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To make a perspective drawing out of an isometric schematic, just invert the polarity, and then send a phased pulse though the main deflector and create a static warp shell. Simple!
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"Something about that upper hull looks wrong...like the lines aren't parellel or something."
No, your problem is that the lines are parallel, in the 2D plane of the image. It's because, as has been repeated over and over in an amazingly small space, this is not a perspective drawing. It's not supposed to look like it would really look if you had the object in front of you. It's supposed to look wrong.
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quote:It'sa minor tweak if you decide to go perspective.
Actually adding two disappearing points would require realigning just about every single vector node this diagram has, not exactly a minor tweek.
quote:That looks good. Just a bit of a darker shading on the underside of the hull. Also I'm not so sure I like the strong white line of the windows so much though.
Agree. For the reflection I'd use a light or medium grey, something that doesn't contrast so harshly. One option is to loose the gradient in favour of a solid colour on a seperate object that you lay over the top of the black window. Like so...
quote:Something about that upper hull looks wrong...like the lines aren't parellel or something. It could just be that that's not how I'm used to looking at it I guess...
Ok, some people here are obviously haveing trouble grasping what an isometric drawing is, so I've prepared a simple demonstration. Where I'm from they teach this stuff to twelve year olds, so it shouldn't pose too much of a challenge to anyone here.
quote:It'sa minor tweak if you decide to go perspective.
Actually adding two disappearing points would require realigning just about every single vector node this diagram has, not exactly a minor tweek.
quote:That looks good. Just a bit of a darker shading on the underside of the hull. Also I'm not so sure I like the strong white line of the windows so much though.
Agree. For the reflection I'd use a light or medium grey, something that doesn't contrast so harshly. One option is to loose the gradient in favour of a solid colour on a seperate object that you lay over the top of the black window. Like so...
quote:Something about that upper hull looks wrong...like the lines aren't parellel or something. It could just be that that's not how I'm used to looking at it I guess...
Ok, some people here are obviously haveing trouble grasping what an isometric drawing is, so I've prepared a simple demonstration. Where I'm from they teach this stuff to twelve year olds, so it shouldn't pose too much of a challenge to anyone here.
Yep - good idea to show what it's actually about. Isometric is meant to aid in understanding the basic actual design of the object being drawn, not to convey a realist image of it, just "illustrate" the proper shape and alignment of joints/angles etc...
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Thanks for the compliments, guys. Due to my severe lack of free time, I'm very slow at generating updates or new stuff, so I thought I'd direct you to one person's work that I find VERY impressive. Unfortunately, I don't read German, but that shouldn't matter. Go to this link and click on the various menu items at the left. You won't be disappointed.
BTW, no updates tonight, either. I've got a Sweet Sixteen game to go to tonight! Go Jackets!
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Oh, I just love sites that use Java applets to accomplish something that requires nothing but a simple line of HTML/Javascript and a couple extra images.
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quote:Originally posted by B.J.: Thanks for the compliments, guys. Due to my severe lack of free time, I'm very slow at generating updates or new stuff, so I thought I'd direct you to one person's work that I find VERY impressive. Unfortunately, I don't read German, but that shouldn't matter. Go to this link and click on the various menu items at the left. You won't be disappointed.
Oh. My. God. B.J., you are my new personal god. How often you would like to receive animal sacrifices?
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ok, what program are you using? I cant find a good isometric grid for illustrator. I really want to take a crack at this.
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Just out of curiosity, those bridge drawings they used to do, from that same 3/4ths birds eye view, has one been made of the "Enterprise"-Enterprise bridge? They are isometric drawings too, aren't they?
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