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Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 13 May 2019, 18:19
by Adamsapple
Hey all,

So I recently had the idea to import buildings from Google earth into Theotown via photo editing. Was quite a tricky process to get right, but I think this is a cool first proof of concept.
I made the 1000 de La Gauchetière, a mixed commercial building from my hometown of Montreal. Overall the building is noticeably imported looking from up close, however when zooming out I think it looks fine. Here's how it looks in my city:
Edmondslive_City_19-05-11_17.42.53.png
Anyways it would be neat to see what can be done with direct Google earth imports. In no way should it replace drawing plugins, but I can see it becoming a useful tool to create more accurate buildings.

The building itself:
Le 1000 de La Gauchetière.png
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- Adam
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Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 13 May 2019, 22:47
by dirkidirk
Not bad, but you should put concrete and details on the ground instead of that brown zone texture. :teach

Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 17 Apr 2020, 07:17
by Kalanimcd
Awesome! You should make more!

Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 20 Apr 2020, 13:06
by Bevise
It looks like a building of a game set in the future ... but it's cool. 8-)

Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 29 Jun 2020, 10:43
by Imran M
Maybe twiddle with the contrast and other settings, because it looks very strange next to other Theotown building (It's too realistic)

Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 04 Sep 2020, 20:22
by Stepanhie
Oh my gosh

Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 05 Sep 2020, 00:26
by RayXP
What angle was the building facing? I tried doing this bout a year ago, but I didn't get it right...

Re: Google earth import - 1000 de La Gauchetière, Montreal

Posted: 11 Oct 2020, 03:31
by Adamsapple
RayXP wrote:
05 Sep 2020, 00:26
What angle was the building facing? I tried doing this bout a year ago, but I didn't get it right...
Not sure what angle it was exactly, however I aligned the building to match TheoTown's isometric angle. Taking the photo from a distance may help reduce the "fish eye lense" effect on these kind of Google earth flat building sprites.