CREDITS:
I made it a point to use RTP graphics only, so be sure to credit Kadokawa!
You don't have to credit me, but if you want to, whatevs.
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TO DO LIST OF ELEMENTS:
- Holy
- Grass
- Snow
- Mind/Psychic
- Life
- Spirit
EARTH TEMPLE
I tried to go for a geode approach when designing this temple.
FIRE TEMPLE
Might redo this one later on...I tried to make it appear almost oven-like, but it slowly became a little more like a volcano. You might want to add torches and stuff here!
WATER TEMPLE
My personal favorite thus far, I went for an ancient Greek garden vibe with this temple
This temple is a little bit special, in that I tried to design it in a way that you could use the animated water tiles with the moat around it. (The one on the roof/by the statues...not so much.) Also, if you want to add a little ommph to the waterfalls, there's actually a character in the RTP that's splashing waterfall...well, water.
WIND TEMPLE
Hardest. Temple. So far.
Since something as fluid as wind is hard to convey in still images/architecture, I tried to invoke a sense of flow with swirls in the picture's "movement"/design. (Are those stone clouds? Yeah, I think so...) Went for a duller pallet because any brightness might result in mistaking this for the light/heaven temple.
THUNDER TEMPLE
Took a lot of inspiration from Secret of Mana's final dungeon. I tried to make it look like a giant, magical(ish) machine. I originally tried to make it so there's cracks in the side the looks like lightning bolts, but I toned them down because it looked too busy.
MOON TEMPLE
Okay, this is my new favorite temple. I tried to make it one step in fantasy world, another step in space. Also, wanted to make it seem like a giant lantern. (I can only imagine what this would look like with some lighting effects!) I wanted to keep it from being too busy, in that the stained glass is pretty complex balance/detail-wise in itself .
LIGHT TEMPLE
Went really crazy on the mandalas here...
I like to think that the seals and crystals are to "lock down" whatever's inside the temple.
DARKNESS TEMPLE
Meant to be a dark reflection (no pun intended) of the light temple.
I didn't want this to come off as an "evil" temple, per say. Dark always equaling evil annoys me. Rather, it's...edgy. Aggressive.
(Personally, I would go here instead of the light temple.)
POISON TEMPLE
I had so much fun with this one! (The Woodfall Temple from Majora's Mask and various mardi gras imagery was a huge inspiration here.) I wanted to make it appear as though this temple rose from the swamp. (This is one of the temples I'd love to see the exterior in!)
METAL TEMPLE
I'm a mixed bag with this one in regards of my feeling for it; I liked how it turned out, but feels like something is missing. A lot of Asian inspiration with this one. I tried to imitate the terra cotta army with suits of armor and make the whole thing seem like a fortress.
What's more, here's the Asian arch for this temple, if you want to include it.
TIME TEMPLE
Bit of a snafu here folks! Also credit Yanfly with this temple, in that I used his hourglass icon in this temple! (You can still use this in commercial games!)
Anyway, I tried to make it look like a giant clockwork temple (would love to see the inside of it). Was also watching The Matrix...could you tell from the color scheme?