This is one of my main Sims, Sylvia.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50633210343_61264b1fc6_o.jpgShe was a secret agent who moved in with a male resident of Strangerville so she’d have a base and a cover while investigating the Strangerville mystery. I intentionally made her older than him and less conventionally attractive. You can’t see it in this picture, but she was originally sort of stocky and has gapped teeth. (The game made her slim over time because she is extremely active.) I gave her fuller jowls and a more pear-shaped face. I didn’t intend for them to fall in love (although they did).
I chose those particular eyes because I think they look intelligent but also slightly checked out, like she’s seen some things she’d rather forget. I gave her forehead wrinkles because she’s had a lot of things to worry about. I also tried to make her look slightly masculine. She makes some cursory attempts at improving her appearance, but she doesn’t try very hard because she has more important things to think about. So she wears something on her lips, but it’s plain gloss instead of a lipstick that might alter her appearance. Her hair looks sort of like she might have had a good haircut, but it’s grown out since then. Her clothes are plain so she can blend in and be unnoticed while she’s doing covert work. She wears a polo shirt that is a more out-of-date style with a popped collar. She wears flats with every outfit, even her formal attire, so she’s ready to run.
I liked the juxtaposition of her burdened maturity with elements that are more youthful: She has a cute snub nose, and she has freckles. There’s still a part of her that’s playful and childlike.
