VelvetKat

Hi, I'm Ally! I'm a Sims 4 storyteller & take frequent breaks. No worries if I disappear for a bit! I'm also a designer & artist! Thanks for any support you give me! (=^ ◡ ^=)

[allybdesign]

I made up this sims magazine, for a personal project, and really loved how it came out! First time doing this, and might have to play around with more some other time!

[velvetkatsims]

Reblogged from my design tumblr! 

I’m still alive. I’m still working on sims. And I’ve been trying to figure out how to get the story of Junction in tip top shape to share with everyone!

Here’s a lil tid bit of what I got going on! Enjoy!

[velvetkatsims]

Hello! 

If you follow me, then you know that I’m an Artist / Designer. And for about a month or more, I’ve been in an art block. And yesterday while looking at jobs, I came across something about zines. 

( A Screenshot from Junction that isn’t going to be used) 

And then because I LOVE my sims community. And I’m always wanting to make something amazing. I thought It might be fun to work closely with the community and create OUR very own e-zine. 

I want to work closely with every simmer / simblr I can. And to start off, I need some help. 

There’s a lot to consider. And I bet I don’t even scrape the iceburg. But. Together. Let’s scrape it. 

Soo.

Would you like a monthly e-zine (end of the month) or something else?

Would you want it to be Maxis Match only OR include Alpha too?

What are your favorite Sims Stories right now?

What are your top mods right now?

What other content would you like included?

I would LOVE feedback from the community. I want this project to be amazing. But this will either turn out to be great or it will be a big flop, but at least I tried. Right? 

Thank you for looking, reading, commenting, and sharing! 

I want this to work. I want this to succeed.

Have a lovely day ❤

[velvetkatsims]

Straightening Out Some Stuff

Hellloo! I haven’t been on tumblr in a bajillion years. And I haven’t posted in a while. Soo. I have many many new things that I’m working on. 

First off. For the past month I’ve been learning graphic design to try to get a career in that. 

Second. I now have a computer that can run sims on ultra. With that I’m having to re-create some stuff for my stories. 

Third. Speaking of stories, I’m slowly getting my Johnny Zest & Summer Holiday legacy together. As for Junction, I have to recreate my sets and I’m trying to tweak my story. So hopefully I can get that done eventually. 

Fourth. LOOK AT THE THINGS I MADE

This is my re-imagined world icon for Willow Creek. Just something fun to do

And this is my little movie poster with my favorite sims. Here’s the description for the completely fake movie.

““ On the beaches of Sulani, a romance brews. And Butterflies lead. Allani has always adored the butterflies around the island, but she never thought they would lead her straight to the love of her life. “”

I hope you all enjoy. I’ve been having a ton of fun getting into this new career path!  

[okyio-archive]

                   just a quick little reminder that i appreciate you being here :+) 

[velvetkatsims]

I don’t get much love on here, and that’s okay. I really enjoy trying to show my sim stories to everyone

[gerbithats]

I’m kinda tired of opening my dash and only seeing people reblogging cc all the damn time, so if you’re a new or old simblr that likes to share your gameplay stuff and more actual in game related things, please reblog this so I can follow a few more blogs and make me dash filled with that kind of stuff! 💖

[lemonpxel-archive-deactivated20]

(should have post this the first thing i did, but oh well) hi! my name is tilda and this is my simblr 🍋 living in sweden with my four guinea pigs. currently playing the super sim challenge. i only use maxis match cc 😄 i am a simblr newbie and have had this tumblr for 8 days now and i’m looking for new simblrs to follow. pls reblog and like this if you’re a maxis match simblr and i’ll will check you out ✨

[puttingherinhistory]

Women in the U.S. Can Now Get Safe Abortions by Mail

The founder of a global abortion-pill provider that has never shipped to the U.S. has quietly started a new service for Americans.

Please reblog this, it could be a very important resource that one of your followers needs right now.

Both Aid Access and Women on Web are international organizations that send safe and affordable abortion pills to women globally who don’t have access to a safe or affordable abortion. If you have questions or want to know if you qualify please check with Aid Access and Women on Web

[mush-dooms]

me: “I have social anxiety”

what people hear: “I am a bit shy”

what the internet reads: “OwO cute shy boi,,must protecc!! hehe so quirky!1!!”

what social anxiety really is: taking months of knowing someone to feel comfortable enough to have a real conversation, your mind going blank during small talk, inability to participate in groups of more than three people, mentally rehearsing “simple” tasks such as ordering food or making a phone call and your heart racing anyway, constantly feeling watched, being afraid of getting places too early or too late, fear of being judged over the most random things (”is this a socially acceptable ice cream flavor to buy?” “what if they think my shampoo is weird” “will they hate me if I get up to throw my trash away?” “what if I emptied the dishwasher wrong!”), having panic attacks when you have to ask a teacher for help, constantly feeling left out or excluded even with friends, your hands shaking when you get called on in class, being overwhelmed in crowds and public transportation, disliking being touched, perpetual fear of disappointing those in authority, overall difficulty forming relationships, missing out on milestones or social events because you either have no friends to go with or know it will be overwhelming, preferring to be in groups of three so that conversation isn’t solely up to you, making so many everyday tasks so much more difficult than they need to be due to a crushing fear of being judged by random strangers you will literally never see again and needing to be seen as flawless

[velvetkatsims]

OBJETOS OF THE CITY

Implement your sims into the scenery around them!

I was looking at CC for my story and was thinking of using backdrops. I came across this amazing bundle of things perfect for creating a scene. I know I’m going to use it and thought others might too!

[velvetkatsims]

Well. I've only managed to make 2 sim edits. Which they're both great. So yeah. Below is the first one which is recent. Like. I just finished it a little bit ago

Next, below, is the first one I did

Although the two are done in different drawing apps, they're both great apps.

The first pic was done using MediBang and I also used my Wacom drawing tablet.

The second pic was done using Autodesk Sketchbook and I just drew with my stylus

[velvetkatsims]

Hey guys. Whoever reads this. If anyone. I don't think I'll be posting any sim stuff. No one looks at it. And where I don't have an audience here, I have one elsewhere.

If you're on Sims Amino, you can find me there at Alessia Marie

I have a somewhat regular story and am about to start doing little posts about my Zest family legacy.

I'll lurk on here some too tho!

[allthingsprompting]

Get rid of your dialogue tags, not just “said”.

I see everywhere, “don’t use ‘said’ use _____!”, “100 words to use instead of ‘said’!”, etc. This needs to stop. First of all, do you know why “said” is used so often? Because it’s easy to ignore, when you’re reading at 300 words per minute, skipping over “said” is a lot easier than “inquired” or “demanded” or any other annoying verb.

I’m not saying you should use “said”, I’m saying you shouldn’t use any of it.

One argument against “said” is that it doesn’t give details about the speakers state of mind. 

“Good morning.” A said.

“Good morning.” B said.

“Good morning.” C said.

But tell me, do you honestly think this is better?

“Good morning.” A yelled.

“Good morning.” B shuddered.

“Good morning” C muttered. 

All of these can be misunderstood, is A angry? Is A deaf? Is B cold? Is B afraid of A?

Don’t get me started on adverbs. No. Is this better?

“Good morning.” A yelled angrily.

“Good morning.” B shuddered fearfully.

“Good morning.” C muttered distractedly.

It all sounds abhorrent! All three of the above examples don’t follow the Show, Don’t Tell. Don’t tell your readers characters emotions, show them through actions and imagery. 

A had a nasty scowl on his face, his eyes glazed over with fury. “Good morning.” His roar echoed through the room, shaking with wrath.

B flinched. His eyes were wide, like a deer caught in headlights. He meekly opened his mouth, “Good morning” his voice had a nervous tremor and his eyes were glued to the floor. 

C was flipping through his phone, not aware of the tension in the room. “Good morning.” His eyes never wavered from the screen, displaying much more interesting things. 

Of course there are exceptions. There are always exceptions, but next time you find yourself using said, don’t replace it with a longer, fancier word. Describe the character, how do they look when they’re saying it? How do they sound? What are they doing? Are they saying or doing anything plot relevant? No? Make them. There’s nothing I hate more than small talk in literature, if they’re not talking about something important, make them do something important. 

[catsbeaversandducks]

“No.”

By 魏大葱有木瓜

[velvetkatsims]

New Stuff Coming!

Okay so... A few things. 

1. If you are on sims amino, add me, I post soo much more ~Alessia Marie

2. If anyone actually cares, I think I’m going to start posting my sims story on here, that way it’s not exclusive to Amino

3. I  just made a ko-fi thing, and will be linking on all my posts from now on: http://ko-fi.com/myfelineromance

4. Since I am an artist and trying to expand my knowledge and skill on digital, I want to recreate sims screenshots! I currently have only done 1, and I was told it looks amazing. No charge. Completely free. Message if interested. 

Is anyone actually still hella popular on here? Completely curious!

Also, I will add the picture of my sims photo and the recreation later.

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Keep reading

[hnn-tr]

I saw this in a facebook group and oh man!!! so cool!!! apparently it was made by someone on insta named @stellar_roses (I don’t know if they are on tumblr.)

here is the link to the article on sims community.

this makes 100% sense to me. 

[littlez13]

I always struggled drawing hands before anyone told me what to do. So here is a HANDy dandy drawing reference to see the steps on an actual hand. There are three big muscles in the palm. The thumb lump is most important because without it you’ll never even get the shape right. Circle up the knuckles and draw bendy lines (red) to connect them. Make sure the fingers go from medium-tall-short-shortest just slightly (index=>pinky finger). Notice the big red squareish shape around the palm-that’s the first thing I do. Note: every infer has 2 knuckles don’t forget the thumb does too…just in a weird way.

[yashado]

HOLY SHIT

[joehillsthrills-deactivated2019]

I’m re-posting this so it’s on my tumblr and I can reference it as needed, because I am an awful fucking cartoonist, but I live in hope.

[jheselbraum]

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THIS

[jamiebluewind]

FANTASIC idea! Must yeet to all the artists! ^_^

To @winterpower98 @fuocsniperbot98 @random-pianist @dillbugg @shoot-i-messed-up @thesearcher1092 @teacupsforbrains @crystrifoglio @menacefh @fangirltothefullest and everybody else! ^_^

[queer-toad-moved]

@bummy-pie