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    New Tutorial for Using GIMP with the Color Magic tool (link!)

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    PenelopePenelope Posts: 3,298 Member
    edited August 2014 in Tutorials and Tools for Mods & CC
    I just uploaded a tutorial on how to make custom textures for Sims 4 clothes using GIMP and the Color Magic tool. It's been uploaded onto the Sims 4 Stuff n Things web site. The only thing the tutorial doesn't cover is how to create custom swatches, because that feature is still being perfected for Color Magic.

    Anyway, I wanted to give back to the modding community who made my Sims 2 and 3 games so much better with all their custom creations.

    Links:
    http://forums.sims4.the-prof.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=14
    or
    http://sims4.the-prof.net/?topic=tutorial-using-gimp-with-color-magic-to-make-custom-textured-sims-4-clothing
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      Srikandi715Srikandi715 Posts: 1,753 Member
      Very nice job, and beautiful examples!
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      MomGinnyMomGinny Posts: 311 Member
      Thanks for sharing! I'm sure this will be helpful. :)
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      RawwrOutLoudRawwrOutLoud Posts: 63 Member
      Thanks so much for sharing, your tutorial is great penelope. ^-^ will be fun to try an make some of my own cc
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      LionLion Posts: 42 Member
      Nice ;). I also have a tutorial on my website: eder.se/vera
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      PenelopePenelope Posts: 3,298 Member
      Lion wrote: »
      Nice ;). I also have a tutorial on my website: eder.se/vera
      Nice job! You might want to change the link to the DDS plugin that's on your tutorial, though. Your link only takes you to the 32-bit version of the plugin. For 64-bit computers, you need the 64-bit version of the plugin, which is here: https://code.google.com/p/gimp-dds/downloads/list.

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      LionLion Posts: 42 Member
      Ohh thank you @penelope
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      midnightpearlmidnightpearl Posts: 6,578 Member
      thanku, I use GIMP alot, so thanks for the tutorial :smiley:
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      3PupDLS3PupDLS Posts: 882 Member
      Great job on the tutorial! It is very helpful.
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      dltn43dltn43 Posts: 80 Member
      > @Penelope said:
      > I just uploaded a tutorial on how to make custom textures for Sims 4 clothes using GIMP and the Color Magic tool. It's been uploaded onto the Sims 4 Stuff n Things web site. The only thing the tutorial doesn't cover is how to create custom swatches, because that feature is still being perfected for Color Magic.
      >
      > Anyway, I wanted to give back to the modding community who made my Sims 2 and 3 games so much better with all their custom creations.
      >
      > Link:
      > http://sims4.the-prof.net/?topic=tutorial-using-gimp-with-color-magic-to-make-custom-textured-sims-4-clothing

      Thank you for the tutorial @Penelope! :)
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      Chimp2678Chimp2678 Posts: 4,072 Member
      Thanks, and I might try it out to create some for Sims myself.
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      FendiYukiFendiYuki Posts: 9 New Member
      edited August 2014
      Hi Guys,

      I received the following at S4PE preview panel :

      Error reading resource 0x3453CF95-0x00000000-0x89C4BE4B96806522
      Front-end Distribution: Unknown
      Library Distribution: Unknown

      Source: s4pi.WrapperDealer
      Assembly: s4pi.WrapperDealer, Version=1408.22.1802.23466, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
      Could not find a resource handler
      ----
      Stack trace:
      at s4pi.WrapperDealer.WrapperDealer.WrapperForType(String type, Int32 APIversion, Stream s)
      at S4PIDemoFE.MainForm.browserWidget1_SelectedResourceChanged(Object sender, ResourceChangedEventArgs e)
      ----

      May i know where did i do wrong?

      Love
      Yuki

      Edit: I found out what's the problem. i was extracting using WinRar and its not working. i use 7zip as suggested and it works!
      Post edited by FendiYuki on
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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      Ok , I admit I am download illiterate. Where do I put the 4 downloads?
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      PenelopePenelope Posts: 3,298 Member
      ferret9005 wrote: »
      Ok , I admit I am download illiterate. Where do I put the 4 downloads?
      S4PE and Color Magic are simply downloaded to your desktop. Create an empty folder on your desktop for each of them (right-click on your desktop and then click on New/Folder), and then unzip them each in their own folders. Then from there, search the folders until you see "s4pe.exe" or "ColorMagic.exe" and click on those to start the programs.

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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      Thank you, I appreciate your help.
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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      Unfortunately I will need to ask another question. Once I open Color Magic, I am instructed to put in select package. I've tried copy & paste typing ect. and it will not let me enter the file required. Where do I find this particular file?
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      ceejay402ceejay402 Posts: 24,507 Member
      this is awesome @Penelope big thanks! cant wait to try this out and do you think similar steps will be used for objects?
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      hypemerchanthypemerchant Posts: 132 Member
      ferret9005 wrote: »
      Unfortunately I will need to ask another question. Once I open Color Magic, I am instructed to put in select package. I've tried copy & paste typing ect. and it will not let me enter the file required. Where do I find this particular file?

      You can find CASDemoFullBuild.package in C:\Program Files\Origin Games\The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo\Data\Client
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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      edited August 2014
      Hmm I have an Orgin folder but no Orgin Games. Instead it is under Program files(86x)\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 Create A Demo\Data\Client
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      MyreMylarMyreMylar Posts: 80 Member
      ferret9005 wrote: »
      Hmm I have an Orgin folder but no Orgin Games.

      Do you have the Create a Sim Demo? Because this is normally installed in the 'Origin Games' sub-folder. If it's installed somewhere else you may have to search your PC for it.

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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      yes I have the demo. do I need to uninstall and reinstall?
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      MyreMylarMyreMylar Posts: 80 Member
      edited August 2014
      If the CAS Demo works then there is no need to re-install. It is possible to change where your origin games are installed to (including the CAS Demo) I would just search your computer for the file CASDemoFullBuild.package.

      Open up File Explorer and there should be a search box in the top right in most versions of Windows. Type or paste the name into that box press enter and it should do it's thing and tell you where you have installed the CAS Demo.
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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      thank you so much for your help. I got it to wok so far. I'm sure there will be more questions. Thank you again.
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      MomGinnyMomGinny Posts: 311 Member
      Thank you! I just had a friend ask me if there was a tutorial like this around somewhere. :D I'm gonna link them up.
      My Sims || My CC Creations || My Simblr || OID: MomGinny
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      ferret9005ferret9005 Posts: 1,361 Member
      I printed out the tut and followed the directions on the first 2 pages,( didn't get far ). once I click finish Color magic closes.I open S4PE and everything is blank. no codes. the file I created has been put in Program files (86x) Electronic Arts\the sims4 create a demo\data\client. What am I doing wrong?
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      MyreMylarMyreMylar Posts: 80 Member
      Generally you want to save the files ColourMagic creates to \Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 4 Create A Sim Demo\Mods otherwise they won't be loaded by the demo.

      To get anything to show in s4pe you have to load the file you just created in the program by going to the File menu and picking 'Open...' from the menu and then finding the package you just created.

      This should all be covered in this tutorial:

      https://www.platinumsimmers.com/articles/simple-retexturing-for-the-sims-4/
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