Morrowind
Work in progress - Temple imagery

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Various symbols
All of these come from shrine artwork, some in unchanged form, some altered. Probably all of them have some meaning, though I'm not sure if it would be possible to assign them to letters, like with the Dwemer writing or anything else.
Afterthought: the scarab/shalk/random bug looks awful.

AVS
I needed a painted version of this sign for modding purposes. As it turns out, it was much easier to hand-paint it than to find the right filter in GIMP.

Almalexia, Sotha Sil, Nerevar, and Dagoth Ur
Vivec in this style is seen on banners around Vvardenfell, but what about the other two gods? Nerevar's image is inspired by this awesome artwork, and once I was done with him and the Tribunal, I decided to add Voryn as well (though I have no idea why he'd appear on Temple-related stuff, but if the Dissident Priests can have the Almsivi, then the Tribunal Temple can have Dagoth).

TR shrines
Shrine of Sharmat's Debt - continued from this sketch. Now about halfway finished; I need to draw the symbols (for now they're all sketches or source images) and fix the breaking line of the island. I might also add more details to the Red Mountain later, thinner black and white lines and circles, etc.
Shrine of the Ordinators - sketch with parts of lineart. A typical case of "I just wanted to upscale the texture but somehow I ended up redrawing it from scratch". The scimitar looks a bit awkward, but I don't think I'll have the patience to draw it for the fifth time, so I guess it'll have to stay that way.

5 comments

  1. OffworldDevil
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    Dagoth Ur being in Temple paintings makes sense to me. If you have an adversary, it helps to know what he looks like.
    1. RedFurryDemon
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      I sort of agree that it would be good, but on the other hand what difference does it make to an average Dunmer? Unless they're also secretly following him, then they'd immediately recognize him during the Dreams, but other than that? It's not like anyone can simply walk into the Heart Chamber.
    2. OffworldDevil
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      It's like those Christian paintings featuring Satan -- you want to show your followers how scary he looks so they'll be more afraid of him.
    3. RedFurryDemon
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      These four sketches started with little idea behind them and I guess they're just meant to show the First Council - but by now I'm seriously tempted to draw a proper Temple-approved scary image of Dagoth Ur.
    4. OffworldDevil
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      That would be amazing for like a detailed mural.