Still paintings don't work in Sims 2 Legacy

Question

When I want a Sim to paint another Sim / a portrait as a still life on canvas with the easel it doesn't work anymore. It worked fine with the ultimate collection and with the CD-ROMs.

The frame for the still life is around the scene I want to be painted, but when the Sims paints, it's not the whole thing I selected, it's just a small part of it. You can see it in the screenshot.

I always thought it was very nice, that my sims had big paintings of their family, wedding, kids, becoming a vampire etc. in their house, depending on their lifestyle.
Does anybody else have that problem? For me it was a very important feature and I really hope it gets fixed.

ladygray01 · Answer

I noticed it too. It may have something to do with screens now being higher resolution and the in game camera not being adjusted properly for that.&nbsp;

grubsonlangerak · Answer

Indeed, but you have two options to workaround this bug. The first option is to hold down (not only press once) the "C" key for a few seconds until the game starts taking a few screenshots while taking a portrait photo (I've observed this doesn't work for everyone). The second option is to alt+tab to open the game in a window, then temporarily change the game resolution to a maximum of 1920x1080 or lower, as the bug doesn't occur at these resolutions, take a portrait photo, and start painting. After that, go back to the original higher resolution you had previously set, alt+tab again, and continue playing. After doing these things, your painted images should show up perfectly as you saw them in the photo taking preview.

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