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Which design aspect are you better or more comfortable with?
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I am more concerned with the organization of the interior spaces more than I am with the stuff that goes in it.
Interiors are like a roller coaster ride.
It takes a while to climb up that first peak, full of anxiety, and then the rest is enjoyable when I get going.
Or horrible, if it just isn't coming together.
I can handle landscaping fine but roofing is sometimes my downfall. I just finished editing the Straud Mansion again trying to keep as much of the original build as I could because I like how it looks at night. The roof is still a mess.
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I'll often put some "wild" plants, similar to the ones in the common area, in the portion of the yard farthest from the house and try to blend them with what's growing on the other side of the boundary. Garden areas that are closer to the house, or that make up the garden of the Sims who live there, might be anything, because the resident Sims would have planted them.
Now I'm tempted to plop a 20x15 house onto a really big lot and create a massive garden like the one my wife's parents have. Since they're retired and healthy, they have the time and energy to care for it.
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Well said. Exterior is mainly for "looks". Interior is far more complicated because in addition to 'looks' it has to be functional. Even now I'm still messing around with the interior of a house to get it smoothly functional. (And of-course, nice looking too.)
Because of this I've been partially neglecting the exterior. And the landscaping, to be honest.
This is a re-build of my very first building ever in Sims4 that was lost when all saves were lost a few months ago now.
I'm going similar to what I had before, but the thing is it was always constantly evolving. So now with my experience, doing it similar but more evolved again. Still changing it a piece at a time.
So probably what I'm most "Comfortable" with is exterior, (including landscaping). That's why I voted "Exterior"
(Interior is the most rewarding though when it looks cool and functions well at the same time! In my opinion. But often exterior is combined with interior for function, for my builds. And the landscape, especially with the cottage living pack)
And I'll stop ranting now...
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How did you make your gallery page and the link to it? Love your builds, by the way.
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The May Family
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I'd give myself a passing grade on interiors, I get the essentials in but often forget things like dressers in the bedrooms and am adverse to clutter.
When it comes to landscaping, "Wah! Do I HAVE to?!"
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Edit: I’m saying I’m extremely comfortable working with all aspects, that doesn’t mean my builds are any good. 😆
Nothing is new, but some interiors/exteriors for reference.
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Very nice builds!
TINY HOUSE CHALLENGE
The May Family
Modeling Career?
TINY HOUSE CHALLENGE
The May Family
Modeling Career?
See, I often tend to do builds that I just intend to put on the gallery, so I don't always know what sims will be living there in the first place, and in that case I just tend to go for a random interior style in colors I find nice. Picking a theme that suits the rest of the build.
Exteriors can be alright. It's just about messing with shapes. Honestly I'd place that on my bottom tier, it doesn't do much for me, and I find I have the most fun when trying to recreate the exterior of a real house.
Landscaping is what pulls the whole thing together, though. I actually enjoy it. I like leaving a whole bunch of plants and rocks all over the place, arranged in a way that's aesthetically pleasing yet natural-looking, and not to mention PONDS. I love ponds. Got a huge bias for ponds. So landscaping just makes the whole build feel more... ALIVE. You know? It can do a lot for the vibes of the place.
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With Sims 2 and 3, it used to be all about the interior design for me, so that's what I got really good at. But with the Sims 4, I find myself spending a lot of time with the exteriors and landscaping and thoroughly enjoying it. I think it might be because building in Sims 2/3 was absolutely horrendous and a pain in the derriere, so I just stuck to the interiors mostly and never really bothered investing my time and effort on the exteriors. Whereas with the Sims 4, the build mode tools are so much easier to work with, therefore it makes working on exteriors and landscaping that much more enjoyable than previously.
And when TwistedMexi came out with his Better BuildBuy mod, I started spending more time in debug/live edit and discovered a whole new world of awesome debug landscaping items that I couldn't be bothered looking through before (because it was such an unorganized mess). That was a total game changer for me. I found myself having a blast creating interesting landscapes around my builds with all the debug items.... there's a treasure trove of stuff in there.
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I love landscaping and find it super relaxing. I don’t know if I’m any good at it, but I enjoy it just the same! If I were a sim, I would definitely have the ‘Loves the Outdoors’ trait.