Imperial tapesty

Stalker · Post by **Stalker** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 5:53 pm

Can anybody turn this into MW tapesty ? It'll look really good if painted good ? Dexter ? Spider ?

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:02 pm

Just a question or two: Does this agree with Bethesda's style of dragon? Second, what type of structure would this be in? I could possibly see it in a large Cyrodiil structure, but it might be out of place elsewhere.

Zalzidrax · Post by **Zalzidrax** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:10 pm

Wellit's from arena, by the looks of it, and doesn't look too much different from Nafalilargus anyhow, well at least of what I remember. Not sure where it would be though. Maybe in some grand imperial for or mansion.

Stalker · Post by **Stalker** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 6:11 pm

a) This is a screenie from Arena
b) I think it could be any Imperial installation

Hermit · Post by **Hermit** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 3:03 pm

A nice Imperial-style fresco (depicting Akatosh, Masser, Secunda, and Nirn?). Definitly worth a try. We need more imperial frescos anyway, maybe for Old Ebonheart's interiors or something.

Vegor · Post by **Vegor** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 3:20 pm

Definately for Old Ebonheart's interiors. Such fresco's or such images made into tapestries would be a great addition to the city's interiors.

Hermit · Post by **Hermit** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:48 pm

I am trying myself on a mural too, that will be used to retexture the velothi mural wall to an imperial mural, to be used in OE and other imperial sites.

Stalker, did you make that screencap yourself? And if so, could you search the arena dungeons for more such murals, please? Thanks!

Stalker · Post by **Stalker** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 5:52 pm

No, I found this screenie on the net. If somebody will explain me how to exit the first Arena dungeon I think I could try to find more of such pictures.

Garriath · Post by **Garriath** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 6:03 pm

It's relatively simple. Just write down the directions given to you and follow them, and you'll be fine (goblins and rats aren't that bad.)

And check the readme for answering the Warp Gate.

Kasan Moor · Post by **Kasan Moor** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:03 pm

Maybe a bit off topic, but how do you use your items in arena, if I now that, I can kill the creatures in the first dungeon, and maybe search for more of those walls.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:15 am

I'd always be up for recreating an engraving of Akatosh as a tapestry, mural, or just redoing the engraving.

I'll start on it tonight and see what I can do with it.

vrover · Post by **vrover** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 4:11 am

I wouldn't mind doing it or something like it, but I've got a large question: Is vector art accepted as textures for the mod? If you go for lineless vector art (like I draw) it doesn't look quite so cartoony.

Garriath · Post by **Garriath** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 5:04 am

I suggest you go ahead and do it, and if it looks good then chances are it will be accepted. If not, a pity.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:39 am

I've been pecking at this little by little, it still needs work though.

BTW, shouldn't this topic be moved to Furniture & Misc. Items?

Vegor · Post by **Vegor** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:06 am

-Ignoring the stone texture- Looking good so far. Shouldn't be used too much in interiors though, that kind of makes it too common. I'd like to see such murals in very important Imperial buildings, like Old Ebonheart's castle and Darconis palace.

Lord Elias · Post by **Lord Elias** » Thu Oct 21, 2004 11:26 am

Do you think i could use that tapestry in Draconis Palace?

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:16 am

Lord Elias wrote:Do you think i could use that tapestry in Draconis Palace?

I don't see any reason you couldn't. I definately agree with Vegor that this should be used sparingly though.

I'll probably make a few versions, but I'm working on this stone engraving version first. Then likely a tapestry version after that. Anyway, we'll see what happens.

Hermit · Post by **Hermit** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 1:26 am

I give that thing my okay. As soon as the .nif is ready, the texture is finalised and it's been merged into OoT, you can use it.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 6:30 am

hermit wrote:I give that thing my okay. As soon as the .nif is ready, the texture is finalised and it's been merged into OoT, you can use it.

Oh, I wish I could 3D model something like this... Well if I took the time to learn I probably could.... but no, this is just a simple texture for now unfortunately.

Anyway here's the finished embossing, the stone texturing could probably still use some work. Any suggestions, ideas, critiques?

Kasan Moor · Post by **Kasan Moor** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:40 am

It looks really good! I don't think something needs to be changed. And I think modelers can take time to make such simple model.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 9:50 pm

Okay here's two more finalized versions, there's not much of a diffrence between the two other than some color and tiny bit of stone texturing... but it does impact the feeling of each considerably in my opinion.

I'm still willing to use varying and more colorful types of stone and do things like guilding if people would like to see it... if I get a "fine as is" I won't worrk about it and move on to a tapestry version of this and then try to dig up other engravings, standards, flags, tapestries, ect. from TES to recreat/remaster. Probably not the most important thing I could be doing, but I'm sure all the little details will add up in the end.

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 10:06 pm

They are awesome!!!

I like the one on the bottom best

Yinnie · Post by **Yinnie** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:27 am

Thorndraco wrote: do things like guilding if people would like to see it...

Yes please. Lets see one.

Yinnie.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:24 am

Okay... I'm having alot of trouble remembering, was Akatosh red or green in most depictions?

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:36 pm

Too colorful...

maybe you could make it silver, or maybe ebony 8)

Kasan Moor · Post by **Kasan Moor** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:55 pm

I like it, It could be decorated with gold. But then it should not be used much, only for very rich decorated places.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:00 pm

Negrodomous wrote:Too colorful...

maybe you could make it silver, or maybe ebony 8)

Yeah actually... I made it a little too orange for gold anyway.

I'll play with some other metal types. Maybe even Elven since this was first in Arena.

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:01 pm

so does this thing have a mesh yet?

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:15 pm

Negrodomous wrote:so does this thing have a mesh yet?

I don't think so, no, unless someone dished one out real quick and didn't let me know. I'd one myself, but I have no real way to convert it over and do what is necisarry to make a proper .nif since I don't have 3D Studio Max.

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:18 pm

We have some good modlers here, maybe someone will make it for you...

...Pllleeeeaaaasssseeee?

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:24 pm

Okay, this will be alot to digest at once, but here goes.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:26 pm

Continued.

I can pretty much mix and match any of the metals here... and could probably try a few other types, but I figured these would make the most sense.

Negrodomous · Post by **Negrodomous** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:57 pm

i lke the one thats second to last

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:56 pm

Negrodomous wrote:i lke the one thats second to last

The green and silver? Cool... I'll play around with some other combinations and looks and then pack it into a rar. If I can't find someone to moddle it, I'll do it myself eventually.

Kasan Moor · Post by **Kasan Moor** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:07 pm

Maybe try a gold Akatosh with silver moons.

Stalker · Post by **Stalker** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:14 pm

I like the uncoloured version.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:50 pm

Stalker wrote:I like the uncoloured version.

I like the uncolored and the ebony the best personally... but I may as well play around with it and offer as many versions as possible.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:54 pm

And as per request.

Thorndraco · Post by **Thorndraco** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:11 pm

Should I bother making a tapestry version of this?

Stalker · Post by **Stalker** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:02 pm

I say don't bother. It is a fresco and it should be a fresco.

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