🏇 Design your Silk ! 🏇
Mix and match patterns to create the perfect silk for your stable !
→ Download the psd files on my Patreon
In those Photoshop files, you will find premade transparent patterns ready to be recolored for each item of the set (helmet, silk, saddle pad and mask).
You'll need my Racing Set, The Sims 4 Studio and a graphic software. I recommend Photopea (free and online) if you don't have access to Photoshop or Procreate.
How to use :
Download the psd files and open them in Photoshop, Procreate or Photopea.
Open the "Layers" panel on the left. In the "PATTERNS" folder, duplicate the patterns you want for each item of the set (including their backgrounds, seams, etc).
Drag and drop your recently duplicated layers to each corresponding sub-folders in the "YOUR_SWATCHES" folder and make sure to place all the layers above the background one.
Recolor each layer with any colors you want by double-clicking on it and going to color overlay then choosing a color from the little square in color overlay.
Make sure they are all layered properly and activate the "FX" folder to get the details that will give life to the texture. (Only edit this folder if you know what you're doing.)
Export each item's textures by clicking "export as" in the "File" drop down menu on the top-left. Export each items individually while the others are hidden (You only need to activate the 'DRAG_DROP_PATTERNS' folder and the 'fx' folder, make sure everything else is hidden.)
It's not required, but you can also create a swatch thumbnail to differentiate your recolor in game using the "Thumbnails" folder and recoloring the patterns in it to match your swatch.
Once you have exported every textures you made, and with the Sims 4 Studio installed, double-click to open the packages files you want to edit from my Racing Set and click "Add Swatch".
Import your newly created textures in "Texture" → "Diffuse". (Do not edit the other ones.)
You can also import your custom thumbnail here in "Swatch Thumbnail".
In "Categories", you can edit the colors tags to match your custom swatch.
Click "Save" and enjoy your newly created silk !
Important notes :
Don't duplicate my package files, just edit the one you have in your mod folder otherwise they will conflict. If you want to create a standalone version, you'll need to duplicate my package through The Sims 4 Studio. See this article for more details.
The silk for the male and female frame share the same textures, you'll just need to create one texture and import it in both of the package files.
Same thing for the mask, you don't need a texture without blinkers, you can simply use the same one for the two versions.
