Art Store

"phantasmkiss;c-17195671" wrote:
There's an art store and a photography studio in my Myshuno Meadows Mall.

The art store is pretty simple. It has a lot of art on the wall and a couple statues.

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The photography studio sells cameras and, of course, has a studio where Sims can get their photos taken.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/77d7830d66f17f78bdf815ff6ece8cda/tumblr_inline_p9b1vgLKzC1ukb6nu_1280.png

I've tried selling paintings at the Flea Market, but no one ever buys anything! Maybe an actual store will work out better.

I am so so sorry for barging in here and asking a question regarding one of your screenshots but how come your pictures of your sims are sharp and mine are so blurry?

I have maxed out the photography skill, have tried the best camera and the photo studio that came with GtW and still the pics are just grainy. I know that I could take sharp pictures years ago because I have one screenshot just as yours with good pictures. I just cannot achieve them now.

Don't know if I want to buy a Stuff Pack with the sole intent of taking pics if I cannot make them look good :/

"QueenofMyshuno;d-964260" wrote:
Do you own an art or photography store? Tell me about your art retail. Post your experiences, screenshots, etc., having to do with art stores.

Edit: Scroll to the end of my story page here on the forums to see screenshots of my art store, including the check out counter, warehouse, office, and upstairs area.

I do have an art gallery/photo studie in my game but I don't own it -- it's run by Eliza Pancakes after she and Bob won the lottery. I downloaded some rooms with paintings from the Gallery. Eventually I'd like to have a Sim that has a gallery filled with paintings s/he has created, but it takes a really long time to get that many unique paintings so it might take a while. It's on my back burner as a long term project.

"SilentKitty;c-17198060" wrote:
I am so so sorry for barging in here and asking a question regarding one of your screenshots but how come your pictures of your sims are sharp and mine are so blurry?

I have maxed out the photography skill, have tried the best camera and the photo studio that came with GtW and still the pics are just grainy. I know that I could take sharp pictures years ago because I have one screenshot just as yours with good pictures. I just cannot achieve them now.

Don't know if I want to buy a Stuff Pack with the sole intent of taking pics if I cannot make them look good :/

I used a maxed-out photographer, the photo studio, and the best camera, and made sure there were plenty of lights. All my photos are the largest size, and I took lots and lots of photos, then only framed/displayed the best.

I don't know why yours are blurry, but I can tell you that even good photographers take bad pictures sometimes, they just tend to take fewer bad ones and more good ones. I don't know if graphics settings have anything to do with anything, but mine are set to default, and I don't use laptop mode. My best advice is just keep trying!

@Mariefoxprice83 That sounds nice. I'm planning on making a general store one of these days when I get around to it.

@telemwill I like the name of your store--very cute!

@emere That's such a cool idea to sell travel photos and souvenirs!

@LaBlue0314 It sounds like a great system you have going!

@stilljustme2 You can get paintings on the gallery?? I didn't even know that. I'm going to check that out.

"RavenSpit;c-17195841" wrote:
@QueenofMyshuno MSP= moshino stuffpack :)

I see the phrase "Moschino Stuff Pack" everywhere I look, so I don't know why my brain didn't make the very simple connection, LOL.

"phantasmkiss;c-17198203" wrote:

"SilentKitty;c-17198060" wrote:
I am so so sorry for barging in here and asking a question regarding one of your screenshots but how come your pictures of your sims are sharp and mine are so blurry?

I have maxed out the photography skill, have tried the best camera and the photo studio that came with GtW and still the pics are just grainy. I know that I could take sharp pictures years ago because I have one screenshot just as yours with good pictures. I just cannot achieve them now.

Don't know if I want to buy a Stuff Pack with the sole intent of taking pics if I cannot make them look good :/

I used a maxed-out photographer, the photo studio, and the best camera, and made sure there were plenty of lights. All my photos are the largest size, and I took lots and lots of photos, then only framed/displayed the best.

I don't know why yours are blurry, but I can tell you that even good photographers take bad pictures sometimes, they just tend to take fewer bad ones and more good ones. I don't know if graphics settings have anything to do with anything, but mine are set to default, and I don't use laptop mode. My best advice is just keep trying!

Thank you so much for answering :)

Turns out it was a bug, getting pics together so that I can show Maxis how to find it.

Cheers!