architecture concepting

[marks]

90min speedmodel, first pass architecture concepting

Needs a lot more work to go, but I started late today and I gotta be up for work in 6 hours. The aim is to blend Neoclassical Doric and Ionic styles into a minimalist form. The larger architectural forms need to be worked out still, mostly working on the pillars and balusters today.

[TicTac]

blend Neoclassical Doric and Ionic styles into a minimalist form.

Makes me imagine Howard Roark tearing his hair out

Anyway, it looks pretty good. Maybe do something to make the columns and arches less repetitive, but for 90min in that looks like a solid start

[shawnolson]

I think it's nice. I'm fine with the geometric repitition as that is common in real architecture. Of course if its going to be a ruins then maybe some Rayfire If not, then, then keep going this way. The repition can be broken with the backdrop/sky/people, etc.

[marks]

Got home from work, decided the scales were way the fuck off. So I beefed up the pillars a bit, larger arches, messed with the scale of some of the detailing. I mocked up some gameplay cameras aswell and the first thing I noticed was the stairs look too steep. So thats definitely going to have to be a consideration - staircases need to be long and shallow.



mockup gameplay camera:

[marks]

[PuLSaR]

looks good but columns are a bit thin imo

[marks]

Even the newer ones?

[marks]

and I'm done for today:

[source-maps]

holy crap me likes

[Phraggah]

Very cool. Always nice to see people thinking about architecture. Looking great so far!
I'm not sure of the correct word for this but the groups of 4+ columns in super close proximity seem a bit too much. They seem too clustered to me. I don't have any suggestions to replace them right now though. Sorry!

I'm eager to see what kind of detail you put into the columns because right now they look bare! You've probably already done a quick Googling of your subject material, but the tapered columns on the left of this picture could make the scene more interesting if you're not going to texture them.

Vertical space is often the forgotten dimension in video games and I do really like the high roof. It really lets plenty of light shine through the columns to give it a very powerful impression.

Out of curiosity, what's this for? Just practice?

[marks]

I'm not sure of the correct word for this but the groups of 4+ columns in super close proximity seem a bit too much. They seem too clustered to me.

I agree, but this is only a quick first-pass. Its goign to be iterated on a lot.

I'm eager to see what kind of detail you put into the columns because right now they look bare! You've probably already done a quick Googling of your subject material...

Try months of style research :/ the whole point is to be bare and minimalist, at least for these basic forms. The details come later, the large forms are whats important right now.

Vertical space is often the forgotten dimension in video games and I do really like the high roof. It really lets plenty of light shine through the columns to give it a very powerful impression.

High roof is a gameplay consideration - we need room for the top-down camera. It just happens to fit neatly with the style I guess.

Out of curiosity, what's this for? Just practice?

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[marks]

oh and I was livestreaming most of this while I was making it - you can find some recordings on my livestream channel under "latest videos" - http://www.livestream.com/marksn/

[marks]

lunchtime progress:

[Jangalomph]

Looks wonderful ^^

[Gary]

Looks great, now import it to Source.

I joke, but I'm sure with a some optimizing it will look great in the UDK.