Shield Bearer Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I think we could give the white wall, some kind of color, maybe in the form of decoration. These are some modern Hindu temples, but its just to give you an idea. Maybe we could take some of the motifs from Lion's shield textures and integrated them here somehow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Falcão Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 red, Orange, blue and green. its a interesting palette .Well, for indians, white is the color of death... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudo Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Well, the Mauryans weren't Hindu. They were Buddhists. It's kind of a defining feature They're colored a bit more subtly than Hindu temples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Well, the Mauryans weren't Hindu. They were Buddhists. It's kind of a defining feature They're colored a bit more subtly than Hindu temples.Not exactly. Chandragupta(Founder) was a Hindu that converted to Jainism. Chankya the prime minister was a Hindu. Chandragupta's son was a Hindu. Ashoka was a Hindu that converted to Buddhism. But yeah, Ashoka made it a mission to spread Buddhism.And those Hindu temples shouldn't be used as references for this period in my opinion. Edited November 6, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) What about adding the "spikes" on top??Like the spike like ornament on top of this arch. Edited November 6, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Ohh the texturing really slows me down, anything for the pediment area?That pillar design appears later on.Look at the pillars in the reliefs.It looks more like the pillars you had on the first model. Temple 17 is dated to the Guptas. 600 years after the Mauryans.I think you should use the reliefs as references for pillar designs. Instead the other temple. Edited November 6, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) Pillars directly from the Mauryan period.They were mostly round or like this.If they decide to put the Gupta empire in part 2. I think those pillar in temple 17 will be more useful for them. Edited November 6, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 This alright? I added a little low poly stupa thingy in there too and fixed the back up a bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 There isnt much I can do for floral decorations on the inside without textures of some sort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Falcão Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 The entrance has the majesty of a temple. The spikes above add to this feeling. And with the altar inside, it doesn't look like a dead space anymore. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraitii Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Might be me, but given how the other Mauryan buildings look, this temple feels a bit too "simple". Could be texture-fixed though I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo38 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Might be me, but given how the other Mauryan buildings look, this temple feels a bit too "simple". Could be texture-fixed though I guess.For my part I find the white paint texture not so adapted to the temple, too simple and too "dirty".I think the temple is a good occasion to have beautifully painted walls with figures, symbols, colors, etc. As someone said, the shield artworks by Lion.Kanzen could serve as a basis for patterns and color samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potter Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 For my part I find the white paint texture not so adapted to the temple, too simple and too "dirty".I think the temple is a good occasion to have beautifully painted walls with figures, symbols, colors, etc. As someone said, the shield artworks by Lion.Kanzen could serve as a basis for patterns and color samples.good idea. I too think that the white paint should be replaced with walls painted with figures....Usually, temples are the best places where craftsmen show their dedication to their art and to god.So, make the temple walls more decorative, please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo38 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I guess the Mauryan temple should be at least as colorful as these Greek temples :The thing now is to find or make good looking and accurate Mauryan wall paintings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Any good texture builders wanna grab this one? I'm awful at making textures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo38 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Any good texture builders wanna grab this one? I'm awful at making texturesIf one of our historians or Maurya specialists can show me some visual source for colors, symbols and graphic style, I can try some art that would work on such temple.Here, we need symbols that are the sort used in sacred places, not symbols of warfare such as we see on the shields. We need the sacred iconography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordGood Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 If one of our historians or Maurya specialists can show me some visual source for colors, symboles and graphic style, I can try some art that would work on such temple.Here, we need symbols that are the sort used in sacred places, not symbols of warfare such as we see on the shields. We need the sacred iconography.How about the shallow reliefs above the gates to the great stupas? I'm not sure what colors would be used in Buddhist painting though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) http://members.virtu...m/m/p/m/1f9bbb/http://www.flickr.co...hoto_4733901056Idk, maybe you can look for stuff from Ajanta caves.These are the oldest existing paintings in India I believe. 3rd-6th century. Edited November 8, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudo Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 3rd-6th century is a bit too old I think :/ I'll see what I can see. Turns out, the Peacock was the symbol for the Empire. Maybe we could include that somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) 3rd-6th century is a bit too old I think :/ I'll see what I can see. Turns out, the Peacock was the symbol for the Empire. Maybe we could include that somewhere?I have actually never seen peacocks being really depicted so much. Not even tigers. Popular animals are Indian lions, bulls, elephant, some times horses. Edited November 8, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 If one of our historians or Maurya specialists can show me some visual source for colors, symboles and graphic style, I can try some art that would work on such temple.Here, we need symbols that are the sort used in sacred places, not symbols of warfare such as we see on the shields. We need the sacred iconography.A lot of those symbols are religious. Like the triratna.You can see figures bowing to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 According to this page:"Archeological evidence: The excavated portion of the Ashoka`s pillar at nandan garh contains an emblem of peacock. The stupa at Sanchi also has several statues of peacocks. Besides this, Ashoka`s inscriptions also mentions peacock. Thus it is also said that people living in lands full of peacocks, were called `Maurya`. So it can be inferred that the origin of the `Maurya` is not from the word `Mura`." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilstewie Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) According to this page:"Archeological evidence: The excavated portion of the Ashoka`s pillar at nandan garh contains an emblem of peacock. The stupa at Sanchi also has several statues of peacocks. Besides this, Ashoka`s inscriptions also mentions peacock. Thus it is also said that people living in lands full of peacocks, were called `Maurya`. So it can be inferred that the origin of the `Maurya` is not from the word `Mura`."I never knew.The most consistent animal that comes up is the Indian lion though. Their successors carried on using the lion symbol as well.These are the animal capitals I have seen so far.http://www.wildfiregames.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16056&st=380#entry250217 Edited November 8, 2012 by lilstewie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Potter Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/fi7kd.jpgi really like the top front arches of temple (1), shown in the picture that Mythos posted. Those arches give a sacred feel to the temples, than the current spokes!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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