My work continues on and it's pretty addictive. I've always loved 3D and details so I'm really getting my rocks off doing this model. I'm still pondering on how I'm going to dress this building up. What colours? What objects do you put in it? What would an Etruscan temple look like inside one of those rooms? Here's also the side view thus far...
The temple looks great!
ReplyDeleteTo respond to what you have asked, I would add the more obvious colours first: for example, the roof should be brown-reddish. It is easy to give a natural tint for the wooden parts, too. As for the columns, I have seen a number of reconstructions on the net that applied a 'Knossos-style' red-black-white palette - I am unsure if it is right, as this temple comes from a later era, and classic Greeks and Romans likely had different colour preferences.
As for the interior, an altar would be nice (or even three of them, you decide), but I could not choose between the round column or the block-shape. And - of course - some statues would be the best addition, if you can manage them at a reasonable polygon number.
Good job, so far. I am looking forward to seeing it with its final texture.
Yes! These are the kinds of hard-hitting historical questions I wanted to provoke by my virtual building adventures.
ReplyDeleteBayndor: "[...] for example, the roof should be brown-reddish."
Interesting. What's your reasoning behind this specific hue?
"[...] I have seen a number of reconstructions on the net that applied a 'Knossos-style' red-black-white palette - I am unsure if it is right, [...]"
Me too. I've been wondering about that and noticed the Knossos similarity. So I definitely need to look up archaeological finds concerning Etruscan columns and any paint residue left behind (cross fingers).
"As for the interior, an altar would be nice (or even three of them, you decide), but I could not choose between the round column or the block-shape."
A temple is nothing without an altar so that goes without saying but the question is what would a typical Etruscan altar look like.
And also there's the nature of the temple itself. As I said before, the three-cella plan implies the Capitoline triad. Assuming this, I'd then presume (in complete ignorance, mind you) that there should be an altar here for Uni in the righthand cella, one for Minerva on the left and Tinia in the center. Again, what would those altars be expected to look like exactly? I need to do more homework.
Speaking of which, have you encountered 3-cella temples with only one altar, as you suggest?
"[...] if you can manage them at a reasonable polygon number."
Polygon number can be a problem. I could however try making altars separately if it becomes a problem. I've also noticed by a quick Google search that there's a way of converting SketchUp to other 3D programs like Blender. So much to learn. The sheer possibilities are making me go mental, hehe.
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