I use CC a lot but always remove it for my gallery uploads. I’ve noticed that people often use CC to fix the basic face shapes the game generates, so here are some tricks to make faces more interesting without relying on face detail kits.
Play With Proportions
Imagine you’re 12 years old again and really amused by large noses and small mouths... Make everything exaggerated, then balance it out again.
Basic face types (that are absent from the game's generation system) are all about accents: wide mouths with tiny lips, round faces with tiny chins, big noses with small eyes... These are archetypes you’ll use often with this trick.
Use Cheatsheets
Speaking of archetypes, there are three ways to make townies using default settings. One is to use templates from CAS. The second is to breed them in genetics mode. The third, which I use most often, is to refer to the viral ethnicity chart.
It gives you a general idea of the face proportions you might encounter. The game only generates round faces for women and square faces for men, so this chart is really refreshing to use.
Choose a color scheme
This is general advice for any decorating: choose a palette using a website or create your own, then stick to it. Never use default makeup colors, and change the hue whenever you can. That way, you’ll get a unique makeup texture without using CC makeup.
Forget gender tags
Yes, triangle boobs aren’t ideal, but the catalog is too limiting with gender tags. Remove all filters for clothing except color. That way, we finally have sneakers for a wedding, sweaters for cold weather, and a boyfriend's t-shirt as sleepwear.
Make it immersive
I can't stand seeing Bella Goth swimming in the pool with her Old Hollywood hairstyle… It takes time, but I always make sure my townies have immersive hairstyles and makeup. They wear face masks (sun screen overlay) at night and put their hair in a ponytail when they go to the gym. Make it more lifelike!
Some other tricks I use all the time:
Don’t try to make your Sim pretty or hot. That’s determined by their style, not genetics, just like in real life! Take off their hair and clothes, make genetic adjustments, and only then style them.
Apply a color filter and randomize their clothing from the category. You’ll be surprised by the clothes hidden in swatches.
Avoid iconic outfits. I’m talking about Landgraab shirts and the Goth red looks. Use swatches no other townie has ever used. Believe me, no one can wear a jacket with a t-shirt like Johnny Zest did.
That's it! I now have 64 townies ready to download. You can also find me in a gallery under the name of VadimGg. Happy simming!
