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Blender Series Tutorial Vids Links
Here is an updated link to the tutorial videos, sorry to anyone who hasnβt been able to access them! Watch them hereIf anyone has sent me a message on Patreon, sorry if I havenβt responded, I donβt get notifications for messages on here π₯² I respond much quicker to messages on Discord or Twitter.
Sweetening the deal~
Okay, I know y'all are probably tired of me promoting these tutorials, BUT I'm adding facial mocap to the product. If that's something that interests you, this can be purchased on Gumroad! bit.ly/s4mocap2023Also if you purchase either the body or face mocap tutorial(s) you get the other set for free.β BOGO until Jan 22, 2023 11:59 CST βIf you're patrons, I have some discount codes for y'all:$3 Tier (25% off)$6 Tier (50% off)$10 Tier (75% off)If you have any questions plea...
Your opinions, pretty please
I know this Patreon page has been all over the place during the last year-ish, but I wanted to know if y'all would be interested in me uploading early-access animations again?I'm also going to be working on finishing the Sims 4 to Blender tutorial series in the next few months.Lemme know your thoughts~
Just a reminder~
Letting y'all know in case you missed it, I have a new tutorial series up on Gumroad!It covers how to use mocap with The Sims 4 and 3! If you're interested, you can purchase it here: https://wts2.gumroad.com/l/s4mocap2023Since you're patrons, I have some discount codes for y'all:$3 Tier (25% off)$6 Tier (50% off)$10 Tier (75% off)If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
50% off - Sims 4/3 Mocap Tutorial (2023 Edition)
This is a discount code for the Sims 4/3 Mocap Tutorial series.Purchase the tutorial series on GumroadDiscount code: qyu2qlcBe sure to use this code when checking out!
Sims 4/3 Mocap Tutorial (2023 Edition)
These videos were previously commissioned, so they aren't currently free.I hope the new year is treating y'all well! The series includes 4 mocap tutorials that cover how to convert mocap to Sims 4 and 3.You can purchase these videos on Gumroad.If you're a patron here are some discount codes:$3 Tier (25% off)$6 Tier (50% off)$10 Tier (75% off)If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
Extreme Lighting ReShade Preset (TS2)
The Sims 2 version of this ReShade Preset!- I recommend you watch the limitations part of the original video.β¨ This is a ReShade preset that works for The Sims 2-4 (and other games too of course), I'm using ReShade 5.5.2, but I think any version that's 5.0+ works. Download the preset here!- IMPORTANT, this will not work with GeShade. Where to download Xenos Where to get ReLight (You have to pledge the Alpha tier and join the discord server)
Extreme Lighting ReShade Preset (TS4/3)
I hope y'all had a good holiday! On to the next year~β¨ This is a ReShade preset that works for The Sims 2-4 (and other games too of course), I'm using ReShade 5.5.2, but I think any version that's 5.0+ works. Download the preset here!- IMPORTANT, this will not work with GeShade.OKAY, SO. This is my first "tutorial" video where I'm actually talking, so please bare with me~ I rambled A LOT, but I wanted to go over my thought process a bit.This honestly really isn't a ...
Blender Scene Commissions!
Hi, hello y'all~ I'm currently accepting commissions for Blender scenes. If you want a scene for your renders, please fill out the form and I'll get back to you ASAP!Blender Scene Commission FormI also am accepting animation commissions as well!Animation Commission Form The video is showcasing scenes I've made for my projects :)
Eastwynne - Scene 1 Full Preview
I know things have been quiet on here for the last month, but I come with a surprise~Here is the full preview for scene 1 :)Also,Behind-the-scenes content for Eastwynne is moving to its official Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/eastwynne
How to use Google Colab as a Render Farm
Video LinkSeries PlaylistThis tutorial covers using Google Colab as a render farm.Useful Links:Colab Rendering Notebook Download (Original Code Source)Google Colab PlansBlender Downloads - Current/Previous Versionsββ When adding Blender versions to the code the download links must be the Linux versions of Blender.Other Render FarmsOther Useful Tutorials:Converting Images to Video using Blender* You also want to make sure your render is optimized correctly to help out with the render speed be...
Eastwynne: EP1 - First Preview
Welcome to the first preview of Eastwynne episode 1 π₯³π₯³Some production info: This took about a week to animate and set up. Very very much a learning experience and I hope I can be faster with the rest of the scene ππ Took about 4 days to render on Google Colab, I think it could've been optimized better BUT I'm just glad it's done. (This is using Cycles btw) The set was made in Sims 4, ripped, and edited in Blender.If you have any other production questions lemme know!Check...
Welcome to the First Production Post - Eastwynne (Making Of)
This is what I've been working on for a while~It's wild that I've finally started the animation side of production for Eastwynne. This series has been soooo long in the making, but I'm not even mad because it wouldn't have been as good when I first started working on it.Some production info:- This will be rendered in Blender using Cycles. I know that's gonna be insane for render time, but I plan on using a render farm*. Why Cycles? Okay, so, this was originally going to b...
2-6 Using different 3D assets (DAZ 3D and etc.) with the Sims model
Series Playlist*After an insane amount of hours of processing, the video is finally available!*This tutorial covers using assets, such as clothing, from different 3D sources.Program Links:Blender 2.93/3.0+ (Use the zipped versions of these)- If you're unsure of how to use zipped versions of Blender, you can watch my previous tutorial here.-You can find all versions of Blender here.- To extract .zip and .rar files these are some of the programs you can use - Winrar, Winzip, 7-Zip , or even th...
Tutorial Series Question~
SO SORRY AGAIN, but the "Using different 3D assets (DAZ 3D and etc.) with the Sims model" tutorial will be released either today or tomorrow (for real this time!). This tutorial will be the last part of the sim/character designing part of the series. I wanted to know if anyone wanted to see any more tutorials on this topic before we move on to animating and posing?If you do, please leave a comment below or message me :)
2-5 (Part 2) Creating more realistic skin textures and materials
Series PlaylistWow, this took way longer than I expected to edit. The next tutorial will be uploaded later today, everything is recorded just have to edit it ππΎππΎThis is part 2 of the tutorial, it covers the Blender side of the material setup.Program Links:Normal Map OnlinePhotoshopSkin Texture Resources: Daz 3D , Texturing.xyz , 3d.sk , character models from other games Blender 2.93/3.0+ (Use the zipped versions of these)- If you're unsure of how to use zipped versions of Blende...
Tier Updates - April 2022
β Important: If you're currently pledged to the $5 tier, please switch to $3 or $6. No content will be made for the $5 tier anymore. If you'd wish to stay pledged to this tier to support monetarily that's fine as well.βSo sorry about doing this again, and that it's so late in the month. I wanted to post this before anyone was charged again.Why are you changing the tiers again?:Honestly, it's too much for me to manage all these tiers, the $3/$5 are very similar to each oth...
2-5 (Part 1) Creating more realistic skin textures and materials
Series PlaylistIt's still the 20th somewhere πThis is part 1 of the tutorial, it covers making a skin blend for Sims 4 in Photoshop. The next part will be in Blender going over the material set up.Important (I show this process in Part 2): A part I forgot to add in the video is since the layers are still Smart Objects, you can replace the images. So let's say you're midway through making the skin blend and you decide you want to change the Daz face texture you're using. You do...
April 2022 Update (Sims 4 Tutorial Series)
Will probably update this later with the pic~Again, I want to apologize for these being late!If you aren't already subscribed to this series, you can read more info here!Upcoming Release Dates: Creating more realistic textures and materials - April 20th, 2022 Using different 3D assets (Daz 3D and etc.) with the Sims model - April 27th, 2022- If you'd like to commission a tutorial that isn't covered in the tutorial series (See all the lessons planned here), you can DM me and I'll ...
Leaning and Talking (TS4)
β‘ Animation Commissions: https://forms.gle/KgTUBf7TNE4eJo5t6Here is one long leaning and talking animation. This is probably better as idle rather than with the talking but hey it still works.Body mocap recorded by me and the facial animation is an edit of EA/Maxis.What's included in this pack?> A leaning and talking animation, idle version included. (The animation is 2998 frames)Download HereTerms of Use:You can -β You can modify the animations.β You can use the animations for your ow...
Leaning and Talking - Patreon (TS4)
Here is one long leaning and talking animation. This is probably better as idle rather than with the talking but hey it still works.Body mocap recorded by me and the facial animation is an edit of EA/Maxis.What's included in this pack?> A leaning and talking animation, idle version included. (The animation is 2998 frames)- There's also the animation divided into parts (in case you don't need the whole thing)-- Part 1: The front-facing portion of the animation. (Both talking and idle ...
March 2022 Update (Sims 4 Tutorial Series)
Sorry this is so late y'all~If you aren't already subscribed to this series, you can read more info here!Upcoming Release Dates: Creating more realistic textures and materials - March 23rd, 2022 Using different 3D assets (Daz 3D and etc.) with the Sims model - March 28th, 2022 - If you'd like to commission a tutorial that isn't covered in the tutorial series (See all the lessons planned here), you can DM me and I'll see what I can do.> I'm also offering one on one session...
2-4 Adding Clothes and Other CC from S4S instead of in-game
Series PlaylistThis tutorial covers how to add CAS content to your sim using S4S instead of ripping it. If the video isn't working, here's an alternate link: https://vimeo.com/680737868/02ad190391Program Links: Sims 4 Studio (Windows/Mac) Blender 2.76 Convert Materials to Cycles Plugin (Credit to original creators)- How to install plugins using Blender 2.7+ Blender 2.93/3.0+ (Use the zipped versions of these)- If you're unsure of how to use zipped versions of Blender, you can watch m...
2-3 Editing the Sim Mesh + Basic Sculpting
Series PlaylistThis tutorial goes over basic editing of the sim mesh and sculpting. If the video isn't working, here's an alternate link: https://vimeo.com/680723668/4a4251a053Program Links: Blender 2.93/3.0+ (Use the zipped versions of these)- If you're unsure of how to use zipped versions of Blender, you can watch my previous tutorial here.-You can find all versions of Blender here.- To extract .zip and .rar files these are some of the programs you can use - Winrar, Winzip, 7-Zip ,...
February 2022 Update (Sims 4 Tutorial Series)
If you aren't already subscribed to this series, you can read more info here!Upcoming Release Dates: Editing the sim mesh + basic sculpting - February 21st, 2022 Adding clothes and other CC from S4S instead of in-game - February 25th, 2022 Creating more realistic textures and materials - Late February or Early March 2022- This tutorial will most likely be pushed to March because in the first half of February, I'll be working on a casting call for my series Eastwynne (very very excited π...
2-2 Fixing texture Issues (Overlapping Textures)
On Google Drive because of the weekly Vimeo quota πSeries PlaylistThis tutorial covers separating the main sim mesh into different parts (skin, hair, clothes, etc.) and fixing the overlapping texture issues.Program Links: Sims 4 Tray Importer Sims 4 Studio (Windows/Mac) Blender 2.93/3.0+ (Use the zipped versions of these)- If you're unsure of how to use zipped versions of Blender, you can watch my previous tutorial here.-You can find all versions of Blender here.- To extract .zip and .rar...
2-1 Exporting a Sim and Importing into Blender (Basic Material Set Up)
Series PlaylistThis tutorial covers the process of exporting your sim(s) using TS4 Sim Ripper and Importing them into Blender. It also covers the basic material set up.Program Links: TS4 Sim Ripper Blender 2.93/3.0+ (Use the zipped versions of these)- If you're unsure of how to use zipped versions of Blender, you can watch my previous tutorial here.-You can find all versions of Blender here.- To extract .zip and .rar files these are some of the programs you can use - Winrar, Winzip, 7-Zip , ...
January 2022 Update (Sims 4 Tutorial Series)
I've decided to make these update posts look a little fancier. Moving forward, I'll be posting monthly updates for this series, during the first week of the month.If you aren't already subscribed to this series, you can read more info here!Upcoming Release Dates: Exporting a Sim and Importing into Blender (Basic Material Set Up) - January 25, 2022 Fixing texture Issues (Overlapping Textures) - January 28, 2022 Editing the sim mesh + basic sculpting - February 2022 Adding clothes and ...
Shopping #1 FREE (TS4)
These are some shopping inspired mocap animations~Mocap recorded by meWhat's included in this pack?> 1 Browsing/Idle AnimationGet the full pack hereTerms of Use:You can -β You can modify the animations.β You can use the animations for your own Sims projects (machinima, renders, etc).β You can convert these animations to other Sims games, for personal use only.- These animations can only be used in The Sims. If you'd like to use them for anything else, such as other games (non-sims)...
Shopping #1 (TS4)
Will upload a fancier preview later~These are some shopping inspired mocap animations~Mocap recorded by meWhat's included in this pack?> 4 Browsing/Idle Animations (These are pretty long, average 1500+ frames).Terms of Use:You can -β You can modify the animations.β You can use the animations for your own Sims projects (machinima, renders, etc).β You can convert these animations to other Sims games, for personal use only.- These animations can only be used in The Sims. If you'd like...
