The Complete Guide to Isometric Pixel Art

    Chapter 5

    The Basic Outline & Scaling
Below I have included the basic outline of both a female and male for you to study. Both have been enlarged so you can study how each pixel works with each other to create the person.



Figure 5.7

Scaling your people to fit your scene is very important. Otherwise you'll end up having the scene from the “50ft Woman”, instead of a childrens playground as you originally intended. Doors need to be high enough for the people, as if they were alive and could walk through them. Chairs need to be the right size for people to comfortably sit on and the actual people need to be somewhat realistic. You don't for example have a 5-year-old child towering over an NBA basketballer asking for an autograph.
Words and images copyright 2004 - Rhys Davies