#s4 maxis match retexture

[cloudywithachanceofsims]

After scouring tumblr the last few weeks. I wanted to make a list of my favorite horse cc/the creators I’ve found so far! Updated 7/28/23

PS. I started a second blog! with all my latest horse cc faves ☆you can find it here ☆

If you know anymore creators please comment! So I can keep sharing these cc creating wizards that save my game everyday 🥺 I have downloaded almost everything from the creators below and it all looks soooo amazing in game😍

@objuct ☆ Maxis match build cc!!

@doptera-ts4 ☆ Equine cas defaults

@minervamagicka ☆ Default equine skin

@queensherlocks ☆ Pretty Chestnut Ridge loading screens! @meoanii ☆ Mini goat retexture!!!!! @horsesimblr ☆ Default horse hay beds @domaine-du-fleau ☆ Jumping saddle pad @elfily ☆ Equine pose packs!!!! @parissimmer-s4 ☆ Horse whisperer pose pack

(A few cas screenshots to show details more below)

☆All horses painted in cas by me for my main sim Bunny. Please ignore the wrong hoof color in the first pic😭☆

[xhellkittyx]

Bonus Retexture of Candy hair by Enriques4

Long wavy pigtails maxis match hairstyle. Originally made by Enriques4, recolored in a wide variety of unnatural hair colors

- 96 Colors - Custom Thumbnail - Female - Teen + - All Occults (Except Werewolf) - Maxis Match - HQ Compatible -Previews are taken with HQ mod-

❌MESH REQUIRED❌ - Mesh link in download section -

Want to know what HQ mod is? Or maybe you want to know how to install it yourself? Find all info and all you need to start using HQ mod ✨HERE✨

✨My Socials✨

Original Creator / Mesh Owner : @enriques4 Huge thanks to all the amazing cc creators I have used cc from in my previews.

✨DOWNLOAD MESH✨ (REQUIRED)

✨DOWNLOAD RETEXTURE✨ (TSR)

💜Get 6$ off the annual TSR VIP subscription using the code: SHOP_PinkyCustomWorld12💜

@remussirion : Skin, Eyebrows, Eyes, Blush @plumbobjuice : 3D Eyelashes @julhaos : Eyeshadow, Eyeliner IzzieMcFire : Lips @beto-ae0 : Dress @gossipgirl-s4 : Tattoo @suzuesims : Earrings (CC not listed I do not remember who made)

[anamoon63]

Sims Get To Know Me

Thank you @simsdastra and @nocturnalazure for the tag 🤗❤️

What’s your favorite Sims death?

None. My gameplay rule number 1: nobody dies. Ever.

Alpha CC or MaxisMatch?

I'm not quite sure if I understand what Maxis Match and Alpha mean, I just download the CC that is to my taste and anything that goes with my sims style.

Do you cheat your sims weight?

Yes, I have a mod that makes the sims keep their shape, because most of them are part of my stories and need to stay in their character. Though just like real life people, my sims come in all shapes and sizes.

Do you move objects?

A lot, especially when I'm taking pictures for my stories.

Favorite Mod?

For Sims 3, all the Nraas mods, as well as any mod to get rid of the silly faces the sims make when they're idle. I wish there was something that actually cancelled the autonomy, but I haven't seen anything like that so far. For Sims 4, Basemental and Wonderful (not Wicked) Whims are a must. Good Lighting Mods are essential too, for both S3 and S4.

First Expansion/Game Pack/Stuff Pack?

For The Sims it must've been Hot Date; for Sims 2 it was University; for Sims 3, I think it was High End Loft Stuff, and for Sims 4, it was Get to Work.

Do you pronounce live mode like aLIVE or LIVing?

aLive (like 'hey, we're going live' now'. Like when I yell "Action!" and start taking pictures for my story posts.

Who's your favorite sim that you've made?

I don't really have a favorite as I love them all. Plus, i have very few sims made by me since most of them were born in game. Now If I had to choose a favorite sim that I made from scratch, it would be a tie between Winston Casanova, Karen Valentine, Felix Ferdinand and (naturally) Robin Crane. Sorry, I can't decide myself, like I said, I love them all! 😄

Have you made a simself?

No, but I used to have a Sims 2 simself, it wasn't made by me, but by someone from the forum I was on in those days (circa 2004).

Which is your favorite EA hair color?

For The Sims 3 any color, for The Sims 4 I use black hair a lot.

Favorite EA hair?

All Banged up (Sims 3 Store), cause for a long time it was the official hair of my sim Tony Langerak (Tony Langerak's World Adventures). I also like some of the hair in the Supernatural EP, with the appropriate retextures, of course.

Favorite life stage?

I have no favorite; I play with all of them. But at the moment I'm playing more with young adults and adults.

Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?

Gameplay, mostly because I'm not good at building. I've never built anything in The Sims 3, and The Sims 4's build mode gets on my nerves, so I don't touch it. In The Sims 2 I used to build and upload my houses and community lots like bars and dorms. Those were the days!

Are you a CC creator?

I started creating cc when I was playing The Sims 2, recolors mostly. I was just starting out when The Sims 3 was released, and no one was interested in my content anymore. I would make CC for the Sims 3 but so much time passed that I forgot how to use Photoshop and all the tricks I had learned to paste textures, etc. I would like to relearn to create something in The Sims 4, but now I don't have as much time as I used to, and I prefer to use the little time I have to take pics and advance my stories.

Do you have any Simblr friends or a Sim Squad?

A squad unfortunately no, but I have my mutuals. I hope someday we can form a club, or a chat, or something where I can communicate more with them. Again, if only I have the time...

Do you have any sims merch?

No.

Do you have a YouTube for sims?

No. I would have liked to have a Let's Play back in the day, I would have had fun and I would have probably amused other simmers, but now I don't know if I would dare, I'm too self-conscious and a bit too old for that.

How has your "Sims style" changed throughout your years of playing?

I started playing privately and "writing" my stories only in my head, then I started taking photos and sharing my stories, that's how I got started as a storyteller. My stories were quite popular on the forum I was on, with way many more views than I have now. Later, with Sims 3 times I created my Blogger and for a while I just uploaded my sims, shared sims memories and made tutorials. Then along came Tumblr and, from creating sims and helping others with their games, I became a storyteller again. (Calling myself a "writer" would be too much, as English is not my native language). I would really like to write and share more polished and structured stories, but I don't have the time and/or privacy nowadays to create the kind of stories I have in mind. In short, I no longer have time to write the intricate stories with lots of different characters and lots of drama that I used to write back in the Sims 2 days. nowadays my "sim style" has been reduced to sharing gameplay and the occasional story post. (If you can call that a style).

What's your origin id?

AnaMoon63 Like my Tumblr url, but with capital initials. ;)

Who’s your favorite CC creator?

Wow, that's a tough one. There are so many! You can check My Favorites Sites list on my old blog home page here. It sure doesn't mention all the wonderful creators that have been added to my sim universe since I wrote that list. And some of the cc creators from The Sims 4 are missing. I promise to update it soon on my new blog!

How long have you had Simblr?

My first Tumblr post I made on August 8, 2013, almost ten years ago!

How do you edit your pictures?

I find Reshade or whatever-other-shade too invasive and complicated, so I use a photo editor called Photoscape X Pro to (try to) enhance my pics a little, though I don't know a thing about editing, so I wouldn't call what I do "editing", lol.

What expansion/ gamepack is your favorite?

For The Sims 3, would be World Adventures and Into the Future (in that order) I also love University, Island Paradise, Late Night and Seasons. For The Sims 4, mm, I don't know, probably Snowy Scape. For the Sims 2 it is hard to decide, I love them all, especially University and Open for Business. And for The Sims it was Making Magic.

Like I said, English is not my native language so my apologies if some paragraphs were confusing.

I'm tagging all my mutuals and everybody who reads this! 😊

[effievescant]

300+ Follower Gift

Thank you for 300+ followers! I’m getting back into the recoloring game I guess. I hope you guys enjoy! (The hairs are in order from left to right, top to bottom).

☄️4 clayified retextures

☄️ Custom Thumbnails

☄️ 18 EA colors

☄️ Requires meshes: Patience ~ Galia ~ Dove ~ Sabrina (All mesh credits go to the creators!)

TOU

☄️Do not re-upload

☄️Recolors are allowed

☄️Do not claim my creations as your own

DOWNLOAD PATIENCE (No Adfly)

DOWNLOAD GALIA (No Adfly)

DOWNLOAD DOVE (No Adfly)

DOWNLOAD SABRINA (No Adfly)

Also quick thanks to @viersims for teaching me a trick that made making these hairs so much easier! And thank you to @turquoiseesims @thealienships and @hearteyedsims for testing :D

[behemoththings]

PHOENIX-SIMS’ MALAYSIA HAIR RETEXTURE

Retextured (in a kind of maxis match texture) and recolored in EA’s updated palette. Inspired by @dogsill​‘s retexture.

Thank you @simstrouble​ for your help with the texture. 

MESH (Malaysia hair) by the talented @phoenix--sims​ 

MY RECOLOR (SFS, no adfly)

[merokia]

LEAH LILLITH’S BILLIE HAIR CLAYIFIED

not standalone

comes in 18 EA colors + 1 ombre special (its the one displayed)

mesh needed

mesh / simfileshare 

credits:

@leahlillith for the mesh

@ddeathflower for the textures

@simandy for the preview of the swatches

@obscurus-sims for the used hairline

[goddesssimstories]

Hello everyone. I finally figured out how to take stuff and recolor them, and the first thing I wanted to edit was this base game lamp. This round lamp is one of my favorites, I use it all the time but the base game swatches where so sad and lacking, so I made some new ones with a theme.   Download here (SFS)

[yooniesim]

@leahlillith Layla Clayified (WH Recolor)

35 witching hour colors (ea + extras)

teen through elder

all genders & frames

disallowed for random

custom thumbnails

required mesh is NOT included!!

tutorial for removing alpha textures: xx

for original clayification in ea colors, visit @kotcatmeow! here: xx

wh note: for two thumbnails, dl separately. for one thumbnail, dl merged.

download

mesh

witching hour - ea: xx | extras: xx | merged: xx

(all sfs, free & no ads)

credits

mesh: @leahlillith

clayification: @kotcatmeow 

textures: @ddeathflower

PS actions: @pyxiidis

feel free to tag me if you use & let me know of any issues~

thank you!!! 💜💜

@witchingreblogs @simblrcollective​ @mmfinds @s4hairs

[effievescant]

Ellie Hair by Simpliciaty Clayified 

☄️Clayified retexture

☄️ Custom Thumbnail

☄️ 18 EA colors

☄️ Requires MESH by @simpliciaty-cc

TOU

☄️Do not re-upload

☄️Recolors are allowed

☄️Do not claim my creations as your own

DOWNLOAD HERE

[merokia]

NIGHTCRAWLER CLAY MEGAPACK

standalone

comes in 18 EA colors (my modified palette)

mesh needed

bombshell mesh / zoe mesh / mia mesh

simsfileshare (merged & individual opt.)

credits:

nightcrawler for the meshes

@ddeathflower for the textures

@obscurus-sims for the used hairline

[kayleigh-83]

Recently I realized I needed more options for columns, and then imagine my annoyance when I found out converting columns from TS4 isn’t really a thing that can be done? At least not with S4S.

But luckily I found a few other options - Plasticbox had extracted a few TS4 columns as deco items, so I was able to convert a couple of those. Those are the two on the left. Multiple recolours included,

For the one on the right, there was one particular TS4 one I wanted but couldn’t find. As a substitute, I started with this really old CC column (TSR link) but I wanted it a bit smaller and more Maxis match. So I edited the mesh to make it thinner, and pillaged textures from TS4 to retexture it. Et voila! It’s nothing fancy, but it works for me! Also has multiple recolours (different wood and brick colours).

Enjoy!

Download (SFS) | Download (MF)

[yooniesim]

@wingssims 0E0520 Clayified (Witching Hour)

35 witching hour colors (ea + extras)

teen through elder

all genders & frames

disallowed for random

custom thumbnails

required meshes are NOT included!!

tutorial for removing alpha textures: xx

for base ea colors & pooklet naturals, visit @fuchsiateasims! here: xx

wh note: for two thumbnails, dl separately. for one thumbnail, dl merged.

download

mesh: xx

witching hour - ea: xx | extras: xx | merged: xx

(all sfs, free & no ads)

credits

mesh: @wingssims

textures: @fuchsiateasims (alpha channel), @ddeathflower

PS actions: @pyxiidis

feel free to tag me if you use & let me know of any issues~

thank you!!! 💜💜

@witchingreblogs @s4hairs​ @simblrcollective​ 

[xhellkittyx]

Bonus Retexture of "Ava" hair by FeralPoodles

TSR EXCLUSIVE

- 96 unnatural hair colors - Custom Thumbnail - Female hair - Teen-YoungAdult-Adult-Elder - Maxis Match - NOT HQ Compatible ❌MESH REQUIRED❌ - Mesh link under the cut -

🦇 Instagram 🦇 Twitter 🦇 TSR 🦇 Pinterest 🦇 Facebook Using my creations in your pictures? Tag me, I’d love to see

Like my work & want to support me: 🦇 Patreon 🦇 BMC (Buy me a coffee)

Original Creator: @feralpoodles Huge thanks to all the amazing cc creators I’ve used cc from in my previews CC used in previews are listed under the cut

🦇More info under the cut🦇

Mesh (REQUIRED) 🦇HERE🦇 Retexture Download (TSR) 🦇HERE🦇

@pralinesims: Skin overlay, Blush, Lips @dissiasims: Dress @bobur-tsr: Eyebrows @gossipgirl-s4: Tattoo @julhaos: Eyeshadow, Eyeliner, Eyes @murphy-sims: Choker (CC not listed I do not remember who made)

Please respect my Terms of Use, it's pretty simple

[oakiyo]

Tutorial - How I Clayify Alpha Hairs:

A long awaited tutorial on the method I use to clayify hairs to a maxis match palette and texture. I won’t be going over the basic functions of blender and general S4S, so consider this tutorial to require previous blender / meshing knowledge.

Tutorial beginning under the cut:

Step 1:

Open your alpha hair of choice in S4S. (make sure to check the creators T.O.U to make sure you’re not breaking any of their rules).

Step 2:

Come out of that opened hair, and find a suitable texture to use as a base to re-uv map the alpha to. In this case, I’m using this hair from Eco Lifestyle. (I’ll put the textures up for download if you don’t have the pack).

Step 3:

Once saved and named, extract all 18 of the EA swatches and the maps.

Step 4:

Now, go back to the alpha hair, add a new swatch, and import the texture in which you want to work with in blender.

Step 5:

Extract the file and sort through all the cuts on the side until you find the one that is just the full mesh.

The full mesh will (or should) always the “0002″ cut. Delete ALL the other ones.

Step 6:

This is where the difficult part starts. To start with, I open the mesh and it’s texture, then select all the mesh with ‘A’  move all the UV off the texture with ‘G’ to the side, as pictured.

Then, I go through the mesh one by one and scale it to the mm texture. As shown below:

I basically go through the ENTIRE mesh doing this separately to every selection using link selection (L on your keyboard) until every part is UV mapped correctly.

These are some of my favourite spots for moving the uv to. They have the best shadows / dark edges to light highlight ratio lol.

Step 7:

You should eventually end up with a mesh that looks like this when completely retextured. Now we need to decimate the mesh so that it loads faster in game and is way less polys. 

Step 8:

Go into object mode and select your mesh, then navigate over to the wrench panel and add a decimate modifier then adjust to these settings.

(you can mess around the ratio, but just remember that the lower the ratio the ‘uglyier’ the mesh lol)

(more knowledge on how reducing polys +vertices work)

Step 9:

Now, use Shift + D and duplicate your mesh another two times for a total of 3.

Then order each one to the following cuts going downwards. So in the case of this photo it’d be “s4studio_mesh_6″ and the cut would be 0000 then so forth for the other two.

Step 10:

Save the file and create a brand new s4s mesh file.

Import the mesh and all 18 diffuse textures alongside the normal and specular map.

(You’ll need to make a shadow map as alpha hairs don’t use them)

Step 11 (optional):

You now need to make hat chops, LOD’s, and a shadow map - these are optional steps, the hair will work without them, but will not be hat compatible and will look weird in game when you zoom out. I’ll link some tutorials below of how to do these steps:

Hat chops:

blogsimplesimmer tutorial

grimcookies tutorial

LOD tutorial:

sims4studio tutorial

Shadow map tutorial:

theslyd tutorial

greenllamas tutorial

aharris00britney tutorial

Step 12:

Save and load into game!

I hope this tutorial helped! Of course I am no expert, this is just my method and it seems to work for me. If you have any questions of struggles please let me know and I’ll do my best to help you! 

Also, if you notice any spelling errors or parts that do not make sense, please message me with a photo and I will rectify it! 

[serafufu]

How to clayify alpha hair (TS4)

Hi y’all, today I’m showing how to retexture, (keyword TEXTURE, not model!), alpha hair to maxis match.

I’m sure there are countless tutorials on it, but I am neurodivergent and really struggled to understand most tutorials so I am attempting to write one out for fellow NDs and beginners alike too. (Tutorial continued below!)

Now! With that out of the way, here is what you will need to do this

~ Sims4Studio (Free! Works on both Windows and Mac.)

~ Any photo editing software, I’m using an online one called Photopea because it is simple enough for me to use.

~ And this PSD for the Maxis Match textures. 

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A plus for you all, this will *NOT* require blender! We are simply retexturing.

So, assuming you have S4S (Sims4Studio) installed and the pathways correct, and your software or browserware ready,  we can get to texturing.

STEP ONE

Download a mesh. Download any mesh you want, I recommend to check the creators TOU so you know what you’re allowed to do. Some allow you to upload your retexture as long as you don’t include their mesh with it, and some let you do whatever you want as long as it is personal use only.

For this tutorial, I’m using Galactic by Anto on TSR.

After downloading the hair, put it in the mods folder inside the Sims 4 Studio mods folder.

Now, this part for S4S is crucial, make sure your pathways are done correctly, I’ll show you mind that you can use as a reference for your, keep in mind I’m on a MacBook so mine likely looks different than a Windows.

(ignore the censoring, it’s my deadname).

After that is configured, you’ll restart S4S.

STEP TWO

Under CAS, you’ll click the “Create CAS Standalone” option. Then hit the big CAS button above it.

You’ll see a bunch of heads and stuff, you’re gonna tick the option to show only custom content, and click the hair you’re wanting to use. It’ll prompt you to save it and then take you to this screen.

(Also! After saving a package, to reaccess it for future tinkering, you’ll hit the “My Projects” button on the main screen and get to your package from there!).

After that, this window should pop up.

Under texture, you’re gonna click diffuse (the default) and export.

That’s the texture we will editing in our preferred software!

STEP 3

We’re going to open the diffuse texture in our software, and then add the PSD I linked earlier.

Now me, I use the dirty blonde swatch for texturing because it is easier on my eyes and for recoloring (for me at least, do what is easiest for you!).

We’ll delete all the other colors so they don’t take up layer space and it’ll be easier for us to navigate through.

Now, the easiest way I can say this, we’re going to take the Maxis texture, and use a transform tool to fit it to the shapes of the alpha hair. I’ll include a gif so it makes more sense.

You’ll make one of those for every block of hair there is. (Ignore the hairline type thing when doing the blocks, that doesn’t matter too much).

 After that, you will want to merge all the **MAXIS** layers together. Do NOT merge with the Alpha layer yet!!!

Then set the Maxis texture layer to about 50~70% opacity or whatever works for you so you an see the alpha texture under it.

Now we’ll carve out the shapes we need, it’ll go from something like this, to this. All depends on your original texture.

After you’re happy with it, export it as a PNG or whatever you feel fit to use.

(As seen here, I personally don’t always fully clean away the alpha strands because I’m lazy but you’re supposed to \/(ToT)\/)

Then you’ll go back to S4S and import the new texture you made.

(Image texture before shaping vs after shaping).

And voila! You’ll have results. You **must** check them in the actual Sims 4 game, as S4S doesn’t display it the way it looks in-game, at least in my experience.

To check how it looks, copy or move your package and the original hair to the Sims 4 mods folder.

To ever touch it up or recolor, you’ll simply move it back to the S4S mods folder.

It won’t always be perfect and that’s ok! Here is mine for example, the scalp looks a bit funky and I need to work on it later tonight.

(Top is alpha, bottom is my maxis retexture).

Just remember: the more you do this and mess around, the more you’ll learn! Don’t be afraid of messing up, every mistake is a step in the right direction. (And a step to Google xD).

Now! Very quickly before I end this post, to recolor a texture, you’ll take your finished texture and open a Hue/Saturation tool (in your photo software), and there are usually 3 sliders: Saturation, Hue, and Light.

Adjust those to your liking, and you have new colors!

You could also, for example, use the white/silver Maxis hair options, and use a COLOR image over and use multiply or some other setting, just make sure you have a clipping mask on so the transparency is intact!

I hope this helped, feel free to send an ask or DM if you have any questions, I don’t bite <3

love, serafufu

[effievescant]

Hair OE0916 by Wings Sims Clayified

☄️Clayified retexture

☄️ Custom Thumbnail

☄️ 18 EA colors

☄️ Requires MESH by @wingssims

TOU

☄️Do not re-upload

☄️Recolors are allowed

☄️Do not claim my creations as your own

DOWNLOAD HERE