Evaluation

In this post i will be evaluating my design methods work. At the start of the unit i had to choose a certain theme and produce the appropriate textures for it. I decided to go with a Viking/Nordic theme which meant i had to create wood textures of varying details and colours. The main reason i chose this theme was because i really like the architectural style, especially in the arched roofs and the decorations on the ends of buildings.

For my theme to progress i went to research Nordic style architecture from photos of the real buildings and some images from certain video games and fiction. I am very pleased with the amount and quality of the images i researched. along with architecture i also researched the wooden textures on the roofs, archways, doors, walls, pillars and so on. i think i could have searched for more textures but due to time constraints i was unable to do that.

After my brainstorming/mind mapping sessions i had to create a mood board to display the theme of my little village. this involved showing the landscape, buildings, architecture, mood/ambient lighting and landscape. I think i should have displayed alot more mock-ups and mind maps but time was a factor i didn't take into consideration. I experimented with photo shop to create varying textures such as water, fire, steel and so forth. i did have some help in the form of internet tutorials on CS5 texture production, with them i produced grass, wood and brick patterns.

Finally the whole group had to do a presentation on our textures we produced and to give feedback accordingly. my presentation received fairly positive feedback but i did have to include more textures to it. To Evaluate on this module i am fairly happy with the outcome especially with the present textures i have made. If i could improve on this i would have followed more texture tutorials to create different materials and i would of added more.