Basic Southwester Archy
by marinersfan59
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Here's a few walls and rooves commonly used in making the buildings:

Step 1: Make the shape of the building in any wall that you want.

Step 2: Make the floor of the building. In southwestern style there is a lot of wood, so I'm using the wood floors made by ToonTowner.

Step 3: Make the windows and porch fences for the building. Don't be too repetative, and try to make a basic pattern.

Step 4: Finish off the first floor walls with blank ones of the same style. Also put the divider between the first and second floor in now. After you're done with that, if you haven't already done so, paint the floors, walls, and fences.

Step 5: Place the baseblocks for the second floor at the same level as your divider. In order to make them not delete your divider, it's best to use 1/4 tile blocks. You'll need to make them at least one square in from the walls of your building (2 blocks for 1/4 tile). Also make the fence for your balcony. Balcony styles vary, so make them different according to the individual feel of that building.

Step 6: Make the second floor walls in the same way as floor 1 (steps 3&4)

Step 7: Add the roof to the building. Try not to make the roof taller than the building itself, and don't make it too boring. Add colors that go along with the building, but break up the uniformity, or make the roof at different levels and slopes.

Step 8: The building is done, but it looks a little bit blocky right now. In order to give it a better appearance, add some trees/bushes/flowers. Make trees cover up some blank walls on the building, and add bushes to the side and/or front.

After you get better at this style, try making more complex buildings that have more shape, as this tutorial is just to show the basics of this style. Good luck with your buildings.

Thanks to the scenery makers who's objects were used in this tutorial
ToonTowner
Mama Bear
Six Frags
Fisherman