"Masterpiece" Seriously? Heh!

You can get a lot more than 5k per painting though. :D
https://i.imgur.com/ZBnWZSL.png

Just in like in real life, having a regular job isn't what makes the most money - so my Sims have regular jobs for fun? and do other things for money.

I always sell my paintings on Plopsy. Those fools pay so much more than the picture is worth ?

"mightysprite;c-18153786" wrote:
@Simmerville I forget what level programming skill, maybe 7 or 8? My Arun Bheeda is a freelance programmer and he often makes games, both for gigs and not.

Cool! There's so many careers in this game that I never really checked out. Guess I see a Programmer rising in the horizon :)

A 'master piece' is not 'a high quality item' necessarily. Its a piece, by a master.

Look at Banksy, incredibly simple art but so insanely valuable.
There are pretty dull sketches by Da Vinci and Van Gogh that are valued in the millions.

If I was a. rich and b. into art in real life, I would LOVE to own a figure study by , to look at their technique and style beneath the arty outsideness.

True, a master could probably make some crappy artwork and sell it for an insane amount. It's almost sad, I mean if we made a figure drawing as did the master, the master sells for more. I guess it's not about the art, it's about who you know better.

I used to sell my paintings using the street gallery at 300% markup until I realized that the game is more fun when the sims are struggling.

So whenever I start a new family, I first decide what kind of people they will be, and choose a single way as a money maker - even gardening can get you rich quickly! All you do is fish up a dragon fruit or 2 in Magnolia Promenade and poof, unlimited money growing right there. So I strictly avoid that when gardening is my money source.

And flower arranging has been banned in all my saves too. At first you work at a loss... and then you sell them at 20k a piece when you have a 300% markup on the vendor table

I feel making money through skills and activities have become waaaaay easier than just having a job. Sort of breaks the game a bit.

Painting is cheat mode in my book so it's very rare I let someone paint and sell daily

My Sims make and spend money at a rate that I think is uncommon for most players. Even though they paint 20,000+ simoleon paintings, they don't have endless money. They have to generate millions of simoleons in order to maintain their lifestyle. If their only options were regular jobs, they wouldn't even be able to afford living in their home. :# That said, even I draw the line somewhere and don't use money trees or stack reward traits that give money...

Mine are off the grid, in tiny houses, grow their own food, and never run out of electricity or water. Who needs a job?

@haneul Yes. I'll been trying to build (re-build) my lost house from when I lost my saves. Without just cheating money in. ;) You can see there is only §12,000 saved at that point.

@musteni I agree with you. Teressa Calhouni IS a dedicated painter for her life. She loves it as a career and hobby.

What you can't see in that screenshot is that (since you can't lock easels like a computer) I put in those maker walls and the marker gate from the "Get Famous" pack. Only she can get in to paint after I 'locked' the door for everyone else.
I did that because I like having her around everyone else while she's painting. :smiley:
(Instead of stuck alone in a room)

The other's careers are:

Marissa Calhouni: Musician
Terry Calhouni: Astronaut
Markus Flex: Athlete

The other two were still just Teens when I took that screenie.

One plans to be an astronaut like his dad, but go the 'scoundrel' path. Instead of space patrol.
The other plans to be a scientist.

Markus Flex will probably eventually leave and go back to Windenburg or something. (Noncommittal) lol!