#simblr psd

[polarmoon]

pop! psd collection (v1 + v2)

i made this psd a loooong time ago (2016? 2017?) and it was due for a re-release. i’ve left most of it untouched, but i tweaked a couple things. there will be a comparison between v.1 and v.2 under the cut. this is a collection of the two psds, meaning that the original psd is included as well!

this is NOT a reshade preset or a mod. this is a file that you use in photoshop to edit your pictures. 

pop! is a basic gameplay psd. it keeps things saturated without going too crazy, and will work for a variety of gameplay images for most games, but was specifically designed with the sims 4 and the sims 2 in mind.

the original psd has been included, along with all of its addons -- a CAS psd, an action version of the psd, and some smoothing and sharpening actions. i cannot vouch for the quality of the addons, since they were made such a long time ago. pop! v1, and all of its addons, are unsupported. 

differences between v1 and v2:

v2 does not have an accompanying action, unlike v1. i personally never use actions to color my screenshots, and creating an action that uses the same layers as the psd is the kind of tedious work that i don’t really enjoy doing. that being said, the retired version of the psd that i included still has the action attached, which i’ve left untouched, so at least you’ll have an action for the old version if that’s your jam. 

v2 also doesn’t have a CAS addon. i find that cas shots aren’t really difficult (or interesting) to color, and you’d probably be better off finding a dedicated cas psd, or just use the cas folder from v1.

i tweaked some of the old layers, mostly aiming for a warmer, more red toned psd. the changes are very subtle, which you can see in the gif below:

the basics on how to use psds:

open the .psd file in photoshop

drag whichever folder you want to use onto your screenshot

edit any layers you want to edit, flatten your image, do whatever cropping + resizing you wanna do, then save!

please be careful when editing the curves layer – messing with it too much could whitewash your sims. be mindful of this while you’re editing!

i made this using photoshop cs6, but as far as i know it should be usable with other versions of photoshop.

i don’t know if this will work in gimp, since i don’t use it and don’t know anything about it.

💾  pop psd collection | sfs

[brohilda]

dog years .psd 

just uploading my current .psd so i can update my resources page. i use this for both gameplay/scenery and cas screenshots, and you can too. it has a bright but muted feel, with a lowered saturation.

how to use

open the .psd and your screenshot in photoshop

prepare your screenshot the way you usually do: crop, topaz clean etc. (note: i use these actions for topaz clean)

drag group 1 from the psd on top of your screenie

adjust the opacity, hide the layers that you don’t need etc.

another note!! this psd lightens everything quite a bit (including skin tones), so i strongly suggest to lower the opacity of the group until you are pleased with the result. you can also add a darkening curves layer if needed.

download

tou: none at all, go crazy with it

[brohilda]

some of you have been asking me about how i edit my gameplay screenshots, so i’ve decided to share the updated version of the psd i use for most of my screenies

DOWNLOAD (simfileshare)

it works best on top of @kaleekalo‘s Clean and Clear actions, so i recommend downloading these first

enjoy! 

[acruxsims]

I really liked the edit I made for my halloween post, so I decided to turn the effects into their own PSD!

Features:

Vignette like border (default size is 1440x900, I’m 99% sure you can resize it)

Dim glow circle (you can resize/duplicate the layer to put some shiny bits on your screenshot!)

Lowers the saturation via gradient map, changes contrast/brightness

DOWNLOAD (sfs, no adf*y)

Don’t claim as your own.

Do not repost.

@maxismatchccworld

[valesprings]

SOFT LIGHT - A PSD

Here’s a little PSD I’ve been using lately for you all! What it does is make your screenshots a little bit warmer and like your sims are in the sun (hence the name!), but it’s quite subtle!  I recommend using it along with @glitchysims Keep Dark Skins Dark to avoid any witewashing happening with your darker sims. Here are more previews/examples as well!  Play with it as much as you like :-)

DOWNLOAD .PSD (sfs, ad free)