Satisfying My Craving...

What I am very disappointed about with The Sims 4 is the fact that there are no toddlers in the game.

One of the many differences between the original The Sims and The Sims 2 was that our Sims would grow from babies to toddlers to children then teens and adults through to elders and die of old age, as this picture shows:

This was something that we didn't have in the original The Sims and was I think, the main selling point for the second generation of The Sims franchise.

This feature of the game continued on in The Sims 3 with the addition of the young adult life stage added into the base game, whereas with The Sims 2, we gained this particular life stage with the first Expansion Pack, University.

From what I have read on the internet however, the fact that toddlers were not added to The Sims 4 have left some Simmers happy of the situation as they didn't like the toddler life stage and others, like myself, unhappy because of the deletion of something that we have been so used to over the last ten years.

Having toddlers in the game means two things for me - playing with families and custom content. As I like to play families and create toddler clothes, the deletion of the toddler life stage was a double whammy.

Of course, the non addition (or should I say, the deletion) of toddlers in TS4 not only creates a void in the lifespans but also the loss of interactions such as teaching to walk, talk and potty train. In addition, we have less custom content in the way of toddler clothing, toys, cribs and baby changing stations to name just a few.

It would be nice to think that EA/Maxis will put back what they have taken from us in a future Stuff or Expansion Pack or even a free patch together with the option to age up the toddlers after a few hours or a couple of days, for those who do not wish to have them in their game.

Meanwhile, my craving for creating custom clothing for toddlers has taken it's hold and so I spent some time over the weekend making Polar Bear themed pyjamas for toddler boys for The Sims 3.

I also decided to make a video to 'showcase' the outfit and so that you can see what it looks like in CAS:

And here is the image:

These toddler pyjamas are available for download over at The Sims Resource if you are still playing The Sims 3 and would like them for your game. Click on the link below to be taken to the download page:

DOWNLOAD HERE!

I hope you like these pyjamas for toddler boys and I really do appreciate any feedback, good or bad!

Take care and have a great day!

~ Minicart (Jules)

Unleashing Ones Creativity

My Bird and Bunting pyjamas for girls are now available for download over at The Sims Resource.

Creating custom content for The Sims 4 takes me back to TS2 days as the way of creating is basically the same.  It's just a pity that EA/Maxis hasn't released a 'Body Shop' and wallpaper and floor tool, like they did before.  Of course, in a way, that doesn't really matter as there are fantastic modders and programmers out there who make tools available for us so that we can continue to release our creativity making custom content for fellow Simmers.

At the moment I am using Color Magic and S4PE together with Photoshop and have made a few items, all of which can be downloaded at TSR.  However, once the TSR Workshop for The Sims 4 is released then I will be using that.  I don't know how different it will be compared to Color Magic and S4PE but it may mean that I will have to endure another learning experience.  But that's okay because I enjoy learning stuff...

Back to my Bird and Bunting pyjamas - I created the bird for the top in photoshop with shapes and the pen tool and ran each shape/colour through my felt style action script to create this:

I then created some buntings with different patterns:

I used this to hand-tile a pattern and then defined that in Photoshop and used the pattern for the bottoms:

Here is an image of the end result:

 
I had a lot of fun creating these pyjamas, as I do with all the things I make.

Since creating for TS4, I decided to make a small video for each item to show what the content looks like in CAS.  This is something else that I really enjoy doing and these videos seem to be quite popular.

So, here is the video I made to 'showcase' my Bird and Bunting pyjamas:

You can download my Bird and Bunting Pyjamas for girls over at TSR via the link below:

DOWNLOAD HERE!

I hope you like them and I really do appreciate any feedback, good or bad.

Take care guys and have a great day!

~ Minicart (Jules)

Deer and Owl Pyjamas

My Deer and Owl pyjamas for girls has been published today over at The Sims Resource.

I created both the deer and owl in Photoshop with shapes and the pen tool and added some 'noise' to the flattened images, just to give a nice effect:

I then created a pattern by hand with these images, adding trees, flowers and butterflies, again using the shape tool in Photoshop.  I used Immajer's Simlish font on one of the pyjama tops, adding a warp to the text.

Here's the finished product:

Again, I had great fun creating this and was very pleased with the end result.

If you would like this item in your game, you may download via the link below:

DOWNLOAD HERE

Cheers!

~Minicart :-)

Little Sweetie Toddler Dress and More!

It's been a while since I updated this blog and I've created a few things since then so here are the pics:

All of the above can be found on my site at The Sims Resource.

Today I have had my Little Sweetie dress for toddlers published:

You can download this from the link below:

Download Little Sweetie dress for toddlers here.

I will try and make sure to update more frequently in future! :-)

I hope you enjoy the above creations - happy Simming!

~Minicart

Keeping Fit!

My new Keeping Fit! athletic outfit for girls is now available for download over at The Sims Resource!

This outfit has three recolourable parts and comes in three variations.  I created the images for the t-shirts in Photoshop with shapes and added them as an overlay, which of course means that they are not recolourable.

I hope you enjoy this set just as much as I enjoyed making it.

You may download via the link below:

Download Here!

Cheers and Happy Simming!

~Minicart :-)

Motorcar Sleepwear for Toddler Boys

I'm a little late in posting this; on Saturday, my Motorcar Sleepwear for Toddler Boys was published over at The Sims Resource.

I created the motorcar in Photoshop with shapes and added a gradient and bevel for a nice effect.  I then created some trees, clouds and a bird and popped them all together to create a 'picture':

I then created a pattern with the car and trees by hand tiling in Photoshop and used this for the parts I wanted to place a pattern on as an overlay.

Here is the finished result:

Again, I was pleased with how this turned out and had great fun making it!

You may download my Motorcar Sleepwear for Toddler Boys on the link below:

Download Here!

Cheers!

~Minicart :-)

Summer Playtime and More Action Scripts!

My new Summer Playtime set for girls is now available for download over at The Sims Resource.

I created the images for the tops with shapes and the pen tool in Photoshop and added patterns to them that I got from The Fat Strawberry.  I then placed these on as an overlay which means that these images are not recolourable although the actual tops are.

The denim shorts I created The Sims 2 way which means that these are also non-recolourable.  However, I was really pleased with how these turned out. 

I created the flowers and hearts embellishment with shapes in Photoshop and then used an embroidery action script that I purchased from Atomic Cupcake to give a nice stitch effect.  Here is one of them:

And this is what it looks like placed together:

For the buttons on the pocket, again I used an action script from Atomic Cupcake after creating the shape and colour of the button in Photoshop:

Unfortunately Atomic Cupcake is no longer trading but there are loads of action scripts you can purchase on the internet - just do a Google search!

Again, I was pleased with how this set turned out and I had a lot of fun creating it. 

If you would like this set in your game, you may download it from the link below:

Download Here!

Cheers!

~Minicart :-)

Rainbow Sleepwear

My Rainbow Sleepwear for Toddler Girls is now available for download over at The Sims Resource.

I created the rainbow in Photoshop using my own gradient and the polar coordinates tool, added an outer glow for a nice effect and got this:

I then added a couple of clouds using shapes, adding a gradient and outer and inner glows which gave me this final image:

Using this image (without the pink background), I hand tiled to create a seamless pattern for the clothing.  Here is the final result:

There are three recolourable parts for this sleepwear, however as the rainbow image and pattern are overlays, these cannot be recoloured.

Again, I hope you enjoy this item for your game just as much as I enjoyed making it!

You may download my Rainbow Sleepwear for Toddler Girls here.

Cheers!

~Minicart :-)

Hearts 'N' Bows

My Hearts 'N' Bows outfit for girls is now available for download over at The Sims Resource.

This set comes in two parts, tops and bottoms.  I created the heart motif in Photoshop with shapes:

I then created a seamless tiled pattern out of it by hand, addding a few dots inbetween:

I then used the heart and pattern to create overlays for the clothing.  This of course means that the pattern and heart motifs are non-recolourable.

For the bow, I used an action script from Atomic Cupcake.  First I created the 'ribbon' with the heart design:

Then I popped this through the action script and got this:

I then resized this to fit the clothing and again used this as an overlay.  Here's the finished result:

You can download my Hearts 'N' Bows outfit for girls here.

Cheers!

~Minicart :-)