Modular Isometric Pixel Art | Tutorial
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I’ve been experimenting with a new workflow for isometric pixel art design and wanted to share! In this video, I show how to create simple isometric pixel art structures from the same unit cell, and how this allows easy scaling into modular objects that fit together perfectly!
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Creating the Unit Cell
1:14 Basic Shapes
3:51 Turning the Shapes into Artwork
5:49 CRT Time
6:45 VID OVER
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this is actually revolutionary for me. im a pixel artist but never did the "rite of passage" of making isometric pieces due to my difficulty with spatial visualization but this would make building 3d forms so much easier!
@thoracis
Жыл бұрын
I hope this process helps you. Good luck! ❤
@goodfractalspoker7179
Жыл бұрын
I think that is because this technique best represents architecture in real life from a fundamental Euclidean aspect. Peace!
@dexlovesgames_dlg
Жыл бұрын
Seems fun too I’m excited to try it out. Not that far off from what I imagined, but now I don’t have to sort out the intricacies. Also I’m not tryna main art
Quick tip, rather than having your squares be a 1:1 ratio (16x16, 32x32), try to have them as 1:1.10 (16x18, 32x35) If you keep them at 1:1, blocks of different heights will perfectly align and will throw off the depth of your piece and reduce its readability It will also appear more correct, if you'll look up an isometric cube, you'll notice that it's actually slightly taller than it is wide. The math isn't exactly 1:1.1, but that'll mostly be accurate and is all I can explain without external links, I think my previous comment got deleted because of links.
@valdenorjunior4171
Жыл бұрын
hey, where can I find more info/resources about it? what should I search for? I am curious in how different it looks and why one over the other would be prefered
@Chironyx
Жыл бұрын
@@valdenorjunior4171 It seems any comments with links get automatically deleted, try googling 'eniko fox / enichan isometric cube', you'll see a comparison.
@estebanod
Жыл бұрын
What!?
@phillipgan
Жыл бұрын
@@valdenorjunior4171 an example of the problem can be seen at 5:57 in the video with the roof piece. The roof has the appearance that its off centered because of how it perfectly overlaps the blocks on the pillars.
@TheSpekhtra
Жыл бұрын
there is actually many different isometric perspective variations that all over the world. This approach is the “real “ isometric one and the one that you are talking about is called “dimetric” because there are 2 angles that are same and 1 is different, the last one is called trimetric which is every angle is different. but you should note that the curves have also different regulations in the world that varies from region to region. ayou can choos whatever you like.
"i hope you found this workflow useful" homie i feel like you just blew my mind. i've always struggled with trying to conceptualize some creative process and some way to get a finished piece out of my beginner level artistic skills. i felt like this opened up a whole new world and super quick way to start building up my skillset and actually giving into those creative urges!
An interesting thing in iso-pixel art, is that you can focus on the parts you do want to make, unlike in minecraft or lego, where you'd have to take more perspectives into account
@LoraLoibu
Жыл бұрын
they cannot see the unfinished back side
@doriantermini
Жыл бұрын
@@LoraLoibu Grian would love this type of building, he'd never need to make backs to any of his builds.
@stephen_2091
Жыл бұрын
@@doriantermini 💀
As someone who still struggles with the isometric look two years later and who kinda fears doing it, this actually is SUPER useful and is making me excited to try out making some more isometric works. So glad you made this video since this will help me out so much in the future~!
While this doesn't necessarily make the process more efficient, it certainly makes it substantially more accessible, and that's something always worthy of praise!
seeing the blocks move during the CRT time makes it feel like old timey tv commercials on a brand new block toy, or educational videos for kids. great vibes!
as someone who was a sculptor for years and got into pixel art only a couple of years ago, this is exactly the kind of crossover I needed. thank you
its incredible how when you get creative there is really so many cool structures you can craft with just cubes and wedges, and seeing it go from a grid pattern to having texture and finally being a complete building is so satisfying.
I have no experience with pixel art whatsoever and I’m generally pretty artistically inept, but this seems like something I could pick up and produce quality artwork with in a few hours. Genius.
I could actually see a strategy game about radios working and being pretty fun! Maybe with more types of media it could actually have a Rock Paper Scissors style balancing system, with the goal being to dominate the oposing side's communications building. As for the tutorial: This "cell" system sounds cool, and as always, the result was very good! I will try it. Maybe then I could make an Isomatric piece!
@BJGpixel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yeah it's even quite fun to just move the blocks around and experiment with what to build! Hmm love the idea of the rock/paper/scissors balancing for the strategy game; maybe there's something there after all! :D
I never thought off doing this! Now I'm inspired to do more isometric pixel art illustrations❤
Really good for isometric map building where consistency is important throughout. Thanks for the tips!
I love how this mirrors the workflow for 3d level design, where you create a blockout of a level and create props and cliffs after being happy with the general shape
6:11 This is amazing, it looks like it would be in a top down isometric adventure / puzzle game
The assembly/disassembly animations look very cool :)
Dang. Per usual, I'm just sitting here amazed at how you convey ideas while showing off your skill at pixel art as a whole. Thanks for continuing to put out great and inspiring content!
I love youtube. It's like learning and enjoying ur time at the same time. Thank you sir for this video !
Recently found your channel. Absolutely love your work! You've actually helped to get me over an art block and got me inspired to draw again and try out making my own pixel art! Keep up the amazing work!
That's soo cool. I appreciate the mini tutorial. The idea of creating a kind of lego block system is genius.
The way the pieces of buildings come together reminds of building things in the lego games
I make Pixel Art Battle Maps for my DnD Campaigns. Doing a Technique like this will absolutely BLOW my Players Minds.
I've been drawing isometric geometry since I was six, and that came with me when I started working on pixel art, but I never thought about approaching it in this modular way. You've really kind of blown my mind. So often, there are instructional videos that are correct, but implementing the information feels predicated on already possessing the instructor's skill level. In just seven minutes, you have improved me as an artist. Thank you so much!
I can't wait to try out this medhod. I've been really overwhelmed by complex objects and been avoiding it, but this makes it very easy to visualize and block out the shapes.
I'm watching out for your new videos not just because you're my inspiration/motivation to improve, but also a life saver!
This is amazing. I love to watch new buildings and worlds come into life. Makes me wanna make a huge pixel art game world just to wander around. Then build up native folks and some weird lore. This is so inspirational, thank you. Subscribed.
That's actually so great! I'll need to try this soon, because the final effect looks amazing with all those small pieces attached.
YOU INSPIRE ME!! Time to jump into Asprite again.
I was trying to make my own assets for G-Develop and making modular pieces like this was a great way to learn some perspective. The sprites were just place holders, and that was huge because it kept my brain from getting hung up on the aesthetics. 10/10 would recommend making these assets for yourself.
This looks so beautiful. I'm really into pixel art but i haven't seen this kind of style in creating pixel art. This is very useful for game creation, instead of creating individual houses, we can easily copy paste the base form and just start adding details into it. Thank you for this!
I love your videos been a big fan. This video made pixel art much more easy and fun to understand. Thanks so much will continue to look forward to your new videos and art.
You make me save so much time, i’ll try this one on my project, thank you so much dude.
This helps a lot! Thankyou, I always seem to struggle when it comes to shape in genral, so this will be a great tool to put in my tool box!
Love your art style
This was my FAV video you have ever done. It is soooooooo goood.
The joy and love for pixel artwork hasn't diminished since the 80's for me!
the CRT animations are sooooooo nice to watch. so satisfying. this was awesome!
you will never cease to amaze me. thank you for being who you are
Brandon you inspired me to make pixel art like pixel consoles pixel games scenes and logos thank you for being a you for being a youtuber you inspire me and hundreds of others who do pixel art thank you
I AM AMAZED. Been doing art for many years and I'm mind blown
My god! That's so simple, versitile and fun!
Seeing a new video from you never fails to put a smile on my face. Lovely stuff, keep it up!
i just got started on learning pixel art, i love your channel !
This is actually visually-appealing & serene to see direct pixels cubes look this isometric & a rest of realistic :)
oh my, this is a really great technic tbh, and also, your creations look neat as always
Beautiful, really clever approach
Yet another piece of media that just reinforces my love of the Megaman Battle Network series of games.
This is like the "cheat sheet" I've always wanted for making isometric art. Nice!
Watching those blocks side together is blissss 😌 Awesome demonstration of isometric pixel art principles! It's especially cool to see that it was all done within Photoshop with layers. Very crispy 😎 Awesome CRT Time as usual!! 6:31 has to be my fav piece this time. It's giving me some very pleasant slice of life vibes ✨
@BJGpixel
Жыл бұрын
Thanks dude! It's so satisfying to see it the exploded views come together and build up. I'd love to also lay this out like the instruction manual of a Lego set, and label all the pieces and steps, etc. 😅 And thanks, I love how even something like a simple shop on the corner looks in this perspective - the 3-colour palette is quite nice to work with for the lighting/contrast as well! :D
@CKTDanny
Жыл бұрын
@@BJGpixel Oh man the Lego instructions layout idea is awesome, would love to see that one day!! 🤩
This is absurdly satisfying to both watch and do.
Love the feel of your pixel art, makes me feel like I'm experiencing the marvel of super Mario world on the snes, or some old segas game from one of those 1000 games in one machines all over again
Oh my god this is amazing. You are genuinely my favorite KZread channel as of late.
SO SMART. This is the best art advice ive seen in a while. great video!
This is so cool, im gonna have to give pixel art a try now
Oooh, this is a game changer. I might have to use this technique in the future.
Amateur pixel artist here, your one of the reasons I started this journey! Its fun even if it's and your videos are the best content I have found on how to do pixel art. Just wanted to comment to both boost the video and show my thanks!
This makes isometric art seem much more accessible and I want to give it a try now
I've wanted to try isometric for ages. This is going to be a big help.
It's such a simple way of keeping uniform scale that it's blowing my mind. I took drafting in high school, so I would've been wasting time with measurements and stuff.
Brilliant! I love seeing all the components come together as one.
Hi Brandon: thanks a lot for showcasing this system for making isometric pixel art buildings. I've been compiling a bunch of notes and I'm planning on developing a story driven game in the next few years. I was contemplating maybe doing pixel art for the world design and I think this video just persuaded me. It might take me some time to make all the little pieces, but having a template of pieces I can pull from to make lots of different structures opens up an ability to make a quite large game world full of small towns and large cities.
I'm such a fan of isometric pixel art. Probably why I liked to play habbo for the aestethic and left instantly when I learnt you have essentially nothing to do unless you pay money 😅
Very neat method and I like that you've kept this video nice and short yet concise as well.
Very well executed!
This looks like a really nice tool for brainstorming designs!
I’ve been waiting so long for a quality tutorial of this. Can’t thank you enough!
@Metrocysh
Жыл бұрын
(They've been waiting for so long!) Heart-beat, Heart-beat, Heart-beat, Heart
@Orenshaii
5 ай бұрын
@@MetrocyshWas NOT expecting to see a Rhythm Doctor reference here
@Metrocysh
5 ай бұрын
@@Orenshaii Haha, thought no one would notice!!
Love the concept. I'm using voxel art, and will need to figure out building modularity. This'll be great for inspiration!
Wow this is such an innovative idea!
I was just trying to make an isometric piece, this video has a great timing
Really great video! I wonder how you would go about making isometric pixel art in a more lineless style. I've tried to do it many times, but I've had a bit of trouble. Also, I'd be super interested to see your take on making character sprites from a pre-rendered 3D models like in Donkey Kong Country. I feel like that method has a lot of unexplored potential to be used in conjunction with this sort of isometric pixel art. I tried it with Blender and got some really cool results!
this brings me back to my furcadia days. :] so satisfying.. excellent tutorial!!
thanks Brandon you helped me in my game a lot!
I literally learned how to make voxel art because i kinda struggled with isometric, even tho i manage to made one back then lol, now with this idea i can see/understand it now. Thanks Brandon
Really inspiring! Thanks!
this style of art is actually really amazing, want to give it a try when I get home
This was great. I get really easily intimidated by a blank page, so anything that helps break the creative process into more manageable and isolated chunks is great for my productivity. I'll definitely be using this in the future :)
always so excited whenever you upload a video :D
wow, just wow! Something so simple, yet, so mindblowing. this was a really cool pixelart video!
Your videos make me want to try pixel art for the first time of my life. :)
I just love these wholesome nostalgic vibes. Why am I not subscribed yet? Now I am
Your method is really interesting, I don't work much in isometric, but it's very inspiring.
Ty for the help !
That is so freakin' cool!
Very interesting, I will have to give it a try
this is huge! thanks!!
This looks fun to do, I'm gona try it
This made my brain go 😮. It's like that itch I used to have for Minecraft now focused elsewhere
Brilliant. Thanks.
Super dope Brandon!
Great video! Thank you!
Awesome video, truly inspiring and at the same time relaxing to watch ^^
:ooo the best technique for isometric buildings!!!!
This tutorial was something I always kind of knew, but seeing it done in front of me has locked it in... I'm absolutely using isometric tiles to build my game world. This process will be hugely helpful in making buildings and stuff, and Godot has a pretty easy to use tilemap system for everything else, like terrain, fences, doodads, player-built stuff... your videos have me hyped, I thank you a ton.
I love this this is really the best tutorial ever
yoooow! this is so informative. thanks for sharing
this is so awesome! i wish you got more views nowadays brandon :c
wow this is awesome!!
A technique I will have to make use of in the future.
this is an awesome concept!
I've been doing pixel art professionally for quite some time now, but damn, those isometric scenes, they will kill me one day. Thank you for this.