I am currently working on a rather large scene in Blender 3D to re-create the Stormwind Cathedral in a more photo-realistic design but also trying to stay true to the shape and form of the building and it’s original visuals.
While the info I request from you people is not needed at the moment for the assets I am currently creating, I do plan for a later date to create ceiling “paintings”/ornates with relation to the Church of Holy Light.
So here is where I need your help. What items/objects/visuals do you personally associate with said Church of the Holy Light?
Describe it in words, link some reference. Do as you think it helps. Your help will help me to find the right decoration for the ceiling.
Happy hunting 
Edit: Since the thread developed into a different direction, I changed the topic title to be more fitting.
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Standard gothic architecture, just with light gray stones instead of sandy/beige ones. Also, wow cathedral is ‘made of’ smaller number of large stones contrary to real buildings which are made of a lot of small stones.
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Holy light? Mhh. An idea could be of adding the various Paladin heroes such as Tirion.
Duomo di Milano without a question
Both outside and inside (tho’ for the inside, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York is a very strong contender)
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I don’t think what it needs is ceiling painting, it’s not what the style the cathedral is. So instead I would look into say Notre Dame interior design. What I would rather focus on, is the structure, the stonework and then the lighting.
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Alternatively I am thinking about ceiling engraving into the stone.
I would say that could probably fit better. I would also look at the paladin and priest order hall maybe for some inspiration, especially the pally hall will probably have some of the stonework that could replicated realisticially too.
Link some WIP print-screens.
I have only access to that one. My Priest is not high enough for Legion Order Hall.
Block-out scene size:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1095420611842551810/1101235558660980837/image.png
WIP images:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1095420611842551810/1102005684884738098/Stormwind_Cathedral_WIP6_Cycles.png
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1095420611842551810/1101999926055030885/Stormwind_Cathedral_Asset_Arch_1_baked_Cycles_Close-Up.png
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1095420611842551810/1102306453731164360/Stormwind_Cathedral_Asset_Pillar_Ceiling_2_Cycles.png
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Looks good so far! You going to create it entirely in blender or you gonna use unreal?
Just Blender. I am no UE guy. But Blender has also a Walk-Mode for scenes, so technically I can walk around at any point in the scene, if I wish to.
The final publishing on Art Station will include rendered Videos with moving Camera.
Could give it a go too, it’s pretty easy to learn these days. Check the video from Unreal Sensei that goes through the whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-zMkzmduqI
The things you can do it with it is pretty cool.
add me screaming kill the void elves
Thing is, I recently joined a local group of people for (intentional) regular meetings where we exchange ideas, talk about games, show our private works, etc… Perhaps one or the other might be interested in making a prototype of maybe something like a Stormwind Theme-Park or something… Or just a “Game Map Spectator mode”.
Update on the Ceiling Pattern for the Arches:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1095420611842551810/1102373581196894208/Stormwind_Cathedral_Asset_Pillar_Ceiling_2_R_P_Cycles.png
Please repost this Link
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1095420611842551810/1102580719978549268/Stormwind_Cathedral_Asset_Pillar_Ceiling_2_R_P2_Cycles.png
I was able to re-create the ingame pattern of the ceilings and went with a white stone color instead.
Michaelangelo style David but with the face of bobby kotik, mobile phone in hand.
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