Pixel Joint Forum: Isometric town HQ [WIP]

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   This is my first isometric city part, so all C&C and suggestions are welcome. It is based on a real existing city in Bosnia.
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Edited by B_j0k3r0 - 11 March 2010 at 9:51pm

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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Topic: Isometric town HQ [WIP] Posted: 10 March 2010 at 1:19pm
	This is my first isometric city part, so all C&C and suggestions are welcome. It is based on a real existing city in Bosnia. SCROLL DOWN FOR NEWEST VERSION ~BJ Edited by B_j0k3r0 - 11 March 2010 at 9:51pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 3:31pm
	Beautiful. Maybe coloring the shadow sides with more of a general purple hue will add lots of interest. e:yellow/blue/purple always looks nice. Edited by jalonso - 10 March 2010 at 3:31pm
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 4:40pm
	Thanks Jal, Iv used some but after u said it I did some more and I must say it was a good advice. Im not used to do this small people but this is one of them.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 4:44pm
	Person seems too tall for the door. I know this is a classic way of making glass... I hate it. 5 minute edit coming...brb.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 4:50pm
	He is not too tall for the door, its just his big head rofl.. im kidding, yeah I didnt realized I had a door somewhere when I made it untill u said. Thanks, lookin forward to check :)
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Pumpkinbot Commander Joined: 05 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 202	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 4:50pm
	Nice! :D I've never been good at iso, but I think it's turning out nice! My only complaint is that the sidewalk looks shiny. :/
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 4:57pm
	Of course even better for glass is just to show stuff in shades of blue inside and forget all the highlighting... that's just me and my style.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 5:46pm
	Thanks Jal. Oh i got confused now a bit.. I dont know which side exacly should the shadows point at.. :/ the guy closer to the building or the guy behind him?
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Ruban Seaman Joined: 04 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 5:52pm
	Just my opinion here... The shaded side of the building could use some more texture. The cloths could have some shading/more than one color per piece. Just look, out of place on the building as they are now. Good job though. I like it.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 6:35pm
	Of course yea, the building is not finished, I still have windows, texture, shadings, a half floor on the roof, plants on windows and such small details/decorations, Im just figuring out where the right shadows should come from so i can continue multi-working, on couple of things at the time. And I cant think of which shadow is right (look at previous picture up there).. becouse If I start making wrong, its gona be hard to change. Thank you :) Edited by B_j0k3r0 - 10 March 2010 at 6:37pm
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Ruban Seaman Joined: 04 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 6:59pm
	The man who is closer to the building (left) Has the correct shadow. The top left edge of the building doesn't cast a shadow. so the light must be directly hitting the top right. Hope that helps.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 7:17pm
	Farthest away from building is 'eboy/classic iso correct'. Straight 90 degrees based line. But anything is possible. I like 30 degrees myself, but I use 90 often.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 10 March 2010 at 7:47pm
	Thanks Jal, 30 degrees dont fit me here becouse of the light, I would have to change the shadowed side or the lighted side of the building, so Im using 90 degree one. Thanks. Watch out, pitbull is in the town hehe Edited by B_j0k3r0 - 11 March 2010 at 12:20am
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Iron Midshipman Joined: 28 July 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 46	Posted: 11 March 2010 at 7:31am
	This is great! I really like the dog! The roof is really plain... Anything goin up there?
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 11 March 2010 at 11:12am
	Yeah, there is much work left, on building and surroundings, other buildings. There will be a half floor in the center of the top, with the roof. Thanks.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 11 March 2010 at 9:36pm

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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 12 March 2010 at 6:43pm
	Changed my mind around the roof, this is how its gonna look.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 12 March 2010 at 9:57pm

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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 13 March 2010 at 9:34am
	Having lots of fun doing this
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Robinhood Commander Joined: 18 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 245	Posted: 13 March 2010 at 9:44am
	This is B.A man :D Just some things to fix... Clothes need some outline seeing as they have outlines when they're on the people. The sidewalk in the shadow seems strangely empty with no texture. The middle of the halfpipe's lighting looks weird. Watch the 117 colors. Graffiti on left of building should follow the texture of building. Looking pretty awesome.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 13 March 2010 at 11:26am
	*Originally posted by TheRobinHood* This is B.A man :D Just some things to fix... Clothes need some outline seeing as they have outlines when they're on the people. The sidewalk in the shadow seems strangely empty with no texture. The middle of the halfpipe's lighting looks weird. Watch the 117 colors. Graffiti on left of building should follow the texture of building. Looking pretty awesome. Hey man, thank you! Yes, most of the points u said are wips and are planed to be fixed that way and much more thats undone. Thank you for the advice man :) Thats what I needed to avoid me of forgeting, about colors.. yeah 117, but I really dont want to restrict colors, I try to use existing ones, but when new ones are needed to have a better look/effect then I will add that color. I just want it to blow my own mind and make it how I imagined, this is one building, and all those colors will be used on the surroundings that will be made around. Thanks again, appreciate it man! :)
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Manupix Commander Joined: 30 July 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 771	Posted: 14 March 2010 at 3:34am
	This looks awesome! A few bugs: the open windows are not isometric (should be shorter by 1 or 2 px I think); pple are too tall compared to the bldg but well, that's nice; mostly, shadows are highly inconsistent (between >60° above right for pple and bldg, almost 0° for open windows). The rooftop shadow should be the same iso square than the rooftop. Edited by Manupix - 14 March 2010 at 5:38pm
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 14 March 2010 at 4:08pm
	Hey Manupix, thanks! The opened windows, I know they arent 26,5 degree (isometric), I made them 30 degree, becouse they are supposed to be open more then half, I guess that is allowed to make..? As the buildings shadows on the ground, yeah it is incomplete for the moment but will be fixed. The people maybe seem a bit too big for the floors.. I will think about it and maybe make the floors few pixels larger but I dont know if it is that necessary, I really like the current size of everything but I guess you are right.. I just dont want the building to be huge and want to keep 10 floors.. :/
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 14 March 2010 at 4:37pm
	I think other angles in iso work just fine besides 26.5. 30, 45 % 90 when used for effect works. Just not too much of it. An all 26.5 iso ends up boxy and boring, imo.
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Manupix Commander Joined: 30 July 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 771	Posted: 14 March 2010 at 5:41pm
	I wasn't talking about the angle, but the length. Shortening them 1 px makes them look very much more in proportion. Maybe also try thicker.
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 14 March 2010 at 6:25pm
	Yeah I agree Jal. I am doing this car for the first time and its kind of hard, its supposed to be Golf V or VI.. Police car, doesnt need to be exact but that kind of car.. So Ill need some advice here..
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 14 March 2010 at 6:46pm
	*Originally posted by Manupix* I wasn't talking about the angle, but the length. Shortening them 1 px makes them look very much more in proportion. Maybe also try thicker. Really? Okey Ill try to see how it turns out. Thanks. EDIT: I shortened them by one pixel, not much of a difference but looks better! thanks! Edited by B_j0k3r0 - 15 March 2010 at 4:07am
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 15 March 2010 at 4:45am

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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 15 March 2010 at 7:50am

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Elk Commander Joined: 15 May 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 478	Posted: 15 March 2010 at 8:07am
	sh*t...skating so high...I'd pee myself btw, the angle of the shadowis wrong, needs to be paralel to the iso line
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 15 March 2010 at 8:12am
	Its my first time so I dont really know how they should be in Iso.. could u give me a demonstration if u got time?? Thanks.. :)
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 17 March 2010 at 5:08am
	Okey, this is pretty much it. I know about the sky, since its isometric it cant be seen, but since art, and not some game mockup, I decided to add it there, just for a better effect for the building.
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Conjested angel Seaman Joined: 13 December 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 17 March 2010 at 6:32am
	I have been following this, aand I must say, nicely done. I really think you did a good job on everything and I like the bullet holes on the car (I think it adds a nice touch. But if I may say one thing, I don't know if it's me, but the monholes really don't seem to fit in with the isometric feel. But other than that you did a really good job!
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 17 March 2010 at 7:01am
	*Originally posted by Conjested angel* I have been following this, aand I must say, nicely done. I really think you did a good job on everything and I like the bullet holes on the car (I think it adds a nice touch. But if I may say one thing, I don't know if it's me, but the monholes really don't seem to fit in with the isometric feel. But other than that you did a really good job! Hey, Thank you very much! What are monholes? The round things on the road? EDIT: better now? Edited by B_j0k3r0 - 17 March 2010 at 7:15am
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B_j0k3r0 Seaman Joined: 11 November 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 29	Posted: 17 March 2010 at 10:37am
	Finished. I guess.
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Phones Seaman Joined: 08 August 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 14	Posted: 17 March 2010 at 12:53pm
	Nice. Gotta say, I'm not really a huge fan of isometric pixels, but this one is totally cool.
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