooo, nice! thanks! ---
**Author:** ![S68](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/s68/32/41_2.png) [@S68](https://blenderartists.org/u/S68)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/5 "2004-05-10T05:21:36Z")
Ooohh, I was waiting for these 😉 Stefano ---
**Author:** ![0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/0ptikz/32/97_2.png) [@0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/u/0ptikz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/6 "2004-05-10T06:36:31Z")
Ok, just added a new one, and the topic is less than 3 hours old 😛 Rendering off another one now, so stay tuned! ---
**Author:** ![three-dee](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/three-dee/32/597_2.png) [@three-dee](https://blenderartists.org/u/three-dee)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/7 "2004-05-10T06:45:03Z")
These look great. Thanks. 🙂 I’ll try to make good use of (one of) them. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![macouno](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/macouno/32/26_2.png) [@macouno](https://blenderartists.org/u/macouno)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 7:22am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/8 "2004-05-10T07:22:43Z")
Cool madcow… I’ll see about using one in the weekend challenge 😉 ---
**Author:** ![\_ner](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/_ner/32/596_2.png) [@\_ner](https://blenderartists.org/u/_ner)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 8:23am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/9 "2004-05-10T08:23:14Z")
wow, thank you ---
**Author:** ![Modron](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/modron/32/672_2.png) [@Modron](https://blenderartists.org/u/Modron)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 8:29am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/10 "2004-05-10T08:29:41Z")
awesome maps dude. you have inspired me to make a set of my own. ---
**Author:** ![Carnivore](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/carnivore/32/495_2.png) [@Carnivore](https://blenderartists.org/u/Carnivore)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 8:42am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/11 "2004-05-10T08:42:27Z")
The timing couldn’t have been any more perfect. I quit blender, started IE to type ‘high res skymap’ into google’s image search when I noticed an unread topic in news & chat. You must be psychic! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![leinad13uk](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@leinad13uk](https://blenderartists.org/u/leinad13uk)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 8:52am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/12 "2004-05-10T08:52:47Z")
I just used them to test the new CVS version very nice thanks very much. BTW my results are in the new feature tests sticky topic. ---
**Author:** ![0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/0ptikz/32/97_2.png) [@0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/u/0ptikz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 9:30am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/13 "2004-05-10T09:30:03Z")
Whee! Glad you guys are finding this useful, and Im about 55% through the render of the fifth one – so again, stay tuned 😉 ---
**Author:** ![0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/0ptikz/32/97_2.png) [@0ptikz](https://blenderartists.org/u/0ptikz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 10:37am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/14 "2004-05-10T10:37:44Z")
ok, added the fifth and final render for the day 😛 Im tired now, so I’m off to find some corner to collapse in. ---
**Author:** ![Modron](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/modron/32/672_2.png) [@Modron](https://blenderartists.org/u/Modron)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 10:43am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/15 "2004-05-10T10:43:10Z")
question: what program did you use to do the spherical mapping? ---
**Author:** ![kirpre](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/kirpre/32/69_2.png) [@kirpre](https://blenderartists.org/u/kirpre)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2004, 1:52pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/16 "2004-05-10T13:52:11Z")
Could someone do a quick runthrough on how to use these in the new compile with the Spherical or Tube mapping? I can’t get mine to work quite right. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Rangel](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/rangel/32/698_2.png) [@Rangel](https://blenderartists.org/u/Rangel)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/17 "2004-05-12T20:38:13Z")
Thanks, M@dcow! Very useful. ---
**Author:** ![pafurijaz](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/pafurijaz/32/1226669_2.png) [@pafurijaz](https://blenderartists.org/u/pafurijaz)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 4:17am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/18 "2004-05-13T04:17:20Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Dittohead](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/dittohead/32/173_2.png) [@Dittohead](https://blenderartists.org/u/Dittohead)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2004, 1:27pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/19 "2004-05-13T13:27:59Z")
Awesomeness… I’ll be using these in some upcoming projects to add depth to the renders, your work is much appriciated! ---
**Author:** ![EnV](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/env/32/787822_2.png) [@EnV](https://blenderartists.org/u/EnV)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212/20 "2004-05-14T01:23:36Z")
Hei thanks Mad, very useful and beautiful textures. EDIT: “Forum Monkey”??? Env [Next page](https://blenderartists.org/t/free-high-res-skymaps-massive-07-update/318212.md?page=2)