Do you like what "paint from reference" paintings look like in the game?I totally hate it! They look so grainy and low quality! I wish they were more like oil paintings or like paintings in Sims 2. Something like this would do. http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-09-29-dargie-thumb.jpgI wanna be able to paint portraits without them looking like a low quality 0.5MP photograph Why couldn't they look like these portraits? (I found this photo on the internet. I don't know who the owner is.)Also, I just thought of something... We don't really have an option to paint a portrait of someone. We only have an option to paint from reference. And it's really hard to position a sim, that you wanna paint, right.

I love paint by reference. And I don't mind their graininess.http://i.imgur.com/dv0Tn1C.pngTwo of my sims painting each other.

I'm not a fan of them and do wish they were better.

I know! they look like Photoshop filters instead of real paintings, I wish these were like the ones in S2.

I wish they could at least give as a different filter.

I also wish that they looked better. Like, Sims can already paint in impressionist styles. If you want them to paint that way, choose that style of painting. Or give people the option to have it be a normal painting. I know that Sims can take pictures of themselves and that's a way to get those images into the game, but if I'm doing a Legacy, it'd be nice to have a giant wall of Sim paintings. I know I used to do that in TS2/TS3. It's cool to see the progression of the Legacy through paintings. But I'd like to be able to actually.....see the people of the legacy, not have to squint at some grainy mess.

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Samsonguy9000
9 years ago
I love paint by reference. And I don't mind their graininess.
http://i.imgur.com/dv0Tn1C.png
Two of my sims painting each other.
susanleona
Seasoned Traveler
9 years ago
I'm not a fan of them and do wish they were better.
alejandro15039
9 years ago
I know! they look like Photoshop filters instead of real paintings, I wish these were like the ones in S2.
valerie1795
9 years ago
I wish they could at least give as a different filter.
mizuru007
9 years ago
I also wish that they looked better.
Like, Sims can already paint in impressionist styles. If you want them to paint that way, choose that style of painting. Or give people the option to have it be a normal painting. I know that Sims can take pictures of themselves and that's a way to get those images into the game, but if I'm doing a Legacy, it'd be nice to have a giant wall of Sim paintings. I know I used to do that in TS2/TS3. It's cool to see the progression of the Legacy through paintings. But I'd like to be able to actually.....see the people of the legacy, not have to squint at some grainy mess.
valerie1795
9 years ago
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/278/141/c95.jpg
"FreezerBunnyCowplant;15039272" wrote:
They look like pixel art and not reference paintings.
Half of the people won't know what pixel art is so it won't bother them and think TS4 is awesome.

Pretty close lol
ohcee
Seasoned Novice
9 years ago
I like the paint by reference option, but I agree I wish it wasn't so grainy.
bloodwelker
9 years ago
"stilljustme2;15039242" wrote:
It's actually similar to the Impressionistic style in ways -- you can see it in actual paintings in real life; only posting links because all the images are so huge:

Not to sound mean, but as someone who studies different artstyles and techniques on what is almost a daily basis, these don't look like impressionistic art. Maybe someone who just started drawing/painting tried to copy the images you linked would create something like that. But not Sims that are shown to not only possess a large amount of skill, but also being able to create artistic masterpieces in every ( in game available ) style.

These paintings from reference lack texture, need a bit more contrast and are oversaturated. Like others said they look like a bunch of simstagram filters were slapped onto them. This has been bothering me since the option was added in the patch back then.
KaraStars
9 years ago
I miss painting in sims 2. I used to love adding pictures into the game for my sims to paint.
Pollyrhythm
9 years ago
The paint by reference is passable for scenery, but really bad for sims. It turns their faces into an indecipherable mass of pixels most of the time. I wish we would get a "Paint portrait of..." option that got rid of the filter. I loved doing portraits in TS2 and TS3.