Task 1 - Spider-Diagram

To start the assignment we began by creating spider diagrams of ideas that fit our chosen theme's. I chose the Roman walled city theme, and as such, based my spider diagram and the subsequent ideas on the theme. I worked with two others, and together produced the spider diagram seen below.

Due to Roman architecture being one of the most well known and recognisable historical architectures, we didn't have to think too heavily on what we could put on the Spider Diagram. WE focused on thinking of well known Roman buildings and came up with historic landmarks such as The Pantheon and the Colosseum. Other buildings we came up with include Villas, Amphitheatres and Roman Bath's.  We also thought of what makes up these buildings and came up with concrete, stone, and a well known roman architectural feature, pillars. We thought of the colouring of Roman buildings and came to the conclusion that most of them were beige to the point the colour and become synonymous with roman architecture. We also put this down onto the spider diagram. 

We used movies such as Gladiator and Ben Hur and games such as Ryse: Son of Rome and Rome Total War to come up with some of our ideas. 

Task 2 - Concept Board's

For my concept board's, I looked for images related to my walled Roman City theme. As such, I looked for images of Roman Architecture, in order to base my work upon them. In order to create my concept board, I took images of the internet, and put them onto a word document in order to present them. Upon putting the images into the document, I put them into a layout that fits and looks presentable. In all cases I had to reduce the size to fit them onto the page.

When I was looking for the images, I made sure to gather images of important Roman Landmark's in order to make sure my work resembled actual architecture, instead of looking completely unrelated. For my images, I chose the Colosseum, a Pantheon, an aqueduct, and a set of Roman pillars in order to fit the roman architectural themes.

Task 3 - Initial sketches for environments

In order to prepare for narrowing down my ideas for my final piece, I began to make sketches of various ideas I had for my final piece before narrowing them down to three final concepts. As such, I created a few initial sketches, all of them adhering to the Roman Walled City Theme. I created three initial sketches, all of which were taken into consideration when choosing what to make for my final 3D piece. 

 

Task 4 - Surface and colour samples

In order to prepare myself for the final piece, I began making surface and colour samples in order to use on my final piece. I thought back to what techniques I had used in the practice assignment, and this based my ideas for the final textures. I used materials such as standard paper and tissue to use as a textures for my colour work. In order to put down the colours, I used Watercolour paints and chalk to put the colour on the chosen textures. While my choices were not very varied to say the least, I believe they should be effective when photocopied and added to my final piece.

Task 5 - Alternative environment 'flats'

To adequately prepare to create my 3D environment, I began to sketch the different ideas for my final 3D piece. Since I had chosen the Roman walled city theme for this assignment, I chose to sketch buildings that were seen and built during that time period. As such, I chose to draw a Colosseum, a Aqueduct, a Pantheon and a Wall that would fit the theme and would serve as the wall around the city in the final piece. I used the images taken and put onto the group mood board to base my drawing's off.

I drew the initial drawings onto paper with a standard HP pencil. I drew a 3D template beforehand, in order to give the drawing a level of 3D. I chose to go over the lines multiple times, in order to make the drawing stand out more. I then added light lines to some of the drawing's, in order to give the buildings a more weathered look which would enhance the realism of the drawings.

Task 6 - Final 2D Design's

For my final piece, I decided to create a aqueduct with a large wall shown in the background to show that the aqueduct is within the confine's of a walled city. This is to adhere to my chosen theme of a roman city within a large wall. I began by creating 3 2D piece's, which would be combined and stood up to create the final piece of the assignment. I began by creating the bottom of the final piece. I used chalk in order to create the outline of where I want the textures to go. I also colour coded the ares in order to ensure I put the right textures in the appropriate positions. I applied the same techniques to the other two 2D designs.

Task 7 - Final Design of 3D Models

This is my final model for Unit 38. As shown above, is my three 2D flats put together and stood up via the use of masking tape. The final model is meant to be a Roman Aqueduct with a large wall in the background showing the aqueduct to be within the confines of a walled Roman City. The floor is made to look like a overgrown pathway, with the two larger 2D flats made to look like an aqueduct with a large wall behind it.  The materials/textures used were tissue paper, cardboard, chalk and paint. They were all selected in order to give the 3D model the highest level of detail possible in order to improve the models aesthetic quality. The base of the model is designed to look like a grassy pathway, while the larger 2D flats are designed to look like an aqueduct in front of a large city wall, with water at its base.