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Hmph

Well, I'd like to design some sims clothes. Sometimes I'm just dying for a certain piece and I scower the internet for it without success. I pride my sims on having an A class designer wardrobe! Unfortunately I only have Mac computers. I don't know what to do! I know I could make great clothes and hairstyles, I have plenty of ideas. Help?

Base Game Cabinet Light Set

Ea Base Game Cabinet Light Set

Unsociable Wretch!

I had a few people ask me the other day why I'm not as social on the site as I used to be, and how come I don't answer comments anymore? Well, the answer is simple... When I was just a part-time cashier I had scads more time to create, socialize, and answer comments. Now that I am a divorced single mom of a 7 year old and work 12 hour shifts it's a little tougher to find that kind of extra time. So I had to decide, do I want to create less, or socialize more? That's all there is to it. :) I wish I did have more time in a day! I miss chatting it up with people! Life isn't always so simple though. :( The Sims game is my wind down...my break time. I need what little time I have to myself to spend in creating stuff. I do hope everyone understands, and if things slow down enough I would love to go back to socializing and answering all of your wonderful comments...I do read them, and they DO inspire me to keep creating and building! Thank you all so very much!!!!

(((Hugs!!!)))

Illiana

Kate Jubilee

I very much enjoyed the recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations - especially Kate's gorgeous outfit choices in festive red, white and blue (well, almost!). My latest set includes two of her Jubilee outfits, along with two others worn during recent appearances. I have also re-created two more of her cute clutch bags.

This set includes the following outfits:

1. The elegant pale pink wool crepe Alice coat dress by Emilia Wickstead that Kate wore to the Sovereigns' Luncheon on 18th May 2012 and again on 29th May 2012 to attend a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. On the former occasion, Kate carried a gorgeous pink satin Prada clutch bag, which I have also re-created. On the latter occasion, Kate carried the L. K. Bennett Natalie clutch, which I have previously re-created for The Sims here. The dress requires mesh 150211 by BBKZ. The bags require my favourite NataliS clutch bag mesh.

2. The striking red wool crepe Alexander McQueen dress that Kate wore to attend the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on 3rd June 2012. Worn with L. K. Bennett nude Sledge pumps. This dress also requires mesh 150211 by BBKZ. A version of this dress has also been seen on Tulisa and on Kim Kardashian, but I definitely think Kate wore it best. The hat shown in the preview is available here.

3. The gorgeous champagne lace Alexander McQueen dress with pink satin waistband that Kate wore to take part in the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, Carriage Procession and Buckingham Palace balcony appearance on 5th June 2012. Again accessorised with L. K. Bennett nude Sledge pumps and pink Prada clutch. This outfit requires mesh 007 by ulkrhsn.

4. The blue tweed Missoni coat that Kate wore to visit Fortnum & Mason's in London on 1st March 2012 and again during a visit to Nottingham on 13th June 2012 as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Tour. On the latter occasion, she accessorised the coat with L. K. Bennett navy blue high heeled Art pumps and the very cute Jaeger Kate clutch bag (I guess she couldn't resist!). This outfit uses Elena's Cocktail mesh. The bag requires the clutch bag mesh by NataliS.

I would really like to re-create some of Kate's gorgeous hats for The Sims, but they are intricate 3D creations and would require custom meshes. As I have said before, unfortunately I am not a mesher. Now there's a challenge for someone...

If you like this set you may also like my Kate Megaset.

My Youtube !

Hey guys, check out my youtube I have a few Sims 2 videos :) Thanks !

www.youtube.com/user/themisschinchin

My Sim-Making Process

Just so start off, I DO NOT COPY sims from other artists.

I do not actually look at any sims when browsing for sim related cc. In fact, i do not know of any circumstance where I have actually searched for sims yet alone downloaded them. 

Please do not accuse me of stealing the works of other artists. I respect their rights and personally i respect myself too much to resort to stealing work that is not mine and passing it off as my art. Yes, I consider making sims an art so obviously i take it very seriously. 

Here is my sim making process:

1. I take a random sim from CAS, usually the one that appears immediately when you enter CAS, and the first thing I'll do is change his/ her skintone. I try to vary my choices so that my sims won't have a generic look to them. Also, it gives me the chance to play around more since different skintones have different highlights and shadows. 
   
   
2. Next I put the sims' hair up into a bun that does not obstruct any part of the face. This will give me a somewhat neat "canvas" to toggle with. I also remove all makeup and put on my chosen contacts (which i also try to vary from sim to sim). I also choose the eyebrow that I prefer (i try not to use the ones I have used before). 
   
   
3. Next comes alot of toggling with the sliders. ALOT ALOT of toggling. 
   
   
4. After I'm satisfied with the look, I begin choosing the type of makeup I want for her and applying it. This may change how certain features look so I may have to go back to toggle with the features sliders again later. I usually do not put the opacity of the makeup at 100% unless it's for lipstick.
   
   
5. I go back to toggle with the features' sliders if necessary and then it's on to hair and hair color. I choose the hair style to fit my sim's faceshape and features. I usually have a few hairstyles downloaded on standby and if those don't fit her, I go out searching for more. Hair color is also chosen to fit the sim I'm making. I may have a hair color in mind but more often than not I change it to suit the sim and not the other way around. 
   
   
6. For clothes and accessories, I usually keep my sim free from accessories with the exception of extra lashes as i don't want the sim file to be too huge (one less thing to download ^^). Clothing-wise, I prefer full outfits also because of me being lazy and wanting one less item to download. 
   
   
7. I bring my sim into game mode and start taking pictures. I always check to see if the pictures turn out good and if there is something that doesn't look good I go back to CAS and toggle somemore before going back to game mode to double check. 
   
   
8. After everything is settled and finalised, I go to CAS again and remove all CC not from TSR before exporting the sim. The file is then uploaded into a vanilla game to check for errors in file before being submitted to TSR. 

Sim speedpaint on photoshop

Username Conversion : aoimagi to AB_Creations

Hi All~!

Just want to inform all of you that my username has been changed from aoimagi to AB_Creations from now on..

Thank you for your time~

Best Regards,

Aaron Beerling

SOON AVAILABLE !

Actually works on :

• Rockabilly male t-shirts - VERY SOON -
  
• Rockabilly male workshirts
  
• Galaxy "Black Milk" outfit
  
• Pin up elegant dresses
• Some corsets...

Captain's Log: Starlight Shores

Well, the only household that I play in this town is the Trainer-Collins family which consists of Julie Trainer (Level 10 Singer) and Trey Collins (Level 9 Actor) and their dogs, Chloe and Duke. Julie and Trey just got engaged yesterday (que high pitched squeals) and I'm trying to find the perfect dress for Julie. I already have her hair picked out but still need the PERFECT dress! Let's see...what else? They're gonna honeymoon in Paris! Then when they get back home...BABIES! LOTS OF BABIES! Lol Bye for now!