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August release(s); Denim Essentials Collection.

Here's what i have in store for August! I’ve always wanted to create a big denim collection and with the jeans that came with DHD i got the jeans texture i was waiting for! 

This collection has 16 BGC items total (+ 1 override for the god aweful swatch 12 of the OG jeans). I’ve chosen to make seperate packages files so i could include proper shadow + bump maps for the multiple ripped variations.

4 pairs o...

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Update on sales tax/VAT/GST (in August).

Hiya!

As previously posted im firing up my patreon page again. I noticed Patreon contacted all members abt these new taxes that are introduced in some countries and states (US) per 1st of August.

I wanted to give you a heads up about a small change to required tax on pledges. Patreon already adds sales tax/VAT/GST to pledges from patrons in most US  states and several other countries—anywhere that’s required by law.  They’re now required to start adding tax...

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Starting fresh!

Hiya! 

After finishing the BGC Denim Essentials Collection (16 items) for August, i decided to fire up my billing cycle again. Its gonna be a great month with lots of goodies! 

I've edited the tiers to represent their 'former selfs' from before i took a partial patreon hiatus. Please make sure you read the tier descriptions carefully! 

Main changes
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Progress WIP; Jeanpalooza final additions.

Hiya!

So i think im finally at the end right now. With a total of 9 new pair of jeans + a Skirt!
5 of them come with a ripped version so 15 new pairs of jeans

Pray for me whilst i make LODS of all of these -__-

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Progress WIP; Jeanpalooza Part III

Im not sure if i can ever stop though XD Always loved the skirt we go with DU but the top part texture wasn't super well preserved unfortunately + i love the simplistic design of the jeans texture way more so why not throw it on a skirt as well?

The 3/4 pair of jeans is also such a lovely addition. im aching a little it for the addition ripped versions but im thinking of doing another ripped design to mix it up so they don't ALL look the same.  

The flared pair is slightly le...

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Poll; Additional ripped version?

After receiving 2 very helpful comments (thank you!!!) i was wondering; what do you guys prefer? 

Do you like to have a additional ripped option for a pair of jeans or is the 'normal' version more preferable? 

there are of course some occasions where a ripped version isn't desirable, like the shorts Ive shown yesterday they are already shredded at the bottom. Add more would make it a bit too much i guess.

I do think it might also depend on the way it is ...

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Progress WIP; Jeanpalooza! Part II...

Here's a ultra short shorts version ;) and the cuffed version! I'm at the point where im questioning if its 'necessary' to create a ripped version of each of the styles? Like this cuffed one for example. Would you guys like the optional ripped version as well?

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Progress WIP; Jeanpalooza!

Maybe i did go a little overboard but i just rlly liked the texture and colors that came with the flared jeans from DHD so i decided to create a mini collection of jeans with it hehe :3 i figured it would be neat to have these in more style variations so it can be a real collection but i need your expert opinion on that! ;)

Would you guys be interested in a maybe calf ...

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Early WIP; CAS CC!

Hiya!

I need a break from BUY cc since it almost took my will to create at all... -__- Im so discouraged at times abt all the stuff i know nothing abt. Not saying im abandoning my BUY cc though! I love my FINE designs bathroom i just need some more time and skills i guess.
I just need something to work on that feel good hehe :3

Andddd... thats CAS CC! For now at least =) i decided to dive into some of the meshes we got with the latest GP. I loved the flared jeans we got but al...

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SwatchStorm Hair Update.

Hiya! here are most my hairs updated! I’ve included the new swatches + some overall improvements on textures/meshes for the ones that needed it. Hope you guys enjoy them! 

I’ve retired 5 hairs (the de-vamped hairs; Boleyn, Alexandra, Lolita, Serena and the de-clipped kiddo hair from Parenthood). Some of the hairs got a new file name, make sure you manually delete the old package file! See below (direct product page/download links) No Adfly or other sh*t...

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Public Release; BGC Meghan Hair REDUX.

Hiya!

Originally released in 2019, since then i’ve used it soo much! It  definitely deserved all the love it got with the overhaul! Lots of improvements overall. I wasn’t fond of the back of the previous version so i re-did that. Generally this  version is so much prettier and better so i strongly suggest downloading this new one, replacing the old package file.

BGC | Maxis Match | 24 EA Swatches | Hat Chops |  Proper Flags | All LOD’s | Edite...

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Early WIP; Hairs Update.

Hiya!

I just had to take a break from my bathroom and do something else for a change. I decided to give most of my hairs an update with the new swatches and also re-do the mesh on some of them. This one (Meghan Hair) got a whole new bottom/neck part since it had a nasty glitch with the UV1 when sliding the neck towards the back. 

which i never do so i only noticed it after someone was kind enough to drop by. it's such a weird glitch cuz a lot of other (older) CC hairs have it...

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Progress WIP; New textures.

Right before my pc broke down i re-did the bathroom sink. I wanted to use textures i made instead of in-game texture. i'm a bit on the fence abt them since the lean a little bit to alpha, or is it just me? i did try to give them the cartoony flat art style but practice makes perfect i guess. What do you think?

The sink isn't exactly as im planning it out to be, it stil need other features. the lines are a bit too sharp so im stil going to work on that. i plan on making the fossit to com...

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June billing paused.

Hiya!

After working super hard on my bathroom set my computer stopped working like a week ago. this is def the most miserable tech year of my life! -__- Never had this before. this much unfortunate events i mean. Ive already had to repair it in january after my hard drive crashed losing all of my projects etc. Anyways i'm not going to bore you with a long sad story, i did order a new one a month ago en it finally came this weekend! 

Unfortunately not in time to make it for Ju...

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Early WIP; FINE Designs item.

Hiya!

Holy moly... i never thought i would be able to do this! I made this from scratch haha. The textures are a mixture of EA + drawing. I'm going to add a separate sink so you can make it into a double or a single =)

Its stil a pretty time consuming affair so i might not be able to do everything from scratch but hey im finally able to make the things i have seen on Pinterest, etc. 

Clothing is going to be a whole different ballgame, i dread it a little since the uv ma...

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Sculpting & HP to LP baking skills

Hiya! 

I've created... a plank. which is sort of nothing. butttt than again everything since i dove into sculpting in Blender + baking ambient occlusion, cavity, bump maps from a very high poly mesh to a low poly game ready mesh. I also did the retopology thing that scared the shit out of me but in the end i kinda had a feel for it!
Which, all combined, can create a game asset! (ignore the messed up shadow map) Its not very fancy but it was a practice run =)

I'm confident ...

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More Skills!

Hiya!

I'm currently in the midst of a tut that goes through the entire workflow of creating a game asset from scratch. I've meshed, unwrapped, and currently learning how to texture paint from scratch. As i'm doing this i'm thinking of maybe redoing some of the items from the bathroom set but we'll see! its 15th of may so not sure if im able to pull it off before June so maybe i'll safe the new skills for an new set. 

Its going to give me so much freedom in the future so im su...

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Getting new skills!

Hiya!

As im working on my Fine Designs REDUX im also exploring some subjects i've been wanted to dive into for months if not years. I really want to have more freedom when it comes to not always using Maxis meshes / textures. In order to be able to do just that i have to dive into blender more.

The first pic is a floating fantasy castle thats still a wip (for a tut). Also, a terracotta pot i textured with stencils in Blender 2.82a. i know it looks horrible! its just to see if i ca...

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Hiya!

I was wondering, if i also start updating my CAS cc which items would you guys like to see updated with maybe new colors, overall enhancements etc? I just want to start explore compile a list with items you guys use often =) 

I'm starting here and might eventually put the same post up on Tumblr, although this is leading for me since you guys support me so much! <333

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May billing paused.

Hiya! 

So this has taken much longer than I've anticipated, last month has been crazy hectic on both work and private life. A few months ago my hard drive crashed and since the beginning of april my whole mac isn't putting up with what i'm aking it to do. I'm backing up like a mad man and was finally able to order a new pc that's arriving somewhere in may! This is going to change everything for me!

I've also made the 'mistake' of taking such high standards on my current proje...

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April billing paused.

Hiya!

I'm sooo sorry for the silence these past weeks! I'm still here though just not ready to start releasing new CC this month. I'm pausing it again, no one will be billed this cycle!

I did however spend A LOT of time on wallpapers and what not (a bathroom set hehe) so there's definitely stuff in the works but due to the last phase of construction on my home we moved into last year. 

I miscalculated the amount of work it took and with work also gettin...

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Early WIP; FINE Marbles.

Am i trying to to make myself bonkers? Most likely... yeah... Sims 4 wallpapers have that effect on creators XD. This is just an early draft of 1 of the 14 new marble wall tiles + floors coming most likely next month =)

The set now includes;

  • walltiles
  • walltiles (no bottom trim, for showers)
  • floortiles
  • floortiles 50% smaller (matching with the walls)

I also plan on doing half walls with a plaster solid top.

I needed some crisp mode...

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March billing paused.

Hiya sweeties!

Just a gentle reminder (see original post here) that my page is still paused. Nobody is going to get charged this month! 

However, if you want to support me you can! by un-pledging and re-pledging since new patron's get charged right away. If you do, thank you very much! If you're not im not loving you any less! <333

I've started working on so...

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Early WIP; FINE Designs REDUX

Hiya!

I've been wanted to update my BUY CC for so so long... now i feel like i finally have time and space to do it! Originally my FINE Designs mini Set consisted out of 6 items, i have a feeling that it will be a fleshed out bathroom set this time around =)

this will be the 1st shower that comes in a corner and in between version. I will also add another one shower. Im also planning on doing something cute with this sink! ^^

I'm so excited and can't wait for what might come...

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Public Release; Starshine Blouse.

Hiya!

An edit of the pièce de résistance we got with the Paranormal SP. Comes  in EA’s swatches + some recolors. Named after my very first Ko-fi supporter!

Thank you EA GameChangers for providing ...

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Early WIP; Starshine Top.

The full body outfit that came with the Paranormal SP was by far the pièce de résistance! Very cute(!) but... you guessed it... we need a top version as well! =)

I peaked into CAS and it also is super cute with the shorts we got! Almost like a PJ's set! Named after someone who has been super generous with their donation at Ko-Fi

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February billing cycle paused.

Hiya sweeties!

Just a gentle reminder (see original post here) that my page is still paused. Nobody is going to get charged this month! However, if you still want to support me you can! by un-pledging and re-pledging since new patron's get charged right away. IF you do, thank you very much! If you're not im not loving you any less! <333

I'm still recuperating from my h...

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Public Release; Papillon MINI Set.

Hiya!

Who knew skinny jeans would be my bane of existence? Good lord i'll spare you the drama but I now know why creators tend to go for a cuffed skinny jeans vs a true skintight skinny jeans! Good riddance, i can't blame them! If i knew this I would've never dove into it! 

I loved the outfit we got with the DU EP but thought it was kinda ‘waisted’ being stuck on a outfit. I also wanted more fits than just the culotte one. I separated it and edited the top part to be lowe...

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iMac back from repair.

Hiya!

im sorry for not keeping you guys in the loop here. A week ago my hard drive broke and i just got it back from repair. I posted abt it on Tumblr the past week to keep track off the process but totally forgot to do that here due to all the stress of that 😞.

My hard drive has been replaced with a new one. super thankful it was "only...

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🥂Happy New Year! 🥂

While 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year is also brought me joy (at the beginning) since we moved into our (hopefully) forever home. I hope you all have a safe night and fun in a different way than previous years!

I want to thank you again for all the support i got from you this year! You guys are amazing and i can't wait to see what 2021 brings for all of us! Wishing you guys lots of health, happiness, and joy!t

Lots of love,

Renora. 

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