BA3 - Creation of the Final - Modules

Now with the tileable textures done and the window and door ready to become modules I merged them together with the tileable wall texture I created. 

It was now time to create the flying buttress that is another feature that Gothic architecture was known for. I created this by the same workflow as the window and door. First I created a High Poly version to later make it into Low Poly and bake the textures. I created the texture by using Substance Painter and Photoshop.

Now I had enough modules to start building the miniature cathedral itself. I realised that the blockout I had made was a bit to narrow and it did look very odd in the front with just a doorway and no windows. So I decided to make the cathedral a bit wider and add 2 windows next to the doorway. For the railing next to the roof I took the decorative part from the buttress. This saved me both time and also performance because now I could use the same texture for them both.

Now it was time for the circle window at the top of the cathedral, I decided to create a rosé window because many Gothic cathedrals have those kind of windows on the front. 

To save time I took parts of the window I had created and made a rosé shaped frame. To show the progress of this window I made this image.

To create the middle of the window, for the bricks I sculpted in Zbrush and baked. The center of that rose is the only texture I haven't made myself on the whole cathedral. If I had the time I would probably make something myself but time was of the essence.

With the rosé window in place the cathedral was now done, next blog post will be the final renders.