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3DC to Railworks Locomotive Paint Your Wagon Part 1

3DC to Railworks Locomotive Paint Your Wagon Part 1

3DC to Railworks - Locomotive: Paint Your Wagon Part 1
by Jerry "SMMDigital" Conaway

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Everything that we have done so far is important in the grand scheme of getting a locomotive in Railworks, but texturing the model is more important than most other aspects. A good paint job can mean the difference between a professional looking model and one that looks as if it belongs in MSTS. It takes a bit of in-born artistry and a lot of patience to digitally paint a locomotive - and both of those qualities I'm in short supply of. Thank goodness for people who like to repaint things!

In this tutorial section, I will cover how to get a rudimentary coat of paint on the locomotive that we have been working on. As I stated, I'm no Picasso, so the way I do it may be much less than what would be required by a professional artist. But hopefully we will be getting something presentable into the game.

Before we get too deeply involved in painting, I'm going to throw out a few terms and definitions that you will be seeing over and over throughout this section:

Alpha Channel: This is a sort of "Layer" that is applied over a diffuse texture to give the parts it is painted to transparency. For example, instead of using 3DC to cut holes in the mounting steps of a locomotive, you can place an alpha channel over the step "paint" on the Diffuse texture and the holes will be painted on the step. The alpha channel on the image at left is shown in red.

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