Ok in this tut you will learn how to make some good looking houses. Most houses I see now a days in games, the person has just selected the house, and simply dropped it in the map like this:
First of all, if you haven't noticed on the RTP house, there is a shadow line, it is impossible that half your house will be light and half dark! When I see that in your mapping, I will immediately know how your mapping skills are.
LETS START!
Layers:
Step 1 Using layer one, lay out grass, and then make the house back/side wall:
Step 2: Still on layer one copy and drag the tileset of the house onto the map and lay it like this:
Step 3: Still on layer one, extend the roof:
Step 4: NOW ON LAYER 2, top the roof off, and overlay the back of the house top like so:
Step 5: switch back to layer 1 and use the grass tool to erase/cover the while top of the roof that you already overlaid in layer 2 (step 4):
Step 6: (sorta hardest step)On layer 2: Connect the roof to the side roof, use the tile's shown in the screenshot and work on layer two until it looks like:
Step 7: go back to layer 1 and fix that house shadow!:
Step 8: Still on layer one edit the roof and fix the slices, also add a shadow on the back wall near the building, and change the design on the front of the house:
And your done! your house is finished, now just add items around it, make it look realistic, using mainly the second and third layers to make items overlay and such.
after all that we can make a house like this! : (in game screenshot)
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