I don't aim for perfection but my starting point has always been "good enough" and I work upwards from there. There are times when I think "maybe I should go back and start Sim 66 from scratch and change this, or not do that, but that's not going to move things forwards, just keep things the same but with prettier graphics or better prose but ultimately stagnating.
There's a saying: Don't let the best be the enemy of the good. I also remind myself that I should compare my work with what I did yesterday and not with what someone else has done today. I look for gradual and tangible improvement, not going after something that's perfect but unrealistically obtainable.
I haven't done much in the way of photoshopping screen grabs or using filters and I don't use pose mods. I prefer to work with the game and not try to bend it to my will, if you see what I mean.
