Fox Pyjamas for Girls

My new fox pyjamas for girls are now available for download over at The Sims Resource.

I found the originals somewhere on the internet and decided to recreate them for TS4.

First of all I created the fox image with shapes and the pen tool, adding a little pattern on the tail and on his front:

Then I used the foxes head, resized it and hand tiled a pattern from it:

This is the end result:

I have also created a video so that you can see what the item looks like in CAS:

You can download them from The Sims Resource via the link below:

DOWNLOAD HERE!

I hope you like these pyjamas just as much as I enjoyed creating them!


~ Minicart (Jules)

Paisley Bird PJ's for Girls

Last week I found a lovely set of pyjamas for girls on the net and decided to recreate them for TS4. So yesterday I fired up Photoshop and got to work.

First of all I created the bird using the pen tool and my trusty felt and embroidery Photoshop action scripts adding a few flower shapes:

Then I went ahead and created some paisley bird style images for the pattern:

I then hand tiled these into a 256 pixel square file and defined the pattern into Photoshop:

After putting everything together, my pyjamas look like this:

And if you would like to see these PJ's in CAS, I have created a video for you:

These particular pyjamas have been uploaded to Mediafire and as Mediafire are selling upgrades at half price at the moment, I decided to go ahead and pay so that you don't get all the nasty ads. Click below to download the files:

DOWNLOAD HERE!

I hope you like these pyjamas just as much as I enjoyed creating them! And don't forget to either follow my blog and/or subscribe to me on YouTube to get notified of more free stuff outside of TSR – don't miss out!

~ Minicart (Jules)

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)