Pixelscaling images

[Qliphoth_Bacikal]

Trying to find a way on how to measure landscapes or the size of a certain something (like an island or city) but IDK how to really know if I'm measuring it right or how to know what the equivalent of a pixel is to a Kilometer.

Anyone that can help with this? It's also to maybe potentially upgrade stuff for a verse but also to get know how big something is in case a series doesn't mention the size of the area itself within the work.

 

[M3X_2.0]

First you need a base for the pixelscaling. For example, if there is a character near a crater, measure his height in pixel, the value in pixel is equal to his own height. Example

100px = 2 meters

So, 1px on the scene is 0.02 meters. Scale the crater and finish the calc. Everything is rule of 3

 

[Qliphoth_Bacikal]

Ah. Sounds simple enough.

Although the problem is that it's not a particular person but rather like a map outline. It's practically flat and it's like those maps you see when going to a mall or wherever. Well in this case it's not "completely flat" cuz it's in a book and unless I want to bend it down all the way or rip them out, neither of which I want to do cuz I'm trying to perserve the heck out of it, I got to it as much to cover the whole area and try to see if I could still do that.

 

[M3X_2.0]

Do you want to scale the map? Post the image here

 

[Qliphoth_Bacikal]

That's actually what I meant, yeah.


It's this image here. The map outline in question is for Ourai no Gahkthu and primarily I was asking how I could scale it cuz this character here was gonna atomize the whole island but the work he comes from never made a stated size of the island. What's only known is that it's big enough to practically be it's own city, with 100,000 students living there with a bunch of buildings and whatnot including some thousands of feet tall steel tower.

 

[M3X_2.0]

Hmm. That's hard then. There is any references or inspiration from any real-life city? Or where the series take place

 

[Qliphoth_Bacikal]

Other than the stuff I said above, only other thing is that it's off the coast of France. There is an island I know that is off the coast of France but it'd be a really small island to hold that many structures and people.

 

[M3X_2.0]

Well, without any measurement from the work, it is impossible to calc the size of the island. It is better if you just assume one

 

[Qliphoth_Bacikal]

Right...

Well I don't like having to guesswork it but it's really that impossible, can't help that much then.

Thanks anyways.

 

[Qliphoth_Bacikal]

Another thing then.

So I'm looking at other islands now, well was just a few minutes ago. Is it "possible" to get one that's similar in shape to the image above?

I could do one based on population but shape/outline seems to be the best I got out of this. So like something that ISN'T the exact same land and corners but similar enough that it could suffice?