Drawing things

Let's see how to draw some simple objects. The basic instruction is:

  1. Draw your model layer by layer.
  2. Use mouse wheel to go up and down the stack
  3. Use extrude tool to make your life easier

Simple cube

Pine Tree

Hosuse

  1. Use extrude tool with SHRINK modifier to draw triangular objects like roofs or pyramids.

Basic Hotkeys

Mouse Wheel Move up and down the stack Mouse middle button (drag) Move the camera Mouse middle button (click) Cast a ray to select a slice PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN Move up and down the stack CTRL + mouse wheel Zoom in/out WSAD Change color G Toggle target for moving and rotatation. SHIFT + WSAD Rotate target SHIFT + ARROWS Move target Pen tool C Pen - basic drawing tool. SHIFT + C Toggle shape while pen is selected. SHIFT + T Lock transparent pixels. SHIFT + F Toggle fill while pen is selected. 1 - 5 Brush size. Fill tool F Fill tool Hold SHIFT Fill the whole area disregarding color B Brush - color pixels without affecting transparent areas E Eraser - can also put pixels in the buffer T Extrude Selection tool R Selection CTRL + C Copy selection to clipboard CTRL + V Start clipboard stample/paste mode X/Y Flip the stample while pasting ESC Quit pasting mode - another press clears selection

Introduction

Sprite stacking is a simple techique that allows you to get 3D models by making a stack of 2D images. Each image is offset by 1 pixel and represents a horizontal slice of a 3D model.