SimCity Art (SimArt)

[pcwhiz24 1,187]

Welcome to my SimArt journal!

I decided to put all my city art together into one journal, so I can have them all in one place! This journal will have mostly SimCity-related art, (or just regular cities), and possibly some sneak peaks of future CJ updates (Million Sims challenge anyone?)

A little background:

I've been drawing cities since 6th grade (2008). My first City building game ever was SimCity Societies late 2007, (which was fun) and then I got SimCity 4 for the first time months later and got hooked to it. I was let down by the lack of 3D at first, but I accepted it since the game was so fun. It became my go-to game for a long time. Around 2008,  I started googling SimCity 5, and I would wonder if it would ever come out. I decided to draw my idea of what I wanted "SimCity 5" to look like. A lot of the drawings were done while I was at school bored or during free time. I've been drawing cities even until this day.

 I was all to familiar with the phrase "Put that drawing away" I got from teachers!  

 

Anyhow, without any further ado, Let's get started!  

 

I will save my most recent art for last (on the bottom).  The top of the drawings contain the title and the bottom is the description/meaning. For most of my older middle/High-school drawings, I wrote what I feel they mean to me now and what they symbolize. 

 

First drawing:

 

Blue Republic City: Main Street South (Commercial District) (Partial, will show the rest next update!)

(Completed in November 2013; Senior Year of HS)

 

SimCity 4 in 3D; Two MAVE-6's intersecting, note some of the Maxis CO$$$ buildings, and a R$$ on the right

 

City From above

Started in late 2011, beginning of my sophomore year of HS (10th grade). With only 4 blocks complete, it was put away in a pile of papers for over 6 MONTHS before I dug it out when I was throwing away other papers. Have I not found this, this drawing would've been thrown away too. It was finished just before my sophomore year in May 2012.

 

Highway From Hell

RHW-6C highway that leads to Woodland City

 

Completed May 2013, this drawing took about two days to complete; The majority of it was worked on in my pre-calculus class (which I was failing miserably). My junior year was my worst year in all my 12 grades of school. This drawing symbolizes my "Junioritis." The storm represents my finals that I would still face before the end of that year (in June)  and the city out in the distance represents summer. The clear towards the end represents the light at the end of the hell that I call, my Junior Year. The exit you see to the right (Exit 255) represents a break. Speaking of Storms...

 

Here Comes my finals!

 

I had to take the exit to the right of the previous scene (Highway From Boredom) to brace for the violent thunderstorm. The conditions became way too dangerous to drive through.

 

I made it out, thankfully:

Elm Street; Completion date around 2013

 

More Art!

 

I dubbed this one: Good After-School! (Get it? 'Cause it's the afternoon and...school..*laughs awkwardly at silence*)

Completed my sophomore year of HS (Early 2012); Represents students walking home from school after dismissal.

 

We travel back in time!

 

Some random house I drew in 7th grade

Completed in 7th grade (January 2009) This drawing symbolizes...some random house.

 

Generic Neighborhood From Above

Completed March 2010 (8th grade), note the massive wreck just by the hospital, which symbolizes the only time that I would EVER got in trouble and written up in middle school, for the most ridiculous reason ever. Hence why the hospital is right there, to symbolize the ridiculousness of the whole situation.

 

A SPRING SERIES OF 8TH GRADE DRAWINGS

 

Highway To High School

Similar concept to "Highway from boredom," except that things are much happier  Completed in April, 2010, towards the end of my 8th grade year and also the end of middle school road! The late afternoon setting symbolizes the fact that I am in my last few months of my middle school career. The storm clouds out towards the right however suggest that there are still obstacles to face before the end of my middle school career. There overpass out in the distance is the FCAT test. The rush hour traffic symbolizes all the graduates who would soon walk the stage, marching along...

 

Now I go under the overpass from the previous drawing, symbolizing that I have passed my FCAT (2009)

Same highway from above, just further along the road, and a bit later

 

I finally reach the Cloverleaf (in the distance)

Completed in late May 2010, the last full month of my 8th grade year, the traffic is heavy with graduates. The cloverleaf (it's still far, I know it's hard to see lol) symbolizes the different directions people will take in their lives from here. Some will go to other schools that are not in their zone, and others will keep going to the high school they're called for. Some friendships will end here. The late evening setting symbolizes the setting of my middle school, and the few hours left in that day, just as my days as an 8th grader, are numbered, soon to end. The highway past the clover leaf represents a new chapter in life.

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Fast Forward To High School

Senioritropolis

Completed May 2014 my Senior year of High School; Senioritropolis. What does it symbolize? Here are the pieces: Seniorit-tropol-is. You put it together, I think it speaks for itself  

(Still don't get it? Take "Tropol" away)

 

SimCity 4 3D Concept Art (from 2013)

 

 

More SC4 3D Concept Art

 

 

Now for the Most Recent SimArt

 

Oh yeah, and one thing I need to mention...

 

After Playing SC4 for almost 24 hours straight, I went to go take a shower and as I looked over to the living room I saw this...

Yes, if you play SC4 with the 3D Mod for too long...this happens. The bathroom is to the left, parent's bedroom to the right, the side door is right towards the end, and my front door is to the right of where the right wall ends. To the left of the left wall is the dining room, which leads to the kitchen and back door.

 My parents definitely not happy when they saw over 500K tiny sims blocking any way out of the house with their metropolis.

 

Note: If you want 3D SC4 graphics, download the latest version of SC4 3D Camera mod (April Fool's Edition)

Disclaimer

This is known to be duly noted that I am not responsible for any power outages, crashes, the destruction of your computer, or the Sims-colonization of your living room. Please download at your own risk

 

 

Before I get to my latest drawing, let us go back to 6th grade one last time (At least for this update)...

 

 

 

Blue Republic City: Main Road North (2008)

Completed in May 2008, this was my last drawing as a 6th grader. It is the same city as the first drawing in this entry.

Blue republic City is a young, growing city. It is the future capital of the Blue Republic senate and Capital. (more to come in future CJ)

 

8 Years Later...

 

 

Blue Republic City: Main Road North (2016)

 

 

Yes, this is the exact same scene and angle as the previous drawing, except 8 years have passed. The buildings under construction were complete, and the AVE-4 was widened into an MAVE-6. I wanted to see how much I improved since 6th grade, so I went and re-drew one of my old middle-school drawings (kind of like re-mastering a ps1 game with modern ps4 graphics) with my modern technique. You can see the difference 8 years makes! Practice makes perfect!

 

That's it for this update, I hope y'all enjoyed it and don't worry, there is more to come. Much more!  

 

I post a lot of my art/works in progress on Instagram too. Mods, am I allowed to post a link to my Instagram account here? Thanks!

  

 

 

 

[korver 27,686]

Love your style, really cool seeing how your artwork has progressed over the years.

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Impressive! This is cool and you are certainly talented!

[Linoa06 1,374]

This is outstanding work.

[Thin White Duke 4,072]

Looks amazing! A little bit of work on the cars and you'll blow my mind.

[Compdude787 916]

Wow, that's impressive!

[RipRap 4,400]

Looks great, you have the hold for 1 point perspective. Try 2-3 point perspectives as well.

[Artimus 485]

Well, I am an art nut for these kinds of things. Steps up a level further when you express meaning into them as well!

[gviper 922]

Jaw-dropping!

[TakemeThere 5,834]

That is some absolutely fantastic work, thank you for sharing your creations on here. It makes for quite the unique contribution to the site.

[Toothless Stitch 2,901]

Lol?

If Fighterfungus ...

[peperodriguez2710 138]

I love the way you draw, especially because it's black and white. I used to draw the same things as you when I was younger: roads, freeways and cities, lots of times inspired in Sim City (and LOADS of airports and planes ), though in my case I drew the things that I wanted to create but I wasn't able to (mainly because I didn't knew the existence if mods). Anyway, my drawings look like pieces of crap in comparison to yours .

Well done! 

[pcwhiz24 1,187]

Update #2 is here! 

Thank you everyone for the replies!!!  

Let's kick this off with some time lapses! Here is a time lapse of Woodland Metropolis from my CJ (link in my signature)

I heard it was hit by a massive EF4 tornado. From the last update, the town and mayor's fate is unknown...

 

 

 

I call this one: "Birth of a Metropolis" (Watch in Full HD For Best Effect!)

 

The Finished Product:

 

 

 

More Drawings

 

 

 

 

Cities from above:

Built on a beautiful hospitable planet in a nearby solar system. The planet is about 80% Earth's size. It will be visited in a CJ soon in the future.

 

The full image of the downtown district:

 

Uptown (SimCity 4 Full 3D Scene)

Can you spot the Maxis Buildings? Note the building in the center is a low density Cities XL Office building. Does that tall one behind the CXL building look familiar? The majority are maxis buildings, can you name them? Also, note the medium density street  (Completed February 2013, Junior year of HS)

 

I will post more drawings from my middle school days, and even a few remakes later down the road! To finish this off, here's some SimCity 4 regional night views! (for those who haven't seen these before)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[nos.17 5,255]

Oh my god. This is you too! I still have that gallery saved from the very first time you posted it! I know for sure I'll be watching this thread closely...

[TMTS 68]

Very nice pictures, your drawings let us dream what a true Sim City 5000 would look like!

[Diego Del Llano 5,206]

Hey man, you work is fantastic, I don't Draw very cool as you but sometimes I make my Skteches, Regards from Down Town Los Angeles, California.

[TekindusT 3,809]

You guys are talented!!

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Impressive! I am jealous!

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Wow. In my more than a decade of Simcity experience I have never seen anything quite like this; as far as I know this is a completely unique contribution and a new take on city journaling, taking the eyecandy concept to a whole new level. This is the stuff I (and I'm sure others) dream and daydream about - come to think of it on several occasions I have daydreamed about the existence of a "SimArt" city journal such as this, so this concept is literally a dream come true for me, and it brings real joy to me. Your work is truly extraordinary, and I hope you keep it up for a long time to come; you obviously have some artistic talent. This is seriously one of the best city journals I've ever seen, and one of my all-time favorites already.

[Cool_Z 1,547]

On 11/05/2016 at 8:39 AM, pcwhiz24 said:

Let's kick this off with some time lapses! Here is a time lapse of Woodland Metropolis from my CJ (link in my signature)

Wait wait wait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

How did you do this ? The shadows movement ?????