SCENE 1: VIKING VILLAGE RESEARCH AND REFERENCE

As i wanted to create a historically accurate environments i decided to start development with intensive research into reference images. By doing this i could use a mix of my own artistic input and what was common place within the time in which the scene was set. below are a few of the images that i have acquired i have many more but thought i would display a selection of the ones which i feel show what i want the best.

above are a handful of images of different designs of the externals of viking housing. i've gone for a wide spectrum of different styles which i will incorporate into the modeling stage of the project to give the village a natural feel.

above are a few images of the internals of viking houses, felt these images where a good way to find out both the layout of the houses but to show some of the internal assets such as furniture and cooking utensils etc.

As well as the buildings and assets being historically accurate the terrain and foliage types have to fit accurately with the country in which the scene is set which in this case it is set in Scandinavia. So as well as research and looking for reference for the main subject of the scene i also have looked into the surroundings both as a whole and the foliage types which make up the plant growth.

here you can see a handful of image of the type of foliage that grows in Scandinavia. after doing some intensive research i found out that the majority of foliage native to Scandinavia are from the evergreen family plants such as spruces and ferns.

As well as looking into the foliage i looked in to the terrain types that make up these types of environments and chose a fjord style terrain for the scene as my research pointed out that viking villages where often settled close to water due to the fact this is there main and preferred form of transportation.