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GameViewPoint
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August 16, 2012
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Quick simple way to make something look isometric?

  • August 16, 2012
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I'm working on a card game where I want to make my straight on designed cards look isometric. Does anyone have the quickest/simplest way to do this with the 3D tool in photoshop? I imagine it's something like Postcard, and then using the orthographic, with some angles set? I've had a try but can't get it right.

Thanks for any advice.

Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

I want to change these values to achieve the isometric look.


I don’t think you are doing yourself any favours with that.

Anyway, with trial and error (and without understanding why) I get these values:

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 16, 2012

Why postcard? Don’t you want depth?

If so a simple transformation of a Smart Object should do nicely in my opinion.

Otherwise try orthographic.

Noel Carboni
Noel Carboni
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August 16, 2012

By the way Christoph, try saving your screen grabs as PNG files - the forum software doesn't botch up the red places as badly.

-Noel

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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August 16, 2012

There's no way to do it with the 3D tool? would prefer to go down that route because it gives me more flexibility if I want other angles.


More flexibility than a transformed Smart Object?

But a lot less convenience in my opinion.

Edit: But in principle I think it should be achieveable in 3D – but I haven’t figured out the values yet, either.

Noel Carboni
Noel Carboni
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August 16, 2012

You're not talking about making them look like they have perspective, but truly isometric?

If you're not already in the 3D world with these things, there are a couple of Edit - Transform functions that can do it for you.

You can use Edit - Transform - Skew, then a bit of Free Transform to narrow the result to make something look like it's on an angle and be isometric (equal angles)...

You can use Edit - Transform - Perspective, then a bit of Free Transform shortening to give something the look of perspective...

-Noel

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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August 16, 2012

I think the OP means »no foreshortening« when they say »isometric«.

GameViewPoint, could you please post an example?

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