Treasure chest texture- Chinese fire crystal

 After finishing my modelling process I then went on to hand painting my chest on photoshop using the exported UV template of my unwrapped chest. I spent a long time painting each element of the chest to try and show the difference between each texture clearly. My concept for this chest was a Chinese fire crystal theme so I wanted to use a warm harsh toned colour pallet. I chose to paint the wood to look like a mahogany as I thought this would compliment the fire crystals well along with the Chinese theme, as red is a colour used in Chinese artwork and it represents fire in china and suggests good luck and happiness. I also used the Chinese character for 'Death', I thought this would be an interesting contrast between the implied theme of good fortune and would add a conflicting and dark atmosphere to the chest. For the inside of the chest I drew Chinese coins to fit the theme. I drew the texture in greyscale and then applied gradient maps over each layer. 

Here is my original greyscale drawing, done on photoshop.

Here is the fully coloured render UV ready to import onto the model.

I was pleased with how the texture looked on the chest however next time I think I would add some wear and tear onto the metal of the chest and also add a metallic map onto it to bring out the textures more. I would also like to add a glow to the gem on the outside and inside of the chest.