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to the anon who asked about my portrait lighting, sorry this took so long! but here's my quick tutorial on portrait lighting, including links to the cc i use. ;)
in a room 8 x 14 (with no windows or doors), i set up my lighting and teleporter first as you see spaced here. lights 1 & 2 are each 1 square away diagonally from the teleporter and turned a quarter inward using the < or > keys. light 3 is 4 squares directly in front of the teleporter. i usually alternate one light red and another blue for contrast, but the front light is always neutral. you can do any other color combination for the side lights, but i recommend doing contrasting colors like red and blue or purple and cyan. doing orange and pink, for example, will probably just blend together.
then i pop in the backdrop i'll be using (or paint the walls and lay down flooring), and resize my lights so they're not in the way.
if you'd like to use the exact items i use, here they are:
base game "outdoor ground light"
tuds ema 30° ceiling lamp
kewai-duo umbrella light short
teleport any sim
andrew's pose player
helgatisha's backdrop
TheStarTome A Sims 4 Lightmaptex tutorial. ✨💖✨
Credits for tutorials that made this tutorial possible:
•orangemittens •@sp-creates •@alistu •sim_man123
This would not be possible without the help of
•@brainstrip •@aj-nebula •@itsonlythee-sims
I thank you all, I am ever grateful for your help!
Tips for Pose Makers for switching from Blender 2.7 to Blender 3.3 (or newer)
In October 2022 Sims 4 Studio added support for Blender 3.3. If you’re considering switching to the new Blender version from 2.7, you’ll find a few tips below to help you getting started/use the updated interface. Feel free to let me know if you have any other tips or suggestions. Update: Support for newer Blender versions was added at a later point (and might be expanded in the future). The guide applies for Blender 3.3 - 4.0 in the same way. See extra note regarding inserting keyframes for Blender 4.1(+).
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Let’s share our storytelling tips and tricks when posing a sim with an accessory I make two outfits, one with the accessory, the other without a accessory so I don’t have to go back into CAS.
Hi! Please tell, do you have any recommendations to prevent clothes from turning into a mess on male sims with a feminine frame? I mean, the pants which distorted in the groin area, and the tops which add at least a size of the "breast". Or are you a virtuoso and even make your androgynous sims on a male frame?
i am a virtuoso and make my androgynous sims on a male frame, but that doesn't mean i can't at least try helping you.
let's try one thing. this will not work with all clothes, but might quickly fix at least some of them.
1. open the item in studio, choose categories tab and look at age and gender flags. both genders should not be checked at once.
some people mistakenly check both, thinking it'll allow their clothes to be used by all genders, but it's not what these flags are for. these flags are to tell the game which frame the item is already specifically tailored for and doesn't need to be adjusted to. so when both are checked, it prevents the item from morphing according to another body shape, because the game thinks "ah, this item is already made for this other frame, too, i don't need to change anything".
if both are checked, keep only the one with the intended frame, remove the other and apply to all swatches.
2. fashion choice flags don't physically change the item, that's simply to make it appear in feminine, masculine or both catalogs. you can check one or both.
3. now part flags setting at the very end of the list is what really allows items to be used on other gender/frame.
restricting opposite gender is not allowing the item to appear in whole other gender catalog, regardless of the frame - it checks the gender icon that you chose.
restricting opposite frame is not allowing the item to appear for different frame, but it will appear for opposite gender with the same body type - it checks the physical frame setting, regardless of the gender.
so if you wan't the item to be accessible by everyone, uncheck restrictions. then apply to all swatches and save.
with wrong gender flag removed and restrictions removed, the item should now morph normally on your sim's body, if that was its problem. hopefully it'll help you fix at least some of them!
Clutter Tutorial? Time
Well, here’s something new!
I discovered something today and let me tell you it’s a GAME CHANGER. I’m sure I’m not the first person to figure this out, but I made a little tutorial to share with my simblr friends 💚
Are you annoyed by EA’s lack of slots on literally everything 😡? Be annoyed no more 😄! The only actual slot on the top of this desk is where the Yuki mysims is. The rest of the items I placed with the method below ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Grab a large shelf that has enough slots to hold most items. I’m using a shelf from @renorasims Revised BroHill Kitchen Set (found here) but any flat shelf will work. Plop your little clutter item down and hold on to your hats ya’ll.
Holding down the alt key, move the shelf up the wall to the height of the desk/table/toilet/whatever. Place the shelf just below the top of the surface before the is shelf covering it. Note: Use a shelf swatch that’s different from the surface swatch!
Take your lil clutter guy off the shelf and he will stay at the desired height. Very important: REMOVE THE CLUTTER FIRST then move the shelf. If you move the shelf first it won’t work! This method only works if all slots on the surface are taken by other items. If all the slots aren’t used your item will snap to an available slot. Make sure you check that all other slots are taken before moving your clutter! I use place-holder items in some slots and remove them once it looks how I want.
Move your lil clutter guy (or any item really) to your desired placement and there you have it, SHINY NEW CLUTTER SLOT! No more using 9 / 0 keys for clutter to end up floating in mid-air! As some of you know, I love clutter and decorating so figuring this out amazed me. I really hope this helps you too! Also, I hope this isn’t something everyone knows about already or I may die of embarrassment 😵🤣🤣🤣 DISCLAIMER: All doodles were hand-drawn by me and I hope you love them. Happy simming! 💜