Hi, this is a tutorial on how I take my screenshots. I'm not a master at this, and I'm surprised I've been asked to do this in general…But that's not the point. In this tutorial I'll tell you what mods I use, what programs and all that!!!!
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Before we begin. I have to tell you about the computer. I don't have a powerful computer, I would say not powerful at all haha. But the specs I think are worth mentioning. So.
The specs of my computer:
• CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz
• Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
• 64-Bit System
• DirectX 11
Okay, next we'll get to what we'll need from the programs.
Programs:
• Photoshop
• SRWE ( Program to increase image resolution )
• Topaz ( It is a special plugin for Photoshop that makes the quality better )
We're also gonna need:
• GShade
• Relight: qUINT_relight.fx and MartysMods_RELIGHT.fx ( For GShade )
• I'd also like to say that I have a modified file GraphicsRules from the 𝑆𝑢𝑙𝑆𝑢𝑙𝐷𝑈𝐶𝐾!!!!
!!!ATTENTION!!! READ THE MANUAL BEFORE DOWNLOADING ANYTHING!!!
Moving on to the mods. I'll also talk about the cas lighting and point out my background, but we won't discuss the cas itself.
• Pose Player
• Wicked Whims mod
• Teleport
• MC Command Center
• Lighting in cas: GENTLE CAS LIGHTING MOD ( from Northern Siberia Winds )
• Background for cas: Reflection & FrontGlo ( from vyxated )
• Game lighting: EVEN BETTER IN-GAME LIGHTING MOD ( from Northern Siberia Winds )
• Plant Retextures ( from Moriel )
Now let's get to the tutorial itself!!!!
I wanted to add something else. My game settings are set to very high. In addition, my screen resolution is 1920x1017. I should also add that I play the game in windowed mode.
1) So, I choose the season: Summer. You can choose any season. I also choose any city. I place my Sim on an empty lot and enter the game.
I took my character Morley.
2) I open Gshade. Don't pay attention to the top line. I choose a pose through Wicked Whims. Here, I don't need teleportation or positioning.
3) I open any preset. I mainly use my own. This is my preset for cas.
4) Turn on the backdrop. If it is not in the preset, you can find it in the search. Previously, I used a backdrop that was a separate item. But lately, I only use backdrop from Gshade.
5) Backdrop:
1 ) We will need this window.
2) Select the backdrop color. You can click on the squares and a color wheel will appear. This will allow you to select the color you need. Keep in mind that if you want a solid color, you need to select the same color for color 1 and color 2. You will also see the name of the color and can copy it to another color. I hope I explained it clearly.
3) To move the backdrop position, you will need this slider. Foreground Depth. The closer to zero, the closer the backdrop will be; the further away, the further away the backdrop will be.
6) We adjust the backdrop as needed. I've adjusted it.
7) Let's move on to IMMERSE ULTIMATE: ReLights.
8) IMMERSE ULTIMATE: ReLights.
1) The Active checkbox should be selected. I choose the Infinite type. I think Temp/Tint is self-explanatory.
2) Select the desired light intensity.
3) I usually make the light more diffused. So I move the slider to the right.
4) The location of a specific type of lighting (namely Infinite)
9) Let's move on to another Relight. Namely, to qUINT_relight.
10) I only have one light fixture turned on. Let's configure it as well. I use this relight as the main lighting.
11) Okay, we've set everything up the way we need it. Next, we turn on SRWE.
1) Click on: Select running Application. Select The Sims 4.
1) Select the desired screen resolution.
2) You can also save the file you have customized so that you do not have to constantly enter the screen width and height.
13) Choose your saved file. I usually take screenshots that are 3000x3000 in size. If you don't have a saved file, click Set.
14) This is what it looks like. So don't be scared. Let's take some screenshots. In Gshade, I have the Prt Screen key set up. So I press it. To configure your Gshade, refer to Google or YouTube.
To turn off SRWE, click on the Fake fullscreen button.
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I could stop here and not show you any more, haha. But I was asked how I tweak the quality overall. So I'll show you. Open Photoshop.
15) Open Photoshop. Select the frame (cropping) and crop as needed.
16) That's how it turned out. Go to Filter/Liquify.
17) To change the brush size, I hold down Alt+right mouse button and move it in different directions. Left—smaller. Right—larger. I round off the corners.
18) Next, I adjust the color balance or something like that. ( Selective Color )
19) I open the Camera Raw filter. I adjust the shadows. I rarely use this filter for screenshots, but I couldn't leave it out. So here it is.
20) I open Topaz. It is also located in the filter.
21) I'll turn on Upscale, High fidelity v2.
I usually set the sliders like this, I'm not sure if it's right. But I do it this way and it seems to work well.
Since I can't insert any more images into this post, I'll describe what I do next in words. Sorry about that.
22) I don't always use Sharpen for portraits. In terms of settings, I usually just rely on Topaz itself, but sometimes I can reduce the intensity. After everything is done, click on the Export to Adobe Photoshop button.
Next, I click on the filter noise. Add noise. I usually set it to 1.05.
I would also like to add that to remove any unevenness or arrows in the cas, I use the patch tool in the tools.
So, we're done. The next post will be about how the screenshots turned out, since I can't insert any more screenshots here…
Thank you to everyone who read to the end!!! I hope I was able to help at least a little with how to take screenshots. Again, I'm not a professional, so there may be a bunch of mistakes and stuff like that. That's okay.😊
Thanks to all the creators!!!💖
@northernsiberiawinds @vyxated @lady-moriel
