Isometric style

Skill arjun988/blender-skills/.cursor/skills/isometric-style

Isometric and strategy-game art direction for Blender including diorama framing, true-iso camera setup, readable silhouettes, and tile asset rules.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add arjun988/blender-skills --skill isometric-style

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SKILL.md

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Isometric Style

Readable dioramas. True iso framing. Tile-aware assets.

When to Use

Strategy / sim / city-builder assets
Isometric diorama renders
Orthographic hero presentations

Camera Setup

Camera type: Orthographic
Rotation: typically 54.736° / 30° patterns (true iso) OR project-specific dimetric
Scale: frame subject with padding for UI
CAM_Iso_[Shot]

Match project’s exact iso angles — do not invent per asset.

Asset Rules

Readable from iso angle first — Not perspective hero camera
Tile footprint — Document cell size (e.g. 1×1, 2×2)
Height clarity — Vertical read without confusion
Edge contrast — Separate from ground plane
LOD for dense maps — Far tiles cheaper

Modeling

Avoid detail only visible from ground FPS view
Strong top/side planes
Anchor pivot to tile corner or center per kit standard

Presentation

Soft key + cool fill common for dioramas
Slight AO / ground shadow for lift
Optional compositing grade for portfolio

Constraints

MUST DO

Lock camera angle for the set
Document tile size and pivot rule
Check readability at game ortho scale

MUST NOT DO

Detail undersides invisible in iso
Mix perspective cameras into iso kits without reason

Reference Guide

Topic	Reference	Load When
Iso Camera	`references/iso-camera.md`	When needed
Tile Footprints	`references/tile-footprints.md`	When needed

What ships with it: 2 files

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references/

iso-camera.md167 B
tile-footprints.md201 B