Case Study#10 - Improving a Maze - Templo de Sangre de Cristo

Welcome back for another case study. Case study #8 (all case study links are below) looked at adding color to 6 mazes that were previously black in and white. Case study #9 went into a larger re-vamp of the Taj Mahal. Today in Case Study #10 I will take you through the re-imagining of the maze of Templo de Sangre de Cristo. It was one of my favorite mazes but I knew I could make it better.

Let’s look at that original maze, also known as the ‘before’:

Templo de Sangre de Cristo laberinto in black and white — Templo de Sangre de Cristo in black and white

I put a lot of detail into this maze. I went back to the site and took many pictures to catch as many details as I could.

And here are the changes I made to (hopefully) improve the maze:

1. Color - I added color everywhere. I even did the far wall of the building next door (the church is set back from the street while the next door building is not). I added a clear blue sky.

2. Stones - The church is made of stones that are a variety of colors as some have been replaced over the years. I picked about 30 stones which had the largest color differences, mostly on the corners, and made them accurate. I declined to do every stone a different color.

3. Shadows - The shadows on this church really set it apart. There is a ridge on the left side of the building that always has a shadow on it - might look weird, but I assure you it is accurate !

4. Minor Fixes - When I color a maze I see some details I miss along the way which I fixed.

And now the “After”. The new maze: