Isometric monitor
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Topic: Isometric monitor
Posted By: zachriel
Subject: Isometric monitor
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 4:43am
I was going to pixel the monitor I am currently using, but I ran into
an early problem. Usually isometric is a piece of cake, but when the
straight lines changes into curved lines, it is a bit harder. I'll show
you what I mean. The "pattern" or "texture" on the top and sides of the monitor is supposed to be air holes. I think I did pretty well on the holes on the side of the monitor, but when "finished" with the ones on top I noticed I made a big mistake. They don't curve upwards as they should be, so it looks like they are a level lower than they're supposed to be. If you get what I mean, or see the huge mistake on the picture, mind helping out a bit?  (Removed crappy google reference picture in edit) ------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else. http://despair.com - despair.com |
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Posted By: Monstara
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 4:58am
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Well to begin with, this pattern has no direction by itself. I think you need to let out a line of pixels or two, so you create the illusion of directed lines. and also, the pattern on top touches the curve by the blue line, which I think it should not. |
Posted By: zachriel
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 5:35am
Well, from this point of view the "pattern" on top does go all the way
to the curve. It's just that I'm not sure how to create the illusion of
it bending upwards... It's hard to ask for honest c+c without a
reference picture from the top... 
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Posted By: Monstara
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 5:48am
This is what I mean: as for the pattern, you cannot make it directed if it is just checkered b/w squares... |
Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 1:26pm
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I think that the monitor's a bit too long? Try cutting it down a fair 10 or 20 pixels. ------------- |
Posted By: zachriel
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 1:32pm
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I admit it surely looks like that, especially with that crappy
reference picture (why are all monitor pictures found through google at
that angle?!), but I assure you that I measured and counted and from
what my eyes can tell from the real monitor, that is the lenght of it.
I'll try to find a camera to get some real reference pictures tomorrow,
since we really can't go nowhere unless you know what it is supposed to
look like..
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Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 25 July 2005 at 1:53pm
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*nods* I understand. I DO believe a change in reference picture is in order. XD :P I believe st0ven did a peice with a computer monitor in it on http://spriteart.com - his site. Maybe looking at that might help you somewhat. Of course, you could always just take a look at your own monitor. :P ------------- |
Posted By: zachriel
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 2:08am
Here are some reference pictures. One from the side, one from the top, and one in a bad isometrical view.   I may have miscalculated a bit ------------- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else. http://despair.com - despair.com |
Posted By: Aleiav
Date Posted: 26 July 2005 at 3:30am
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Yeah, in comparison it still looks like the isometric one is a bit longer. ------------- |