Turning 2D pixel art into a 3D diorama using Blockbench

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Brandon James Greer

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Published on February 25, 2024 2:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=133Qk9kVyVA

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Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)

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I’ve explored the modelling program Blockbench in previous videos, but it just occurred to me that we could probably use this to create 3D dioramas of pixel art scenes - let’s test out a workflow for that!

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0:00 Intro
0:50 Proof-of-Concept
3:12 Adding More Dimension
5:13 Diorama Build
9:42 FINAL ARTWORK
10:15 CRT Time
10:45 VID OVER

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Software used: Blockbench (Version 4.6.5, on Mac), Adobe Photoshop 2022
Need help picking a pixel art program? Watch this: https://youtu.be/90BghUX7SD0
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