Artefact 2: Cartoon Themed Building (screenshots and looking into existing games)

I have started working on a cartoon themed building, basing the style on a Simpsons/Family guy style home.

 

However, whilst creating this, I have realised how plain and boring using plain textures look in 3D so have decided to look into games of the cartoon genre for inspiration.

Day of the Tentacle:

I really like the use of unrealistic, miss-shaped architecture used in the game Day of the Tentacle, this has a really in your face cartoony look to it which I will incorporate into my design.

Sam And Max:

A more modern game, Sam and Max uses 3D designed buildings in the game whilst still having a basic cartoon look about it which immediately stands out as a cartoon design.  The rounded windows getting bigger towards the top also make the image look less realistic and cartoony.

Similar themes of archetectural style and more complex cartoon styling is also found in the monkey island series of games:

(edit: just thought of another similar graphical style to what I have been looking at: Disneyland buildings – Mickey’s Toon Town)

Here is a very basic design based on the styles of graphics in the above games.