First, Nancy if you want to do the thrones I defer to you, otherwise I posted an image to start getting some concept ideas on the throne. I will be working on one myself. Download the image or do your own and go to town>>>>

Included is a picture (to help keep the color scheme consistent) of the king and an somewhat earlier version of the chair but the colors are there. Patette for the chair is also in the picture. The throne will take longer to do, real life work duties call but I will plug along at it.

Thanks all again for allowing me to do some texture work for the SO movie. I quite enjoyed creating a design and then texturing the chair. Nancy gave me some good advice that was needed as a newbie on the project.

Here are two basic concepts of the golden throne.

One throne has a wood background which more inlaid gold designs can be added to the wood area.
Second throne almost all gold.
Both have velvet seats.
Nancy and others which one do you like the best?

hmmm...welllll....when I look at this, my first reaction is that the model style doesn't fit the scheme of rococco (ornate, over-the-top ornamentation) that greedy, showy monarchs (and tacky people such as myself) are inclined to prefer. Nor does it fit the style of the chair you just did.

It was my impression that we were going the way of rococonutty for Krewel's palace interior.
egs of thrones/thronerooms:
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Sooooo...how do you feel about modifying the model? or even taking the generic chair (that you just textured) and modifying it to make another version that has more junk (arms, higher back) and making something suitable for Krewel's throne?

I had a throne which I did 3? years ago - which I played with some today - to see how it might fit with krewel - could use it for Krewel - or use it for Glorias room, or somewhere else or nowhere else. Here's some ideas/colorschemes:

I agreed that throne does not have enough curves and the large back drowns out the throne chair. It would be harder in it's present state to make it work well.


Impressions?, surely the Art Director knows , just kidding.


Modifying that model or the clover leaf throne model which has more curves is possible of course. Should one of the modellers rework one of them with good ideas from you about having lots of curvy surfaces. That would be faster than me, I am slow, still learning how to spline model. I'm faster at polygon modeling.


Thanks for the color schemes and that throne is more inline with the style you are working at creating. I downloaded them all. I have been also viewing lots of reference pictures.

P.S. I need to learn how to use the quote thingy, LOL

Nice chair Nancy. You've been holding out on us.

digman, the simplest way to do the "quotes" thing is just to type [ + quote + ] blah [/ + quote + ]
Omit the plus (+) signs.
Here's what it looks like

Having some fun now, This is another concept. I put king krewl in a seated position and painted this throne around here ( it help me see what kind of throne he would more naturally be seating in, given his short chest and legs). I rasied the height of the arms because he has a short chest , plus gave them a little slope. Short legs on throne too. The gold is over saturated to offset his very busy red colors. No ornate features were added. A general concept first. A oil effect was added at last to tie the elements together.

I have to hold out...Martin's an old man, Ken will go blind. Who knows what fate would befall you? And Gawd knows what nonesense I would come up with if I didn't hold out, hold back...

Digman - There isn't a crew of modelers stashed in some cave churning out this stuff...If you'd like - perhaps now you'd enjoy fooling with some spline modeling? - my guess is that an inorganic chair might be a good place to practice - the ornateness can be created by using the plug-in wizard (that is included with A:M) - for AI import - takes an illustrator file (.ai ver 8 or lower format) - and can make a closed, beveled or unbeveled shape - very easy - but sometimes produces funnies - just have to play with it. Or ornateness can be hand modeled as well. If you'd rather not mod one of the existing thrones or do a clean start throne - that's ok too.

Otherwise, I can upload my messy 3 year old throne to the throne folder, if people think it is suitable for a roCoconutty throne (probably the seat should be made wider for Big Butty Krewel)

EDIT: - just saw your post - go for it!

Here's a little more added to the throne, very rough concepts, Lion heads, vulture birds, legs define more. Rough concepts help my "ole" brain visualize......
The throne has a heavy feel to it and not much "rococonutty" going on about it at it's present level. Would take more of that rococo ornate goop to be in the final model to make it look that style.

Edit: Looked at the image this morning and some changes would have to be made to make this concept work. ie. lower the arm rest, curve the legs out, expand the seat (he's too bunch up) etc..