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By Sinastra on Jul 21, 2009 • In Depth Clothing Re-Texturing Tutorial for the TSR Workshop
If you'd prefer a PDF version of this tutorial, you can download it from here.
In Depth Clothing Re-Texturing Tutorial for the TSR Workshop
Welcome to my in depth clothing re-texturing tutorial for the TSR Workshop. Before we begin, I would like to stress that this tutorial does not cover meshing. This tutorial is for using existing game meshes (from the base game, no expansion or store-bought items) to create something new.
The steps in this tutorial were done with Adobe Photoshop CS3. Even if you do not use that particular program, please read this tutorial as it still may help.
This tutorial is suggested for beginners, and will walk you through step by step in the creation process. Please bear in mind that re-texturing is rather new to me as well so this tutorial will not be perfect. However, I hope it still helps you with the beginning stages of learning how to create new items for The Sims 3.
If you have any questions or need help with the workshop, please do not comment on this tutorial, but post in our TSR
Workshop forums. There are many people there who will take the time to help you.
The DDS plugin is required in order to open/save the DDS files mentioned in this tutorial. You can get this plugin here
Part 1: Source Images
The first step in the creation process is finding your source images. Some artists prefer to draw their own clothing ideas, but the majority get their ideas from real clothing. If you plan to re-draw the entire design in photoshop, an image, even a small one, is all you need in order to do so. However, if you plan to literally “copy” the design as well as the texture, you will need higher quality images.
There is no easy way to find these images. All I can suggest is to check the websites of your favorite clothing retailers. Most retailers only show a medium-sized image of the front of a piece of clothing. But sometimes you will get lucky and find a retailer who has high quality images of not only the front, but the back (and sometimes the sides) as well.
What makes a good source image? If you plan to copy the image, size and quality is important. If you don’t know how to re-draw the item, stay away from source images with patterns. Your design has to look good both with and without patterns in-game. So a basic fabric is best.
The image on the left is a good example of a basic fabric design. The image on the right, is obviously an example of a not-so-basic design that you should avoid (unless you plan to do a LOT of re-drawing).
Part 2: TSR Workshop's Interface
The second step in creating your clothing is to open the TSR Workshop.
The three menu items listed on the left are pretty self-explainatory. The first item “Create New Project” is what you will choose if you wish to create a new item. This includes clothing, accessories, makeup and hair. The second “Open Project” allows you to open any saved project, and the Third “Recent Projects” isn’t selectable at all -- however, all your most recent saved projects will be listed below allowing you to click and open them easily.
Now it's time to create our project. So click on Create New Project and proceed below.
In “Create New Project” you are given 4 different project types in which to choose from:
- Clothing
- Makeup/Facial Overlay
- Hair
- Accessory
For this tutorial, we will be choosing Clothing.
Upon choosing clothing, Workshop will then load all the base-game clothing meshes. A selectable tree will appear, allowing you to choose a mesh.
Clicking on any of the plus signs (+) next to the Sim type will give you more options. For this project, we will be choosing Adult > Female > Everyday
From here, we will be choosing a mesh best suited for our source image.
Part 3: Choosing A Mesh
I have chosen the following source images to begin with:
Now I have to look through the meshes and find one best suited for this design. The most important part when choosing a mesh is:
What part of the mesh is extruded?
Or should I say...
Which part of the mesh is not flush against the skin?
When re-texturing an item, this is the only area (or areas) you have to really pay attention to when choosing your mesh.
For example, with the clothing we have chosen -- do we want the bottom of the shirt to be flush against the body? Do we want it out away from the body some, like shown in the picture? Do we want the skin between the shirt and the stomach to show, or do we want it to overlap the pants? Ask yourself these questions when choosing a mesh.
I have decided that just like the original image, I want the shirt to overhang the pants slightly. Therefore, I have chosen the following mesh:
The mesh could have been a turtleneck and it wouldn’t have mattered (unless you plan to re-use the original images and just edit), just as long as the extruded area were were the shirt overlays the pants. ANY area flush against the skin in ANY mesh can be changed. You can take away sleeves, add a v-neck, add straps, whatever you want to - as long as you pay attention to the extruded areas.
Part 4: The Project Interface
On the next screen you are greeted with some options. Yay! You can either put these in now, or add them later before you save your design.
If you know what your design will be and what it will be called, I suggest putting these in now so you don’t forget.
- Project Name
This is what you want your project to be known as (on your computer). When saving your workshop file, the workshop will automatically fill in this name as your project when saving.
- Title
The title you want people to see when loading your finshed project into the game.
- Unique Identifier
This is very important. All other slots can be filled out incorrectly, but not this one. EVERY project you make MUST have a different unique identifier. Hence the “unique” part of it. If you were to have two items in your game with the same identifier, only one would load. Never use the default.
- Description
Self Explainatory. Describe the item as good as you can here.
On the next screen after putting in your details (or skipping it), your mesh will load. In the case of the mesh I have chosen, this is what I see:
A - This area is where you can change the view of your mesh. Using Pan you can move your mesh up, down, left or right. With Zoom, you can use your mouse buttons or scroll wheel to zoom in and out, and with rotate you can click and drag with your mouse buttons to rotate, all the while being able to zoom with your scroll wheel.
B - There are three tabs here that each have different screens with different options. The project tab allows you to set the title, description and unique identifier of your item as well as choosing the Sims that can wear it, its categories, and extra options. Texture allows you to choose the images used in your design, and Mesh allows the importing and exporting of meshes.
The Project Tab:
C - Here you will see the main part of the project tab. In this first area you can enter the title and description of your item if you skipped it (or if you want to change it). You can also choose which Sims can wear the item.
D - Clicking the plus icons (+) will give you even more options.
When re-texturing clothing, do not change any of the options for “Type”.
Clothing type should be pretty self-explainatory. Usually, there is no need to change this option.
Categories should also be fairly self explainatory. Checking these boxes will tell the game which categories your item needs to be in. Choosing more than one will put the item in multiple categories. For this shirt, I will be unchecking Formalwear and Sleepwear.
In Extras, you can change your Unique Identifier (file name) as well as specify your own custom launcher thumbnail. Just create a 64x64 image with a preview of the image with your name and/or logo and you can select it through this option.
The Texture Tab:
On the next tab, the Texture tab, is where you will spend most of your time when re-texturing meshes. It may look overwhelming, but once you figure out which each item does, working with them will be a breeze. Not all items on this list will be explained - as the Workshop is new to me as well, there are a few areas I am unfamiliar with. However, it should not effect your ability to re-texture clothing. These other areas will be added in time when I learn their significance.
- Overlay - You won’t always use this. Only use the overlay when you want to have an unchangable area of your design. For example, the buttons on a pair of jeans.
Important Note: In some cases, the mesh you are using will come with an overlay. If you want to remove it, simply create a transparent 4x4 .dds and put it in it’s place.
- Mask - This is used to define which parts of your design are recolorable. Just like in patterns, each part of the recolorable
design is red, green, and blue. There is no 4th color alpha layer option here.
- Multiplier - This is your base texture. It will include the shape of the clothing, the texture, including wrinkles, stitches, or anything else you want to add to your design. Be sure to add an alpha layer to define the areas you want your design to appear.
- Clothing Specular - This definies how reflective your texture will be. You will simply copy your multiplier in your graphics
program (with a new file name) and adjust the brightness/contrast of the image. The brighter the more reflective, the darker the less reflective.
- Pattern A, B & C - This is where you choose how many recolorable areas are in your design by enabling Patterns A - C. Pattern A is the red channel, B is the green channel, and C is the blue channel. You can set colors as well as patterns to use here as well.
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Stencil A, B, C, D, E & F - These stencils can be used for logos or other designs you wish to place on your clothing that you do not wish to be recolorable.
The Mesh Tab:
As explained before, the third tab listed is the mesh tab. However, we will not be doing any meshing in
this tutorial.
Part 5: Exporting Project Files
On the texture tab, when beginning a new project, you begin by exporting your project files (if you plan to use them as a base or reference). We will be exporting the following files:
- Mask
- Multiplier
- Skin Specular
We will be using the skin for reference.
To export the images, click the name of the item you want to export. With it selected, you will see a small button to it’s right with “ ... ”
Click the dots, and the following window should appear:
Depending on what you are exporting, the image won’t always be the same. Click the ‘Export’ button, and save it to your hard-drive in easy to find location. Make sure to save it appropriately, so you know which file is which. For example, as this is the mask file, I would save it as: tank_mask.dds
Do the same for the other images I said to export, Mask, Multiplier & Skin Specular:
- tank_mask.dds
- tank_multiplier.dds
- skin.dds (we won’t be importing the skin back in)
Continue to page 2 for the next part of the tutorial...
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On Jul 22, 2009 openhousejack wrote:
this is a great tutorial although I have to still try it out; but the step and step details is just what I wished for.Thanks Sinastra,much appreciated
On Jul 22, 2009 McMediaMichi wrote:
A Good Idea
On Jul 22, 2009 Vanilla Sim wrote:
YAY!! Thanks for your hard work Sinastra. I can't wait to get started...but I'm sceeeerrrred! Hugs, Robin
On Jul 22, 2009 stori_64 wrote:
Woooooo!!! Yesh...just what I've been waiting for...thank you Sinastra. Love your tuts. They are so easy to understand for people like me, haha...You're a great teacher
On Jul 22, 2009 hrekkjavaka wrote:
Just tried to make my first piece of custom clothing (ok, it's only a denim skirt) but your tutorial is brilliant and saved me from pulling my hair out! And it's worked out great! So thank you for this!
On Jul 22, 2009 DiamondSim wrote:
Bless you, Sweetie, your mercy on us noobs wont go unrewarded or unappreciated--thank you from the bottom, top, and sides, of my heart!
On Jul 22, 2009 joeybradezz wrote:
When i try to open the .dds files into photoshop it says 'could not complete your request because it is not the right kind of document' do you need to change the file type or something?
On Jul 22, 2009 Kadan wrote:
Complicated...
Thnak YOU!!!
Great Tutorial!!
On Jul 22, 2009 NataliS wrote:
Exellent!!! Thank you so-o-o mush!!!
On Jul 22, 2009 B3NJI wrote:
It is so good tutorial, and thank you very much, but I have the same problem as joeybradezz, so what should I do? please give answer in comment or private message :S
On Jul 22, 2009 Sinastra wrote:
The DDS plugin is required in order to open/save the DDS files mentioned in this tutorial. You can get this plugin here.
On Jul 22, 2009 Sinastra wrote:
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html
On Jul 22, 2009 simgirl675 wrote:
I don't have photoshop but is there a dds plugin for GIMP
On Jul 22, 2009 Sinastra wrote:
For Gimp: http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/
On Jul 23, 2009 Irish Pride wrote:
I think this tutorial is great. My only problem is when I go to install my new creation in the game, It starts and then gives me a failed install message. I am only adding new stencils or patterns, not changing the shirt itself. Any clues?
On Jul 23, 2009 RepulsiveDesire wrote:
I was so anxious for a tutorial like this. I didn't even attempt creating anything for previous Sims games but I wanted to this time around, I'm so grateful to you for this.
On Jul 23, 2009 JadeMerik wrote:
Holy smokes, I just made the shirt I'm wearing with no problems! Your tutorial is excellent!
On Jul 23, 2009 wrote:
thanq vry msh
On Jul 23, 2009 darkfey wrote:
This looks wonderful, thank you very much.
On Jul 23, 2009 joeybradezz wrote:
it still doesnt work (i havent got a proper verson of photoshop i downloaded of a site which i got off youtube could that be why it still isnt working?) or do i need to install the GIMP too?
On Jul 23, 2009 PenelopeT wrote:
Great tutorial!
On Jul 23, 2009 Sinastra wrote:
Please stop asking for help on the tutorial. There are several help threads set up in the forum specifically for workshop issues. Thank you!
On Jul 24, 2009 codie198 wrote:
Dds Files Does'nt Open On My Photoshop
On Jul 24, 2009 JadeMerik wrote:
One shirt and one outfit I made with this tutorial:http://www.flickr.com/photos/37716712@N05/3751394068/http://www.flickr.com/photos/37716712@N05/3750603345/Three cheers to Sinastra <3 <3
On Jul 24, 2009 Bayou Babe wrote:
Once you guys do it in something for paintshop pro, let me know.... I hate Gimp! and I don't have photoshop!
On Jul 24, 2009 Bayou Babe wrote:
I am thankfull that you guys did this.
On Jul 24, 2009 Sinastra wrote:
I believe there are DDS plugins for paint shop pro as well. You still may be able to use bits and pieces of this tutorial for PSP, if you are good at figuring out the translation (depending how fluent you are with PSP).
As for DDS files not opening in photoshop -- http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html
Please check the recent comments before repeating questions here. Thank you.
Though, we'd much rather you ask questions regarding the workshop here:
http://forums.thesimsresource.com/showthread.php?t=372974
On Jul 24, 2009 Odey92 wrote:
Apsolutely brilliant (Y)
I was waiting for one to appear 
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Ty so much
On Jul 24, 2009 francien wrote:
So helpful thank you so much for making this tutorial, it explans much better with the step by step walking through and the pictures really explanes it very well. I definitly going to try this out. Thanks!
On Jul 25, 2009 serenato wrote:
Hey, great work. I was just wondering, is it possible for you to make that top available for download here at TSR?
On Jul 25, 2009 vikachue wrote:
When i try to save in photoshop .... it gives me an error saying that there are too many channels to export.
On Jul 25, 2009 Bayou Babe wrote:
Thanks Sinastra, I might have a dabble in it tomorrow..
On Jul 26, 2009 tina13 wrote:
i dont have photoshop and i cant find gimp please help me!
On Jul 26, 2009 cpblick45 wrote:
Wow! Fantastic tutorial!!
Now...I'll just have to jump in and see if I can do it...this may require something stronger than coffee! Thanks for your wonderful help - I'll let you know how it turns out. 
On Jul 26, 2009 chaz7797 wrote:
hi! Great tutorial! can u export the to tsr or thesims3.com for free instead of subscriber cuz i cant afford a subscription and you make awsome stuff so plz upload some free things!bThx!
On Jul 26, 2009 bob123 wrote:
hi great tutorial but when i try to do the multiplier bit a box comes up saying " error when loading preview. Index was outside the bounds of the array." what should i do? thanks again! please answer somebody!
On Jul 27, 2009 SandraR wrote:
Gracias por este tutorial. Es muy útil para mí, porque estoy empezando la creación de artículos. Gracias !!!!!!: D
On Jul 28, 2009 lill wrote:
This is a great tutorial! I'll have to try this out soon!
On Jul 28, 2009 j4m3s wrote:
im confusted im trying to find pluggin for gimp but i cant find it??
On Jul 28, 2009 j4m3s wrote:
man everytime i look for http://nifelheim.dyndns.org/~cocidius/dds/ it takes forever to load
help plz...
On Jul 28, 2009 j4m3s wrote:
ok i found now np
now i can try this think out 
hope it good 
On Jul 29, 2009 oldmember_LilithiaBi128 wrote:
EXCELENT TUTORIAL!
On Jul 29, 2009 sady60 wrote:
Thank you so much for all your hard work
On Jul 30, 2009 RepulsiveDesire wrote:
I'm so glad you made this. I was wishin and hopin someone would. Really great tutorial
On Jul 30, 2009 blondebug wrote:
Bottom of page one - Where is the name to click on so that I can export?
On Jul 31, 2009 Euterpe wrote:
Thank you very much for his useful tutorial, it is appreciated!
On Jul 31, 2009 rennardbabe83 wrote:
How do we upload pictures to the workshop? i dont want to just use whats there i want to use stuff either i have created or got from the web... like dolphins for example...
On Aug 1, 2009 damnanoir wrote:
i've a problem... i use GIMP and it can't open DDS files... hoe can i go on????
On Aug 1, 2009 damnanoir wrote:
nevermind found a .dds file plugin... for all GIMP users don't know how open the dds files, go here ---> http://registry.gimp.org/node/70
Now GIMP runs it follow the read.txt instructions
On Aug 4, 2009 RainSparkle wrote:
Thank you, I LOVE IT!
On Aug 4, 2009 RainSparkle wrote:
All the thank goes to Frisbud too, she helped me alot!
On Aug 6, 2009 layla88 wrote:
Hey! Thanks for this tutorial!! I'm sooo happy...I have created a lot of clothes!! yeee I'm soo happy...but I've got A BIG PROBLEM!!
I can't remove the overlay!!! What can I do??
On Aug 6, 2009 shodan1 wrote:
I too am getting the same problem as bob123, the error message "error when loading preview. Index was outside the bounds of the array." when I try to import a texture. Having Googled the message, it seems to be something to so with SQL Server. Anyone have any ideas?
On Aug 7, 2009 shodan1 wrote:
Re my above post, "I too am getting the same problem as bob123, the error message "error
when loading preview. Index was outside the bounds of the array." when
I try to import a texture," I've now solved this and hope
this helps others having the same problem:
when re-importing your retexture/recolour .DDS file, save it with the
'Generate Mipmaps' option. The other tools I use for recolouring
specify saving with NO mipmaps, but TSRW apparently requires them! It's
all working well now.
On Aug 8, 2009 CandiiLlama wrote:
The only part I don't get is the Designing Your Own Clothing. Like, where you turned your shirt to look like,.. 3d, and glossy, like the multiplier. I'm really bad at that. And when you di the color overlay for the alpha, mine looked messy with smudge and blur lines even though I used the tools that you said you used, I couldn't get it to look even close to that. Not even far from that. Mine was WAY TOO FAR from even the littlest bit of close to reasonable. That's the only part I really needed help with. It probably has something to do with my bad skills. So I never got to the 3rd page of the tutorial or past the part where you imported the new multiplier for the first time. Other then my stupid problems, GREAT TUTORIAL!
On Aug 12, 2009 lorydido wrote:
very good tutorial, thanks!!!!
i'm going to try immediately!!!
On Aug 13, 2009 Lynus wrote:
Is it possible to create the Pattern D? So the alpha channel in the Mask can be used.
On Aug 19, 2009 emzandazz wrote:
Hello,
i think this tutorial is awsome!! =] always wanted to make clothes for the sims!!
I am also having a few problems... whenever i try to save my .DDS file it says 'import error' and wont work...?
does anyone know how to fix this so i can save it..?
thanks in advance!!!!
On Aug 19, 2009 MisS_IsisS wrote:
hello, I cannot open my files in photoshop
he says: can't open because of incorrect file , is it because I use photoshop element?? OO can someone help me pleaze
On Aug 20, 2009 sunflowery wrote:
i dont have photoshop,but i downloaded gimp, and that dds plug-in just wont work with me,how do i correctly install it
On Aug 22, 2009 noodil wrote:
THANKYOU! And everyone who has problems with the workshop, you'll probably get better enswers if you post them in the TSR workshop forum
On Aug 22, 2009 nansyafs wrote:
hello i have a problem in photoshop...i download some retails but i cannot make them one part front back side...please help....i try days....
On Aug 23, 2009 vanylm wrote:
Hello! I ati, I get down like plugins or bring problems to my ati video card? I'm afraid the plugins is Nvidia!
thank you very much for respond! greetings
On Aug 24, 2009 Meli5 wrote:
HI EVERYONE DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO USE PHOTOSHOP, I FOUND PICTURES OF CLOTHES I LIKE BUT I CAN"T LINE THEM UP!! IT'S A MESS, WHERE THE BACK AND FRONT IS NOT CONNECTING, PLEASE SOME MAKE A TUTORIAL ON HOW TO USE PHOTOS OF CLOTHING ON PHOTOSHOP, HOW TO CLEAN IT UP! PLEASE AND THANKS
On Aug 25, 2009 Miamalene wrote:
When I try to import the document from photoshop to the Workshop it says "Could not set property" and then some about it being a wrong object. Can anyone tell me why?
On Aug 31, 2009 noxeen wrote:
great tutorial.
but when i choose a mesh in the beginning, it seems like this and i couldn't figure out why.
http://i26.tinypic.com/4q0r5y.jpg
On Sep 1, 2009 trouvay wrote:
Thanks for this tutorial, it’s very hard to find well explained info about these sim utilities this has been a great help.
On Sep 1, 2009 crispy2214@yahoo.com wrote:
On Sep 5, 2009 iriesims wrote:
Thanks for great work ! My English isn't perfect , but this tutorial is easy to understand for me. arigato!
On Sep 9, 2009 nikiisawesome wrote:
great tutorial,
but wen i try to load it into photoshop i get a message saying it's not the right type of document. could anyone help me with this?
On Sep 15, 2009 SimsAddict42877 wrote:
Great Tutorial but I am using Paint.net not Photoshop some of the menus are different can you help me? I really want t be able to make my own creations. I am stuck about halfway though because I can't get past the step before importing the second multipler. I can't get the layers to work right based on the instructions because the menus are differnt in Paint.net.
On Sep 18, 2009 HeavenSent418 wrote:
is anyone else having a problem with skin? i followed the tutorial (though gimp is extremly difficult is the color overlay area) but when i expor the shirt to worshop i just get a floathing shirt..no skin no model just the floating garment..what did i do wrong?
On Sep 20, 2009 simssexyboi24 wrote:
Thank you! tutorial was awesome and Ive tried made one and I got my over skins all black.. I was laughing but will try again. Learn is fun. :P
On Sep 20, 2009 miraya1992 wrote:
I can't open .dds files @ photoshop?!
On Oct 12, 2009 dlc499 wrote:
What about psp users? There need to bet a tutorial for psp users. I dont want to have to buy and learn a new program. I was with you until we got to photoshop thats when you lost me. I cant open dds in psp. maybe ts3workshop should export on a more universal format that all photoediters can use just like bodyshop did in ts2
On Oct 12, 2009 dlc499 wrote:
Just done a quick search and it seems photoshop and psp need a plugin to open a dds extention
On Oct 17, 2009 Mooninlove wrote:
good! i did my first sims 3 shirt with this
On Oct 18, 2009 Daisle wrote:
Gimp can't open it 2 kinds of photoshop can't open it please help
On Oct 22, 2009 BlackCrow321 wrote:
Great tut
On Oct 26, 2009 matandvikki wrote:
Fantastic! Finally I've dont it! ps - INDEX OUT OF BOUNDS - make sure you have saved a copy, flattened the image and saved it as a .dds file by chooseing .dds as a file extension from the dropdown. Typing .dds in will not work!
On Oct 27, 2009 Adele_SimMaker wrote:
Brilliant tutorial! I've struggled a little bit, but finally managed to make my first piece of TS3 CC!!! Thank you!!!
On Nov 4, 2009 XxAngel_of_PainxX wrote:
great tut...but i have one problem..i don't know where to write this: Now save the duplicated image as a DDS file with the following settings: DXT5 ARGB 8 bpp | interpolated alpha <- can somebody help me?
On Nov 11, 2009 Mchll0644 wrote:
Thank you so much, this has helped a lot! Hopefully I'll make something soon thats good enough to upload!
On Nov 16, 2009 kleinkonijn1990 wrote:
how do you do that mesh in tsr workshop??
On Nov 18, 2009 babyjj91x wrote:
How do you open .dds files in photoshop?
cant do it!!! please help keeps saying its not the right kind of document?
On Nov 18, 2009 TheQueenOfFrance wrote:
Thank You x.x.
I Love You Very Much.
(In a Freindly Way) :P
On Nov 20, 2009 des1991 wrote:
I love this tutorial! I made one shirt a while ago, but now I'm having trouble with adding the alpha layer, everytime I add it, and make all the layers visible, the black background turns red. Help?
On Dec 6, 2009 CandiiLlama wrote:
I don't understand the part when you erased some of the old image and made it look like a new shirt thing. Like, when you took the green shirt and made it look like the multiplier and edited it. I cant' see to do that. And I don't understand why when I do the color overlay to make the shirt part white, i have no straps and my shirt is blurry around the edges and everything looks messed up. I've tried doing this a few times, but I always get the same result. Help??
On Dec 14, 2009 lolajolly wrote:
could someone please help me with this idont get it how do u get on ti the work shop thing
On Dec 15, 2009 buitefr1 wrote:
First: this tutorial is very helpfull. Thanks a lot. But...... I lost track in the middle. Where you flatten the image and cut it. And then you have to work with alpha layer and so on. I'm not sure what to do then. I'm using GIMP, and this is also fairly new to me, as is working with Sims3Workshop. But I wanted to try anyway.
So my question is: Do you have screenshots of the stages furtheron? (I mean the ones you didn't include in your tutorial). I give you two links where you can find the screens I made. (sorry, forgot my other picturehostsite)
http://www.privateadultpics.com/images/kortjakje/howtoproceednextsmall.jpg
http://www.privateadultpics.com/images/kortjakje/howtoproceedmultiplier.jpg
I would be very gratefull if you can help me.
grtz, Fran
On Dec 16, 2009 candy1985 wrote:
I got to the part about adding the color overlay, but when I do that, my entire image turns white. There is no black background and no white shirt. The whole image is just white. What am I doing wrong? I followed every step...
On Dec 22, 2009 lily-panic wrote:
Hi !
Thanks for this great tutorial. I just have a problem. I can't open the files in Photoshop, the file type (.dds) is not correct. How can I do ? Thanks a lot.
On Dec 22, 2009 Tela~ wrote:
you can get photoshop free here.
http://www.fullandfree.info/software/photoshop-cs4-portable/
On Dec 23, 2009 kitty_babii wrote:
"candy1985 wrote: I got to the part about adding the color overlay, but when I do that, my entire image turns white. There is no black background and no white shirt. The whole image is just white."
I have the same problem!! I don't know what I did wrong.
On Dec 26, 2009 monkri2001 wrote:
i have the same problem as you, everything becomes white
what is wrong???
On Dec 28, 2009 Tulletøsen wrote:
To those of you who can't understand why Photoshop can't open the files: Did you download the dds-plugin?
Also, I don't get the option to save with 5 alfa-layers. I'm using Photoshop C3, I suppose that's why?
On Dec 28, 2009 olaaaaaa wrote:
i have a problem. when i load the multiplier back into the workshop, i get this message: could not set properly. object reference not set to an instance of an object. help?
On Dec 30, 2009 ohyeahwellyourmom wrote:
wait, so how do you actually change the texture? like if i wanted to draw something on, how would I do that?
On Jan 8, 2010 aglets wrote:
Great tutrorial, I can't wiat to download everything and start creating!
On Feb 6, 2010 Buseboots wrote:
Thanks alot. Great tutorial.*clap*
I can't get it though. I get to paintshop and it says a error or something. It says its not supported I think.
Any way to fix this? I understand everything, I can do it all. Its just that I can't get that one part.
Please read all of this, and post a reply, based on the problem. Please help!!
I really need you. Thanks for reading this. And thanks for making this AMAZING tutorial!1
On Feb 25, 2010 Cleotopia wrote:
It's said ''.DSS'' is not the right kind of document
On Feb 26, 2010 nhut wrote:
Excuse me !!! can you give me the photo and help me where to find the COLOR OVERLAY ????
On Mar 10, 2010 Ajuekkaduei wrote:
Thank you so much.
This tutorial help me a lot T_T
On Mar 14, 2010 liveonsims3 wrote:
i'm confused what are we exporting in the 5th step
On Apr 17, 2010 Lady Dane wrote:
thank you very much for this tutorial
On May 14, 2010 haiduong wrote:
When I prints your tutorial, in PDF version. The pages appear really small, 5% of the original size. I tried to change the size many times but it didn't work.
On May 17, 2010 mix_666 wrote:
what a great tutorial, thanks ^^but actually you forgot something, if you want to make your own design with an exist mesh, or just something simple like taking off the suspenders (or however it calls like xD ) you have to change some .dds files in the mesh tab to the same files as your multiplier has (of the new texture).i did that mistake a lot, before i figured it out. XD
On May 28, 2010 Yngven93 wrote:
thanks u soo much
This tutorial is great, i have learnt so much about both TSR workshop and photoshop (I'm close to a first-timer at both
). So, once again, thank u 
I have just created a piece and am now on my way to check it out in the game^^ (holding my thumbs it wont be a total failure...)
On Jun 2, 2010 Katherinex wrote:
Finally I understand all the bits and bobs! Thank you! I will be using this tutorial muchly in the future
On Jun 16, 2010 kimberwyn wrote:
Figured it out
Thanks your tutorial helped a lot!
On Jun 17, 2010 Kayasi wrote:
I have a problem with opening the items with photoshop. I have got CS4 and I am sure I saved them well, however when I try to open them a window pops up saying that it is not the right kind of document.
Please help me.
On Jul 2, 2010 ImzDesigns wrote:
i don't get how to put the shirt u chose to make in the picture....
On Jul 3, 2010 Craz4life wrote:
This tut is excellent. I was able to follow it stepy by step using Gimp for windows and created my first piece of custom clothing (a mod retro type sundress). It's not a perfect dress, but I'm sure with practice I'll get better :P
On Jul 17, 2010 rfcp wrote:
please help me.. i can't make
in my program apears differente! ahh.. and i do a t'shirt whit many things made by me? not just one color, whit simbols etc.. kiss! if you can help me please you can say to satanica69xi@hotmail.com? tanks!
On Aug 5, 2010 jorginat wrote:
Hey;
I downloaded and installed the .DDS plug in you suggested, however, Photoshop is not opening the .DDs files of the shirt Dx
(I have CS4) I tried restarting my computer and everything, but still no luck. Any suggestions? Am I just opening it wrong, have I missed a step?
Thanks!
On Aug 23, 2010 wrote:
Is there a tutorial for accessories and texturing them?
On Aug 27, 2010 oldmember_kflack wrote:
can you use a diferent photoshop program
On Sep 2, 2010 Songbird21 wrote:
I'm confused. When I opened my skin and multiplier files I got 11 layers per file. O_O I use The Gimp. Please help!
On Sep 18, 2010 oumamea wrote:
I can't get the PDF file. The link gives this message: "
Invalid or Deleted File
The key you provided for file download was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on Mediafire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or Mediafire.
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Please help
Kind regards
OumaMea
On Sep 24, 2010 AnoeskaB wrote:
The creator of this tutorial is no longer active. Please ask questions about this tutorial in the forum
On Oct 14, 2010 D2Diamond wrote:
Thank you so much for the tutorial, I was wonding though, where I can find the Extra's to input my preview image. I know you listed it as "You will find this option in the ‘Extras’ (the very bottom option area
on the first tab)." but I've looked everywhere, and am not able to find it. Under my Project tab, there is only builditems settings, but no extras. Same for the other tabs. I'd love to put in my own preview image, so if you would be able to help, that would be great! And thanks again so much!
On Dec 6, 2010 Sheila30STM wrote:
Hey,Wonderful Tutorial.Its not very harder then making "clothes" (or changing texture) on sims2 ^^
But where did you get the pictures of the mannequins and the shirts..?!
They're great for making texture..^^
i.L Sheila..<3
On Dec 8, 2010 haimokochan wrote:
Thankyou so much it helped me
On Dec 13, 2010 fansesisilia wrote:
sorry about the empty comment above.so I want to download the plug-ins and when I opened http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photoshop_dds_plugins.html there were two download current version (8.23.1101) the other download legacy version (7.83.0628) which one should I download ?????
On Jan 7, 2011 anifanatical wrote:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 8D
I'm so excited about my custom clothes!!!!!!! Thank you so much for this tutorial!
On Feb 21, 2011 darkfairy wrote:
Thank you great tutorial,I didn't know how the clothing specular works and so all of my clothes were shiny
Thank you very much!
On Mar 27, 2011 aleyn wrote:
From which site you get those clothes?
On Apr 17, 2011 Clouddy wrote:
Beautifully explained Sin. I cannot wait to try out this tutorial
. I've been wanting to design some clothing but meshing has had me so confused and frustrated. This is a great way to make some new designs without having to worry with meshing =)
On Apr 17, 2011 IN3S wrote:
thank you
On Apr 20, 2011 Semi3333 wrote:
thnx cool tutorial
On May 28, 2011 angeljs wrote:
I can't afford PhotoShop and use Gimp instead, but couldn't follow this at all.Is there a Gimp tutorial that anyone knows about?
On May 30, 2011 PinkAccent164 wrote:
Wow thnx so much,,but can you help..I`m making a new project(a dress) and I choosed a source images with pattern...but I don`t know how to replace the texture is more complicated ..pls help me..pls ..pls .pls I want to make a floral dress
On Jun 1, 2011 Saiyuri-Chan wrote:
When I export the clothing files like you explained they export as .dds files and photoshop doesn't recognize them. How do I make them export as .png or .jpg or something I can edit in photoshop?
On Jun 18, 2011 QueenOfWolves wrote:
Amazing tutorial, you don't belive how helpful it was .
All I can say is THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
On Jul 1, 2011 Squirt137 wrote:
When I go to open my "dds" files in photoshop it says it can't open the document because it is the wrong kind of file what do i do? please help
On Jul 6, 2011 Brown Sims wrote:
you should have dds Plugin first
On Jul 8, 2011 nessquik95 wrote:
great tutorial but got very confused and when i went to import the file back it said it couldnt so i dont think this is for me but thx for the tutorial!
On Sep 10, 2011 sauber wrote:
how do you open tsr workshop ? Please answear!!!
On Oct 7, 2011 chicxulub wrote:
On Oct 16, 2011 annie_over wrote:
Oofta! lol This is a fantastic tutorial for beginners like me
Thank you so much for putting this together and explaining re-texturing a mesh easy, and clear, it is much appreciated! Thank you again
On Oct 30, 2011 Sagittarius1992 wrote:
Hello
I want to say THANKYOU!!!! This tutorial is amazing! It's just what I was looking for. I spent ages looking at different tutorials on making clothing and when I found this one I was so happy! It's such a straight forward tutorial and covers everything I need to know. Thankyou thankyou thankyou!!
- Alex
On Dec 23, 2011 vickliebold wrote:
This is amazing!!!!! Best tutorial for clothing I've ever read - and I've read a couple
Thank you so much <3
On Jan 9, 2012 KattyMay wrote:
great tutorial
On Feb 15, 2012 irkatty wrote:
When I export my clothing, install it, it doesnt show up in my game :/ I've made sure all the catagories are correct.
On May 4, 2012 lisaundkatharinaklauendeinecookies wrote: