Jazztizz Showcase
Thanks to @Corwim and @Rosemow for encouraging me to start this thread. Thanks to @Laebeth, @Veriona and all the creative folks who have stopped by my gallery or commented here and/or on @Rosemow's r...
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Hi @Jazztizz !
I agree with Rosemow and Laebeth, it's your showcase, so you decide how you set it up to your liking. :) Just adding my two cents here on how I did it as that's how it works best for me. I decided to put all my uploads in one showcase thread, including both builds and sims. I initially started a topic for my sims separately in the Sims and Modeling section of the forum, but quickly noticed I got zero response/views there as that section is leaning more towards the modeling part, meaning sims that use CC, custom poses and photoshopping. And that's perfectly fine, but somehow it felt like my sims didn't really belong there lol. :D Plus, my sims are also always linked to my builds as inspiration so to me it made more sense to put them in the same showcase, but separate them on the first page of my showcase in different index posts. Your experience may be different though! :smile:
One thing I would recommend is keeping your posts limited to only one upload and its pictures per post here on the forum, and maybe replace your first post with an index. Your showcase is going to grow and grow, and that way you can keep it organized in the future. You can do as I did and refer to your creations and posts per page in your index, or you can also link directly to the post of a specific build in your index post (involves a bit more work, and I had no idea how to do that when I started lolz, still plan on doing that one of these days: you can get the link to a specific post when you right click on the time stamp of that post in the left upper corner, copy it and then paste it in your index post, something I learned from @rosemow :smile: ) )
As for the different Gallery poses I use, that involves a bit of modding. :) Don't know whether you use any type of mod in your game or run a modfree game? In any case, no worries for the gallery poses mods, they don't add any CC to your game or change it in any way, they are simply used to generate a different screenshot for your household uploads that are a whole lot better than the standard Maxis poses for sims. :wink: To be able to use them, you first need the files for them. Simply google around for 'Sims 4 gallery poses' and you'll find a bunch. Make sure you add the 'gallery' bit as there are plenty of poses too that are used in game, still others that are used in CAS and finally (the ones you want) poses used for Gallery screenshots. The two most popular simmers who make Gallery poses are:
- Vanderetro: vanderetro.tumblr.com/
- SakuraLeon: j-e-n-n-e-h.tumblr.com/
There are a few other creators, but I find myself using their poses the most (especially Vanderetro's). :) You're free to use their poses for your uploads, but all they ask is to be credited in a hashtag in your upload descriptions that use their poses, hence why you find those in mine. :smile: They are also both on the Gallery, so you might consider following them there as they do announce when they have new pose packs available on their websites in the shape of a Gallery upload.
Download the gallery poses you are interested in and then unzip them to get the separate files. To be sure to keep a CCfree game, I use a separate documents folder to store the poses I use, so create a Sims 4 Gallery Poses folder outside your ElectronicArts/Sims 4 documents folder to store the pose files. Then, each time you want to use a pose, copy the poses you want to use from there, and paste them in your Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods folder (there's a Resource.cfg file already there, whatever you do, never remove that file, asfaik that's the file that links the mods you add to your game so they actually work lol). Next, start up your game, you will get a pop up, saying the game has detected mods and whether you want to continue, just click yes and head on over in CAS. Place the sim you want to upload and click on Save household, and this is where you'll see the magic happen! :wink:
Unfortunately you cannot directly select which pose you want to use for your upload. The game will always generate a bunch of possible poses (I think it's 8 if I recall correctly) for you to cycle through (click on the photograph button underneath the upload picture before actually saving your household to your library). So keep cycling through them until you get the pose you want for your upload. Don't put too many poses at once in your Mods folder, because the game will always pick a limited number of poses pictures for your upload, so if you add too many in your mods folder, the one you want may not show up. Plus, it will still mix in Maxis's own poses as well. Once you have your simmie safe and sound in your library with the Gallery picture you want to use, exit the game, and delete the pose files from your mods folder, and you're running a CC/Modsfree game again. :smile:
I agree with Rosemow and Laebeth, it's your showcase, so you decide how you set it up to your liking. :) Just adding my two cents here on how I did it as that's how it works best for me. I decided to put all my uploads in one showcase thread, including both builds and sims. I initially started a topic for my sims separately in the Sims and Modeling section of the forum, but quickly noticed I got zero response/views there as that section is leaning more towards the modeling part, meaning sims that use CC, custom poses and photoshopping. And that's perfectly fine, but somehow it felt like my sims didn't really belong there lol. :D Plus, my sims are also always linked to my builds as inspiration so to me it made more sense to put them in the same showcase, but separate them on the first page of my showcase in different index posts. Your experience may be different though! :smile:
One thing I would recommend is keeping your posts limited to only one upload and its pictures per post here on the forum, and maybe replace your first post with an index. Your showcase is going to grow and grow, and that way you can keep it organized in the future. You can do as I did and refer to your creations and posts per page in your index, or you can also link directly to the post of a specific build in your index post (involves a bit more work, and I had no idea how to do that when I started lolz, still plan on doing that one of these days: you can get the link to a specific post when you right click on the time stamp of that post in the left upper corner, copy it and then paste it in your index post, something I learned from @rosemow :smile: ) )
As for the different Gallery poses I use, that involves a bit of modding. :) Don't know whether you use any type of mod in your game or run a modfree game? In any case, no worries for the gallery poses mods, they don't add any CC to your game or change it in any way, they are simply used to generate a different screenshot for your household uploads that are a whole lot better than the standard Maxis poses for sims. :wink: To be able to use them, you first need the files for them. Simply google around for 'Sims 4 gallery poses' and you'll find a bunch. Make sure you add the 'gallery' bit as there are plenty of poses too that are used in game, still others that are used in CAS and finally (the ones you want) poses used for Gallery screenshots. The two most popular simmers who make Gallery poses are:
- Vanderetro: vanderetro.tumblr.com/
- SakuraLeon: j-e-n-n-e-h.tumblr.com/
There are a few other creators, but I find myself using their poses the most (especially Vanderetro's). :) You're free to use their poses for your uploads, but all they ask is to be credited in a hashtag in your upload descriptions that use their poses, hence why you find those in mine. :smile: They are also both on the Gallery, so you might consider following them there as they do announce when they have new pose packs available on their websites in the shape of a Gallery upload.
Download the gallery poses you are interested in and then unzip them to get the separate files. To be sure to keep a CCfree game, I use a separate documents folder to store the poses I use, so create a Sims 4 Gallery Poses folder outside your ElectronicArts/Sims 4 documents folder to store the pose files. Then, each time you want to use a pose, copy the poses you want to use from there, and paste them in your Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods folder (there's a Resource.cfg file already there, whatever you do, never remove that file, asfaik that's the file that links the mods you add to your game so they actually work lol). Next, start up your game, you will get a pop up, saying the game has detected mods and whether you want to continue, just click yes and head on over in CAS. Place the sim you want to upload and click on Save household, and this is where you'll see the magic happen! :wink:
Unfortunately you cannot directly select which pose you want to use for your upload. The game will always generate a bunch of possible poses (I think it's 8 if I recall correctly) for you to cycle through (click on the photograph button underneath the upload picture before actually saving your household to your library). So keep cycling through them until you get the pose you want for your upload. Don't put too many poses at once in your Mods folder, because the game will always pick a limited number of poses pictures for your upload, so if you add too many in your mods folder, the one you want may not show up. Plus, it will still mix in Maxis's own poses as well. Once you have your simmie safe and sound in your library with the Gallery picture you want to use, exit the game, and delete the pose files from your mods folder, and you're running a CC/Modsfree game again. :smile:
