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Start with a basic rectangle, a typical passenger car is
114x18 pixels. The basic rectangle should be 112x13 pixels and placed 2
pixels from the top of the car with 1 pixel on the ends of the
car. |
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Now add the roof. The roof is actually three parts. Part 1 is
112x2 and covers the top of the rectangle made in Step 1. Part 2 is 110 px
long and goes on top of part 1. Part 3 is 108 px long and goes on top of
part 2. |
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Now add the doors and steps. You will need a darker color to
add the steps and door outlines. |
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Now prepare to draw the underframe of the car by adding a dark
colored line (gray is preferred) under the carbody. At this time add a
line using the same color as the door outline 1 px from the roof and
another line 3 px from that line, this will serve as the place where the
windows will go. |
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Now the trucks go on. The trucks are either black or a very
dark gray with gray pieces added. The trucks are six-wheel
Pullman-Standard trucks. |
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Adding underframe components is a little tricky, but can be
done. The color of the existing underframe piece will be used for pieces
that would be placed under the aisle of the car, the color of the trucks
will be used for outer parts of the underframe. |
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Now add the windows on the car body between the lines drawn in
Step 4 and in the doors, your car will begin to take shape once this is
done. At this time the diaphragms and couplers should be added and the
steps and stepwells should be darkened to match prototype photos or
Walthers' models of the car being drawn. |
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This is the completed GIF of the prototype car. Of course
depending upon roadname and type of car being drawn, your result will
vary. Now, we're not dome yet. save this as "AAR reporting mark/type of
car/left.gif" (ex: BO2882-Bleft.gif) |
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Finally, mirror the image, then mirror the lettering on the
car so that it faces the right direction. Save this replacing "left" with
"right". |