The Flower Shop

 When I found out that we are supposed to make a shop for our final project, I got honestly excited and scared at the same time. It is a big project, which will require lots of work, dedication and not lastly, motivation. 

With all the restrictions we have to work with, such as texture size, the size of the house, etc, came the freedom of choosing what we want to sell in the shop, and of course, how the shop is going to look like. I wanted this project to be as personal as it could be, so choosing what I wanted to sell was a thoughtful process. I wanted it to reflect my fun personality, but also my art style and direction. In the past, I have been criticized by professors for making things "too beautiful", more beautiful than they are in real life. If back then I was doubting myself, today I see this trait as a strength and I am utilizing it at its full potential. So, what can be more beautiful than flowers? 

I ended up deciding to make a flower shop, but more like one from the past, around the time of mediaevalism. I wanted it to look welcoming, almost like it was coming out of a fairytale. Before starting the working process of any project, I like to plan everything in advance. In this case, that meant experimenting with ideas, finding references, deciding what the final piece would look like, and then making a blueprint of the house from every angle and also with the colour palette.

In order to communicate the idea of an old building, I decided to incorporate a hay rooftop, that is going to be executed with tilling alpha textures, in order to give it depth. Another asset that is going to help induce this idea is the chimney, since people used to heat the houses with fire back then.

Also, to give the house its identity of a flower shop I decided to add some foliage and flowers on the rooftop, almost like they have been growing on it for quite some time. Also, in the back of the house, I decided to add some flower pots, in other words, a display of the products for the costumers. Both the foliage and the flowers are going to be made with alphas.