Pixelate Japan!! (In isometric)
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Category: Pixel Art
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Topic: Pixelate Japan!! (In isometric)
Posted By: PlayerZ
Subject: Pixelate Japan!! (In isometric)
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 6:56pm
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I'm working on repixelating certain parts of japan for a Kamishibai that i'm working on. Kamishibai is known for being a picture story that was usually told by monks that would travel town to town with treats and goodies like an ice cream man, but during feudal japan.
Today someone has recreated the concept into a program that you can input your own illustrated or "pixelated" stories. You can include music and sound effects and make each story interactive with choices. you can find the program at www.OtakuWorld.com made by accursed toys. I say all this to say that i'm making a learn japanese interactive story and i've selected certain places in japan to be where scenes take place. If you go into street view on google maps and click the link you'll be able to https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=200528369993359563793.0004a3652eaf1bb2578cd&msa=0 - Nihongo Dekimasu Map . I'll continue to post what i'm making on this project and if anyone thinks what i'm doing is a worth while goal (to teach japanese) i would love for them to join me. 
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Posted By: Noburo
Date Posted: 27 August 2012 at 6:27am
| The road looks like it was an actual snippet from your picture reference. It looks really blurry and takes a lot away from the piece. Also, what I am assuming is dirt on the sidewalks looks very rough and could use more refining, as well as they look very repetitive. |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 27 August 2012 at 6:34am
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Originally posted by Noburo
The road looks like it was an actual snippet from your picture reference. It looks really blurry and takes a lot away from the piece. Also, what I am assuming is dirt on the sidewalks looks very rough and could use more refining, as well as they look very repetitive. Is there any direction you can give me, to be more helpful? |
Posted By: Noburo
Date Posted: 27 August 2012 at 7:29am
| I thought I was being helpful. :/ Unfortunately, I don't have my regular software or tablet to make a proper edit at work. For starters I wouldn't have each sidewalk tile have the exact dirt pattern. Try to match them up with your reference. Also, do a proper pixel of the road. I'll make an edit when I get home. |
Posted By: Yuran
Date Posted: 27 August 2012 at 8:11am
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You do most uninteresting that is on the streets of Japan.
This set of sprites is no different from the objects that can be seen on any street in any city anywhere. In your place I would start to do not with the street from the road, and I would do roadside buildings: cafes, snack bars, kiosks, advertising signs, etc.. Then you can make the characters inhabit these buildings: grandmother flower traders, boys barker, interesting passers, all sorts of yard animals, etc.. And then I would want to fill the remaining void in small details: the lost wooden geta shoes, a fallen ice cream, bicycle, pavement, sidewalks, poles, rickshaws etc. |
Posted By: Noburo
Date Posted: 28 August 2012 at 7:35pm
Sorry for the delay, but here is that sidewalk edit I promised.
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Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 8:34am
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That looks great! Sorry I do think your being helpful. I've always had a challenge with color. Even in my illustrations. I hope I can grasp how you blended everything so nicely.
Did you take any of the colors from my image to make this example? |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 8:40am
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Originally posted by Yuran
You do most uninteresting that is on the streets of Japan. This set of sprites is no different from the objects that can be seen on any street in any city anywhere. In your place I would start to do not with the street from the road, and I would do roadside buildings: cafes, snack bars, kiosks, advertising signs, etc.. Then you can make the characters inhabit these buildings: grandmother flower traders, boys barker, interesting passers, all sorts of yard animals, etc.. And then I would want to fill the remaining void in small details: the lost wooden geta shoes, a fallen ice cream, bicycle, pavement, sidewalks, poles, rickshaws etc. Not only is this a work in progress but this isn't the only work I have. I showed this first because its the detail that no one cares about. When combined with the whole picture it looks like real life minus the fact that its pixeled. Did you read what this was for? |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 8:44am
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Originally posted by Noburo
Sorry for the delay, but here is that sidewalk edit I promised. One more thing do you have an animation of what you did first? So I can see the process? Again it looks great and thanks for you help. |
Posted By: Yuran
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 12:09pm
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I know all this and understand what you're doing some parts of the common work.
But you will not draw a tree, drawing the first caterpillars which grabbed the bird which sitting on a branch of the tree which you drawing. (Confuses the words is derived or like the verse from "The house that Jack built") Sorry for my obsession, you can keep working as you want of course, but I described the easiest course of steps of work, so how to avoid the most mistakes. |
Posted By: Yuran
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 12:15pm
| I have a policy - starting to make the biggest and hardest parts, then everything other |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 2:49pm
Another WIP. I wouldn't have shown this but this was the first thing i started on though its such a big project i went on to smaller things. What do you think of the bricks? |
Posted By: Yuran
Date Posted: 02 September 2012 at 3:05pm
| I like bricks, smoothing seems too strong, but if the building is in the background, it is possible to leave it as it is |
Posted By: Noburo
Date Posted: 04 September 2012 at 8:30pm
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I went ahead and recreated the example I made to show you step by step how it was done. In my original edit I drew over your example, so there were a number of unnecessary colors, but I went ahead and started from scratch for this one.
Step 1) Basic shape Step 2) Add some texture Step 3) Add basic details Step 4) Define details 
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Posted By: Korban
Date Posted: 28 October 2012 at 12:56pm
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Originally posted by PlayerZ
Another WIP. I wouldn't have shown this but this was the first thing i started on though its such a big project i went on to smaller things. What do you think of the bricks? Are u aiming for a perspective piece or a isometric one? |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 06 January 2013 at 4:05pm
A new Update. Do you think I'm heading in the right direction or is this a practical way of doing this pixelization? 
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Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 06 January 2013 at 4:09pm
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Originally posted by DustfingerPT
Originally posted by PlayerZ
IMG Another WIP. I wouldn't have shown this but this was the first thing i started on though its such a big project i went on to smaller things. What do you think of the bricks? Are u aiming for a perspective piece or a isometric one? this is meant to be a iso redo of places in japan. i'm making a learn japanese game for this program Kamishibai. it can be found at otakuworld.com when i'm done with the game i hope that it can be a demo for others to use the program for interactive story telling. |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 06 January 2013 at 4:10pm
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Originally posted by Noburo
I went ahead and recreated the example I made to show you step by step how it was done. In my original edit I drew over your example, so there were a number of unnecessary colors, but I went ahead and started from scratch for this one. Step 1) Basic shape Step 2) Add some texture Step 3) Add basic details Step 4) Define details thanks thats awesome and very helpful! how did you select the colors? |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 06 January 2013 at 5:04pm
Here is a side by side |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 06 January 2013 at 5:07pm
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Originally posted by Yuran
I have a policy - starting to make the biggest and hardest parts, then everything other I think that'll scrap it and start from scratch |
Posted By: Noburo
Date Posted: 16 January 2013 at 3:22pm
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Originally posted by PlayerZ
thanks thats awesome and very helpful! how did you select the colors? I pretty much eyeballed it all with the color chooser in MS Paint. For the transitional colors like what was used in step 4, I once again used the color chooser and guessed on a color in between the two harsh colors. Lots of good stuff over in the http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5692&PN=2 - Noobtorials thread. In regards to the overall progress, the way you have been cutting the images from the map image and sticking it under your lines looks REALLY messy. Keep the lines and pixel the whole piece, no need to start over from scratch. |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 19 January 2013 at 6:20am
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Originally posted by Noburo
Originally posted by PlayerZ
thanks thats awesome and very helpful! how did you select the colors? I pretty much eyeballed it all with the color chooser in MS Paint. For the transitional colors like what was used in step 4, I once again used the color chooser and guessed on a color in between the two harsh colors. Lots of good stuff over in the http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5692&PN=2 - Noobtorials thread. In regards to the overall progress, the way you have been cutting the images from the map image and sticking it under your lines looks REALLY messy. Keep the lines and pixel the whole piece, no need to start over from scratch. thank you! it is really messy to work with. the textures are meant to be a guide. i'm realizing that i have a big project ahead of me. |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 20 January 2013 at 6:05pm
New update |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 10 February 2013 at 11:13am
New Update |
Posted By: crozier
Date Posted: 10 February 2013 at 7:55pm
| My, those are the steepest and scariest staircases I have ever seen XD |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 17 February 2013 at 2:21pm
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Originally posted by crozier
My, those are the steepest and scariest staircases I have ever seen XD thanks for the comment. i couldn't see a good view of the stairs on the building so i tried to be a little creative. i'll try and make it a little more normal. |
Posted By: Mr.Fahrenheit
Date Posted: 17 February 2013 at 9:03pm
| It looks like on your reference they are more like fire escape stairs then just two sets so they alternate on the inside and outside, look up a ref because its hard to explain. It looks like in your case there are about 4 staircases rather then the two you have. |
Posted By: PlayerZ
Date Posted: 18 February 2013 at 8:08pm
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Originally posted by Mr.Fahrenheit
It looks like on your reference they are more like fire escape stairs then just two sets so they alternate on the inside and outside, look up a ref because its hard to explain. It looks like in your case there are about 4 staircases rather then the two you have. thank you. i can see that a lot of folks want me to succeed. my next update will include a corrected staircase |