Burg Eltz:
The Burg Eltz is a medieval castle in Germany which dates back to the 12th Century. This castle really inspired me as I love the kookiness of it with the small red and white outhouses dotted all over the castle. The colour scheme also adds to the light-hearted feel of this castle. I will take some of the the aspects of this castle and incorporate it into my one.
Neuschwanstein Castle:
The Neuschwanstein Castle was built in the 19th Century in southwest Germany. It stood out to me due to the elegant spires it has throughout the castle as I wished to have spires of various sizes on my castle. Also the entrance to the castle is quite grand and awe-inspiring which would ideal for the entrance to the bridge.
Epic Mickey:
I looked into Epic Mickey as I wanted to see how castle were used in a cartoony game, I like how the buildings are dark and menacing but are shown in a fun and playful way, which is something I am going to strive for whilst designing my castle
DMC:
The concept work for DMC has some really striking environment pieces, especially the city areas where there are buildings stacked on top of one another creating these misshapen buildings which adds quite a nice dynamic feel to the structures. I feel that this concept could be put to good use on my castle as I want it to be fun and wacky.
Alice Madness Returns:
Much like Epic Mickey, Alice Madness Returns they have managed to create dark, somewhat scary buildings but kept them goofy and whimsical. In the second picture for example each part of the structure is misshapen and crooked which brings the playfulness, I also like how each of these buildings has a theme from one that revolves around tea and kettles to a pirate ship - this could be something I might considered for my castle to give it a theme -
Buildings on Stilts:
I like the idea of some sections of my castle to be suspended on stilts or the whole thing to be built on stilts, which could effect how I lay out the terrain and how the bridge could be incorporated into the castle.
Stacked Buildings:
This is taking that idea from DMC and seeing it on a much larger scale and I think a stacked castle could look quite breathtaking and whimsical especially if I incorporate stilts and higgilty-piggilty frame work and windows.
Wonky Buildings:
This wonky look screams cartoony and having parts of my castle like this would further add to my vision of having a dark yet comical and precarious looking castle.
