Can someone critique my lots?
Hiya! I've been building houses and lots in the sims since Sims 2, but for some reason, I just cannot get that wow factor. I wondered if anyone would be kind enough to take a look at my lots in my ga...
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Alright, thanx, that helped a lot! First, I want to say I do not think I am an expert and I have no intention of 'breaking down' any of your builds, I looked at your work, I think you are doing a good job and I want to help you :) Also, keep in mind there is a big random factor considering when you upload it, how many other people upload it, how many people are trolling the gallery and how many people download and like your build (potentially bumping it up to the 'popular now' category). As you gain more downloads on a build and more followers on your profile, in general, you will get more downloads on the rest of your builds too.
I will post this in 2 pieces, since it is becoming long and I had to start over once already, since I aciddentally pressed the 'back' button :'(
1) 'Selling' your build
1) Lighting on your builds. I took one of your builds that I actually think looks great, you just don't have the right pictures to make it popular. I show you pictures I made by downloading it, placing it on a lot and choosing a nice lighting. Keep in mind, the first, frontal picture is the eyecatcher! If you miss this one, people won't even click it!
https://athena.thesims.com/v1/images/1/0x00001dd0/744EE9CF-8095-11EB-832B-CACBBEC83282/00.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PKDHWL3.png
Some people go really far in this, they build it on the perfect plot, with the perfect background, move in a family and go hour by hour to choose the perfect lighting. I am a bit more lazy, i pick a plot without northern facing (these plots only have darkish shaded frontal pictures at any time of the day, so they are no good), I skip through morning, noon and evening to get a nice lighting and if I am not happy, I change to a plot with a different orientation and try the 3 times again. I usually end up with morning or evening, since they give some nice shading.
2) Decorating
If you build for you, go ahead and go wild! If you build for being popular and getting downloads, steer clear of extremes!
https://athena.thesims.com/v1/images/1/0x00000b4f/912198AD-70CD-11EB-8C25-FCAA752B5B46/00.jpg
A pink house, including the inside is great! Just not when... trying to get a bunch of people to download this. People don't usually download things they don't see themselves playing in. While this is a great theme house and it is very creative, it usually is not very popular.
The 'overdecorating' on the garden in this case also hides quite a bit of the facing of the house, which can look a bit messy. I do think if you clean this one up (neutral colors and a bit less plants), this could be a nice one!
I will post this in 2 pieces, since it is becoming long and I had to start over once already, since I aciddentally pressed the 'back' button :'(
1) 'Selling' your build
1) Lighting on your builds. I took one of your builds that I actually think looks great, you just don't have the right pictures to make it popular. I show you pictures I made by downloading it, placing it on a lot and choosing a nice lighting. Keep in mind, the first, frontal picture is the eyecatcher! If you miss this one, people won't even click it!
https://athena.thesims.com/v1/images/1/0x00001dd0/744EE9CF-8095-11EB-832B-CACBBEC83282/00.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/PKDHWL3.pngSome people go really far in this, they build it on the perfect plot, with the perfect background, move in a family and go hour by hour to choose the perfect lighting. I am a bit more lazy, i pick a plot without northern facing (these plots only have darkish shaded frontal pictures at any time of the day, so they are no good), I skip through morning, noon and evening to get a nice lighting and if I am not happy, I change to a plot with a different orientation and try the 3 times again. I usually end up with morning or evening, since they give some nice shading.
2) Decorating
If you build for you, go ahead and go wild! If you build for being popular and getting downloads, steer clear of extremes!
https://athena.thesims.com/v1/images/1/0x00000b4f/912198AD-70CD-11EB-8C25-FCAA752B5B46/00.jpg
A pink house, including the inside is great! Just not when... trying to get a bunch of people to download this. People don't usually download things they don't see themselves playing in. While this is a great theme house and it is very creative, it usually is not very popular.
The 'overdecorating' on the garden in this case also hides quite a bit of the facing of the house, which can look a bit messy. I do think if you clean this one up (neutral colors and a bit less plants), this could be a nice one!
