Latest Posts by dustyratt - Page 2

heyyyy amazing stuff!! had two questions any possibility your skins might turn up as decorations? Second one any intrest in baldurs gate 3 stuff? cant wait to see what you come up with in the future all the best

Hi and thank you! Any of my creature outfits for sims can be easily turned into deco object, just import all parts of the mesh in Blender (or rip a whole sim), combine into one, get it attached to a same rig, pose it as you want and reimport back in Sims4Studio via "create a 3d object". No plans for anything for now but thank you for the suggestion!

Picrew tag game!

Back from the dead! Thanks to @nv-games @remysa who dragged me out of my eternal sleep (*cough* the imaginary "real" life everyone is talking about has prevailed, thus for the unprecedented violation of the God's plan I've been convicted and sentenced to work 5/2, strangely have to eat something beside sugar overloaded energy drinks and for some reason stay awake less than 20 hours a day 🥺 ...that is too grasstouchery sort of thing *cough*)

Url Song Game!

D - Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley

U - Uncharted Worlds - Jack Wall

S - Silence Unbroken - Jeremy Soule

T - The Field Autopsy - British Sea Power

Y - You're A Soldier Now - Steve Jablonsky

R - Resurrection - Scott R. Morgan

A - Alone Against Humanity - Adam Skorupa

T - The Darkside Division - Ben Prunty

T - Tropical Crust - Mr. Sauceman

No tagging for today, sorry / Nice to see you again everybody, thank you for coming over from time to time ❤️

-> Shapeless dreams

Here are multiple AI artworks combined together! Just practicing, but the result is quite satisfying to watch except, of course, the small screen resolution (guess who is used too much to 4k!! 💀)

-> Early concept of an inventory

I've made a few attempts to create a uniformly pleasant color palette and came to the conclusion it'd better to learn from someone else's success... Let's call it a highly TW3 inspired menu shall we 👀

-> More items

A head with a grinning smile figurine I'm not quite sure is fitting into the lore (let's keep it until we find out)

An old rusty key to the underground tunnel system. Whoever holding it should be careful or the thinned metal will break in half.

-> Lore notes (with AI assistance)

A series of falsely historical evidences for entertainment purposes exclusively 😆

I know you're taking a break from creating cc, but would you ever consider doing commissions in the future? Love love love your work, peace! x

Thank you ❤️ Despite being on a long lasting hiatus I'm still taking cc commissions. Please, write me if you're interested

Hello, I was wondering if you have any plans to adapt your dracolisk cc to horses. from the new Horse Ranch pack?

Hi! I'd like to, yes. Though I can't say exactly when that will happen

Working together with Stable Diffusion to improve character appearances! Render + AI + Photoshop

I like every eyes / necktie color combination but have to pick only one 😭

Warden, added in Minecraft 1.19

Me honestly trying to recall how to model from scratch 💀

Blender 2.80, no sculpting, modeling only. Used this lesson as a base, very beginner friendly, got a couple of useful tips. Definitely recommend as a practice if you tend to improve your Blender skills!

If you hear someone saying Minecraft isn't a cool game - don't believe them, nothing is cooler than Minecraft 💪

Second card added

I've played a lot with a concept of a "generally good" (or generally sane 🌚) player character choice and came up with something like green or blue colored card (since these are usually symbolize safety and peace). I also had to restrain myself constantly from painting everything in bright and vibrant colors (too bright for the plot imo 😆)

Have a small advice those reading to the end: remember to check out your artwork from the distance - if you can say clearly what's happening on the picture from say 15-20% distance that's a good one

Character archetype selection card

*may change it look through the time (because you know, there is always something to be changed) ((I want that magic thing to be black soo bad))

Check out my lesson how to turn your sims into drawings

Older versions are saved so I can pick up the best features from each in the future

Photoshop tip: turning your sims into drawings

Choose a proper image. You need a good (3+ different light sources) lighting for filter to work better. Make sure there are no black spots on your sim or they're covering a very little spaces. If you render in Cycles, don't forget to enable denoise option.

Open Photoshop, go to Filters --> Artistic --> Cutout

3. We have pretty decent result already but don't be afraid to play with available settings. Press Ok.

4. Let's make a copy of our image using CTRL + J shortcut.

5. While this new layer selected, clean Cutout filter and follow the same path: Filters --> Artistic but this time it will be Poster Edges

6. We'll use it to restore the details that were lost after using Cutout. We won't need them all, just enough to make our sim more cartoonish.

7. Grab a basic hard round brush, reduce the size and check the opacity and flow to be 100%. I also recommend to play with layer filling, in my case it set to 65%.

8. Invert the mask (default is white - 100% layer visibility, CTRL + I to make it black with 0% layer visibility)

9. Now draw the missing details with white color on the black mask. It can be anything you think should be preserved.

10. You can add as many similar adjustment layers as you want, use it wisely!

15 questions for 15 mutuals ❤

I was tagged by @nell-le (thank you!! ❤❤)

1. Are you named after anyone? 

Not actually

2. When was the last time you cried?

I watched a Boston Dynamics video yesterday and swear I had tears in my eyes because of how advanced our technologies become with each passing day 🤧

3. Do you have kids?

No, I don't and don't plan them in the future

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot? 

Yes but try hard not to do it in an excessively mean way 😅 I may not be polite sometimes which is a trait I'm working on right now

5. What sports do you play/have you played?

Never played anything. Mostly because of a health issues

6. What’s the first thing you notice about other people?

Dressing preferences! Clothes do not have to be expensive or popular, it just needs to look stylish and organic combined together. The second thing would probably be how the person moves / stand / look at something. I'll get my first impression judging by their movements

7. Eye colour?

Dark brown 💅 Looks almost black most of the time

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Scary movies with worst possible outcomes! I've had enough happy endings in cinematography 🤧

9. Any special talents?  

At age of 12 I was making money by hacking a poorly secured online game. Not so special talent considering that all materials allowing me to use that hacking utility were in public but still. What else? My special talent is to scare everybody with thin pale skin and bulging blue-green veins all around my body 👁👁

10. Where were you born?

The very south outskirts of Russia

11. What are your hobbies?

Besides all computer - related stuff you know from my blog I also enjoy reading (mostly: biographical, ancient history, theology, anthropology, archaeology), draw creatures (since I have Photoshop it's in the past) cooking and visiting places of interest like abandoned (or just ancient) buildings, also libraries, museums and churches

12. Do you have any pets?

I've grown amongst domesticated birds - chickens and ducks (we didn't eat them, so they were way more like a real pets). Had two of them as a pets in childhood (raised in my room like a cat or something 😂) , one is still alive by the way despite how many years have passed

13. How tall are you?

Around 180 cm or 5,9 feet

14. Fave subject in school?

English, Art, Literature

15. Dream job? 

Idk? A game designer? A creature concept artist? A lighthouse keeper? A sailor? A scientist? A field archaeologist? A submarine / helicopter pilot? A bodyguard? A defense attorney? -Yes

If you haven't done this ask in your blog yet - this is an invitation! Whoever read this: go and write some about yourself! Tagging is welcomed but not necessary ❤

Continue showering you with small updates ✨

What do you think about (in)sanity control system? Quite fitting for a horror (game? why am i addressing it as a game 💀) if you ask me. Haven't seen many games using them as a part of a gameplay really.

The horrors beyond human comprehension - now bi-languaged! I'd definitely love to add more immersive icons instead of piles of boring text: it catches player's attention and simplifies the integration process.

Cosmic horror concept

Creature design for the story! Work in progress (maybe won't even be used 😂)

Since I paused cc producing I've allowed myself to relax a little bit and create something pleasantly monstrous.

Announcement

Hi everyone!! I came here to tell: I'm taking a short break from creating cc for the Sims 4.

I've been thinking about doing so for a long time. Since you guys keep following me and also supporting my work on Boosty (thank you so much!!) I feel sort of responsible for any of my actions, hiatus included. Don't worry, this blog stays active, I'll be posting from time to time until decide to return to cc. Ask remains open too!

I'll now use my free time focusing on many unfinished projects that have been left untouched for ages. ((Like this one))

I want to thank those who supports, like, reblog and comment my stuff! You guys are my creativity's fuel. Stay safe, we'll meet again soon ❤️

Dragon

fullbody outfit

for large dogs

20 swatches

all LODs | maps | no morphing

custom thumbnails

HQ compatible

Cats & Dogs DLC is required

Black Desert Online conversion

In game:

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SFS

(early access, public 05.31.2023 | MAY 31)

@sssvitlanz ❤

WIP

🐲

Ancestor

fullbody outfit

25 swatches

all LODs | maps | no morphing

flexible mouth

custom thumbnail

HQ compatible

base game compatible

Call Of Duty conversion

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SFS

(early access, public 05.24.2023 | MAY 24)

@sssvitlanz 💜

WIP

🐙

I just found your creature skins for sims and I am in AWE. They are so cool! You're very talented!

Emma Frost (Modern)

top, bottom and cape

female only

27 | 27 | 21 swatches

all LODs | maps | morphs

custom thumbnails

HQ compatible

base game compatible

Marvel Heroes conversion

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SFS

(early access, public 05.17.2023 | MAY 17)

@sssvitlanz 🤍

Tiger

fullbody outfit

for cats

10 swatches

all LODs | maps | no morphing

custom thumbnail

HQ compatible

Cats & Dogs DLC is required

Pay attention: the tiger is scaled down to a regular cat size. There is a dog size slider already existing and maybe the author will add one for cats too.

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SFS

(early access, public 05.09.2023 | MAY 09)

@sssvitlanz 🤍

If you dont mind, how do you make and rig (for blinking talking etc.) the pet/human costumes? is there any tutorials that you used that'd be helpful? I'd really like to know! thank you <3

It's a long process and there are a plenty of tutorials: mesh preparing, weight transfer, cleaning, baking. For the start I suggest you to watch this one:

Also these tutorials made by @syboubou

And here are some tips I use often for the time you know blender a little bit longer:

Hello, I noticed that you posted a Vaporeon Costume for cats, I admit I don't know your TOU on Requests or Suggestions, but on the topic of Pokemon conversion to the sims 4, Is it possible for there to be a Zygarde (10% form) costume to be added in the future?

Hi! It is possible but rather as a commission since I'm not that interested in this particular model, sorry ❤️

Vaporeon

fullbody outfit

for cats

30 swatches

all LODs | specular map | no morphing

custom thumbnail

HQ compatible

Cats & Dogs DLC is required

Pokemon X/Y conversion

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SFS

(early access, public 05.02.2023 | MAY 02)

@sssvitlanz 💙

Before | after 😂

Wasn't planning to turn a simple screenshot (it is not even a render) into poster but couldn't resist anyway!

Blackwatch

two outfits + two masks

for male only

13 | 10 | 10 | 3 swatches

default and infected versions

all LODs | maps | morphs

custom thumbnails

HQ compatible

base game compatible

Prototype 2 conversion | compatible with infected weapons | all previews done without HQ

Blackwatch trooper

Blackwatch officer

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SFS

(early access, public 04.21.2023 | APR 21)

@sssvitlanz 💙

Okay,

it's time to show the working process! While I'm having a short break from rendering \ texturing \ posing \ ripping things 😆

The amount of work I had to perform is colossal comparing to my previous posts (it is somewhere near Sally Face and Fallout 4 posts) I have extremely warm feelings towards Prototype game series since it's been with me from childhood (even though the game itself IS NOT for children that's for sure 😅)

I've started from the idea. You need to know exactly what you're going to do before actually doing anything. So I've drawn a couple of simple sketches where Alex - the main protagonist - was depicted in various situations. The one sketch was a pure action scene: a tendril barrage devastator and a lot of Blackwatch troopers around - I've decided to stick to that at first.

I've yet had to realise that I'm critically missing models needed to build a convincing city background (burned cars, banners, pedestrians, etc.). Even though I've had some of characters and vehicles, it obviously wasn't enough. That's where you start to think how to solve the problem.

READ THE FULL POST BELOW, (a lot of text and pictures warning):

"I'll just rip them off the game!" me said with instant regret. I've ripped the models, yes, and then I realised how Ninja ripper works 😆 I then decided that scrolling through 1000++ ripped parts of models and again put them back into one piece is not the thing I want to spend time for.

So instead I found a map - a whole city map and was pretty satisfied even if there wasn't a single prop on it. The textures I ripped gave me a perceptible advantage - I made banners and I could now cover the ground with original ingame textures instead of trying to imitate them in Photoshop. The map is called gm_bigcity, I used Garry's mod map ported to SFM.

I started to build a scene. Was fun at first, but then I've noticed something. The bigger scene grew the less FPS I had in the viewport. I ended up with being unable to finish posing. It was only 200 000 ~ vertices and it is already too much for old computers. Will I be able to finish this poster one day I wonder? I like it a lot :(

It wasn't a time for sorrows so I had to give up on that idea and move towards the next - the one that did not require too much models involved. The one you can see on the posters below:

Before \ after and variation in more intense reddish colors that was never used.

Me and my friend (whose computer was used to render all of that) did render a lot of pictures from various angles but as you can see very few of them were actually used to create a finished poster.

And here is the one cover image that took me eternity to complete. I took clothing and claws from 2012 game and face with spikes from 2009 game and merged them into one solid model, posed it and rendered. I don't really like what Radical Entertainment did to Alex's face in Prototype 2 (and made him an empty cliched villain in general) so the original one seemed the best choice.

That's it! That is how it was done. Thank you for reading to the end ❤

ALEX J. MERCER

4 fullbody + 5 switchable weapons

for male only | for all

12 | 10 | 7 | 4 swatches

all LODs | maps | morphs (except weapons)

custom thumbnails

fullbody category for clothing, earrings for weapons, hats for helmet

everything is HQ compatible

everything is base game compatible

Prototype 2 conversion

Whip comes in two forms: default (left) and flexible (right). The flexible one does not appear in a right way in CAS because it is using stigmata bone, so you may need to pose it a little bit by yourself. Rotate stigmata to define the whip's rotation and move it to measure its length.

Shields are located in R and L rings. Can be used for both arms at a time.

Armor is fully morphable. It also supports all kind of listed weapons. Your sim can wear it with and without helmet.

And here are some more posters I made for the release. I also want to thank my friend who was so kind and allow me to use his computer to render these images.

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(early access, public 04.24.2023)

@sssvitlanz ❤

Still WIP

Updated with:

weapon: Claws

weapon: Armor

Claws are functioning as normal arms with finger flexibility except minor clipping. Your sim can wear Armor with and without helmet as well 💖

Still in progress! See you in the next update or - who knows - maybe it will be the release 😆