The palette

White walls of calcite, diorite and quartz mixed, turquoise prismarine cones, grey stone bases, touches of gold and blue. White and turquoise is the fairytale pairing; mixing three whites keeps the big walls from looking flat.

Techniques

• One tower, many times
• Tall cone roofs
• Machicolations
• Battered bases
• Three whites mixed
• A clear hierarchy

The steps

1. Courtyard paving
2. Great keep: battered base
3. Great keep: walls
4. Great keep: upper walls
5. Great keep: machicolations
6. Great keep: cone roof
7. Great keep: finial and flag
8. Great keep: balcony
9. Great keep: turrets
10. West palace tower: battered base
11. West palace tower: walls
12. West palace tower: upper walls
13. West palace tower: machicolations
14. West palace tower: cone roof
15. West palace tower: finial and flag
16. East palace tower: battered base
17. East palace tower: walls
18. East palace tower: upper walls
19. East palace tower: machicolations
20. East palace tower: cone roof
21. East palace tower: finial and flag
22. Palace: front wall
23. Palace: back and side walls
24. Palace: buttresses
25. Palace: porch
26. Palace roof: eaves
27. Palace roof
28. Palace roof: ridge
29. Palace: gable ends
30. Dormers
31. Chimneys
32. Great hall: carpet and throne
33. Great hall: banners and chandeliers
34. North-west tower: battered base
35. North-west tower: walls
36. North-west tower: upper walls
37. North-west tower: machicolations
38. North-west tower: cone roof
39. North-west tower: finial and flag
40. North-east tower: battered base
41. North-east tower: walls
42. North-east tower: upper walls
43. North-east tower: machicolations
44. North-east tower: cone roof
45. North-east tower: finial and flag
46. South-west tower: battered base
47. South-west tower: walls
48. South-west tower: upper walls
49. South-west tower: machicolations
50. South-west tower: cone roof
51. South-west tower: finial and flag
52. South-east tower: battered base
53. South-east tower: walls
54. South-east tower: upper walls
55. South-east tower: machicolations
56. South-east tower: cone roof
57. South-east tower: finial and flag
58. Curtain wall: north
59. Curtain wall: west and east
60. Gate tower west: battered base
61. Gate tower west: walls
62. Gate tower west: upper walls
63. Gate tower west: machicolations
64. Gate tower west: banner
65. Gate tower east: battered base
66. Gate tower east: walls
67. Gate tower east: upper walls
68. Gate tower east: machicolations
69. Gate tower east: banner
70. Curtain wall: south
71. Courtyard fountain
72. West arcade
73. East arcade
74. Gatehouse
75. Gate arch and portcullis
76. Gatehouse parapet
77. Stone bridge

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