# Looking for new "environment" images

**URL:** https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616
**Category:** Lounge
**Created:** [August 7, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616 "2021-08-07T00:19:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![jublin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/jublin/32/5196_2.png) [@jublin](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/jublin)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616/1 "2021-08-07T00:19:32Z")

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Hello! Was just curious if there’s a resource to find more “environment” images to add to my projects? Or what you would even call these types of backgrounds.  
(I’m talking about the images seen in the attachment)

 ![IMG_0248](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/2X/4/4c2412c49dc0d57b997fabab342b2f16f457e168.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Genko3D](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/genko3d/32/2649_2.png) [@Genko3D](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Genko3D)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616/2 "2021-08-07T08:49:00Z")

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HDRI - High Dynamic Range Image

> **[HDRI Hub - Free hdri maps and skies for download](https://www.hdri-hub.com/hdrishop/freesamples/freehdri)**
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> A collection of hdr environments free for download.

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### Author: ![DanR](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/danr/32/1370_2.png) [@DanR](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/DanR)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2021, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616/3 "2021-08-07T09:50:04Z")

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Lots of good HDRIs here too: [HDRIs • Poly Haven](https://polyhaven.com/hdris)

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### Author: ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616/4 "2021-08-07T15:49:15Z")

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All the hdri from Nomad are coming from hdri haven.  
For now you can just take the 1k (Nomad will resize to 1k anyway).

The supported format should be .hdr (most of the hdri in hdri haven, but I think a few of them are in exr).

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### Author: ![knacki](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/knacki/32/1297_2.png) [@knacki](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/knacki)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616/5 "2021-08-07T16:43:33Z")

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You can use any picture to light your scene btw. Just metallic reflections can probably show the problems at the polars. It’s not perfect but gives you the right light. I. E. When you use same picture for background as for environment. Like here:

> [@Shadow catcher Material, please](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/shadow-catcher-material-please/3596):
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> It would be such a cool thing to do something like this completely in Nomad. Now Shadows are painted. Background picture by Sander Jeurissen

Same picture for environment and background increases the realistic look drastically.

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### Author: ![jublin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/jublin/32/5196_2.png) [@jublin](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/jublin)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/looking-for-new-environment-images/3616/6 "2021-08-10T19:27:49Z")

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very cool thanks for the heads up everyone!  
@knacki good to know! would definitely like to add my own environments or at least tweak existing ones.