#or maybe play the sims

[mzcain27]

I think game studios should just release their character creators online. For the times when I don’t wanna play the whole game, just the lil dress up part

[psyduckz]

i can’t get over the symbolism of red canary’s username in sam’s statement. do you think that was a choice jon made? that jon might have picked the statement as a warning to look away, only for sam to take it as a reason to investigate

[leafywillow]

🌱🌟🍃🌠🌿

[goldenpinof]

FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL - Dan and Phil play The Sims 4 #67

[bunnithechubs]

im so mad i didn't get more of her bridal looks >:/

[clown-eating-pig]

Throwing my hat in the “what animals would jmart be” ring and saying that Jon would be a cornish rex, and Martin would be an orange maine coon 😌

[unimaginativebepisenjoyer99]

kitty cat pleasantview 🐈💚

[nova-siims]

the baddest of the baddest. ms. lauryn amaya weaver

lauryn lives her life under her father's shadow. and it's an intimidating one at that. everything she does is measured up to what he has already accomplished. on most days she could care less, only wanting to secure her next fix (of dick) and counting her stacks and stacks of money.

but between you and me, she actually cares alot.

her father expects a lot of her, and he gives a lot in return. but it's all materialistic. that's all it ever is. she's afraid that if she does anything wrong, she'll lose her connection with her father... and that would truly devastate her. especially after losing her mother so tragically.

but! we didn't come here for that. on the flip side, she runs her own bakery and has aspirations to do work in STEM. on occasion, she handles business for her father. and when she gets down to business, she. gets. down.

i mean, why wouldn't she? her daddy taught her everything she knows.

"baby girl. stay loyal, get ya money up, and handle your business, always. the only person you should ever be afraid of is me."

[diseaseriddencube]

how cute, they thought they could stop me from screenshotting the gallery sections >:) too bad, he's gonna be my wallpaper now, impregnating him too

[cerubean]

pls help im trapped in build mode

** original build: casa do mar by baelaisa

[buglaur]

tutorial contents:

1 ‣ gshade & photoshop actions 2 ‣ template or cropping & colouring 3 ‣ notifs & pop-ups

okay hi! i have a really old editing tutorial from back in january that i've been linking people to, but it's pretty outdated by now. i also keep getting anons asking about the same things, which is fine, but i always have to go searching for the post explaining it, so having it all in one place will be a lot more convenient lol

i use a ☠ copy of photoshop cc 2017 to edit my screenshots, however the majority of everything i'm doing also works on photopea

photopea is an online version of photoshop that's 100% free and works very well! i can't recommend it enough, it's fantastic

first things first, you're going to need some screenshots to edit. for the sake of this tutorial i'll be working with this one of raffy:

in all honesty, gshade will do most of the work for you. of course it's not needed, but i definitely don't think i could live without it! in this screenshot i used sunset n' vinyl by nesurii

when opening the screenshot, the first thing i do is run it through 2 photoshop actions:

butter action by early-grape

smooth sharp (no topaz) by poolbrop

to add actions in photoshop go:

windows > actions > the 4 lines at the upper right corner of the newly opened window > load actions > your downloads folder > open up the .atn files!

if you're using photopea, as far as i'm aware you can't use photoshop actions, but i've found that 'filter > stylize > oil paint' and 'filter > sharpen > smart sharpen' have a very similar effect when using the right settings. try these:

i like these two actions because they smooth everything out nicely, but keep it sharp at the same time! i always run butter before i run smooth sharp, however butter may leave you with 2 layers. make sure to merge these layers before running smooth sharp to achieve the full effect.

here's a before and after (of the photoshop action):

from here you can move on to step 2

before anything else i want to share the template that i use to make editing a lot faster. you don't need to use it but it's definitely made things a lot easier for me! it's a .psd file and will work perfectly in photopea

download (simfileshare)

if you're using the template you can skip right on to the next section, as it's already cropped to the right size and has the colouring folder included. just drag your screenshot into it and resize to fit the height.

if you're not using it, crop your edited screenshot to:

1707 width x 1280 height

then adjust the colours to your liking. it always varies slightly depending on the picture but my regular process for each screenshot would be:

up the saturation by 8%

up the lightness by 3%

up the contrast by 12%

all of this can be done by looking in the 'images > adjustments' tab

you should end up with something similar to this!

if you want to add a moodlet or social interaction or anything similar, it's all the same process. what you'll need is a screenshot of it straight from the game. i just press the 'c' key to capture them! i'll be working with these two:

for the blue notification i'm going to select it using the box select tool. try to get it as exact as possible. one you have it selected

for photoshop users:

click on the 'select and mask...' option located at the top

adjust the global refinements at the side as follows:

smooth: 70 feather: 0.0px contrast: 50% shift edge: 0%

for photopea users:

go to select > modify > smooth

set it to 15

select 'ok' and press 'ctrl + c' to copy it, then 'ctrl + v' to paste it into your screenshot. adjust the size and position and you should end up with something like this:

next you want to add the transparent border around the notification. if you're using my editing template, right click on the reference notif in the layers tab and select 'copy layer style' (photopea > 'layer style > copy'). from there you can paste that layer style onto your own notif through the layers tab.

if you're not using the template, here's how to set it up on photoshop:

right click your notification layer and select 'blending options'

under styles, tick the checkboxes for stroke and drop shadow

input these settings:

on photopea, it should be more or less the same. repeat the exact same process with the social menu option, but instead of selecting it with the box select tool, use the magic select tool. in the end you should end out with this!

from here you're finished! thanks for reading! go to file and export as png

if you've got questions never hesitate to ask, just make sure to read the faq in my pinned. i might edit this post soon to include the gen intro traits and aspirations bit, but this is all for now. hope it helps, my editing process post has been in need of a revamp for a very long time. i haven't proof-read this so apologies for any mistakes!

[fizzytoo]

A snow storm is quickly approaching chestnut ridge, completely cancelling Adrien and Rua's plans to fly out for the holiday :(

Fortunately, Jess and Maria were more than happy to have the Kameāloha siblings over for Winterfest 🎄

jess and maria by @hauntedtrait once again fangs ily thank you for these sims 🫂

ngl it made me a little emotional having them host karlee and ama :( look at all the food they prepared. they were so excited :((((

[nihilismtrcit]

did nora clean or unpack anything today? no. did she write? also no. she did have beer for breakfast, though

[puretopia]

back together & having a science baby. 

[gooboogy]

Funny you should say that Elias

(continuation of this about my TMA oc Willie :3)

[rebouks]

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