Kenae Lowry's Game Art and Design Blog: Realistic Reveal

Assault on the Fire Nation: War Room
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I did the War Room from the Avatar. The War Room really isn't its own space in the Avatar universe as is just shares with the throne room. However in order to fulfill the requirements of the assignment, which was to make it our own and not completely copy the design of the show. So I decided to give it its own space as an extension of the Fire Palace. This room takes place years after the original show. I researched South East Asia culture that the Fire Palace is based off of to add extra things to the environment that normally wasn't in Avatar, like chairs for example for they are not completely design in a European style. The setting of this takes place about 20 years after the end of the Last Airbender, to give us an unknown time lapse in which to work.

In the Avatar universe we notice that Fire Nation really doesn't have a War Room in the Palace. The War Room basically shares the same space as Throne Room with just a little cut off map on the floor. I personally wanted to explore the possibilities in which the War Room had is own personal space to call its own.

Check out my other teammates and their contributions on their blogs.

Samantha Sexe (Dinning Room) - ringlingssexe.blogspot.com
William Avery (Atrium/Garden) - wharrisonavery.blogspot.com
Spencer Curtis (Throne Room) - spencercurtis.blogspot.com

Planning - Isometric Layout

Asset List

Primary

Secondary

Hero Asset

1. Wall Map

2. Table Map

3. Banner

4. Table square

5. Table round

6. Bookcase/~~Weapons case~~

~~7. Hawk feathers~~

~~8. Window~~

9. Wall

10. Chair

11. Column

12. Papers/Scrolls

13. Lights

14. Dragon

Blocking out BSP

Dragon Head

Plotting out placement of key assets

The hero asset, which is the table seams to be too small so I am going to expand it and add more chairs. Doing this will also help fill in that negative space. Also the dragon head fills crapped so I am going to raise the roof. This will hopefully help make to room seem bigger.

And I am going to get rid of these tables because even though they fill up the space, they make no sense in being there.

First pass modeling

I am rethinking how my space is coming along. The main problem has to deal with the stone work and just design over all. Everything is painfully tillable to the point that it makes the space seem even flatter then possible and just plain unrealistic.This room just doesn't feel like the Fire Nation at all, which is inspired by Chinese and Egyptian architecture. I am thinking of starting over on some assets, like the columns.

Remodeling Columns

Remodeled the Columns and modeled the ceiling. Decided to go with red dragon columns, they feel like they fit right in with the Fire Palace's architecture more so then stone arcs. Next up I have to fix the floor.

Fixing the Floor

Okay, I've fixed the floor. I brought in clay tiles that blend in with the warm colored environment. Now Iam playing around with the size of the actual tiles.

I also have to put in some fire particles for the lamps later.

Messing around with vertex painting on the floor.

Before Production build