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Updating neighborhood screenshot
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You have worked hard on your custom ‘Hood and it looks nothing like that original, featureless screenshot. Why should that beautiful neighborhood not look like it currently does? I am going to show you how to that can be changed in this 7-step tutorial.

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Creating Unique Poses
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This tutorial is about creating your own unique poses, by making a well blended 'collage' of different parts with different pictures of your Sim.

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Making better previews: Tips and Tricks
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Have you ever felt that your previews are not nearly as good as your creations? In this article you will learn how easy it can be to make your work stand out from the crowd with just a few clicks.

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5 Easy Steps to Recolor Single Bedding
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Have you tried other tutorials and still couldn't come up with perfect single beds? Is there still a center line, or the pattern just doesn't flow right? Well, here is a new tutorial, that breaks it down into 5 EASY STEPS, that anyone can do, no matter how busy or fancy the pattern, for perfect single beds every time. Included is a new template that is easier to edit. Try it and I guarantee, you WILL be very happy with your finished beds.

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Modular Stairs Work with Scriptorium
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this tutorial shows you how to make your own drop in text files if you are using Numenor’s Scriptorium to install Modular Stairs

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Highlighted Straight Hair Textures
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Simple four step tutorial using Gimp on how to create straight hair textures with highlights.

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How to build a pavilion
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Whether you wish to build a community or residential lot by making an addition to an elegant mansion or for those community park cookouts, this tutorial will aid in building an attractive pavilion, atrium, lobby, foyer, reception area, vestibule or porch.

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Even easier spirals
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A method of creating spirals quickly and easily. This can be used in all kinds of meshing and is a really useful trick to know. Requires some very basic knowledge of MilkShape's tools. For another method, I recommend ChazDesigns' tutorial, available here: http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/articles/sims2/tutorials/hair/259322/ - you'll probably find each method useful in different situations!

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Life's a Beach...& how to make one...
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Description: So you want to create a neighbourhood with beaches. This guide uses the "Twikkii Island" neighbourhood that came with Bon Voyage & shows you how to modify it. It's much easier to modify an existing beach than start from scratch, as it can be hard getting the levels right for the beach to work. As you'll see, even I don't get it right the first time!

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Unlocking Hidden Outfits
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Ever wanted to get your hands on some of the hidden outfits or hair styles buried inside the game files? With this simple tutorial you’ll be able to do just that! For this tutorial the Villain outfit that came with Bon Voyage is unlocked, but you can easily use the same principles to unlock hairstyles as well.

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making your own custom content
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Creating Custom Content has never been so easy! This tutorial shows you how to turn the plain old Sims into a game bursting with realistic custom content that you can make yourself and how to add that personal touch! It covers making floors, walls, and ground covers with the free and easy to use HomeCrafter tool. *very basic*

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Adding custom music to The Sims 2
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Add your own custom music to your version of The Sims 2!

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How to extract sims from screenshots
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Ever struggled to make your preview pictures show off your work at its best? Ever wondered how artists capture their Sims in unique poses, but then also put them on a professional looking backdrop? This tutorial will walk you through one method of creating screenshots suitable to use to create really striking preview pictures.

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Make Your Own Neighborhood
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Several wonderful neighborhoods come with your game and are picturesque, but possibly none of them fit what you truly want or need for your Sims’ city life -- or maybe you, like me,have filled them up and don’t want to delete your existing homes. Here you will learn to make your own neighborhood.

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Adding Groups to Body Meshes
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ADVANCED tutorial detailing how to add new groups to body meshes using SimPE and Milkshape. Credit to BlooM on Insimenator.Net for the original technique.

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