Tragic Pixels

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[tragicpixels]

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I write Sims stories here and I make cc as well, WCIF friendly i'm usually pretty good at finding the cc i use in my stuff

Hi I'm TragicPixels you can call me Kim, Tragic, or Pixels whatever you feel comfortable with. I use She/Her pronouns, I'm apart of the LGBTQIA community, I'm also very autistic and love girly stuff

Download My CC here

All of My CC is here

Reblogs

WE SUPPORT FRIENDS STUFF ON THIS BLOG also i'm very opinionated

Extras

I like sharing my simmies

A Siren's Cry

♡ Beginning ♡ Newest ♡ Extras ♡ Family Tree ♡

Trigger and Content Warnings:

Trigger Warnings:  Mild NSFW, SA, Abuse, Verbal Abuse, emotional neglect, self harm, attempted kidnapping, police brutality, limerence, strained family bonds, DV, grooming, Homophobia, Slut shaming Content Warnings: Low self esteem, depression, cursing, implied intimacy

Royals of Verzenzia

♡ Beginning ♡ Newest ♡ Extras ♡ Family Tree (coming soon) ♡

Trigger and Content Warnings:

Trigger warnings: Character death, Infidelity, Corruption, Abuse, Infertility, Child neglect, Child Abuse Content Warnings: Gays being unbelievably messy

[melan-ia-sims]

Bare Nails v2!

I finished these 3 different times and kept finding more swatches to add lol

Base Game Compatible

All Frames, Toddler - Elder (Infants don't have nails)

27 Total Swatches

Based on some of EA's new neutral colors, including 6 cool toned variants

Patreon: Download

@mmfinds @alwaysfreecc @sssvitlanz

[melan-ia-sims]

Muñeca Occult Eyes 2.0

UPDATED FOR THE JULY 1st ENCHANTED BY NATURE PATCH

Requires these packs

Get To Work Expansion (Clones & Aliens)

Vampires Game Pack (Vampires)

Island Living Expansion (Mermaids)

Werewolves Game Pack (Werewolves)

Life & Death Expansion (Ghosts)

Maxis-Mix, No Specular, 100% hand drawn

47 total eye colors (1 Clone + 9 Alien + 9 Vampire + 9 Mermaid + 17 Werewolf + 2 Ghost)

The Heterochromia is in "Eye Details" and conflicts with Vampire eyes

FAIRIES NOT INCLUDED, COMING SOON

Credit: @lightdeficient for the emission map and advice, @tragicpixels for her friendship and support and also the mermaid sim 💙

DOWNLOAD: Patreon (Free)

@maxismatchccworld @mmfinds @alwaysfreecc @sssvitlanz

[melan-ia-sims]

Edit 4-29-2026: Finally added all the Fairy and Frog swatches to the Heterochromia and Eye Contacts PLEASE REDOWNLOAD

[melan-ia-sims]

Muñeca Eyes 2.0

UPDATED FOR THE JULY 1st ENCHANTED BY NATURE PATCH

Base Game Compatible, Maxis-Mix, No Specular

100% hand drawn, 70 total eye colors (19 EA + 11 Hazel + 40 Unnatural)

Heterochromia is Infant-Elder, it's in "Eye Details" and conflicts with Vampire eyes and most Rings

Unnatural Non Defaults are in a condensed version of Noodles Sorbet Remix Palette

Credit: My friend @mochiwei (site + insta) for suggesting I take inspiration from Japanese Circle Lenses ads!

Download: Patreon (Free)

@maxismatchccworld @mmfinds @alwaysfreecc @sssvitlanz

[melan-ia-sims]

Edit 4-20-2026: I updated the thumbnails and cleaned up every Hazel swatch AND finally fixed the missing swatches in the Child Heterochromia PLEASE REDOWNLOAD

[sponchsims]

Ya'll please Im begging you stop reblogging @/kikiixx posts PLEASE. they feed their screenshots into an AI enhancer.

AND PLEASE IF YOU WANT FUCKING SUNLIGHT /SUN STREAKS IN UR PHOTOS JUST PHOTOSHOP THAT SHIT OR USE RELIGHT. IT IS NOT FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE. YOU PEOPLE ACT LIKE YOU CANT DO FUCKING SHIT URSELF SO U FEED IT INTO AI GENERATIVE TRASH T0T ITS SO ANNOYING.

[melan-ia-sims]

UPDATED FOR THE JULY 1st ENCHANTED BY NATURE PATCH

Farm Animals require the Cottage Living EP, Ranch Animals require the Horse Ranch EP

Maxis-Mix, 100% hand drawn

All Farm Animals (Cows + Llamas + Chickens + Roosters + Foxes + Rabbits)

All Ranch Animals (Horses + Goats + Sheep)

Download: Patreon

@mmfinds @sssvitlanz @alwaysfreecc

[melan-ia-sims]

Requires the Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack

Maxis-Mix, No Specular, 100% hand drawn

18 total eye colors

Download: Patreon

@mmfinds @alwaysfreecc @sssvitlanz

[melan-ia-sims]

The royal tree is very cool but

THE ABSOLUTE DISRESPECT DONE TO MY GIRL HERMIA 😡

The Sims 4 took her out of the narrative entirely, she's not dead she's just gone?? No way in Hell would Consort EVER pick Tybalt's unstable ass to become the next Duke, obviously Hermia would've gotten the title and did a great job, like, are you kidding me??

I need justice for this angel

[canonkiller]

I think u should start writing your original story btw. I want to read it.

[canonkiller]

addition: I understand wanting to wait until things feel Right to write. but as someone who also contends with adhd and The Situations there is not going to be a time where it magically feels perfect to write. "I'll do it someday / later / when..." is an endless delay. you've gotta crack open a document and write something even if it sucks ass because if you don't get your brain used to the habit it's not gonna stick. the time you can start is Now.

[vampishly-sims]

Please stop supporting wcif.cc

Hi everyone, I haven't been posting on tumblr lately because I have been sick and also working on a lot of stuff - like learning python and making my spreadsheets better but I felt this was important to post.

It has come to my attention that wcif.cc - that new search engine that popped up for finding sims 4 cc - has stolen their directory of creators straight from my creator spreadsheets. It's my hard work that I put countless hours into creating and updating and I had months of work that was ready to be put out this month, but I've been set back by this because now I have to take measures to protect my work from people like that who rely on webscraping to do their dirty work.

Yes, I may be old school in pouring in the labor - but it's the best way I know to make sure the information is detailed and accurate. And for someone to just scrape that information without any credit or recognition is seriously infuriating.

The evidence is pretty clear to anyone who has seen my spreadsheets, but for comparison here are examples:

No one else has detailed creators lists like me, and I know this because I put in the work and have looked at countless mod and creator recommendation lists by many, many other people. What inspired me to make my lists was actually the cc notion list from sunny's resources - their was was outdated and had a lot of creators that are no longer making content, so I decided to make my own.

If wcif.cc had actually reached out to me for a collaboration or even given me credit, it would be a different story but they decided to just use webscraping and steal all of my hard work instead.

I put in the work to check out every single creator on my lists, I have look through all of their content and do the math to figure out their early access times, especially if the times are not stated clearly. I look through each and every creator to see what type of content they make in order to even put together the specialties columns. I use my own pattern recognition from my brain to see not only who the popular creators are but who the underrated and new creators are so they can hopefully get some visits to their pages because they deserve for their hard work to be seen. This is all done WITHOUT chapgpt or AI of any kind, because I refuse to contribute to harming the environment and real people for something like sims content.

If you care about integrity and honesty then please stop using or supporting their janky ass search engine and I hope you'll instead support me when my own website with my own searchable and filterable creator lists goes live and beyond my spreadsheets.

[simandy]

►Master-list of Tutorials and Links for Almost Everything CC◄

So @elderwisp made an amazing post with a GREAT idea, and I couldn't simple ignore it. Here's my contribution to #simblrsagainstAI!

( •ᵕ•)♥

► Programs & Resources:

Sims4Studio is the program we use to get our resources from the game and to make our package files. Photoshop is the image editing program we use to edit our image textures and previews, with some recurring to GIMP as well. You will need a DDS Plug-in so Photoshop can work on the DDS files that Sims4Studio utilizes, you can work with png files, but it's harder work. Blender is the free and mot common 3D mesh editor sims 4 creators use to work on their meshes. You can import add-ons to it, like Behemox Hair Generator, Mesh Repair Tools (both self explanatory) and Mio3, an UV editor tool. NJob is a great free tool you can utilize to make normal maps, essential to make your CC interact with different lighting in game.

Sims4Studio

Photoshop CC 2017

Blender

NJob

Photoshop DDS plug-in (place it in: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Plug-ins)

Behemox Hair Generator ($)

Mesh Repair Tools

Mio3

• (To install Blender add-ons: open Bender and drag the add-on file right into it!)

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► Tutorials:

Speed meshes are perfect for observation and learning! Reduce the speed on YouTube and watch how other people work. Try to replicate using your installed programs as an exercise!

Hair:

Speed Mesh by @meghewlett

Speed Mesh by @oakiyo

Hair Making by @aler-ii

Clothes: Tutorial by @simsina

Buy Mode: Tutorial by @sieory

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► Program Beginner Tutorials:

Getting to Know Blender (donut tutorial updated 2026)

How to Weight Map by @zeussim

How to make Uv_1 and how to Make a Specular Map by @zeussim

Beginner Guide to Photoshop

How to use NJob to make Normal Maps by @teanmoon

Beginner tutorial on Sims4Studio by @myaeomi-sims

Tip 1: @teanmoon has an entire blog full of EXTREMELY helpful tutorials for CC making. Check it out!

Tip 2: Always check the Sims 4 Studio Forum for a variety of tutorials on everything. Create your account and ask your questions as well! They're very helpful.

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► Miscellaneous:

My own Resources for Hair CC making

Powluna Tutorials on YouTube

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That's about it! Thank you everyone who made those tutorials over the years. You contributed to the freedom of knowledge. I believe every knowledge should be free and easy to access, because I also believe things like paywalls and having to jump through hoops to find said knowledge is part of the reason why ignorant people are resorting to AI to make their desired "art". Let's end this.

[simandy]

►Master-list of Tutorials and Links for Almost Everything CC◄

So @elderwisp made an amazing post with a GREAT idea, and I couldn't simple ignore it. Here's my contribution to #simblrsagainstAI!

( •ᵕ•)♥

► Programs & Resources:

Sims4Studio is the program we use to get our resources from the game and to make our package files. Photoshop is the image editing program we use to edit our image textures and previews, with some recurring to GIMP as well. You will need a DDS Plug-in so Photoshop can work on the DDS files that Sims4Studio utilizes, you can work with png files, but it's harder work. Blender is the free and mot common 3D mesh editor sims 4 creators use to work on their meshes. You can import add-ons to it, like Behemox Hair Generator, Mesh Repair Tools (both self explanatory) and Mio3, an UV editor tool. NJob is a great free tool you can utilize to make normal maps, essential to make your CC interact with different lighting in game.

Sims4Studio

Photoshop CC 2017

Blender

NJob

Photoshop DDS plug-in (place it in: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2018\Plug-ins)

Behemox Hair Generator ($)

Mesh Repair Tools

Mio3

• (To install Blender add-ons: open Bender and drag the add-on file right into it!)

( •ᵕ•)♥

► Tutorials:

Speed meshes are perfect for observation and learning! Reduce the speed on YouTube and watch how other people work. Try to replicate using your installed programs as an exercise!

Hair:

Speed Mesh by @meghewlett

Speed Mesh by @oakiyo

Hair Making by @aler-ii

Clothes: Tutorial by @simsina

Buy Mode: Tutorial by @sieory

( •ᵕ•)♥

► Program Beginner Tutorials:

Getting to Know Blender (donut tutorial updated 2026)

How to Weight Map by @zeussim

How to make Uv_1 and how to Make a Specular Map by @zeussim

Beginner Guide to Photoshop

How to use NJob to make Normal Maps by @teanmoon

Beginner tutorial on Sims4Studio by @myaeomi-sims

Tip 1: @teanmoon has an entire blog full of EXTREMELY helpful tutorials for CC making. Check it out!

Tip 2: Always check the Sims 4 Studio Forum for a variety of tutorials on everything. Create your account and ask your questions as well! They're very helpful.

( •ᵕ•)♥

► Miscellaneous:

My own Resources for Hair CC making

Powluna Tutorials on YouTube

( •ᵕ•)♥

That's about it! Thank you everyone who made those tutorials over the years. You contributed to the freedom of knowledge. I believe every knowledge should be free and easy to access, because I also believe things like paywalls and having to jump through hoops to find said knowledge is part of the reason why ignorant people are resorting to AI to make their desired "art". Let's end this.

[i-will-write]

[elderwisp]

gen ai creeping into the sims community as well as some of my favorite game companies is so incredibly unfortunate that it's loomed on my mind longer than i'd like it to. however, it's moments like these where i get slapped with an epiphany

oftentimes, it's really easy to shift the blame onto an individual without addressing the core issue. it's almost like if we shame a person enough, it'll make them learn. but that's the thing about shame, it's a short-term solution to a long-term problem. what i've come to learn is shame does not change people, it makes them resentful. i've been guilty of it and i'm not proud of it. we often forget that acquiring any knowledge, comes with making mistakes, but it's the people that have honest yet constructive conversations with you and encourage growth is how you get through it. i believe this is also what can make a community healthy rather than aiming for sole positivity

the truth is, the most we can do to impact gen ai is to educate, share resources and form movements within communities. the core issues lie within governments lack of regulation and big companies not being held accountable however that's a whole separate conversation

what i've come to recognize with gen ai in creative spaces is people fail to recognize the difference between true art and something that is generated. i realized this with swen vincke from larian studios wanting to utilize gen ai as a reference similar to google or art books. what is being forgotten is the mind is the best source of inspiration. creativity comes from you. nothing is original but it's the human experience, what you chose that resonates with you brings uniqueness to an idea. no machine will ever do that for you. it can only give you an amalgamation of choices it made for you but it isn't handcrafted by you. art is a lot of things to people, but i don't think it would be wild to say that art is what's authentic to you. it's an accumulation of your experiences, thoughts and feelings projected onto somewhere and there's beauty in vulnerability

so, all of this got me thinkin... i want to try something

a lot of the issue in ai usage in ts4 community stems from a lack of knowledge on how to edit or the desire to reach a level that takes time and effort. there was a point in time, many years ago, where it felt like i was grinding teeth to try and learn something and then a friend introduced me to using textures. and that small sliver of knowledge felt revolutionary

so i'd like to encourage everyone to post one or multiple pieces of knowledge whether it's an editing/writing tip, an editing/writing resource, a reshade/gshade preset or even a tutorial of some sort! if you're a cc creator, you're totally welcome to joining in! i know gen ai has swept into the cc spaces

some examples ft some cool simblrs:

how to add font into a photo how to draw hair storytelling tips on how to plan a story settings for sharpening finding the right angle for pictures in game psd for sharpening

if you wouldn't mind hashtaging it as "simblrsagainstai" so i can reblog it! or you can tag me as well!

my first few things i will share because they're already prepared:

a copy of ps (2) a copy of topaz clean mini tutorial on how to edit a screenshot without reshade a texture pack and tutorial

[and-fishing-equipment]

in 2026 DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD

instead ask:

is it SINCERE

was it CATHARTIC

was it FUN TO MAKE

is it MADE BY ME

and don't forget to stay silly

[simandy]

That's it I'm hiring one of you guys to come HERE in MY HOUSE to set my relight for me

[simandy]

Figured it out

[simandy]

I am allergic to gatekeeping. ↓

This is my shader order.

This is my iMMERSE: Launchpad config.

This is my MXAO config.

This is my RELIGHT config (don't bother messing up with subsurface scattering. It won't work on sims 4. That's why light 2 is there, to emulate sunlight meeting skin).

This is my SOLARIS config (you don't hear much about it, but it can create a beautiful reflecting light from your relight focus points).

This is my FilmicPass config (very good for native effects if photoshop bores you. I've been using it for a decade.)

SMAA not pictured because I simply activated it, didn't mess with. It's the best anti aliasing btw.

I HATE GATEKEEPING!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace 🙂‍↕️🍃

[melan-ia-sims]

UPDATED FOR THE JULY 1st ENCHANTED BY NATURE PATCH

Requires the Cats and Dogs and Life and Death Expansions

Maxis-Mix, No Specular

100% hand drawn, 19 total eye colors (9 Cats + 9 Dogs + 1 Crow)

Sorry I've been gone so long! Started full time at my job, has been more mentally draining then expected, but I'm very happy despite the world being on fire 💙

Download: Patreon

@mmfinds @alwaysfreecc @sssvitlanz