Sanctuary of the Clans (Pillars of Nosgoth), Kain's Throne Room
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Hi Polycount,
So it's finally started! I have started on the art for my final year project at university. I have been concentrating on getting as much of my report (aka dissertation/thesis etc) done so that I'm not panicking before the deadline on 14th May.
I wanted to do gothic architecture for this personal project because I find it very inspiring and for me it has a "wow" factor every time I look at it. However, I wanted to recreate an environments/characters from old games I've enjoyed playing but I couldn't think of anything that combined the two ideas.
A solution then hit me on wednesday, the Legacy of Kain series. It has gothic architecture in it (especially defiance if remember correctly) and I love the series!
My next thought was: What do I want to recreate? (but have my own twist on it) and one landmark in the series are the Pillars of Nosgoth which eventually becomes a throne for one the main characters, Kain.
(Can be seen in the intro of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
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I'm gonna create the Sanctuary of the Clans' throne room. I'll be gathering tonnes of reference (due to this project being an academic paper as well) and it will incorporate real-world architecture too.
Stay tuned!
So it's finally started! I have started on the art for my final year project at university. I have been concentrating on getting as much of my report (aka dissertation/thesis etc) done so that I'm not panicking before the deadline on 14th May.
I wanted to do gothic architecture for this personal project because I find it very inspiring and for me it has a "wow" factor every time I look at it. However, I wanted to recreate an environments/characters from old games I've enjoyed playing but I couldn't think of anything that combined the two ideas.
A solution then hit me on wednesday, the Legacy of Kain series. It has gothic architecture in it (especially defiance if remember correctly) and I love the series!
My next thought was: What do I want to recreate? (but have my own twist on it) and one landmark in the series are the Pillars of Nosgoth which eventually becomes a throne for one the main characters, Kain.
(Can be seen in the intro of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver)
[ame="
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBwvaHKTrgo"]Legacy Of Kain - Soul Reaver - Intro [EN] (upscale HD 1080p) - YouTube[/ame]I'm gonna create the Sanctuary of the Clans' throne room. I'll be gathering tonnes of reference (due to this project being an academic paper as well) and it will incorporate real-world architecture too.
Stay tuned!
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Blockout done (ready to be painted over as I can't draw 2D that well lol) and I'm currently reading some Gothic architecture books which are turning out to be good reads! (I shall no doubt post links for those who might be interested)
Once I've taken notes and such, I shall probably be posting moodboards and concept art!