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Anyone know a good link I can find to figure out the best way to build this, a pixelated picture, tutorial anything

I sketch out stuff on graph paper first... then fill it in. Tweak it until it works right. Lay some fine graph over a pic, trace it, etc.

I'd suggest using this as something of a guide

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/6141129907/

this might also be useful

http://t.cyol.com/cache/temp/35000/34465/img/wave/img_1263465442_25.jpg

thanks!

I want to see completed pics!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will when I finish, Did a rough draft today and it looked like a person, but looked terrible at the same time.. more work tomorrow, i might try the tracing on graph paper thing

Finished Pictures
What do you think?

Good effort. The problem is this particular epic project is fairly popular in MC. Google "minecraft christ redeemer" or "minecraft cristo redentor". There are some huge replicas out there, some better than others, though there's room for improvement in all of them.

Not say`n its bad but a good way is just print it out on graf paper.Trust me those things will eat anything.

I think you have the idea going well, but could fine tune it a little more with more shadows and angles. I'd first start with adding one block on each side of it. Try to make the face a 5x5 square and the chest a 7x7 square...thats when you'll know you have enough building space for fine detail.

The Head could use a bit of a neck. You just need to remove one block (or don't add one there like you were to the rest of the body). Making a 5x5 face, you could also add a chin. To make the neck a little more dynamic, you can try stacking a middle block in the front center of it, assuming his neck is 3x3.

Also, the arms stretch out almost like the wings of a bird. If you're trying to make arms, just delete a couple blocks near the armpit and try making the arm itself a little thinner. If you were going for robes over the arm, do the same thing with the arms, then add a new layer of stone draping over the back of the arm. I'd also add a block on each side of the hands and just make an "oven mitt" hand design.

Lastly, the body seems a little too squarish. If you deleted a block one block above and around the waistband, we might see better contour of his waist.


This build is inspiring, Ive never thought of adding this to my world! If I can help you build it, just PM me!

thanks for the advice, i see all your critiques, built it in like an hour , my only reservation for making it 5x5 is i do not want it to be much bigger because i do not want it to dwarf the mountain it stands on , I am fine with the zero details in the face but I like the suggestion about the robes, hands,etc.

anymore critiques/suggestions would be much appreciated , I am going to build skyscrapers underneath and 2 the left (not shown ) and erase the highway going up

Quote from Cobra951

Good effort. The problem is this particular epic project is fairly popular in MC. Google "minecraft christ redeemer" or "minecraft cristo redentor". There are some huge replicas out there, some better than others, though there's room for improvement in all of them.

I just wanted to get the right shape, i googled it and found some that looked really bad because the shape was very clunky and fat, I wanted to avoid that because it is meant to be something to look at far away

I like it - it's very minimalistic

Nice!

Quote from wolfeuk

another good way of getting pixelated affect its to load a picture onto an art programme like photoshop, then reduce the resolution, it will become pixelated, or squint your eyes at the pic is another way

ha, yeah photoshop is for my Wife ( graphic designer) I use Gimp (free), didn't think of squinting, I just placed a Grid Over it and made the grid big enough to over the thing in blocks the best I could

Doing anything with diagonal pointing arms or legs is very difficult unless its a very very large statue.