Painting from Reference - need tips

We need a pose option like in all the other games. But reference painting is still way to grainy for me. I just ignore it most of the time. I don't like grainy paintings unless they are actually aged.

I like to set up a microphone near the easel and have the Sim being painted talk on the microphone.

@Cinebar - I see your point. I took the graininess as being an impressionist style. I've only done 2 so I am new to this.

Hello
This link may help for painting by reference. It doesn't include information about posing other sims but it may help you when using the feature to paint other items.
http://getsimplyruthless.blogspot.com/2015/05/create-your-own-custom-paintings-in.html

If you turn off free-will/ autonomy that should help with getting the subject sim to sit still etc.

@rosemow - thanks - the reference painting info is very helpful. I'll try again.

@NZsimm3r - good idea - thanks

I made a garden area near a good view and put a bench, have my subject sim sit on that for the picture

If it is not your sim, can get them in a group and 'sit here and chat' before having your sim get up to paint

@JRBear - excellent ideas. I'm getting better indoors - next step is outdoors.

I wanted my sim to paint his family, wife and three kids...no pose button so when I got one where I wanted and went to the other the first was walking away. and so on. I set up different chairs and told them to sit and wife to stand behind...so she turned her back, while I tried to fix the kids all walked away. I also find wonderful things around town, but you cannot take pictures for future paintings and you cannot carry an easel with you. There are few things from TS3 that I wish would be in this game, I like the difference but these are, in my book, necessary features of an artist. I f a musician cant carry the string instruments how could he get tips?