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simstr0ng

I'm trying to paint from reference and I am having trouble making my Sims pose and capturing the image - any tips?

Cinebar

We need a pose option like in all the other games. But reference painting is still way to grainy for me. I just ignore it most of the time. I don't like grainy paintings unless they are actually aged.

MVWdeZT

I like to set up a microphone near the easel and have the Sim being painted talk on the microphone.

simstr0ng

@Cinebar - I see your point. I took the graininess as being an impressionist style. I've only done 2 so I am new to this.

rosemow

Hello
This link may help for painting by reference. It doesn't include information about posing other sims but it may help you when using the feature to paint other items.
http://getsimplyruthless.blogspot.com/2015/05/create-your-own-custom-paintings-in.html

NZsimm3r

If you turn off free-will/ autonomy that should help with getting the subject sim to sit still etc.

simstr0ng

@rosemow - thanks - the reference painting info is very helpful. I'll try again.

@NZsimm3r - good idea - thanks

JRBear

I made a garden area near a good view and put a bench, have my subject sim sit on that for the picture

JRBear

If it is not your sim, can get them in a group and 'sit here and chat' before having your sim get up to paint

simstr0ng

@JRBear - excellent ideas. I'm getting better indoors - next step is outdoors.

StilleWater

I wanted my sim to paint his family, wife and three kids...no pose button so when I got one where I wanted and went to the other the first was walking away. and so on. I set up different chairs and told them to sit and wife to stand behind...so she turned her back, while I tried to fix the kids all walked away. I also find wonderful things around town, but you cannot take pictures for future paintings and you cannot carry an easel with you. There are few things from TS3 that I wish would be in this game, I like the difference but these are, in my book, necessary features of an artist. I f a musician cant carry the string instruments how could he get tips?

simstr0ng

@StilleWater - good points - I agree Sims 4 needs some new features to make painting from reference feasible.

dirty_milos

If I include a painting from reference into my build and upload it into the Gallery, will the users who download my build be able to have my painting from reference in their game?

stilljustme2

dirty_milos wrote: »

If I include a painting from reference into my build and upload it into the Gallery, will the users who download my build be able to have my painting from reference in their game?

I've heard there's a glitch where Paint by Reference artworks are marking the lots as having CC -- I think the developers were looking into it so can't say for sure.

Laceyrose

If you have the " Get Famous " pack... you can have your sim's ' pose '.. this works pretty good .. but does not help with the grainy look for the painting. Also having them ' pose ' when taking a picture with the camera is pretty good also.

dirty_milos

stilljustme2 wrote: »

I've heard there's a glitch where Paint by Reference artworks are marking the lots as having CC -- I think the developers were looking into it so can't say for sure.

I know that having photos in the lot would mark it as having CC, at least it was like that before.

I have uploaded a lot with a painting from reference to the Gallery, and it is not marked as having CC, but I don't know if others can see that painting when they download the lot.

belpita

StilleWater wrote: »

I wanted my sim to paint his family, wife and three kids...no pose button so when I got one where I wanted and went to the other the first was walking away. and so on. I set up different chairs and told them to sit and wife to stand behind...so she turned her back, while I tried to fix the kids all walked away. I also find wonderful things around town, but you cannot take pictures for future paintings and you cannot carry an easel with you. There are few things from TS3 that I wish would be in this game, I like the difference but these are, in my book, necessary features of an artist. I f a musician cant carry the string instruments how could he get tips?

But you can carry both easel and guitar/violin in your Sim's inventory. Just drag it there or have the Sim put it there themselves.

KarinaD

My favorite thing to paint from reference is the nature scenes (with Seasons). I'd have my sim stand on a balcony and paint a Sunrise or Sunset in the snow. One of my favorite cities for nature paintings would be Barnacle Bay. My sim would travel Barnacle Bay with her easel and then when I see something pretty, I'll let her stop and paint that. This makes really pretty paintings :)

katrinasforest

A Sim meditating can be a cool pose, especially with a serene background. And they tend to stay in that pose long enough to get the shot.

You need to give yourself lots of space, though. I tried doing a portrait in what I thought was a pretty wide hallway, but the edge of the easel kept blocking me from seeing my Sim's subject.

katrinasforest

@KarinaD That sounds really pretty! Seasons has added a lot to the aesthetics of the game.

Frank_The_Simmer_32

While I was browsing around the Gallery on the XBox One version, I discovered some paintings of movie posters such as Speed, Braveheart, Jaws, etc. Credit to #Babewire & #PhoenixRaven for posting these amazing film poster paintings. I gotta say, I'm impressed that they actually got my favourite movie from '94 from reference.

BoergeAarg61

simstr0ng wrote: »

I'm trying to paint from reference and I am having trouble making my Sims pose and capturing the image - any tips?

My sims hardly ever paint other sims from reference. They paint surroundings. Some easels are even added to community lots like parks for that purpose.

Edit February 18, 2020: Some sims of mine actually painted other sims from reference, but not while they were posing.

Those paintings were made by a sim who died from old age long ago:




The apartment was taken over by other sims. One of those sims just made a painting from reference at the gym of San Myshuno.

The name of the painter is Erika Mori. She is painting Astrid Eriksen from the back.





Note, the sim being painted only has to pose for the same amount of time as when a photo is taken. That's how Astrid is able to watch Erika making the painting.



The painting was put on a wall at home.

AnnLee87

If you have Moschino Stuff you can use the pose marker even on visiting Sims or hire someone to pose. At least they won't walk away. I tried to have my sim hold their toddler then selected pose but they always put the toddler down first. So I put the toddler in a high chair and placed the pose maker behind the high chair. Then had the dad pose. It worked.

I have also used the pose makers to take large photos. Hung the best one on on the wall and did paint from reference. Just zoom in on the photo so you can't see the edges. You can do panoramic painting this way also. Take photo and move just a little right and take another picture and so on. I usually do 3 large photos of a view I like. Then do a paint from reference of each large photo. Now you have 3 paintings to hang next to each other. Some of the views in the game are really amazing at certain times of day.

Catzilla

I put a couch or chess table near the easel, that helped. I've also engaged the target in conversation while painting, that helped too. I get some super cute images of spouses and friends this way. The flirty ones are hilarious.

Catzilla

Laceyrose wrote: »

If you have the " Get Famous " pack... you can have your sim's ' pose '.. this works pretty good .. but does not help with the grainy look for the painting. Also having them ' pose ' when taking a picture with the camera is pretty good also.

I didn't know you could get them to pose. Cool!
Yeah, the bad jpeg graininess is a shame.

SimAlexandria

i have get famous, how do i get them to pose?

You can make them stand on the moschino xs but without the camera they don't pose there, might get them to the correct spot anyways.