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[aesfocus]

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[zebrafiz]

hi! i love your sims sm !! they’re gorgeous ! i was wondering if your willing to share how you edit your screenshots? if not, i totally understand ♡♡♡

omg thank u so much!!!!!!! <3 this means a lot to me djkhfjsd of course i can! i'm a novice when it comes to editing (literally only started a few days ago) so my process is still very basic but i can show u nonetheless. it'll all be under the cut :-)

okay so before i start i have to mention that i use three programs to do this: reshade (does the bulk of the editing for me via presets), SRWE (ensures that my screenshots are hq), and photoshop 2020 (for editing)

lets say i'm editing this picture

since i've already posed her, taken the pic w reshade, and cropped it to a size i want, i dont have to worry about any of that anymore. on to photoshop! (for ref: i didnt take this particular screenshot with SRWE because i didnt have it installed at the time, but for all of my current ones i do!)

the first thing i do is open up topaz clean v3 - i got mine from [cough cough here]. idk anything abt topaz so this may be outdated but... it works good enough for me

from there, i just mess around with the 'cartooned' settings until i find something i'm satisfied with. i try to keep it really subtle because i want my sim to actually look like themselves fkjhgjhf here are my personal settings for this specific photo

after this, i go to filter > sharpen > smart sharpen to bring out the details in the photo

similar to topaz settings, i just mess around with the strength until i find something that i like. i try not to go too heavy with it but since i didnt take this pic with SRWE, i gave it a little more sharpening than i usually would

lastly, i use one of @wooldawn's actions from this action dump . i personally use 'o gradient' to make the photo a bit brighter

and thats it!

before (left) vs after (right)

again it's veryyyy basic but i think it does the job for right now hehe.. the process is the same for landscape screenshots too, i might add in a light flare or two in those to bring out the Cool Sun Rays for Ambience 

[simblrbreezycakes]

Helloooo! here we go with another tutorial. requested by @wavysimsccfinds ((ii think @wavysims ?))!!! under the cut because it’s kind of long and rambley, as i am known to do.

so you want a cool changing text gif. i gotcha. first things first we gotta acknowledge our humble beginnings. i used this tutorial from @smubuh when i first got started (you can see it in action here and here)! but here is my take on a super basic, but really cute moving text tutorial! first this first create your document. whatever size you want! i’ve been using 3000 px by 646 px (?) i think, but whatever size you want babe it is your world!!!

iight so boom. create your background and your text. position it how you want, color it how you want, etc. if you’re wanting to make a banner that’s along the lines of “new simblr!” or something, picking an easy to read font is probably ideal, but lemme be crystal clear i always prefer personality over everything, as it lets me get to know you a bit better. as long as it’s fairly legible, let that freak flag shine! pick something curvy, something bold, something solid. whatever you’re into! pick it! this isn’t graphic design 101, this is your blog and you adorn it how you wish.

select your layers then group them by clicking the little file folder icon highlighted in red.

name your group so you don’t get lost! this is a super basic concept but if you decide to experiment (which i recommend!!) you can get lost in all the layers. keeping em organized helps. i name mine based off of the frames they will be ultimately in the gif. 

now you’re gonna duplicate the group!

name the new group (sorry if this seems obvious but i wanted to be thorough!) 

now you’ll have an exact replica of your first frame. play around with the colors.  i usually like to go with something that contrasts so it pops more but we love a subtle color change as well. whatever floats your boat! IDK shit about color theory, but if you’re into that here is a really easy to follow website that breaks different concepts down that may help you pick some colors

once you have it to your liking, you’re going to merge each group. select the group, right click and select “merge group”

you should have two layers now. if you don’t already have your timeline on your bar (like i do) go to window< timeline

uncheck the top layer, select your first layer, and click “create animation” (it should be a button on the timeline window!)

then select all the layers, right click the three little lines on the top right corner of the timeline window, and select “make frames from layers”

woohoo! now more personal preference. play around with the amount of time, and looping options (i tend to stay at or below 0.5 for each frame with looping at “forever,” but the decision is up to you!)

press play and test it out. once it’s what you want go to 

file<export<save for web

i always click optimized and go but feel free to play around with the settings and see what happens haha. this is just a screenshot of what my settings usually are! click the save and export it babes!

name it something easy to remember, and save it somewhere easy to find ((i am not the best model of this as i save all my shit to the desktop but you know whatever)) and VOILA

✨you’ve got a handy dandy gif that is vibrant and flashy ✨ 

now as you can see by the header i made for this tutorial you can always play around with movement, amount of layers and color, etc. that’s just a matter of keeping track with your layers, moving stuff how you want, and merging each set of layers that make a frame together! at the bottom are some examples of how to play around with different styles! i hope this helps people wanting to dive into the world of text gifs. this is super easy to do!! <3

[midnightresource]

super quick and simple icon tutorial

like/reblog if you find it helpful

[bitchronan]

This might sound silly, but how do you use these templates?

not at all! using templates can be confusing at first, I’ll try and explain it under the cut

1. first I’ve opened the template in photoshop (I have cc 2015) and I’m gonna edit all the text (the song info, time & battery percentage) I should have aligned all the text so that you don’t have any problems w changing what it says

2. now I’m going to centre the album & artist (because I used the line tool instead of a dash as the dashes apple uses are very long it’s not automatically centred however you could delete that and put the album & artist in one text box so you don’t have to re-centre it if that makes any sense)

So I’m going to select the album, dash and artist and centre them, on a mac you can hold down the command button to see something’s placement

3. now I’m going to change the length of the slidey thingy that shows you how far through the song you are

I like to actually calculate how far across it should b bc im extra like that but obv that’s not necessary

You might also want to change the battery fullness depending on the % you wrote down (as it is when you download it it’s at 80%)

4. Now the last thing that left to do is to put in the album art so I’ll put in the picture, resize it to the right size and then clip it to the ‘album art’ shape that’s already there

on a mac this is done by holding alt and then hovering over the join between the image and the shape you want to clip it to until this icon appears

then I’m done!

BONUS: The colour of the album, artist, and the icons at the bottom are currently the default apple colour but I’ll explain below how to change them

To change the artist & album title it’s just a case of changing the font colour:

to change the dash between the album and artist select the ‘dash’ layer

make sure you have the shapes tool selected

and change the ‘fill’ colour

All the bottom icons are located in the ‘BG’ folder, you will have to use clipping masks to change the colour of these:

simply select the icon you wish to change the colour of

insert a new ‘solid color’ layer in the colour you wish to change the icon to

and clip this layer to the icon in question

for the ‘broadcast’ icon you can clip the mask to the whole folder as I have made the 3 rings more transparent to make the colour lighter and so they do not need to be made a different colour

This is the end result:

I’m sorry if this was confusing I’m not v good at explaining stuff like this :// if there’s anything else you want help w / anything you want me to explain more in depth just ask!

[friedchildtragedy]

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[walter-mckey]

Can you explain how you make gifs? Thanks

I’m too tired to make an entirely detailed one, sorry this is lame:

I use CS5. Save your video (or use screen capture if you can’t save it) then convert it to a file that photoshop accepts (.mov usually) then go to File » Import » Video Frames to Layers. Then select your video file. Then when that box appears, select “Selected Range Only” then go and select the part of the video you want to gif. You don’t have to be extremely specific, you can delete the extra frames later. Once that’s done, l usually delete the frames I don’t want first. Then I proceed to cropping. After that, there are those “0.0x sec” things under the boxes on the bottom of the window. Change that to your desired number (I usually use 0.07). Then select all the frames then click “convert to timeline animation”. After that go to your layers pane and delete the frames that doesn’t have an eye in them, that means those are the frames you deleted a while ago. After that, select the remaining layers then go to Filter » Convert for Smart Filters. Then the next is sharpening and coloring the gif. My sharpen settings are usually amount: 500, radius: 0.2. Then go wild with your adjustment layers as long as you think the gif looks good. Then save.

[aesfocus]

Aria T’loak Icons, headers and wallpapers

150px icons under the cut, 4 icons 3 colors per

Please like/reblog if using

Credit appreciated

[nff-themes]

Flora Photo Permalink Tutorial (as requested):

Difficulty: medium

Tutorial: x

Message me if you run into any issue ( x )

[everlasting-garden]

hi! you seem like a really knowledgeable simblr. so I've been simming since I was a youngin and I've gone through a series of laptops, recently got a touch w/o a cdrom so Ive had to go back and download all of my games. I have ambit. genera. and original, I can't seem to figure out how to use the cc with the mods folder, I've searched through the internet trying to find somethin and I can't. I'm wondering if you know anything or can point me in the direction to someone who does? much apreciated

Hi, sorry for the delayed reply! So, for the Mods folder. Here is what you need to do ^_^ Feel free to message me again if there is anything you don’t understand.

In your YourUserName/My Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3 folder, create a new folder and name it Mods. (make sure that it has no typos and the capital letter) In this folder, create another one that you will name Packages. Then, download this file (it’s safe, it’s mine, I promise it’s not a virus or something lol) and place it in the Mods folder. Aaaaaand you’re done!A few things you may find useful: never install counters in package format or you’ll have a forever loading screen when wanting to recolor a package. If you are going to use mods that override an existing file in game, it’s better to create a folder in Mods/Packages named Overrides. It should be enough for now :D