Blue Monkey
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Came across this line drawing of one of the bas-reliefs at Sanchi. It may be of help for the Vedic Era ratha.
This is another version of events that i've got.
I still need a bryce-compatable horse however.
Well, what could be done is:
Someone with Bryce 6 could take my Bryce file, and convert the Ratha into a Poser-loadable object, and things could be worked from there on.
I'd make the wheels and the pillars of the chattra a different color. Spokes of the wheels are another possible place where civ-color would suit it's being Indian. Mixing textures while keeping the same color should be fine for the body of the cart & the chattra itself.-Is this just too much of the same color? I plan on complicating the cart with some texturing and the chattra as well, but the base color will be the same. Will mixing up the texture be enough?
The plain color should be fine.-For the charioteer and archer: dhoti that whiteish color (thanks Plot for the texture!) or should I shade it civ color?
Yes. I think the pennant looks nice as civ-color.-Plain civ color pennant? (I have to work on the texture yet so it doesn't shine..forgot to do that before I did these renders)
Grey horses are fine.-Should the horses be white rather than this mottled grey?
Someone experienced in animation will have to give you the definitive answer. If it's centered on the ratha is that going to make it look like the horses are trampling adjacent units? If it's at the center of gravity will it adversely affect the look of direction changes in-game? Go for whatever will work best in-game.More fundamental question: Where should this be positioned in the frame? Currently the ratha itself is in the middle and the horses pivot around it in the various directions. Is that correct, or should I move the pivot point to the 'center of gravity' for the unit, which would be somewhere between the ratha and the horses?
Things I don't see: A shaft running out between the center horses - they look like they are free of the chariot right now. And a bow for the warrior. I assume those are both because these are just some preliminary previews