Roman Stele

Prop Making Project, 2023

A specialist poly-carving project designed to display and further the story of the Carnwennan Dagger. In this retelling of the Arthurian legend, Carnwennan is a Roman Pugio enhanced by magic. I created this alter in a Roman style, depicting the prophecy of the return of Arthur with a figure of the future king. The Stele has been deliberately aged to reflect the passage of time as Arthur is anticipated.

The design was based off of the Mithraic temple located at Hadrian's Wall, combined with alter designs found in Northern England.

This page showcases the design, make, and paint process, along with the final prop.

Design Process

This section details the initial research, sketches, and finally Fusion360 technical drawings

References	Roman Alter Sketch 1	Roman Alter Sketch 2	Roman Man sketch 1
Roman Man sketch 2	Textures	Fusion360 Design	Overall Dimensions 1
Overall Dimensions 2	Top of Alter Overall Dimensions	Top of Alter Details

The Make

Basic Construciton	Top of Stele	Stele Back	Back Detail
Roman Figure	Transferring script	Roman Figure Sculpt	Plaster Mould
Mould internal	Latext Casting	Final Roman Figure	Body Lit
Sanding Process	Scriming Process	Scrimming	Applying idendom layer
Textured Top	Textured Front	Textured Stele	Paint Priming Process

Paint Process

Samples	Speckling Process	Speckling Process	Speckling Process
Speckling Process Layers	Dry Brush	Detail Photo	Aging and Weathering
Aging and Weathering Process	Aging and Weathering Process	Top of Stele	Tints
Aging and Weathering Process	Inside of Stele	Front of Stele Aging and Weathering	Aging Process
Greenery Detailing	Adding Greenery	Back of Alter Paint Process	Detail of final stone texture
Text Highlight	Red Text	Epoxy Resin, layer 1	Epoxy Pour, Layer 2
Epoxy Pour, Layer 2