Painting from Reference - need tips

"StilleWater;c-14988435" wrote:
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?

But you can carry both easel and guitar/violin in your Sim's inventory. Just drag it there or have the Sim put it there themselves.

My favorite thing to paint from reference is the nature scenes (with Seasons). I'd have my sim stand on a balcony and paint a Sunrise or Sunset in the snow. One of my favorite cities for nature paintings would be Barnacle Bay. My sim would travel Barnacle Bay with her easel and then when I see something pretty, I'll let her stop and paint that. This makes really pretty paintings :)

A Sim meditating can be a cool pose, especially with a serene background. And they tend to stay in that pose long enough to get the shot.

You need to give yourself lots of space, though. I tried doing a portrait in what I thought was a pretty wide hallway, but the edge of the easel kept blocking me from seeing my Sim's subject.

@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.

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

@NZsimm3r - good idea - thanks

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?

If I include a painting from reference into my build and upload it into the Gallery, will the users who download my build be able to have my painting from reference in their game?

"dirty_milos;c-16926574" wrote:
If I include a painting from reference into my build and upload it into the Gallery, will the users who download my build be able to have my painting from reference in their game?

I've heard there's a glitch where Paint by Reference artworks are marking the lots as having CC -- I think the developers were looking into it so can't say for sure.

"stilljustme2;c-16926576" wrote:
I've heard there's a glitch where Paint by Reference artworks are marking the lots as having CC -- I think the developers were looking into it so can't say for sure.

I know that having photos in the lot would mark it as having CC, at least it was like that before.

I have uploaded a lot with a painting from reference to the Gallery, and it is not marked as having CC, but I don't know if others can see that painting when they download the lot.

@KarinaD That sounds really pretty! Seasons has added a lot to the aesthetics of the game. :)