ASU1 - Weekly update

This week I tried and failed to create a texture within Substance Designer for painter metal. Both first and second attempt failed.... Badly. Though second time did come out slightly better than the first, it still doesn't look like painted metal. But, I did manage a somewhat good looking cork, fire wood, charcoal and coal texture. I got several misc items textured too


Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first.

The red textures was the first attempt at creating a painted metal texture. The top two are the second attempt. These haven't turned out well what so ever. But with practice, I will hopefully be able to create a painted metal texture.

Bad stuff out of the way. Now for the good bits: 

Textures I created this week: Cork, firewood, coal and charcoal textures

Also done further research for the project. I looked at influences of Victorian cooking and recipes - as these would influence some of the misc assets
Pages I looked at:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/style-guide-influence-of-india/
https://britishfoodhistory.com/tag/british-empire/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_technology_01.shtml
http://reframingthevictorians.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/indian-influence-in-victorian-era.html
http://reframingthevictorians.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/victorian-encounters-with-india-and-its.html
https://qz.com/639435/the-indian-curry-is-merely-a-figment-of-the-british-colonial-imagination/
http://www.academia.edu/4429360/Indian_Influences_on_British_culture
http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/a-spot-of-curry-anglo-indian-cuisine
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8370054.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bygzm
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDA9CC4EF1C54F5D0
http://upbproducts.co.uk/blog/asian-food-uk-indian+cuisine-influenced-uks-palate/
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/victorian-recipes/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/collections/victorian_recipes
http://www.historyextra.com/article/food/7-victorian-recipes
http://cookit.e2bn.org/historycookbook/index-23-victorians.html
http://recipespastandpresent.org.uk/victoriancooking/

I know from own knowledge of the Victorian era is that during the mid and later part of the era, Victorian food was influence a lot by Indian food and spices. India was regarded within the British Empire as the 'jewel of the crown'.