Texture Research

In this I will show the various textures I have gathered to compare them to other textures and also to compare them to the pictures of the Colosseum to see how precise I can make my final project. The first few textures I am going to show are sand textures for the arena and just the floor in general.

This is one of the textures I chose for my project, I think it would suit very well for the sand on the Colosseums arena, from what I have seen in various pictures and also in the film Gladiator. The sand is very light and the sun reflects off it making it look alot lighter, giving a nice effect. This is the texture I have used on the floor of my Colosseum, as I had hoped it gives a nice effect when the point light shines on it and seems to be a good match for the Colosseum.

This is the stone I used for most of my Colosseum, giving it a nice look, the same effect with the Colosseum floor the light brings it to life and makes it more realistic. To begin with I decided to use a red brick texture as the Colosseum today has been rebuilt with different materials but the bricks did not map out as well as I had hoped so I chose this as my final texture.





 

This is a grunge texture I found on the internet, for me the very bottom level of the Colosseum, the dungeon more is less is what I wanted to concentrate on the most as alot of detail was put into it and it was my own interpretation and I wanted to make it look good. This is what I used for the walls because as the bottom layer all water and dirt would make its way down to this level, also I wanted to give it a dark, gloomy feeling when you walk down the stairs so no light colours.

 For the floor of the dungeon I had to find a dark sand that looked like it had been mixed with dirt and hay etc maybe even abit damp, eventually I found a texture to suit which is quite similar to the picture on the left. It also had to fit in with all the other textures I had put in e.g the grunge texture above.

When I had eventually completed the dungeon I had to adjust the size of certain objects to make them realistic in first person view, after I had done this I realised that there was alot of room left and it was looking quite empty for a dungeon that was meant to hold and punish slaves. To start with I made some wooden beams going through the middle of the room up into the ceiling which gave a nice effect, this is the texture I used which I think turned out really well, it is a rotted wood texture and shows how old and decayed the bottom level has become.

Another thing I added to my bottom level was a set of wheels meant to be used for a carriage in the arena, I thought it would be a nice touch and it looks quite good and adds nicely to the environment aswell as filling up abit more space. This is the texture I decided to use in the end, I know that carriages in the arena would look alot nicer but I had to take into account that they had been sat in the dungeon for awhile, the texture looked good in the end and had a slight similarity to the grunge on the walls so it blended well.

Another feature I took alot of time on were the cages or prison cells in the dungeon, I think they were a great feature for the dungeon and portrayed clearly what it was for. For the prison bars I wanted to go with a rusted iron texture where bits are flaking off and the colour on them is running. In the end I could not map it perfectly so not alot of detail is visible but the main rusted effect can be seen and gives the desired effect.

Self assessment

Am I on track with the current work?

I am not on track at this moment of time as I did not progress with my work through the Easter holidays and have fallen behind therefore I am not upto speed with the plan presented on my EILP. To solve this problem and catch up with my work I will work on my project at home or I will come into college on self directed study days to progress with my work until I am upto speed and on target with my goals. My current goals that i need to catch up with are mostly research but also to start modelling so I could progress with my research at home and modelling within the college to ensure I stay on track, research being a vital part of the project I need to have it completed by the dates I have set for myself.

Do I think I will meet the designated deadline?

I am aware of my progress at the moment and also aware it is slow, I still have 7 weeks on this project and I believe if I put in the hours I will be able to get on track in no time, giving me a large space of time to fully complete my project. I think splitting my work into two parts will help me progress faster, adding to my research at home and working on my 3D modelling in college, this will make it easier as I will only have concentrate on one aspect of my project in college. I work at the same level at home as i do in college so there is no change in where I work apart from there isn't a time at home that I have to stop working, I can work to whichever time i choose.

Do I think my work is of a good standard?

My work at the moment is not on target but I am quite happy with the standard of work I am achieving, for the goals that I have completed so far I think there is a good amount of work and is presented in a good standard. I see no problem with the standard of my work apart from minor details that may have to be corrected, when i progress with my work and get upto speed I will be satisfied if my work stays at the same standard or improves in anyway I will be happy with my work therefore overall the standard is good I just need to go over it and perfect any small details and also make sure when I catch up the work is of the same standard and not rushed.

How can I improve my time keeping?

My time keeping skills over the holidays have not been very good as I have fallen behind due to not adding to my work over Easter. To improve I will dedicate a few hours a night to work, as I have split my work into two sections now as I explained earlier, I will be working on research at home and modelling in college and I will use 3 hours or more at home to progress with my research. As there is a large amount of work to complete on both research and modelling I will use my three self directed study days to complete research and my two days of being in college to model, this will make things easier so I can concentrate on one subject in the different habitats helping me progress faster.