How do I get started making graphics? [ not even begun ]

[trainboy]

I'd like to make a style of train station, so how would I do this (for OpenTTD)?

I have:
OpenTTD
Adobe Fireworks CS3
Microsoft Visual C++

I'm a complete beginner hoping to learn how!

[XeryusTC]

Take a look at the newgrf documentation and prepare for A LOT of brainfucks

[planetmaker]

I'd like to make a style of train station, so how would I do this (for OpenTTD)?

I have:
OpenTTD
Adobe Fireworks CS3
Microsoft Visual C++

I'm a complete beginner hoping to learn how!

First I'd go and create some graphics. The general link was already given. Have a look especially at http://wiki.ttdpatch.net/tiki-index.php ... ngTutorial and http://wiki.ttdpatch.net/tiki-index.php ... oordinates

If you then want to code them, that's an entire topic on its own. The documentation on the grf specs is found at the same pages as the crude graphics guids. Or look at a more high-level language like NML or use GRFWizzard.

In any case, if you start with graphics only, it's a good start

[trainboy]

I don't have TTD, just open TTD.

[Drury]

That doesn't matter (if you mean TTDPatch)

[audigex]

That's fine, you don't need TTD etc. It's all in the documentation: although the coding can be a bit of a b******. The drawing is more fiddly and time consuming than difficult.

[planetmaker]

I don't have TTD, just open TTD.

yes, but the newgrf specification is true for both, TTDPatch and OpenTTD