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It shows a repeatable pipeline from open 3D city data to a coherent hand-drawn look, which is worth studying if you make maps, games or tourism pages.
A zoomable isometric map of the whole municipality of València, from the old town out to the huerta and the Albufera, in the style of classic city-builder games. Each building is a real one. The maker renders 3D city data from a fixed camera, then has an image model trained on a chosen pixel-art style repaint it tile by tile so neighbouring tiles agree. Two small tourist games sit on top. Locals have spotted some errors. It is free, without ads, and funded through Patreon.
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