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As most Sims players on Macs know, Macs are generally awesome...except when it comes wrangling things and messing with the innards of Sims games. When I first heard about merging packages and using Dashboard to check for corrupted and conflicting CC, I was honestly bamboozled by the thought of getting the Windoze utilities to function in OSX. Then, I found something miraculous and likely comparable to the holy grail of tech help for Mac Sims users: this thread by plasticbox at MTS.
That thread is really what I fall back on if I'm ever wondering how to make something work for Macs, or what to do if it's just not possible.
And now to the actual how-to guide.
( not for the faint of heart )
Adventures in Photoshop
Aug. 6th, 2011 05:46 pm I'm not that skilled at editing my sims photos (or any photos, for that matter) yet, but I'm trying to learn. I recently made a couple of sims for a tumblr-buddy who likes to play "Berry" rainbow legacies - basically one places lots of rainbow-hued sims in a neighborhood and plays to see what kind of ~drama~ can ensue. I like thought it'd be some good sim-making practice, so I made two for her - one tangerine-colored male and one icy-blue-green-colored female.
After I took some photos of them, I quit and then had to figure out how to cut out the background. I'd made it a fugly pink-purple on purpose so I'd have to change it. So, I learned how to use the quick select and refine edge tools...which, though they didn't completely eliminate the purple, did an amazing job of it.
Here's one shot. The others are under the cut.
( more experiments after the jump )
After I took some photos of them, I quit and then had to figure out how to cut out the background. I'd made it a fugly pink-purple on purpose so I'd have to change it. So, I learned how to use the quick select and refine edge tools...which, though they didn't completely eliminate the purple, did an amazing job of it.
Here's one shot. The others are under the cut.
( more experiments after the jump )
I've been working on my selfsim for some time now, but I just can't get my nose right. And I can't find the right hair style, either. ┐('～`；)┌
I'm also having a bit of trouble with GIMP. I want to edit my photos better, I just don't know how. I guess it's time to go searching for some tutorials.
I finally got a dreamwidth code so here's an introductory post of sorts.
This will primarily serve as a repository for my sims and photos of them that I capture. I want to become more proficient at creating interesting sims, so I feel the best way to do this would be to practice sharing them. I know that I need to step out of my comfort zone a bit more and make an effort to actually talk to other people in the simming community; I hope that having this account will encourage that.
This will primarily serve as a repository for my sims and photos of them that I capture. I want to become more proficient at creating interesting sims, so I feel the best way to do this would be to practice sharing them. I know that I need to step out of my comfort zone a bit more and make an effort to actually talk to other people in the simming community; I hope that having this account will encourage that.
