R-Lo's Photography Corner

[clamman5]

Nasira is back, with a little something unorthodox.

 

 

 Toilet humour ahead, be warned.

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[porkybork]

I made some paintings!

 

I guess this doubles as my first recolor as well, but who's keeping track? ?

 

This took way longer than I expected. Probably due to the fact that I've never done something like this before. I really wish it was possible to shrink an image without losing any quality at all, but several blogs, forums, and even a Deviant Art post taught me why that isn't possible. Oh well.

 

I'm gonna try to add an emotional aura (flirty) later on. Until then, this will be available as is here.

 

P.S. @R-Lo I'm sorry I keep advertising my shit on your thread lol.

 

[Proje]

Nulora, 3rd born, making a move on her future husband Bryant Caliente (Sims by barty)

 

 

 

 

 

Our resident DJ, Sohwa, on the 1s and 2s

 

 

 

Mother and daughters sharing a relaxing dip in the hot tub

 

 

[2cool4u_1]

7 hours ago, porkybork said:

I made some paintings! I guess this doubles as my first recolor as well, ....

I really wish it was possible to shrink an image without losing any quality at all, .....

I'm gonna try to add an emotional aura (flirty) later on. Until then, this will be available as is here.

Cool, and congratulations!

 

You can't shrink an image without losing quality, BUT if you increase the original texture size (for example to 300%, making it 3x larger), you don't have to shrink your image as much when adding it to the texture, and can preserve a lot more quality. The game will adjust for the increased size. This is also useful for when you want to enlarge the paintings in-game, so that they'll have more quality / look better. The only downside AFAIK, is larger file sizes.

 

Good luck, and thanks.

[Proje]

Nulora getting pampered by her beau

 

 

Emerada doing a couple of her daily routines

 

 

 

 

The fraternal twins, Sohwa and Proje (the 8th child) enjoying a conversation on a nice summer afternoon 

 

 

Emerald watching a movie she probably shouldn't be watching

 

 

Lana being a diva although she was only taking out the garbage (so much for your diva status, what diva takes out garbage!)

 

 

 

[porkybork]

7 hours ago, 2cool4u_1 said:

You can't shrink an image without losing quality, BUT if you increase the original texture size (for example to 300%, making it 3x larger), you don't have to shrink your image as much when adding it to the texture, and can preserve a lot more quality. The game will adjust for the increased size. This is also useful for when you want to enlarge the paintings in-game, so that they'll have more quality / look better. The only downside AFAIK, is larger file sizes.

I'm sorry, what do you mean by this? Do you mean the texture from S4Studio that I used to make the painting, or are you talking about the mesh of the frame? Explain thyself, good sir.

[R-Lo]

2 hours ago, porkybork said:

I'm sorry, what do you mean by this? Do you mean the texture from S4Studio that I used to make the painting, or are you talking about the mesh of the frame? Explain thyself, good sir.

 

9 hours ago, 2cool4u_1 said:

Cool, and congratulations!

 

You can't shrink an image without losing quality, BUT if you increase the original texture size (for example to 300%, making it 3x larger), you don't have to shrink your image as much when adding it to the texture, and can preserve a lot more quality. The game will adjust for the increased size. This is also useful for when you want to enlarge the paintings in-game, so that they'll have more quality / look better. The only downside AFAIK, is larger file sizes.

 

Good luck, and thanks.

 

I think that he means the image that you want to use! ?

If you blow it up first then shrink it, they lose less quality in process? 

[porkybork]

11 minutes ago, R-Lo said:

I think that he means the image that you want to use! ?

If you blow it up first then shrink it, they lose less quality in process? 

So make this image (1920x1080) bigger:

 

and then shrink it again? Unless I'm misunderstanding something, I don't see how that would make the quality any better.

[2cool4u_1]

1 hour ago, porkybork said:

So make this image (1920x1080) bigger:

and then shrink it again? Unless I'm misunderstanding something, I don't see how that would make the quality any better.

Sorry, I was totally unclear. I meant blow up the image from the game item (the original Maxis texture that you used to make the painting) to be 3x larger, then you won't have to shrink Shauna as much. Import the larger image (don't shrink it to the original size). As long as the dimensions are the same as the original, the size doesn't matter.

 

Spoiler

Make this pic 3x larger (or whatever you want), then shrink Shauna to fit the new larger pic (so you don't shrink her as much). Save the package with the new larger pic (don't use the original size).

 

[2cool4u_1]

On 2/17/2020 at 1:39 PM, Nelandros said:

A cryptic episode. Nice! Don't know if your a Resident Evil fan, but "Jill...Jill!" is giving me flashbacks! ?

Still a WIP (though hopefully completed soon), here's Kiera Cameron cos-playing as everyone's favorite Jill Valentine.

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[porkybork]

1 hour ago, 2cool4u_1 said:

Sorry, I was totally unclear. I meant blow up the image from the game item (the original Maxis texture that you used to make the painting) to be 3x larger, then you won't have to shrink Shauna as much. Import the larger image (don't shrink it to the original size). As long as the dimensions are the same as the original, the size doesn't matter.

 

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Make this pic 3x larger (or whatever you want), then shrink Shauna to fit the new larger pic (so you don't shrink her as much). Save the package with the new larger pic (don't use the original size).

 

Oh okay. I'm assuming the larger image will still stick to the mesh properly as long as its dimensions are proportional to the original?

[2cool4u_1]

36 minutes ago, porkybork said:

Oh okay. I'm assuming the larger image will still stick to the mesh properly as long as its dimensions are proportional to the original?

You are correct, sir.

 

EDIT: I suppose it bares saying that you don't want to overload your game by making every piece of cc have huge textures, 50x the original size, but you can easily get away with slightly larger ones on the "special" pieces.

[porkybork]

2 minutes ago, 2cool4u_1 said:

You are correct, sir.

Cool. Thanks, dude.

[Nelandros]

@2cool4u_1 Looking good! Always nice to see my girl Jill back in the spotlight since some people have completely forgotten about her. (I'm looking at you Capcom! ?)

[B10HAZARD.]

 

[wild_guy]

Father Ralph got an obscene painting he likes a lot. A moment of the "godly" life in his monastery.

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[Proje]

 

The lovely married couple can't keep their hands off each other

 

 

 

Emerada with her "on again, off again" boyfriend Drake (Sims by Degera)

 

 

 

Proje getting intimate with his fiancee Joanna Larson (Sims by divaka45)

 

 

 

 

[Nelandros]

@B10HAZARD. Shakespearean ??

[B10HAZARD.]

1 hour ago, Nelandros said:

@B10HAZARD. Shakespearean ??

lol.

Let's not forget Claire though!

 

[Juliette Tango]

@2cool4u_1, @B10HAZARD., @Nelandros Nice memories. I have, in fact, played several of the Resident Evil games, nothing in the last two years though. Didn't consciously think about it when I named Ms. Quim 'Jill' (subconscious maybe?).

 

Always hated those revolving slicer thingies...

[Juliette Tango]

"The Maltese Dildo" Episode 15: "Hopes & Tears"

Previous episodes are at https://bit.ly/30CIAOZ

 

 

[2cool4u_1]

If there's one thing the classic movies from the 80s have taught me, it's that a great movie can only get better with.... A Music Montage!?

[Juliette Tango]

Hiya "2cool"

 

'80's, huh... I was just a kid then but I know what you mean.

Speaking as director/screeenwriter, it was important to establish the emotional connection between the characters prior to the events in Act 3 that start on Monday.

Speaking as Juliette, I like these tunes, and any excuse to include them... well ?

 

This music group would be a great conversation starter at a party:

 

Me: I like 'Cigarettes after Sex'

Other: I don't smoke

Me: Oh, do you like sex?

 

?

 

[snowdog04]

In spite of being a slut who experiments with several different drugs, Rebecca is also much brighter than you would expect, and is studying to be a lawyer.  It does help that when she realizes she's getting hooked on something, she can easily break the addiction with a magic potion.

 

Literally within minutes of arriving at university housing.  And her roommates asked her first.

 

Later the same day.  Autonomous action again, a couple from Foxbury just walked in and started going at it.  Rebecca was upstairs, heard the fun, and promptly joined in.

 

 

Her roommate seems completely unfazed, like Rebecca bouncing on some guy in the living room is something that happens all the time...

 

She doesn't HAVE to do this, hard work and talent are working out just fine so far, but it can't hurt.  Besides, Professor Thorne is actually pretty good looking.

 

I seem to see it every time I send a sim to university, Vlad is a student.  But the WEIRDEST thing happened, he got attacked by Selvadoradan lightning bugs!  Twice!  Crazy, huh?

 

[Proje]

Proje chatting it up with his closest friend Alma Conroy

 

 

Kaye (right), eldest child of Nulora and Bryant, having a good time with her bestie

 

 

Proje and Emerald utterly devastated by their team's critical loss

 

 

Lana and her wife Tiffanie making plans in their new house