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  • cianeciane Posts: 16,996 Member
    That's like my favorite one here:
    https://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/
    I like that you can copy in the url of a pic you find on the net and get a color palette made of it.
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    ciane wrote: »
    That's like my favorite one here:
    https://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/
    I like that you can copy in the url of a pic you find on the net and get a color palette made of it.

    bookmarked that one to, I love the colors in that :)
  • puzzlezaddictpuzzlezaddict Posts: 1,877 Member
    Wow, is it the 28th already? (Um, at least it's still the 28th here.) It feels like I was just running around buying everything for Thanksgiving, or even some mornings like I still haven't started yet. Anyway.

    I'm checking in, and I've made enough progress to be comfortable. One gift is done other than a couple of minor details; I could have it ready for upload tomorrow if necessary. But another gift I'm working on is giving me fits, to the point where I don't think I can make it work the way I wanted, which is discouraging. I did find somewhat of a workaround, just not what I was hoping for, and it only addresses one of the problems.

    On that note, does anyone know of a way to stop snow from showing up under a roof when the room isn't completely closed? I don't want to spoil the gift, so I won't post screenshots, but the gist of it is I have a second story that's smaller than the first, and snow piles under the half-gable roof covering the difference.

    Imagine a 12x12 box on the ground with a 6x12 box centered above it, with a roof or combination of roofs covering the entire space. If I put a floor down on the 3x12 section of the second floor that's not inside the second-floor walls, snow shows up on that floor. If I don't put a floor down, there's no snow. I tried this with every standard roof in all kinds of combinations, and it happened every time. Putting down a flat roof didn't help either. Just to be thorough, I built a bunch of boxes in a new save and got the same result. No CFE, no friezes, no cheats at all except for TCE to change the season and weather.

    Long story short, if anyone knows of a way to address this, or has a roof tutorial handy that also covers what to do about snow, please do share.

    On the plus side, the playtesting went well, I mean other than my sims having to wade through snow when there was allegedly a roof over their heads.
  • seabenseaben Posts: 631 Member
    https://color.romanuke.com/czvetovaya-palitra-4278/

    Found this great site for color palattes, was googling today for inspiration.

    this is similar to the site i use sometimes to decide what color pallets to use https://coolors.co/453823-561f37-39a2ae-55dbcb-75e4b3
    my sims 3 shell challenges https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/974534/the-sims-3-shell-challenge-corner-challenge-4-due-july-31th/p1 or check out my sims blog https://seabensims.wordpress.com/ my Wishlist is seaben06 on the sims 3 store and my oid is also seaben06
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    seaben wrote: »
    https://color.romanuke.com/czvetovaya-palitra-4278/

    Found this great site for color palattes, was googling today for inspiration.

    this is similar to the site i use sometimes to decide what color pallets to use https://coolors.co/453823-561f37-39a2ae-55dbcb-75e4b3

    yay! another one! bookmarked.I really struggle with recoloring stuff, these are great! <3
  • CharlotteknCharlottekn Posts: 544 Member
    Now I want to go back and redo all the colors in my gift! I forgot how awesome those palette sites are.
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Now I want to go back and redo all the colors in my gift! I forgot how awesome those palette sites are.

    Back away from that gift ... nice and slow ... no sense in messing up the pretty wrapping job you've already done. LOL
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    Now I want to go back and redo all the colors in my gift! I forgot how awesome those palette sites are.

    I was tempted to go back in and recolor things again.XD
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Thank you for the links to various color palettes @GraceyManor @ciane and @seaben :)
    Those are rather nice & have been bookmarked.

    Timing is good as I am deep in paint swatches and furniture samples with the build I'm making. lol
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    @ADWilson
    Your welcome =)
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Gifting Time (December 5th) is just around the corner!
    Excited? I am!!

    Tip 1:
    Relax, all of your time and effort has paid off ... know that your gift/s will be loved by your Buddy and others.

    Tip 2:
    Once I have changed the thread title and left a comment indicating it is time ... Buddies may begin revealing who they were assigned as they present beautiful builds, special Sims and precious pets.

    Tip 3:
    Enjoy the festive fun to be found HERE during Gifting Time!
  • PuddinroyPuddinroy Posts: 4,451 Member
    Yay. I can’t wait.
    :) Smile!

  • CharlotteknCharlottekn Posts: 544 Member
    Yay! I know we were all quieter this year but I feel like we all needed something good and gift-y this year.
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Yay! I know we were all quieter this year but I feel like we all needed something good and gift-y this year.

    I figured the quiet was because people were working on/finishing their gifts. :) I agree about all of us needing something good and gift-y ... these past few years have been a "tiger of a different stripe" and tested each of us in ways we hadn't considered or expected. Mr Addy's work has pushed back the date to return to their physical office several times and the next tentative date is in February. He's considering continuing staying home and though I love him, I was really looking forward to having the house to myself again. :D

    Our house is small and sound carries from one end to the other so nothing is kept secret if it gets mentioned while we're inside. Mr Addy and Sunshine wanted to discuss my Christmas present so they closed the office door and I hung out in the kitchen purposefully making noise so I couldn't hear anything ... just in case their whispering and the closed door wasn't enough. :#

    ...

    Speaking of gift, the whisper whisper I was working on for mumble mumble are done and ready to be gifted come Gifting Time! Whoop Whoop
  • SamelaRitaSamelaRita Posts: 1,007 Member
    Oooh! Only one more day (could be the title of a song, that) and I get to be amazed by everyone's cleverness :D
  • CharlotteknCharlottekn Posts: 544 Member
    ADWilson wrote: »
    I figured the quiet was because people were working on/finishing their gifts. :) I agree about all of us needing something good and gift-y ... these past few years have been a "tiger of a different stripe" and tested each of us in ways we hadn't considered or expected. Mr Addy's work has pushed back the date to return to their physical office several times and the next tentative date is in February. He's considering continuing staying home and though I love him, I was really looking forward to having the house to myself again. :D

    Haha, yeah, I'm kind of attached to working from home now myself, though I live alone, so I only have to hear myself talk. :D The motivation to build has been a nice distraction, too.
  • GraceyManorGraceyManor Posts: 20,079 Member
    SamelaRita wrote: »
    Oooh! Only one more day (could be the title of a song, that) and I get to be amazed by everyone's cleverness :D

    One more day is a song title.Its from the musical "Les Miserables"
    XD
  • seabenseaben Posts: 631 Member
    edited December 2021
    well i was bit worried my gift would not be ready in time but i just managed to pull through literally minutes before midnight in my time zone lol :D although my gift was done a couple days ago the problem is I'm not good at editing thumbnails as they look weird if their not square
    my sims 3 shell challenges https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/974534/the-sims-3-shell-challenge-corner-challenge-4-due-july-31th/p1 or check out my sims blog https://seabensims.wordpress.com/ my Wishlist is seaben06 on the sims 3 store and my oid is also seaben06
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Sounds like you were burning the midnight oil getting things ready @seaben ;)
    I know what you mean about editing thumbnails ~ even if I square the image size some still come out looking stretched.
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Good Morning :)

    Gifting Time! Here's to spreading holiday cheer and having fun.
    I'm looking forward to seeing the gifts made by everyone.
  • seabenseaben Posts: 631 Member
    edited December 2021
    my buddy is @hidihi now when i was first told YOU where my buddy i thought back over all the times we have communicated on this website and i really tried to make something i think you would like and when i think of what you usually say and what you make for the wonderful community of the sims 3 you come across as being vary light hearted so after a lot of thinking i thought since you like to play in supernatural island fairies might be fun and it's a good way to make a build that uses a lot of earthy colors so i hope you like your gift of the locklears and their fairy hut home read their back story/download https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9490912 also some pictures of their house

    RcPsjfI.jpg6IgM75w.jpgpWCMHsS.jpg

    also happy holidays hidihi and @everyone who reads this :) .
    my sims 3 shell challenges https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/974534/the-sims-3-shell-challenge-corner-challenge-4-due-july-31th/p1 or check out my sims blog https://seabensims.wordpress.com/ my Wishlist is seaben06 on the sims 3 store and my oid is also seaben06
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Your gift has been checked and is CC-Free @seaben o:)

    Love the rounded roofing, lush landscaping and octagonal rooms. The family looks good in green and am in sure they will be rolling in the green whether it be simoleons or gardens, lol
  • MiaSkywalkerMiaSkywalker Posts: 3,436 Member
    @seaben:
    How cute! The round roofs, the nice colors, and the lush landscaping all speak to the fact that this is indeed a home for fairies. :)
  • ADWilsonADWilson Posts: 6,755 Member
    Hello, Buddy!
    We've known each other for a while @seaben so it was fun reading your Buddy Letter and finding out more about the way you play your game. Hopefully, my interpretation of your wishes are a hit and not a miss. One word of warning: While making this, I discovered store content showing up as base game items & tried my best to catch and remove/replace so hopefully {fingers crossed} nothing is there that shouldn't be. If you discover otherwise, please let me know and I will be glad to make corrections and re-upload because I want your gifts to be ready-to-play.

    Gift 1: Seaben Circle
    sc-front.jpg

    Download Link: Seaben Circle
    Picture Tour can be found HERE!

    Gift 2: CeCe le Ben
    cecepresentation.jpg

    Download Link: CeCe

    Gift 3: Cody and Sparky
    codysparky-uic.jpg

    Download Link: The Boys


    Happy Holidays!
    Addy
  • SamelaRitaSamelaRita Posts: 1,007 Member
    Okay, this took a bit of wrestling-with-the-controls (and a pause for breakfast) but even though I couldn't commit to being a buddy, I did want to be part of this, so here's a Christmas renovacy.
    Back story here: https://samelasstories.blogspot.com/2021/11/harpers-rest.html

    Download the house and family here: https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9490916

    And some pictures here: The house.
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    The people.
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    And the challenge.
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