A Little Story Thingy

So I found this writing competition on the sims website. I didn't really want to enter since I don't really have time for it. But I quickly attempted the first assignment just for fun. Anyway, this was the assignment:

For the first assingment I'd like to see your writing range, so you can do anything you like, with one rule. You have to base it off of your faveourite song! Pictures are optional, but remember, they get you extra points!
If you need any extra info, just leave a messge, after the tone! *beeep!*

What I created wasn't really a story, just kind of the base of a story. It wasn't really based much on the song I chose either, I just got the idea while I was listening to the song. I might expand on the story at some point, I quite like the idea. Well, the song I chose was Waiting For The End by Linkin Park. It isn't really my favorite song, but it is an awesome song. Search for it on YouTube or something if you don't know the song. Anyway, here's my creation (I apologize for any mistakes, I kind of rushed it):

I clutched my sister Amy’s hand as we reached the top of the hill. “Did you get the right place?” she asked looking up at me.
“Yes, we’re going to be fine now,” I said she looked so small and scared. I let go of her hand as I sat down on the dry grass. “Don’t look so scared, soon it’ll all be over,” I told her as she sat beside me. We were lucky really, 2012 really was the end and only a small number of people had survived. We’d been living off tins of food we’d managed to find in the rubble that had once been a city. My city. My home. I looked out to the horizon where the sun was slowly setting in the cold grey sky. I remembered what my mother had said to me, in the last moments of her life she told me she’d seen this all happen in a dream. She told me to wait exactly four weeks before going to the top of the hill on the edge of the city, near the park. There was nothing left of the park now, or the city, but I could still find the hill. She told us to just wait at the top of the hill, as the sun set. I reached into my pocket to pull out the one picture I had left of my family. It was from last summer, in the picture we were all smiling and laughing. I smiled as a tear slid down my cheek.
Suddenly the sky got very dark and a flash of green shot above our heads. I grabbed Amy’s arm and jumped to my feet, not knowing what would happen next. More colours shot through the sky. “What’s happening?” Amy asked.
“We’re going somewhere better, this is just the beginning” I said. The sky turned green, then blue. Suddenly the whole sky was glowing purple and I felt my feet leave the ground. I shut my eyes, terrified. “Open your eyes!” Amy yelled to me sounding happy. I looked around to see we were shooting through a tunnel of light away from the earth. Then it all went dark.

Tell me what you think :)

What's Going On?

So you may be wondering why I haven't posted in a very long time. Well, I'm taking a long break from sims (I don't actually know whether I'll go back to playing sims again). Basically, I've kind of got bored with the game. I just don't find it fun anymore. I was going to buy a gaming computer especially for simming, but I realized I don't really play sims anymore, so I just bought an ordinary Dell Inspiron 17r. If I do go back to playing sims I promise I'll start posting again straight away. I doubt that'll happen though. I'm kind of sad because I enjoyed posting here but I don't enjoy sims anymore, so I don't have anything to post about. One day I might start a new blog for my graphics, art, or maybe just my life. If I do that I'll post a link here, so you can see if you like it. I'll probably still post on the Sims 3 forums occasionally, so you might see me there.

Well, I suppose now I'm going to say goodbye now. I hope you all continue to enjoy sims, and thank you for spending time reading my blog.

The Rivers Family Legacy

I have a legacy family that I thought I'd tell you about. I haven't followed the legacy rules, I wanted my sims to have really nice lives. So I used cheats and built them a huge house. I'm not going to turn their lives into a story though, I'll just post updates every so often.

Well, Zara is the legacy founder, she married Darnell and had a son called Lucas (currently a teen), then a daughter called Bree (currently a teen). They got divorced and Zara married Mike, they had a daughter called Jade (currently a child), then a daughter called Abbie (currently a child). I took some pictures of them. The lighting on Darnell's picture is pretty terrible, since he doesn't live with the family anymore I had to go and find him. He works at the Consignment Store so that's where the picture was taken. I don't have a picture of Abbie because she's at boarding school.

Pictures:

Zara

Darnell

Lucas

Bree

Mike

Jade

Some CC

I downloaded this lipgloss about a week ago and I've been using it on all of my sims since then. I found it here.

Stop Trying To Draw Hair!

My last couple of posts have been about me trying to draw hair. Today I tried to draw hair again, since I've got my drawing tablet now. It turned out better than my previous attempts. I still need practice though. I think I needed to add more fly aways and improve the shape of the hair.

An Unfinished Hair Drawing

I started drawing this hair. I was trying to follow a tutorial but the texture went all weird. I just decided to use the dodge/burn tool to mess around with the colours and I like how the colours turned out. I think I might draw the hair like in my previous attempt at drawing hair but add the colours from this hair drawing. I like how it makes the hair look like it's flowing. I'd probably blend the colours more next time though.

Second Attempt At Drawing Hair

So I tried drawing hair again. I read a few tutorials but didn't really follow any of them. I created the hair using a mouse as I didn't have my drawing tablet with me. I think the shape of the hair would have been better if I'd used my drawing tablet. There is also something wrong with the shine of the hair. I think I still need plenty of practice.

2 New Sims: Aurora and Louise

I wanted to make more sims so decided to make two.

You can download and recommend Aurora here.

You can download and recommend Louise here.

Hope you like them!

Visit my thread on the sims 3 forum here.

New Sim: Jade

I've uploaded a few sims to the exchange before because I enjoy making sims. Now I've decided to start uploading sims more regularly. I'm also going to add better pictures to them. The first of my new sims is called Jade. You can download her from the exchange here. You can also visit my thread on the sims 3 forums here.

I think the pictures could be better, so I'm just going to experiment with them and try and develop my own style.

I Quit Existence Magazine :(

So I quit Existence Magazine. Basically, the assignment I was given was nothing like the stuff I was told I'd need to do when I applied for the position. I knew I'd hate doing the assignment, so I quit. I've wanted to be part of a magazine for a while and I asked what I'd need to do if I got the position. It sounded perfect for me so I applied and got the job. I was told:

'The colour expert does 3 things:

1. Helps Editor + Co-Editor come up with a good colour theme to match the time of year

2. Writes a little article about colour schemes on different aspects (on clothes, houses)

3. Gives Fashion/Make-Up Experts ideas on what things to get (colour-wise)'

I then waited for months for an assignment and got this:

For this issue, I would like you to give some interior tips using the colours, Black and White. It can be modern or old fashioned, but you must give an example for each room and a little description under each picture. Your rooms are going to be: Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Bathroom and also Bedroom. Good Luck!

The first sentence sounded okay. I assumed I'd be given pictures, and I could just write about the colours and how they contrasted, and say why this worked well in the interior of the house. Then I read the next sentence. I was never told I'd have to get pictures. That was part of the reason why I liked this job. My computer isn't great so it takes ages for me to get pictures. I don't mind getting pictures for my blog. That's fun, and I can just do what I want. But I just end up fed up and bored when I have to do it, and it becomes a chore. Plus I'm terrible at interior design. I would have really not enjoyed this assignment. I thought for this job I'd just be giving people ideas and writing articles.

Sorry about my little rant but I needed to say something and I haven't posted lately. I will be posting more again extremely soon. I've had tons of homework and hardly any time to play sims. I feel really bad.

Banner Competition

I entered the Unbound banner competition for the first time. I really shouldn't have left it so late, since I entered on the due date. I didn't win but I wasn't expecting to, since I'd used a picture of a sim that I had taken ages ago, and the sim I used had no eyelashes. The winning banner was great though, and I enjoyed taking part. I think I'll practice a lot more before entering again. So here's the banner:

Where have you been?

I never posted last week. You may be wondering why. So, it's basically because I haven't had chance to play sims. Blame my teachers for giving me heaps of homework, I've still got loads to do. As soon as I get chance I'm definitely going to get some new screenshots and do some editing. Well I managed too find time to quickly (and badly) edit a picture of a sim that I've had on my computer for a while. I know it's not great but the lighting on this picture was pretty terrible, I edited it though because I like it and I used one of my favourite sims.

If you're wondering what I actually did to this picture here's a list:
- I made her eyes whiter since they looked yellow.
- I painted nail polish on her thumb
- I drew on some eyeliner (badly) but it's better than it was. She looked like she had a black eye.
- I did a tiny bit of shading and highlighting. I think I was a bit scared to do much since I've never done it before and I just realized I only did the shading and highlighting on her face and hand. It would probably look better if the shading was darker and if I'd shaded her shoulders. You can't really see that I've even done any shading put there is proof! Look at the top left of her forehead. You can see where I didn't blend it properly and it looks dirty.
- I cropped it so I wouldn't have to do as much editing (I know I'm lazy).

Things I attempted to do and failed at:
- Draw hair. It ended up looking like fur. How do I make it shiny? I've tried everything and it just looks messy and has a funny texture like fur.
- Draw makeup. It just wouldn't work. She just looked like she needed a wash and I couldn't blend it right.

I also realised that I really need to practise my editing. I can't do most of the stuff that actually makes pictures look good. Any tips would be appreciated.

Some CC

I recently downloaded this hair from here. I really like it and keep using it on lots of my sims.

Finally Got World Adventures

So I finally decided to buy world adventures and I love it! My favourite location has to be China. It's just so pretty and all the places there are amazing. I really like the photography and martial arts skills too. The nectar making thing is nice but I find it a bit boring. The adventures are so much fun too! They just add so much to the game. I was getting a bit bored with sims because I just ended up doing the same things. But now I can send my sims on adventures and I really enjoy solving all the puzzles.

So overall I really like World Adventures and it's definitely one of my favourite expansion packs so far. So here's a lovely picture of my sim standing in a counter at the nectary in France.

Halloween Party

Since it's halloween soon I decided to make my sims have a halloween party. Sorry that its a bit laggy and the quality isn't great. I'll have to sort out the settings for next time.

First Attempt At Drawing Hair

So I decided since I've got a drawing tablet again I should try and draw hair on my sims. I know it isn't great since I gave up on the tutorial I was meant to be following and just did most of it myself. Also if you're wondering why the sim in the picture looks so plain, well I was going to try and draw makeup too but I decided to just practice hair for now.

Some CC

I found this very nice 1960 Chevrolet Corvette here. I've downloaded it for my game and I love it! My simself has been driving around Bridgeport in this car and I'm sure she likes it too.

Update On The Drawing Tablet

A little while ago I posted about my broken drawing tablet. I didn't get a refund but they sent me a replacement so I'm quite happy about that, however I think I'm still going to buy a better drawing tablet eventually. Well, at least I'll be able to do some screenshot editing now. When I get time I'll edit some screenshots and show you them. I'll warn you though, I only recently started editing so they may be rather terrible.

Building A Kitchen Using The Sims 3

I just uploaded a new video on youtube about creating a kitchen using The Sims 3. You can watch it below or watch it here. So please like and subscribe! More videos coming very soon. Please comment if there is a Sims 3 tutorial you would like me to create next.

Fishing At The Graveyard

Today I sent my sim to do some fishing at the graveyard. I'm not sure why I chose the graveyard, probably because I don't normally send my sims there.