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Lowspeed
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Topic: Simple Building...
Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:18am

Hi all,

I have been lurking pixeljoint for a few months and really appreciate your guys work. Now, I have finally decided to take the plunge myself. I put this together in about 2 hours at work, and would appreciate a rigourous commentary. Don't hold back

Also, is there an easy way to manage your angles? I keep cutting and pasting lines to maintain aspect... I'm using GraphicsGale.

Thanks!

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fastshorty
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Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:28am

ok here is my commentary

your lines look a little bit ... jagged(dont know if that's the word)
you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3

I'm a work in progress

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greyscar
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Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:47am

ok, not a bad start, although it really does need alot more work! it looks to me as if you are trying to draw isometrically, in which case like fastshorty correctly wrote

you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3

all you really need is to go through a tutorial on iso art,

Here

there if you work through the articles listed under the title 'instruction', it should help to correct this piece.

hope to see an update of this soon,

-ollie

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Lowspeed
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Posted: 29 March 2005 at 10:01am

Originally posted by fastshorty

ok here is my commentary

your lines look a little bit ... jagged(dont know if that's the word)
you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3

Is there a way to set this in Graphics Gale? I can't find line preferences!

...eh?

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Lowspeed
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Posted: 29 March 2005 at 10:01am

Originally posted by greyscar

ok, not a bad start, although it really does need alot more work! it looks to me as if you are trying to draw isometrically, in which case like fastshorty correctly wrote

you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3

Awesome, I'll work through the tutorials, thanks!

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Lowspeed
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Posted: 29 March 2005 at 10:03am

Originally posted by Lowspeed

Is there a way to set this in Graphics Gale? I can't find line preferences!

I jumped the gun on the reply, after reading some tutorials I see the angle dictates the line. :)

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greyscar
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Posted: 30 March 2005 at 4:06am

yeah, there is no programme (to my knowledge) that alows you to place atomatic iso lines!

-ollie

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Lowspeed
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Posted: 31 March 2005 at 8:56am

Ok, worked through the image again after reading through some tutorials... any pointers?

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greyscar
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Posted: 31 March 2005 at 11:45am

wow, is all i can say, a great improvement, the most glaringly obvious thing is that the shadow is not even, here i have rectified this (if you dont mind)

another point that i have made in the above diagram is that pixelart is all about the most minute details, unless your building was nothing more than a paper house, the walls would have a thickness, this is shown by the red line at the top of the building.

sorry for the long explanation,

-ollie

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TakeOut
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Posted: 31 March 2005 at 12:44pm

Originally posted by greyscar

wow, is all i can say, a great improvement, the most glaringly obvious thing is that the shadow is not even, here i have rectified this (if you dont mind)

Exactly what I was thinking but you explained it much better then I would have. What happened to the small building on top from the original?

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Lowspeed
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Posted: 31 March 2005 at 3:37pm

Hey Guys,

GreyScar:

Thanks man, the thickness and the shadow thing really helped me out...! I appreciate your feedback!

Takeout:

I took out the building on top because I wanted to focus on technique for now, and get creative when i have the basics down!

It'll be back :P

Thanks again for the help

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DrknssCmth
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Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:07pm

Hey looks alot better since you first started GJ

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greyscar
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Posted: 01 April 2005 at 1:13am

hey, im always happy to help people to improve :)

-ollie

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Lowspeed
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Posted: 01 April 2005 at 12:56pm

Thanks! :)

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spymp3
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Posted: 03 June 2005 at 5:12pm

Yeah Big improvement in shading and light!

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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Topic: Simple Building... Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:18am
	Hi all, I have been lurking pixeljoint for a few months and really appreciate your guys work. Now, I have finally decided to take the plunge myself. I put this together in about 2 hours at work, and would appreciate a rigourous commentary. Don't hold back Also, is there an easy way to manage your angles? I keep cutting and pasting lines to maintain aspect... I'm using GraphicsGale. Thanks!
	...eh?
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fastshorty Seaman Joined: 26 March 2005 Location: Netherlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:28am
	ok here is my commentary your lines look a little bit ... jagged(dont know if that's the word) you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3
	I'm a work in progress
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greyscar Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Posted: 29 March 2005 at 9:47am
	ok, not a bad start, although it really does need alot more work! it looks to me as if you are trying to draw isometrically, in which case like fastshorty correctly wrote you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3 all you really need is to go through a tutorial on iso art, Here there if you work through the articles listed under the title 'instruction', it should help to correct this piece. hope to see an update of this soon, -ollie Edited by greyscar
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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 29 March 2005 at 10:01am
	*Originally posted by fastshorty* ok here is my commentary your lines look a little bit ... jagged(dont know if that's the word) you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3 Is there a way to set this in Graphics Gale? I can't find line preferences!
	...eh?
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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 29 March 2005 at 10:01am
	*Originally posted by greyscar* ok, not a bad start, although it really does need alot more work! it looks to me as if you are trying to draw isometrically, in which case like fastshorty correctly wrote you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3 all you really need is to go through a tutorial on iso art, Here there if you work through the articles listed under the title 'instruction', it should help to correct this piece. hope to see an update of this soon, -ollie Awesome, I'll work through the tutorials, thanks!
	...eh?
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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 29 March 2005 at 10:03am
	*Originally posted by Lowspeed* *Originally posted by fastshorty* ok here is my commentary your lines look a little bit ... jagged(dont know if that's the word) you can get rid of this of this problem by making your lines go like 2-2-2 yours go like 2-2-3 Is there a way to set this in Graphics Gale? I can't find line preferences! I jumped the gun on the reply, after reading some tutorials I see the angle dictates the line. :)
	...eh?
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greyscar Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Posted: 30 March 2005 at 4:06am
	yeah, there is no programme (to my knowledge) that alows you to place atomatic iso lines! -ollie
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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 31 March 2005 at 8:56am
	Ok, worked through the image again after reading through some tutorials... any pointers?
	...eh?
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greyscar Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Posted: 31 March 2005 at 11:45am
	wow, is all i can say, a great improvement, the most glaringly obvious thing is that the shadow is not even, here i have rectified this (if you dont mind) another point that i have made in the above diagram is that pixelart is all about the most minute details, unless your building was nothing more than a paper house, the walls would have a thickness, this is shown by the red line at the top of the building. sorry for the long explanation, -ollie

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TakeOut Commander Joined: 27 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 147	Posted: 31 March 2005 at 12:44pm
	*Originally posted by greyscar* wow, is all i can say, a great improvement, the most glaringly obvious thing is that the shadow is not even, here i have rectified this (if you dont mind) another point that i have made in the above diagram is that pixelart is all about the most minute details, unless your building was nothing more than a paper house, the walls would have a thickness, this is shown by the red line at the top of the building. sorry for the long explanation, -ollie Exactly what I was thinking but you explained it much better then I would have. What happened to the small building on top from the original?
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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 31 March 2005 at 3:37pm
	Hey Guys, GreyScar: Thanks man, the thickness and the shadow thing really helped me out...! I appreciate your feedback! Takeout: I took out the building on top because I wanted to focus on technique for now, and get creative when i have the basics down! It'll be back :P Thanks again for the help
	...eh?
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DrknssCmth Seaman Joined: 20 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18	Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:07pm
	Hey looks alot better since you first started GJ
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greyscar Midshipman Joined: 03 March 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 85	Posted: 01 April 2005 at 1:13am
	hey, im always happy to help people to improve :) -ollie

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Lowspeed Seaman Joined: 29 March 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 16	Posted: 01 April 2005 at 12:56pm
	Thanks! :)
	...eh?
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spymp3 Midshipman BANNED Joined: 02 June 2005 Location: Netherlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 81	Posted: 03 June 2005 at 5:12pm
	Yeah Big improvement in shading and light!
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