…with yall’s dude flovoid ‘s journey in the sims community XD thanks for the tag @krisunbr this goin to be a reminiscing chapter of my life…
well where do i start… ive had one of the weirdest sims journey ever. my whole life with the sims franchise (especially ts4) was always gameplay to me, ive had tons of generationals families with a 1000+ screenshots still hanging inside my poor pc PFTTT just there for memories. i used to always take pretty screenshots even fun moments in my sims life n share it with my siblings only, it was a mutual thing ‘cause they do the same as me.
when it was ‘round the time i graduated high school, I started to infuse myself with the sims community, I’ve always known there is a community in this game, with people makin stories or beautiful edits that always made me go WOW whenever i download cc. in 2019 i opened my first simsta story account, funny ITS STILL EXISTS–i wanted to share a story with some special ocs, i used to write fun dialogue or fiction/novels in my teens, then i noticed everything i do: art, crafting, writing, was all an act of desire with me, wanting to tell a story through a character sooo its naturally became my thing to tell a story even through sims as well.
at that time i remember, i didn’t truly care what my plan was or if imma commit, it was all a thrill of trying & learning a skill to me, and ig… i overwhelmed myself SO FAST, i only opened my account for a couple months and got closed off sooo fast, at that time, frequent human interaction or makin online friends was already too much to me due to… life. AAAA still, i started a 2ed account rp i think, that only lasted for a month n then i went “EHH i wont commit, so imma ghost this project.” and i went to college and i just. disappeared for years ⚰️.
now that yall got flo little lore lol, lets circle back to the present, or lets say, when i’m finally back in the sims community. i genuinely never thought that i would be back, but throughout my college years, i was still playing the sims n keeping up with updates, not the community tho, only some youtube sims shenanigans n havin fun watching others beautiful styles.
so yeah guys! i think college n high school is the problem LMAO cuz the moment i graduated i got THE TRILL TO EDIT N LEARN STUFF AGAIN. I MISSED DOIN SMTH CREATIVE. so im back in the sims community in 2023 on tiktok first, I started doing cas fun challenges, I experienced so many different simstyle–that was my passion at that moment, and then, my first ever gameplay with interesting ocs with majima land n their fun little lore, then a story-series project flawtown where i wanted to explore so many difficulties with multiple views n characters–like, my blog was everything because i didnt want to corner myself with one approach n wanted to experience everything until i find my ground, find my “what flovoid going to be & comfortable with?” so i think i have decided, for now, that i want to center my stuff n thoughts with sims ocs, each have their own lore n personality so i can flesh out my writing with them, i can do edits, i can dump some scenes of them, tell their past n present, even different AU to imagine how they going to behave, and eventually in any moment, i will tell their story & be proud of them.
★ i wanted to start with something very old i have more old stuff but this is what i found in my phone is with theo, my editing? his simstyle development? the whole thing? yeah as you can see left screenshot there wasnt no reshade or gshade NOTHING a clean screenshot from the sims in 2020, even theo wasnt posing lol. ngl i still like that shot, i have another one of him actually laughing with max (canon bff since the start🥹) in that same angle, and i wanted to take another new one to show yall the huge difference in my editing style but trust me, i will have soo many examples when Your Origin story starts, STILL the difference in editing is crazy, relight w gshade, srwe n the power of procreate, they do an insane glowup WHO WOULD BELIEVE THATS THE SAME DUDE…
☆ floyd & draco… theyve had so many edits that i think each time one of them is different, i circle back to ‘em from time to time n i just admire. they truly unleash my creative spirit, my love to them would never ever ends. i always thought of them as: “my og ocs” AND THEY ARE–my whole flovoid name is because of them n their intriguing storyline, and i wont lie, my simstyle development on them wasnt very insane difference, you could see they are still the same but maybe a bit mature, yet with adding shadows n highlighting some lines n adding colors on them does indeed makes them appear with a certain unique character to ‘em. tho if i would compare their personality from 2023 to 2026? so MUCH depth ive had developed into them, i feel like i have done so much with them & yet there is still many surprises in the future.
★ NOWWW MY FAVORITE PART YIPPEE is with showcasing story scenes! that first picture is crazy, would yall also believe that story still exists in simsta? SKSJSJ as ive mentioned before, i enjoy seeing characters talks, especially when its flows normally like a real life conversation, i experience alot when it comes to story scenes, trying different angles, different cropping, different atmosphere, different fonts–my absolute satisfaction in creating, now currently my most joy is having some characters have a specific font dialogue when they word an important sentence & ngl that alone made it so fun to read! I WILL mostly change my style with storytelling, and eventually learn so many cool methods when it comes to formatting, i feel im still processing with this skill & in a discovering state, it truly has is big field of shenanigans out there and im ready to swim in for eternity!
☆ last thing, so i can make it brief, me & spectrum colors? married for life, if it ain’t obvious already, who am i without colors? lightings, objects, in characters, in themes–MY ABSOLUTELY PASSION! you would without a doubt find every of my ocs with a specific colors that connects them, a single color could be so powerful, especially with a specific meaning to it, always a pleasure to me when i read fun theories about each spectrum. the moment i discovered relight, my friends, it changed me for life, its like the perfect final touches when it comes to my project, colors brings me life, even when i make more dark toned edits–you will find me adding a symbolic color element in my pieces. since i was a kid, I figured i enjoy RGB harsh neon colors over pastels, and working with them in editing does gives off a special characteristic, or cinematic feels. and with the recent years, i am happy with how bold i started to test my colors on my sims, and without them my game is just dull to me, i truly believe even with only one color in your edit, it could add a memorable feeling into your piece of art.
SHARKKKKS!!! yeah. i am very proud of who flovoid is now, my introvert-disconnected-ass is trembling i chose a path that little me wouldn’t believe that i’m actually… doing a big progress in so many different aspects of creative thinking. HECK, the moment i set my mind with “this journey doesn’t need to have an end.” it just, changed me. my shit-story doesn’t need to be complete or in a perfect lineup for me to call it ‘perfect’ i can literally start whenever n learn what i still desire to do!
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