lmao a $42 tutorial to make CC...
Requirements
You will need:
Sims 4 Studio
Photoshop (however you choose to acquire it), or an alternative
DDS Plugin (unless you choose to save files as PNGs)
Blender (any version between 2.76 and 4.3 - I use 3.3)
The Basics
The easiest thing to start with is a recolour. If you have some knowledge of photo editing software, this should be fairly straightforward, but if you’re new to it, the following tutorial covers it well:
Recolouring Tutorial - Softpine
If you’re feeling confident with your recolours, but want to add a little extra to your textures, it’s worth checking out specular and normal files.
Speculars are my favourite thing for elevating CC (by that I mean covering it in glitter and sequins). This tutorial covers the basics:
Normal maps (bumpmaps) are a little different. They can give a 3d texture to an item without altering the mesh (within reason). Teanmoon also has a tutorial on that:
If you’re feeling extra (I know I often do), you can use emission maps to make your item glow and/or flash/twinkle.
Get to know emission the map - S4S
Meshing is a little more complicated (or perhaps not, depending on what your strengths are. I recommend starting with the Blender Donut Tutorial (pick the one that matches your Blender version) to familiarise yourself with Blender. I didn’t do this. I went in raw from using Milkshape for over a decade (don’t start me on Milkshape lol) I would have learned faster if I did…
Once you’ve navigated the majestic plate of donuts, you might be ready for a touch of frankenmeshing! This tutorial covers the basics really well, as well as a touch of texturing:
How to Make CC Clothing for The Sims 4 - Powluna
@joliebean also has some great tutorials covering some of the more technical details.
So you’re feeling confident and want to mesh from scratch! There are 3980193890381 CC creators and a limited pool of meshes to frankenmesh, so you may want to create something new. Trust me, start with earrings and work your way down from there.
Start to Finish Marvelous Designer Tutorial by owlplumbob
I'm also happy to answer any questions people might have as they're starting out. I don't know everything, nor am I one of the top-tier CC creating girlies by a long shot, but I'll do what I can and try to sign post if I don't know.
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