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pauravi · 17-02-2005, 03:50

Hello everyone,
www.xplane.com is a site I discovered a year back. All this while I wanted to do what they do there. They specialise in explaining difficult business related concepts in graphical format. Please take a look at the case studies in the web site to see what I mean. These graphics are called Informational Graphic - the short of which is Infographics.

Now, what I want to find out is whether the illustrations are done using the Pixel Art technique or not. Pixel Art is a different way of creating effective graphics for games etc. It's a very time-consuming way of work.

I really need some piece of advice from the seniors of the design world as to how to go about creating such graphics.

oli · 17-02-2005, 04:00

Pixel Graphics

pauravi · 17-02-2005, 04:10

Thanks, Oli.
How does Eboy do this thing in Flash? Did you take a look at Xplane? The illustrations are very smooth edged...unlike in http://www.solopixel.com

emil · 17-02-2005, 04:58

Hi.

Well, I only know the hard way of doing such things

(that means a 2x1 pixel brush in Photoshop, patience, and plenty of zooming in

)
You could do a search on google on "isometric drawings" and also check this link for software that might help.
and a pretty basic tutorial CLICK

dan · 17-02-2005, 06:10

Xplane looks like it's done using vector art not pixels. Illustrator and some time.

pauravi · 22-02-2005, 07:55

Hi!
I have created these in Illustrator. Still a long way to reach the Xplane standard but I think I'm getting closer and I'm damn excited!

Knowplanator · 15-06-2005, 07:00

hi pauravi
I know from xplane that they are using Illustrator for their graphics. So these graphics are not Pixel but Vector Art.

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pauravi PeaBee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: India Posts: 63	Xplane explanations Hello everyone, www.xplane.com is a site I discovered a year back. All this while I wanted to do what they do there. They specialise in explaining difficult business related concepts in graphical format. Please take a look at the case studies in the web site to see what I mean. These graphics are called Informational Graphic - the short of which is Infographics. Now, what I want to find out is whether the illustrations are done using the Pixel Art technique or not. Pixel Art is a different way of creating effective graphics for games etc. It's a very time-consuming way of work. I really need some piece of advice from the seniors of the design world as to how to go about creating such graphics. Last edited by pauravi : 17-02-2005 at 04:03.

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17-02-2005, 04:00	#2 (permalink)
oli Chicharito™ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Manchester, England.™ Posts: 12,421	Pixel Graphics

17-02-2005, 04:10	#3 (permalink)
pauravi PeaBee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: India Posts: 63	Thanks, Oli. How does Eboy do this thing in Flash? Did you take a look at Xplane? The illustrations are very smooth edged...unlike in http://www.solopixel.com

17-02-2005, 04:58	#4 (permalink)
emil dt immigrant Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: L'pool Posts: 9,652	Hi. Well, I only know the hard way of doing such things (that means a 2x1 pixel brush in Photoshop, patience, and plenty of zooming in ) You could do a search on google on "isometric drawings" and also check this link for software that might help. and a pretty basic tutorial CLICK

17-02-2005, 06:10	#5 (permalink)
dan Iris Folder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: smokey Posts: 2,675	Xplane looks like it's done using vector art not pixels. Illustrator and some time.

15-06-2005, 07:00	#7 (permalink)
Knowplanator Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1	hi pauravi I know from xplane that they are using Illustrator for their graphics. So these graphics are not Pixel but Vector Art.

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