Firstly, sorry for shear size but I am going for an eventual big pixel picture.



I don't consider myself that great at pixel art so try not to rip me a new one

I'm gonna tweak the lines in future so they all blend better, create windows that actually look like windows with shine and glare anyone got any tips for making good windows in pixel?, shading, dirt and general ware on the train itself, again, anyone got good advice on this? and an underground platform scene to wrap around it all. Before anyone says, yes the wheels are indeed very crappy, I didn't put a lot of thought into them since they are going to be covered by a platform anyway - they're purely there for reference incase I want to do more with the model in future.

Just some info on the side - rail cars from my local light rail system, The Tyne and Wear Metro ('The Metro' for short) painted in their original colour scheme used in the 80s and first half of the 1990s.

Thanks for taking a peek

EDIT:
Just the different colours you see around the line. 1x1 textures also removed from the yellow/cream car.


Edited by benanderson - 08 November 2010 at 7:21am

I'm gonna have to take a camera down to the station to take some ref shots on those reflections then, not just for the windows but for the entire length of the train - in person they are surprisingly glossy.

In your message before you edited it you mentioned the wheels being a bit to near the edge. Yes they are, you didn't need to edit that out :b
The actual wheel assembly themselves can stay where they are, the actual wheels need to be moved upwards.
Q.E.D.
The base of the wheel assembly is just off the rails.

Looking at that pic has also made me realise that I forgot to add headlamps too, so much for being able to see in the tunnels :B

-Horrible habit of drawing an entire picture with black lines first since I don't worry about colour until afterwards.
-As stated, I'm going to add shading later on :)
-Got any good sites for anti-aliasing tips? I always seem to end up with nothing but horrid banding.

I love this tutorial as a whole. This is the one I started off with.

Edited by ChrisButton - 08 November 2010 at 6:14pm

ooooo, very nice! Thank You :D



I'll give the windows depth on the inside rim (double thickness lines or clever shading maybe?). The doors when shut sit flush to the side of train, as do the windows. I will do some shading around the doors so they don't look like bits of vinyl sticker slapped on the side but I don't think I need to do much more than that. ("think" being the keyword here). :)

That tutorial also assumes uses black lines as well and adds grey for AA so where's the difference? Granted your link shows an algorithm which, as MSc Comp-Sciences student, I find fascinating, but to be honest it looks way overdone. It has went beyond AA to just looking blurry - at least to me.