#this is just my preset with no editing btw

[mattodore]

i can't get enough of them

[kazroze]

i played this game for so many sim days but still couldn't replicate this exact weather/light conditions 🥲 rip i lost the opportunity to take more screenshots and now they will never be this beautiful again

[holocene-sims]

ts4 // sifix allie recolor

i recolored the allie dress by sifix a longgggg time ago for personal use, and i use it all the time in my game, so i decided why not upload it for others to use? 🌻💜

unedited, reshade-free preview pics of the dress can be found here!

details:

original mesh is required!

37 swatches, all patterns 🎨

download:

simfileshare (no ads) - dress

as always, please let me know if you have any issues or if you have any suggestions! otherwise, i hope you enjoy! ✨

[locustsend]

michael (they/them) , for @birdietrait's coven of simblrs !

more info under the cut!

got turned a month ago

21, in college for art history

no one except kyra knows they're a vampire

fears themselves at times

powers are underdeveloped, only power is slightly advanced hearing

got turned by their ex (yikes!)

doesn't like drinking from humans

[swiftviolets]

obsessed with the del sol valley lighting

[alltimefail-sims]

Holy shit I'm posting a gameplay post tomorrow

I'm legitimately proud of the editing 🥺💕. It actually looks the way I wanted it to look!!

[kashisun]

Titty Tips!!!

The body preset you choose will have a of impact on how your sims boobs are shaped! I use this body preset (20) and this slider (this is the body preset I used on all sims of my "top 3" post btw!)

2. Alpha skins make cleavage look a lot better than maxis match do in my opinion. This is the skin blend mix i used for Maeva (she has the best boobs out of all my sims) this as a base then i layered this skin and this skin on top! (with the colour slider mod!!!)

3. and 4. We are finally at the stage where i add a cleavage overlay! These are the 2 that i use the most this one (N3) and this one (#5)

5. Okay so this is just to show you that the way my sims's boobs look is also due to gshade mxao! In cas i use the lithium gshade cas version but in game i use an edited version of the almond gshade

6&7 And this was just to show you that you also gotta choose clothing that's gonna make the tits sit up nice you know? this bikini and this bikini was used

That's it really. I realize how silly it is to write up a whole tutorial but i'm just really passionate about boobs <3

[d4isywhims]

how do you take such nice screenshots?? ur sims always look amazing

hello! :D first of all, thank you so much for the compliment :’)

01. graphics settings SO i have my graphics on high which definitely plays an important role imo :o) here's a screenshot of my settings.

fortunately, my game still runs pretty well even with higher settings :') if you noticed, i have edge smoothing turned off and that's because the reshade i'm currently using needs it to be turned off so that it'll look better lol. but i do recommend you turn it on if you're not using reshade :)

02. lighting mods & reshade presets lighting mod are basically mods that change the game's lighting. here are some i'm currently using and highly recommend!

no blue v2 (i have the gameplay version) - removes the blue tint when taking screenies

no glo v2.1 - removes halo effect on your sims

immersive cas lighting (neutral spotlight) - removes the green/blue backlights in cas

sunblind lighting mod - overhauls the in game lighting and makes it so much more realistic

boho dreams - my favvv preset ever! i did do some tweaking to fit my preferences but tbh i don't know what i did lol i just made a copy of the original preset and messed around with the settings until i like what i see!

03. taking screenshots & depth of field (DoF) i have this camera mod (mts) buckley that gives you more control of the tab mod camera. this makes taking screenshots so much easier as it adds more angles and also the camera doesn't bounce like it usually does :) i like having my screenshots to have blurry backgrounds and i do that by using the DoF shader on reshade! my DoF settings are untouched btw. sometimes i'll mess around with the bokeh and see what i find pretty :)

04. editing i made this tutorial on how i edit my screenshots ages ago, but i pretty much still have the same process :) the only difference is that i play around with the colours now! i honestly have NO idea what i'm doing LMAO but if it looks nice, then i'm happy with it 🙂‍↕️

and that's basically all the tips i have for you! a good piece of advice would be to experiment with everything. try taking a screenshot from a different angle than you usually do or lookup some editing vids on youtube and try it out! practice makes perfect :)

[saltydkdan]

hey salty! i've been a fan of the channel for a little while now, and i just wanted to tell you that you've inspired me to get out of my content burnout (even though i've only made streams as of now but it's whatever). your videos are super funny, and it's made me want to get into editing more than ever. i just wanted to ask how you made certain aspects in your videos, like having the little characters pop up and make them super expressive like in the HYAAs and the friendlockes (the new one was super good btw!) or the way you edit stuff in general. i just like how much care and effort is made for these videos and i wanna do something like it. sorry for the long ask btw it's not intentional lmao

Thanks so much omg, and I’m glad your diving deeper into editing!

It’s kind of difficult ro fully dive into with a simple Tumblr ask, and I’ve been meaning to do some short form editing tutorials on the side channel, but I’ll try my best to make a brief overview so you can look up the proper terms on your own for now!

There’s 3 different ways I can make stuff move and shake.

The simplest are Plug-Ins. I use Adobe Premiere for editing, and you can use free templates and plug ins and drag them onto images/footage on your timeline to do pre-made edits.

For shaking, I use these plug-ins that were made for the original Deadpool movie! Really cool that these are available for free online, super cool and accessible for anyone! And while they are made for premiere, I’m pretty sure there are other software that can also use it!

https://premierepro.net/deadpool-handheld-camera-presets/

Then there’s Keyframing. This is a bit more complex and nuanced, but most editing softwares have the feature. It’s basically the manual moving of assets. The best thing about certain software, is for keyframing, all you have to do is set the points you want the image to move and the application does the rest for you and fills in the movement.

Like, if I place one keyframe on a picture where it’s on the left of the screen, and one keyframe where it’s on the right side of the screen, the software will make the picture move from left to right!

Finally, After Effects!

Compared to normal editing software, After Effects has a heavy focus on shorter visual edits instead of entire videos, but using it in combination with normal editing software can lead to some more complex edits! However in turn, After Effects can feel much harder to learn.

In After Effects, you can program/set a “Wiggle” effect on clips to get the sort of movement I have during “Have You Heard About” videos where the avatars wiggle around! I’ve made my own reusable transparent clips of each Avatar wiggling for ease of access and editing each episode.

Hope that this short break down points you in the right direction! Again, I’d love to talk more in specific about this stuff in some unscripted side channel videos, so I’d anyone has any questions on how to do stuff, let me know! I’m not a “massive brained” editor or anything, but I can def showcase how to do some stuff in the future!

Have a good one!!

[seyvia]

do you have any recommended gshade presets?

Almost all Reshade presets work with Gshade too! a little tip, with gshade you don't really need to worry about downloading anyone's recommended shaders, Gshade already has everything one needs in it. also if your game doesn't look like the reference photo's it's likely they edited them so don't let yourself get too frustrated. Any who, here are a couple of suggestions:

I would love it if y’all shared your suggestions in the comments, too! Ty💖

Ghibli waters and Comic-book are similar to my personal presets💖

here are some world overrides I also rec for more aesthetic: fluffy clouds / @apricotrush 's food & appliances are just lovely💕

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this is a little tutorial on a graphics overhaul, you don't need to do this!!! but I wanted to share this info incase some preset shaders don't show up quite right in somebody's game and/or someone wanted better graphics. big thanks to hazelminesims btw!

this page & link is in her recourses:

[levinbolts]

hi! im the anon that asked about mods? i was wondering for basic gameplay mods but mostly character mods that you recommend? i want to make my characters are true to themselves as i can in my head!

so my essentials for gameplay/utilities* are definitely:

improved ui (i also use the addon to hide the little buttons at the bottom during dialogue if i can’t use them)

increased carry weight (i use x10 so i still have a boost but it still means i’ll have to actually organize things at some point)

script extender

tutorial chest summoning

*i don't have mod fixer because i use the version of the basket of equipment mod that has it included, and it's updated regularly, unlike the original.

for character design and creation, i have:

toarie’s face presets (essential for me; almost every character i make uses one of these presets, with caelum and iaira being the exceptions)

tav’s hair salon + icon patch (also essential; ALL of my characters use hairs from this one)

neon's assorted hairs

boring dyes + boring pastel dyes + boring npc dyes (once again, all of my characters use dyes from one of these)

basket full of equipment (i use the nsfw version but i’m linking the sfw version just to be safe)

extra gear + vendor addon

black nails (another essential for me bc of my love for masc characters with polished nails; there is one for fem frame tavs as well)

less defined abs/no abs/smooth & more thin male body (choose only one of these; if you use the black nails, don't choose no abs, as they overwrite the same file!)

all of astralites' hair and skin color expansions

glow eyes (i only have this active for caelum's save and disable it before i open any other save; it gives glow eyes to all non-human eyes and i recommend only having it active for characters you want to have glowing eyes to prevent issues with your save opening after the recent patch)

all of kailime's eyes (work great with glow eyes btw)

trip's + jerinski's piercing edits

[hedonicghosts]

Hi! Can I asked what program was used to make the system relationship chart? It was from around December

hi! that was made with draw.io! they have a browser version and an app version, both of which are free! this is our most recent version of it, btw...

it's kind of a steep learning curve if you're not used to mindmapping stuff already. i'm going to go a lil into how we made some of our assets just in case that's specifically what you're looking for!

to make the person badges like we have,we took some preset assets and grouped them together! (and you can then save it to the scratch pad to make using it again easier)

So, if I wanted to, for instance, add myself to the chart...

you have to right click the image a few times until you get the edit image prompt (because at first it'll grab the whole group, then the circle, THEN the image, but it's just funky sometimes lol). insert said image. change the name by double (left) clicking a few times (and resizing it because my name is long rip)

and then the hard part is finding out 1) why you're here (the reason behind life the universe and everything yknow how it is) and 2) where you can squeeze yourself in on the graph. for simplicity's sake, i'm just going to say that i split from balthazar.

when you hover over an element, it'll show that it has these little x's or arrows where you can click and drag...

to connect people! to get your lines fancy or whatever, you gotta mess with 'em in the format tab

you can then add your element to the line itself (and remove the arrow head so it doesn't look weird...)

and there you have it! the world's most difficult yet satisfying system chart ever :'D

[peanutty]

Hi!

I just came across your Tumblr and I really like your screenshot style and Reshade. Do you mind sharing any information about the reshade you use an any tips you have? 

fangirling so hard right now!! I cannot believe you’re asking ME about my reshade. you inspire me so much 🥹🫶🏼

I use a slighted edited version of the money and milk reshade preset (I use gshade btw) and I do very little editing:

1. Sharpen: topaz clean (@deathbypufferfish settings) —> smart sharpen —> unsharp mask

2. Smooth: I use the “smooth” action from this set

3. Noise (just a little bit)

I use photoshop btw and I’ve made all these into an action so it’s easier & faster to edit a bunch of screenies. Let me know if you want specific settings for any of these. I’ve been away from my laptop all week which is why I haven’t included it this post.

[panicsimss]

What reshade preset do you use? if you do not mind me asking :) It makes your game look absolutely gorgeous <3

Hi! If you're talking about what I use for sims 3, then I use the preset called "wildberries&cream new" from this collection here! I did adjust my settings though, like adding MXAO and adding a LUT shader (as well as adjusting brightness and contrast while editing screenshots), so just keep that in mind if it doesn't look the same in your game. :)

btw, if you're not talking about sims 3, please let me know and provide one of my screenshots as an example so I can help you! thanks so much!

[astarionposting]

i’m not sure if anyone’s asked this before, but what are the benefits of using reshade postprocessing to recolor bg3 vs editing after collecting screens/footage in a program like photoshop? is it for consistency? just out of curiosity, and thanks in advance if you answer this btw! your stuff is always so gorgeous 💕

It depends on what you prefer. I don't like editing in photoshop that much, I just use it to sharpen the eyes and other details, as well as add watermarks. I find reshade makes recolouring so much easier and consistent, so I don't have to constantly try to recreate any edits i would have done in post-processing for every screenshot/gif.

I also use depthdarkness a lot, which is easier than editing it in afterwards on photoshop. Again, it just depends on what you find easier! I also just like playing with my reshade preset cause it makes the game look pretty <3

[d4isywhims]

Which reshade preset do you use 🥺

hiii nonny!! <3

i switch between presets a lot (refer here for a list of presets i use!) but my go-to is ellcrze's gshade preset which is also the preset i use for taking my family dynamics screenies :D

more details below ;)

before anything else, i'm using an older version of gshade specifically the one before everything went to shit. if you're wondering how i did that, all credit goes to my procrastination for never updating gshade <3

here's the list of shaders i use for ellcrze’s gshade preset :)

i only turn ADOF on when i'm taking screenshots btw

i also like to use nesurii's sunset & vinyl for my sim download screenshots!

here are the shaders i use for sunset & vinyl

for this preset, i switch between cinematicDOF and ADOF and see which one looks better for my screenies :p

ALSO i edit my pics in photoshop before posting them on tumblr. it's mainly just me running a few actions (this and this) and cropping the pics hehe

hopefully this helped! you’re always welcome to ask more questions 💛