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   I know my hedgehog piece still isn't complete but I wanted to start this one as well. In the end, they're supposed to be the hanging gardens of Babylon. At the moment....it's ermm....an isometric mess. 
All I want to know right now is whether it's isometrically correct and whether I've made any errors with perspective and such. The shading is there just so it's easier to differentiate between different parts of the 'building', it's not going to stay like that.

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marilii Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Topic: Hanging gardens of Babylon Posted: 10 July 2007 at 10:36pm
	I know my hedgehog piece still isn't complete but I wanted to start this one as well. In the end, they're supposed to be the hanging gardens of Babylon. At the moment....it's ermm....an isometric mess. All I want to know right now is whether it's isometrically correct and whether I've made any errors with perspective and such. The shading is there just so it's easier to differentiate between different parts of the 'building', it's not going to stay like that.
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EyeCraft Commander Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 425	Posted: 10 July 2007 at 11:13pm
	Looks fine to me. Just looks like the blocks aren't all aligned with eachother is all, which is fine. Hell, I'd love to see more of it in people's iso pieces. EDIT: Actually, where that towering block meets with the 4 big blocks, on the right side of that connection, it doesn't match the left side of the connection, the line just sort of trails off instead of being an elbow like the other one. Hope I made sense there. Edited by EyeCraft - 10 July 2007 at 11:14pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 11 July 2007 at 6:34am
	If you were going for symmetry you have some alignment problem I think. Baby cube and the next bigger one along with the floating thinner one are not in the same alignment with the same items on the other end. I think the ones up front are the wrong ones and the farthest back correct. Use floor grid to find the alignment.
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marilii Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 11 July 2007 at 3:47pm
	Okay, time for take two. Did I manage to get the symmetry right this time?
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 11 July 2007 at 4:08pm
	You've got a couple of jaggies on one of your flat blocks which I've circled in red: EDIT: Sorry for not commenting on the symmetry. I know precisely nothing about iso and I didn't feel qualified. Hope I didn't come off as snotty. Edited by Hatch - 11 July 2007 at 11:12pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 11 July 2007 at 8:24pm
	Yes, you did. Can't wait to see updates :D
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marilii Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 24 July 2007 at 1:53pm
	Well...I've now, hopefully, finished with the 'base' of the hanging gardens, which means the wall textures. The colours may change when I am finally able to use my own computer. (It's a bit too brown for my taste at the moment)
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marilii Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 30 July 2007 at 3:31pm
	Okay. Time for another update. What do you think of the plants? Are the trees still iso? And what do you think of the colours? Edited by marilii - 30 July 2007 at 3:31pm
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M.E. Commander Joined: 26 February 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 430	Posted: 31 July 2007 at 12:19am
	Hello Marilii, Ah finally some grass and trees!! I think the wood works quite nicely but the greens are all a bit too similar. Especially when the tree covers the large building it blends in too much. Try differentiate the greens. The three trees should have all quite different leaves and colors. Good luck! Best regards from M.E.
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marilii Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 04 August 2007 at 4:43pm
	I believe it's time for another update. I made a goal of keeping the colour count at 32 colours or less, so I couldn't have too many greens. But if you think the colours are still too similar, please, let me know. Otherwise, do you think I can call this finished?
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 04 August 2007 at 6:03pm
	I don't know if you are at 32 colors already but the 'garden' part seems to be missing still. Pools and greenery theres plenty. I would like it better if you made it less boxy wherever possible by adding decorations and details. But it may also be deemed finished :/
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M.E. Commander Joined: 26 February 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 430	Posted: 05 August 2007 at 1:21am
	Hi Marilii, The water effect is really nice! But I think you can still do a better job with the trees and the grass. Your hedgehock mockup had a really good tree and the grass looked better was well. I'm not an expert on color-re-use but I would expect that you could use the browns from the lowerright water blocks. Maybe you can experiment with a brown box in the middle instead of a green one. Also the shadow area you made with just one brown could maybe have different colors to give it more depth. Looking forward to another update! Best regards from M.E.
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marilii Midshipman Joined: 20 November 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Posted: 05 August 2007 at 7:59pm
	Redid the grass (using the 'ihopesmalltuftsofgreenlooklikegrass' technique, lol) and most of the trees. I tried to figure out how to make it less boxy but...that's where my brain stops working :S Also tried to give it more of a 'garden' look. Might have failed there, lol. Any CC welcome :D EDIT: As noone seems to have anything to say, I'm going to post it. A great big THANK YOU to all that helped :D Edited by marilii - 08 August 2007 at 1:09am
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