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Blender Series Tutorial Vids Links

Here is an updated link to the tutorial videos, sorry to anyone who hasn’t been able to access them! Watch them here

If anyone has sent me a message on Patreon, sorry if I haven’t responded, I don’t get notifications for messages on here πŸ₯² I respond much quicker to messages on Discord or Twitter.

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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/s4mocap2023 


Also if you purchase either the body or face mocap tutorial(s) you get the other set for free.

❗ BOGO until Jan 22, 2023 11:59 CST ❗

2023-01-20 23:11:37 +0000 UTC View Post

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~

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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/s4mocap2023 


Since you're patrons, I have some discount codes for y'all: 


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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 Gumroad


Discount code: qyu2qlc


Be sure to use this code when checking out!

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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:

2023-01-16 22:05:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Extreme Lighting ReShade Preset (TS2)

The Sims 2 version of this ReShade Preset! 

- I recommend you watch the limitations part of the original video.


✨ 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, thi...

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Extreme Lighting ReShade Preset (TS4/3)

I hope y'all had a good holiday! On to the next year~


✨ 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...

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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 Form 

I also am accepting animation commissions as well!

Animation Co...

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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 

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How to use Google Colab as a Render Farm

Video Link 


Series Playlist

This tutorial covers using Google Colab as a render farm.

Useful Links:

2022-08-05 05:07:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Eastwynne: EP1 - First Preview

Welcome to the first preview of Eastwynne episode 1 πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

Some 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 😌😌
  • 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 ot...

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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 2022-06-12 05:28:12 +0000 UTC View Post

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 2.93/2022-05-04 06:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post

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 :)

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2-5 (Part 2) Creating more realistic skin textures and materials

Series Playlist

Wow, 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 πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ

This is part 2 of the tutorial, it covers the Blender side of the material setup.

Program Links:

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Tier Updates - April 2022

❗ 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.❗

So 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...

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2-5 (Part 1) Creating more realistic skin textures and materials

Series Playlist

It's still the 20th somewhere 😌

This 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.

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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 - Ap...

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Leaning and Talking (TS4)

➑ Animation Commissions: https://forms.gle/KgTUBf7TNE4eJo5t6

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...

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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)

  -- P...

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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 covere...

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2-4 Adding Clothes and Other CC from S4S instead of in-game

Series Playlist

This 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/680737868/02ad190391 

Program Links:

2-3 Editing the Sim Mesh + Basic Sculpting

Series Playlist

This 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/680723668/4a4251a053 

Program Links:

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

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2-2 Fixing texture Issues (Overlapping Textures)

On Google Drive because of the weekly Vimeo quota 😌

Series Playlist

This tutorial covers separating the main sim mesh into different parts (skin, hair, clothes, etc.) and fixing the overlapping texture issues.

Program Links:

2-1 Exporting a Sim and Importing into Blender (Basic Material Set Up)

Series Playlist

This 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. View Post

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,...

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Shopping #1 FREE (TS4)

These are some shopping inspired mocap animations~

Mocap recorded by me


What's included in this pack?

> 1 Browsing/Idle Animation

Get the full pack here


Terms of Use:

You can -

βœ“ You can modify the animations.

βœ“ You can use the animations for your own Sims...

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Shopping #1 (TS4)

Will upload a fancier preview later~


These are some shopping inspired mocap animations~ 

Mocap recorded by me


What's included in this pack?

> 4 Browsing/Idle Animations (These are pretty long, average 1500+ frames).


Terms of Use:

You can -

βœ“ You can modify the animations.

βœ“ You can use the animations for your own Sims proje...

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