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By ad27 on Aug 23, 2009 • Creating Sims 3 Patterns Easily
INTRODUCTION
This simple step by step guide will help you to create Sims 3 patterns! You dont even need any knowledge about editing graphics or Photoshop! If you already have a pattern you would like to use, I reccommend that it have equal proportions (256x256 pixels is optimal).
Requirements:
- TSR Workshop, available here: http://www.thesimsresource.com/programs/details/title/TSR%20Workshop%20Public%20Beta/id/112/
- Photoshop or another graphics editing program (I use Photoshop Elements 7.0, but you could use similar programs)
- A design you want to put into the Sims!
Step 1
Open up the image you're using for a pattern, in Photoshop. It should have three main colours at most. For this tutorial, im using a camo texture.
Once you've loaded it up, were going to change the colors around.
Step 2
Now, we need to select the areas that have the same colour. To do this, choose the Magic Wand Tool (the 7th tool from the top). Make sure the settings are: the selection mode= Add To Selection; and the Tolerance should be set to around 12. The less distinct the colors are, the lower the tollerance should be.
Step 3
Once you finish the settings, start clicking on one of the main colors in the template. For example, I'm going to start with brown. So I would click on every brown space. If you notice that some of the other colours are being selected, set the tolerance lower.
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15 Comment(s) posted so far
On Sep 4, 2009 FFppppff wrote:
SO GOOD! (for me I don't know about the other people!)
On Sep 5, 2009 just_daisy wrote:
I'm really going to try this out
On Sep 6, 2009 sims3land wrote:
Thank you so much !
On Sep 7, 2009 BILLABONG_ wrote:
it´s good
Thanks!!
On Sep 15, 2009 anita2606 wrote:
Really good, Thank you
On Sep 27, 2009 kalah wrote:
can you use gimp
On Sep 27, 2009 ad27 wrote:
yes, you can use GIMP or any other graphics program, as long as you save the image in a .bmp format. Hope that helps!
On Oct 2, 2009 kam123 wrote:
Thanks! (:
On Oct 15, 2009 Euterpe wrote:
Thank you very much! This will come in handy!
On Dec 13, 2009 monkri2001 wrote:
thankssssssssssssssssss, a big hug to you
I made my first pattern today 
On Dec 24, 2009 g3rocks wrote:
that was so sweet and simple . thanks so much
On Jan 13, 2010 vivi_vivi224 wrote:
Sankyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Mar 2, 2010 saffroncat5 wrote:
Thank you this was very usefull.i loved it.
On Mar 22, 2010 roxstuck wrote:
Finallly, a tutorial I can understand! Thank you sooooo much! I am making decent patterns!
On Feb 19, 2011 Mintoraty wrote:
Thankies ^-^