Isometric add-ons follow the same 2:1 lines as the building they sit on. Vertical edges stay vertical, tops are lighter than sides. Draw a balcony around my building block below, then try a rooftop window and a tent.
This sprite is wide. It's easier to draw on a computer, or with your phone turned sideways.
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This step also removes a few pixels. Use the eraser where the guide fades a pixel out.
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Your balcony fits the building. Next, try the rooftop window and the tent below, on the same block.
Why a building block
The block has exactly the size of one floor of my isometric mockup. When every add-on is drawn on the same block, everything stays in scale, and later the pieces stack into a whole building. In the course worksheet you get the example on top and a blueprint below to work on.
The balcony
It's the hardest of the three, and it builds on the platform from the isometric warm up. The floor is a flat isometric slab: its top lighter, its side darker, both on 2:1 lines. The railing posts go strictly vertical, and the top bar runs parallel to the floor edge. Keep the spacing between posts the same all the way around.
Next: rooftop window and tent
Rooftop window: the easiest. Use 45 degree lines where the panes meet, the top lighter than the side, and a small drop shadow.Tent: stripes that follow the 2:1 edge, lighter on top and darker on the hanging side.
Start with the window, then the tent, then the balcony again without the guide. The palettes are only a start: don't be afraid to try your own colors.
