/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

If this one looks familiar, it's because this room was in the Venture Bros. It is my dream to own a house with a room like this.

>>4720868
>non-derivative architecture

Of all the things that could possibly be "non-derivative", architecture is not one of them. Architecture in any given location is derived from history, religion and essentially everything else that could possibly affect it because buildings are reflections of the values and judgements of those who erected it; for your original architecture to be good, it must grow out of context and be placed in that context before being removed from context. A well-written description (yours or someone else's) is also a good place to start because it helps you form an image in your head - just check out this description of the pre-retcon Imperial City.

>From the shore it is hard to tell what is city and what is Palace, for it all rises from the islands of the lake towards the sky in a stretch of gold. Whole neighborhoods rest on the jeweled bridges that connect the islands together. Gondolas and river-ships sail along the watery avenues of its flooded lower dwellings. Moth-priests walk by in a cloud of ancestors; House Guards hold exceptionally long daikatanas crossed at intersections, adorned with ribbons and dragon-flags; and the newly arrived Western legionnaires sweat in the humid air. The river mouth is tainted red from the tinmi soil of the shore, and river dragons rust their hides in its waters. Across the lake the Imperial City continues, merging into the villages of the southern red river and ruins left from the Interregnum.
>The Emperor's Palace is a crown of sun rays, surrounded by his magical gardens. One garden path is known as Green Emperor Road-here, topiaries of the heads of past Emperors have been shaped by sorcery and can speak. When one must advise Tiber Septim, birds are drawn to the hedgery head, using their songs as its voice and moving its branches for the needed expressions.

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You might recognize this one from the Venture Bros.

If these don't make you feel something you're probably dead.

Also, you may recognize this one from the Venture Bros.