Ok...I think I'm finally done. I will probably add in a paragraph or two every now and then, but the main ideas are there.
Also, I invite everyone to post their buildings in here. The more examples in this thread, the better off it'll be.
In fact, if someone posts a really good design, ill put it in the OP. The same goes for anyone who writes a good tutorial, or comes up with a good building technique.
Informative! Now I'm tempted to make an interior decorating guide.
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Your Outside designs were still less aesthetically pleasing than most houses, Because of the use of cobblestone. But the interior was well decorated, and overall this was a good guide.
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I suggest replacing cobble with wood and wood with white wool.
I'm working on it this very second! I just have to build a nice house to use in the tutorial first, lol.
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Your Outside designs were still less aesthetically pleasing than most houses, Because of the use of cobblestone. But the interior was well decorated, and overall this was a good guide.
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I suggest replacing cobble with wood and wood with white wool.
Aesthetics are subjective. I happen to like the cobble/wood look. It gives a good feeling of a medieval village. The wool and wood looks to modern and barren to me.
The point of that section wasnt to say certain materials are better than others, but more to illustrate that having variation between materials used goes a long way toward making a good looking house.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/2316322-benjs-ultimate-guide-to-making-things-look-good-v20/
Maybe I should post some pictures of my houses...
...Oh, but I threw that away last week...
BenJ's*
And, I think that these pleasing-to-the-eyes-houses could be much more pleasing, I'm sure they'll grow though.
Yeah, I realized that after I posted it. So hopefully the mods can take care of that...
Also: new section is up!
By the way, BenJ, what are your first and last initials? I believe I have a guess.
Benjamin C at your service.
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Also, I invite everyone to post their buildings in here. The more examples in this thread, the better off it'll be.
In fact, if someone posts a really good design, ill put it in the OP. The same goes for anyone who writes a good tutorial, or comes up with a good building technique.
(Warning: series may be NSFC [Not Safe For Church], viewer discretion is advised)
Go for it! Ill link to it in the OP if you do.
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I suggest replacing cobble with wood and wood with white wool.
I'm working on it this very second! I just have to build a nice house to use in the tutorial first, lol.
(Warning: series may be NSFC [Not Safe For Church], viewer discretion is advised)
Aesthetics are subjective. I happen to like the cobble/wood look. It gives a good feeling of a medieval village. The wool and wood looks to modern and barren to me.
The point of that section wasnt to say certain materials are better than others, but more to illustrate that having variation between materials used goes a long way toward making a good looking house.
This is now bookmarked and I will follow your advice every time I build!