#templates by windslar :)

[windslar]

After releasing my first collection of UI-ish templates and widgets, I found myself making more during the process of editing my posts. I'd planned on keeping this one around the same size as the previous one, but the longer it took me to properly label and organize my layers, the more I added to the file. So now we're here at like 40-ish templates (and a few even have a hidden version).

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Like my previous collection, I designed this to be a "workspace" or "canvas" from which you can just pull whatever template you need. Each template is labeled and organized into folders so you'll know exactly which layers you need for your screenshot.

Tips on how to use these can be found in the original post as well as this google doc tutorial .

Font used is Helvetihand TS4 icons - L'Universims, TheSimKid, deathbypufferfish, w-sims, Tutorial on how to extract icons

TOU: Feel free to use and edit as you wish but please don't reupload and claim as your own. If someone asks where they're from, please link to this post.

DOWNLOAD FOLDER (SFS)

Windslar Collection 2.0 (91.5mb) If you prefer a less overwhelming version, I also divided this file into two parts. You can find it (as well as the first PSD collection) in the download folder.

[thebramblewood]

A day in the life of a brat.

[cupidgnome]

everything has changed.

here's some bonus pics and explanation:

Madi and Brent sold their apartment to Eden and moved to Brindleton Bay. They also went to Sulani for their honeymoon;

Eden and Tyler divorced after the cheating, and now she's a single mom of 2 kids - Conrad and Cole - with the help of her sister, Emma;

Tyler and Bella are dating;

Moira sold her apartment and moved to Jim's house;

And finally, let me introduce Russel Clark, a single guy who loves to hookup with everyone and be the center of attention. Him and Emma have been texting.

[mirtylebuns]

an unexpected notification 📲💬

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Nicolas Sannes are the Camilée's childhood best friend! Unfortunately, halfway through elementary school, he had to move with his parents to another city. At that time, Nico had a crush on Camilée her muffins and cupcakes!

Currently, he has also been accepted into Foxbury for Computer Science and is living in a dorm bc now your old house belongs to the Pleasant family. He can't wait to see his old friend (and first love!)

[glossedmango]

just him pranking his estranged mother's bf

[simelune]

well mali's birthday started off horribly -- she got called with the news of her grandfather's passing... the good thing was she was with the rest of her family and they all offered comfort to each other ;;

[owllez]

Sims in Bloom: Generation 1 ♡

🌼 Gardening has always been Hope's passion. Owning a large, healthy garden is all she has ever wanted in life, even if her nails constantly have soil under them and she has so many broken pots she's lost count. Her happy place is meditating in the shade of the fruit trees that she grew herself from tiny saplings. She sits and wonders what her family will grow to do, and hope that they will flourish just as beautifully as her garden has. 🌼Her favorite colors are white & yellow. She's very clumsy, cheerful, and LOVES the outdoors. She works as a gardener (seed scatterer) and also takes care of her late grandmother's garden/animals.

Meet Hope! I am so excited to start my very first challenge. I'm about 2 (sim) weeks into this challenge and have accomplished so much! Today she started dating Michael and instantly started talking about marriage OKKKK slow down pls girl... Super excited to share the rest of her journey on here and some earlier pics!

[gothoffspring]

Dear Template/PSD makers, WE LOVE YOU💖

I really think that we, as a community, should take a second and thank everyone who uploads their resources for free for the community to use! Specifically templates and PSDs.

They've BOOMED in popularity lately with the amazing @awkwardwhims' PSD collection and @windslar's PSD collection! These are TRULY such amazing resources. Editing can be extremely daunting, and having templates makes it so much more accessible to everyone. I have really been enjoying seeing everyone's spins on the templates so much! It just makes me so happy to see people sharing free resources with the community. Thank you so much to the talented creators who take the time and effort to put together PSDs and templates for everyone to use.

I also highly recommend you check out @folkbreeze's PSDs, @lysiablr's UI mockups (I personally used these for years before recently switching it up), and the ts4 template tag on tumblr!

[fallstaticexit]

Part 1 of the Briar's trip to Batuu, the theme park. All that's missing is Sonny who agreed to stay behind to keep an eye on Henford for the usual vamp business as well as Noa who...sigh....is convinced the restaurant may be busy...

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Templates by Windslar

Functional Rides by waronkcc - Tea Cups - Drop Tower - Roller Coaster - Ferris Wheel - Carousel

[bobnewbie]

it was supposed to be Desi's chill friday...

amazing templates by windslar ❤️❤️

[buglaur]

getting ready for kmik 🔖

the instagram story layout of this is completely inspired by some of windslar’s gameplay posts, they’re so cute!! full credit to her because i stole the template from her resources lmao

[narcissumnarcissi]

(in love with these new templates from @windslar)

[d4isywhims]

hello friends! 🌷

recently i got an ask on how i edit my instagram screenshots and here in gemville, all you have to do is ask and you shall receive my child

fun stuff under the cut!

this guide will be divided into two parts: how i take & edit my gameplay screenshots and how i edit my simstagram posts

before we get into the actual tutorial, here are a list of things that i use to help me take better screenies :)

gshade

i'm using an older version of gshade because - thanks to my procrastination - i never updated the version before everything went to shit.

2. presets!

i switch around between presets a lot lmao but for the most part, i use ellcrze's gshade preset for my family dynamics save, sunset n vinyl for my globetrotter save & sim download pictures and a modified boho dreams for my tjol legacy save (first post coming up soon!) sometimes i use lithium for cas pics too :p click here for a somewhat detailed explanation lol

3. tab mode camera mod

this camera mod is a godsend and makes taking screenshots soooooo much easier! 😌 i highly recommend getting this mod!!!

i think i mentioned this before in an ask - i edit my screenshots in photoshop before posting them on tumblr :D i don't really do much, just running a few actions and cropping my screenies. gshade does most of the work for me lol

this tutorial by @buglaur is insanelyyyy helpful omg i based my entire editing process on her tutorial, except for the colouring part because i'm lazy hehe

here's an example of my screenshots before and after editing (cropping the screenshot and running some actions)! there’s not much difference because as i said earlier, gshade will basically carry your entire editing process 💀

sometimes i put text in my pics like these screenies below :) i mainly use these two fonts - winkle and lemon milk :D

and that's about it for part one! now it's time for

here's what you neeeeeed

1. photoshop

i'm using a 🏴‍☠️ version of photoshop that i got from a somewhat sketchy website but it runs great so i'm not complaining 💀

2. instagram post template and instagram story template

a HUGEEEE thank you to @windslar for sharing the instagram story template link 😭 she is such an inspiration to me 💛

3. the actual instagram app

this is how i add text and emojis to my simstagram posts lol

disclaimer: i am NOT a photoshop expert. there's probably an easier way to do what i'm about to show you, but this works for me and i don't really mind the steps hehe

first things first, you're gonna want to open the psd files on photoshop and it'll look like this, depending on which file you opened

i usually just hide the layers that i don't need so in this case i'll hide the tagged users layer from the story psd and the bg layer from the post psd.

these are the layers that i hide but you can also leave them on if you want hehe totally up to you my dude. then you'll end up with something like the pics below

now we move on to the profile pictures! so what i do is i click these layers (shown below) and go 'file > place embedded > selected picture'

once you do that, you'll end up with something like this (below)! use 'ctrl + t' to resize your picture to fit into where the profile picture would go.

right click on the layer of your selected picture and click 'create clipping mask'. then you can hit 'ctrl + d' to adjust the picture to your liking!

now for the actual pictures for the posts. click on these layers (shown below) and go 'file > place embedded > your selected picture'

now all you have to do is 'ctrl + t' to resize your pictures, right click on the layer of the selected picture and click 'create clipping mask' then 'ctrl + t' again to adjust the pics!

after this whole process, i'll export my pics to my family dynamics folder on my desktop and queue it up on tumblr! :D sometimes my simstagram story posts have text and emojis like these ones below

all i did was upload the pics to google drive, download it to my phone, add text/emoji on the actual instagram app then saving the story to my phone... a lot of work but i don't really mind <3

aaannnnddd that's it!!!! i can't believe i made this guide 😭 hopefully this helps :D english isn't my first language so apologies for any grammar/spelling mistakes i've made in this post 🙈 feel free to ask any questions and i'll try my best to reply to you asap!!

[glossedmango]

I LOOK AWAY FOR 2 SECONDS... I HAVE RISKY WOOHOO REPLACING THE DEFAULT WOOHOO... PLEASE DENVER IS NEARLY AN ELDER

[daniigh0ul]

SAM - OC On Repeat Tag

↻ don't stop, can't stop; it's like a freight train rules are pretty simple, pick as many (or as little) oc's as you'd like and find a song that you relate to them the most! feel free to mention why too! o and tag some more ppl too! that would be cool! tagging: @devotedsims @stillgotme @honeyjars-sims @simmysunset (no pressure, i just thought this was really fun to do!) ty for the tag: @elderwisp ❣️ credits + why below:

creds: genius; music playing template: windslar psds; light effect: filtergrade mini collection

so why "upside down & inside out" by ok go for sam, my resident emo kid? simple! i wanted to establish sam outside of the context of their feelings for [redacted], and also, i think the song lyrics remind me of them the most--they know when they're being self-destructive but cannot stop themselves. i also think they are talking to themself, and asking someone else, if all of the versions of themself that they've tried to be (and this other person) are good enough. i think sam views love as something that equals full, unconditional acceptance. so they want this person to show up as they are. i think the lyrics in this song embody that, almost like sam is being challenged to do so. i also think it embodies their inner turmoil they go thru in their late teen/young adult years! the picture itself is of sam as teen, but the setting and the way they dress, and their amazement at the night sky in the city are all glimpses into the future--so it's somewhat hopeful. <3

tl;dr sam is learning to be less self-destructive but also to show up as themself. <3

[pluto-sims]

Not So Berry 2 - Generation 5

Aaaaaand Sol is officially an adult! It was also Winona's birthday, so the two celebrated at the copperdale fair before hitting the clubs >:)

also new notification templates! saw the lovely ones by @windslar and just had to grab them >:)