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SHADOWS FOR DAYS - a visual mod: version 1.0.1

SHADOWS FOR DAYS - a visual mod: version 1.0.1

The Sims 4 has an annoying 'feature' (read: glitch) where, when using the tab mode camera and tilting it up, distant shadows disappear quite abruptly. This makes the world look flat and lifeless, and has ruined countless otherwise beautiful screen...

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THATCHED - a ReShade preset for The Sims 4

THATCHED - a ReShade preset for The Sims 4

Henford-on-Bagley is a beautiful world let down by less-than-beautiful lighting. Thatched is my attempt to provide a more balanced colour palette that better suits the lush, rolling farmland and rich vegetation, while having that little bit extra ...

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USING MXAO - a guide to tweaking shadows

USING MXAO - a guide to tweaking shadows

I had an ask over on tumblr about how to tweak MXAO settings in the latest versions of ReShade. I thought I'd do a quick tutorial setting out how best to learn what everything does, along with an explanation of each of the settings. This will cove...

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COTTAGE COR BLIMEY! Add-on Appliances

COTTAGE COR BLIMEY! Add-on Appliances

To match my recolour of the Cottage Living kitchen and icebox, today I bring you the Cottage Cor Blimey! appliances add-on. 

Included are the ...

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PLANET HONEY POP! a karaoke bar lot

PLANET HONEY POP! a karaoke bar lot

I've remade Planet Honey Pop more times than I can remember over the lifetime of The Sims 4. I think this is my favourite version of it!

As you come in the front you have a small open courtyard with vending machines, and bathrooms opposite. ...

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COTTAGE COR BLIMEY! Kitchen in Image Spectra

COTTAGE COR BLIMEY! Kitchen in Image Spectra

This is the first kitchen I've recoloured! I really love the cosy feel of the new Cottage Living kitchen, but felt its palette was really very limited. It seemed like Image Spectra was a great fit, with lots of soft, muted tones, as well as some r...

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BICYCLE...BICYCLE!

BICYCLE...BICYCLE!

A few more options for your bikes, in my Dream Pop colours.

TOU, requirements, and credits: Share and use as you wish, but pleas...

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SING IT LOUD! - karaoke machines

SING IT LOUD! - karaoke machines

I needed these for Planet Honey Pop!

Both karaoke machines - large and small - are included, and both come in either Dream Pop or 2021-07-21 13:46:41 +0000 UTC View Post

S-DRAMA - a ReShade preset

S-DRAMA - a ReShade preset

S-Drama is a ReShade preset made at the request of one of my lovely patrons, asha (https://unasyns.tumblr.com/). Their brief was for something that reminded them of the Korean d...

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FULL BLOOM MULTILUT 2.0

FULL BLOOM MULTILUT 2.0

It's been a while since I uploaded my first Full Bloom MultiLUT for ReShade, and since then I've changed the shader I use with it. I've...

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FEATURE WALL ADD-ON FOR PLASTER WALLS

FEATURE WALL ADD-ON FOR PLASTER WALLS

You know how it goes. You see one picture on Pinterest and BANG! - new obsession.

That's what happened when I saw a photo of a painted arch, and it reminded me of how excited I w...

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DREAMY SECTIONALS

DREAMY SECTIONALS

Obviously I had to recolour the sectionals that came with Dream Home Decorator!

Both sectional styles are included, with sofas and chaises done to match.

Your options:

STATEMENT COLLECTION Pt 3 - The Objects

STATEMENT COLLECTION Pt 3 - The Objects

It's been a long time coming, but at last here is the final part of my Statement Collection set of recolours.

I chose a selection of objects that I find interesting, and that can stand alone as statement pieces to bring a bit of interest to ...

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Feedback Requested - ReShade Tutorial Series

I'm putting together a list of ReShade tutorials I want to write to help people with some common issues, and also to help people understand ReShade a little bit better. I'd love your feedback on what you'd like to see covered if possible.

So...

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STATEMENT COLLECTION Pt 2 - Walls & Floors

STATEMENT COLLECTION Pt 2 - Walls & Floors

Here's the second part of my Statement Collection - a selection of walls and floors recoloured in my Dream Pop palette.

There's lots to choose fr...

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HOW TO HANG CLOTHES WHEREVER YOU WANT

HOW TO HANG CLOTHES WHEREVER YOU WANT

1) Size down one of the new clothes-hanging shelves as small as it will go and place where you want (1st picture)

2) Get the clothes you want to use and slot them to the shelf - they will seem to float in mid-air (1st picture)

3) Choos...

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THE MOODS - a ReShade preset

THE MOODS - a ReShade preset

The Moods was made as a request by one of my lovely and very patient Patreon subscribers, Kay. Their brief was for a darker, moody, purple-toned preset that emphasised a wistful, dreamy look intended for screenshots rather than for gameplay.

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STATEMENT COLLECTION Pt 1 - Curtains & Blinds

STATEMENT COLLECTION Pt 1 - Curtains & Blinds

It's been a long time coming, but the first part of my Statement Collection is here! 

I'm starting small, with the set of curtains and blinds I chose to recolour. Unlike rest of the set, which for the most part comes just in my Dream Po...

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DREAM POP - a colour palette

DREAM POP - a colour palette

I've been trying to put together this palette for a while now. I have enormous respect for people who create lots of colour palettes - it's really difficult (for me, at least), especially if you're making it specifically for a game where you need ...

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ECO LIFESTYLE WOODS - Walls and Floors

ECO LIFESTYLE WOODS - Walls and Floors

A quick recolour of some of the various wooden walls and floors that came with Eco Lifestyle. Comes in 48 Image Spectra colours.

TOU, requirements, and credits: Share and use as you wish, but please do so freely and always a...

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NEON LIGHT SET

NEON LIGHT SET

A couple of years ago I made a neon strip light set, and I still use it all the time. I'm always disappointed by the weak strengt...

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FLUORO-POP - a neon palette

FLUORO-POP - a neon palette

I've been using a hodge-podge of neon colours for the odd thing here and there for a while, but since my upcoming Honey Pop collections use them a bit I decided to settle on a proper combination and upload it.

Included in the download is thi...

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Thank you

Thank you

I said last month on the anniversary of Peggy’s death that I would donate the rest of my new Patreon pledges for the rest of March to Iris’s Cats in Need, which is where I adopted her from.

I got a few new pledges, and I want to thank ea...

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ORNATE BRICK WALL SET in Bee's Knees and Electric Pop

ORNATE BRICK WALL SET in Bee's Knees and Electric Pop

When I downloaded these tiles in the 2021-04-07 01:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post

VINTAGE DINING SET in two palettes

VINTAGE DINING SET in two palettes

What's that? You don't think I usually have enough swatches? I quite agree.

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RUXPIN PET FOODS - Communal Residential Lot

RUXPIN PET FOODS - Communal Residential Lot

This lot was made in memory of Charlie and Peggy, the two best cats a person could ever wish to know <3 <3

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60 years ago, Charlie and Peggy Ruxpin owned a thriving pet food business, making it their mission to ensure cats and ...

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Clear POP! - a ReShade preset

Clear POP! - a ReShade preset

Clear POP! was made as a request by one of my lovely Patreon subscribers, shooby sims. Their brief was that it be a bright, clear, cool and cheerful preset that made colours bold and punchy, while avoiding overly-saturated oranges and haziness. Th...

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LARGE & SMALL BRICKS - Get Famous Walls and Floors

LARGE & SMALL BRICKS - Get Famous Walls and Floors

I felt the itch to recolour a wall, so I recoloured this one from Get Famous. Has both large and small versions (small pictured), and comes with a matching floor for both sizes too. Of course, in 48 Image Spectra colours.

Note: Large floor m...

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PORT PROMISE RAILWAY STATION - abandoned lot

PORT PROMISE RAILWAY STATION - abandoned lot

The oldest building in Evergreen Harbour, Port Promise Railway Station was once a busy  hub of activity for a community untroubled by the rapid de-industrialisation that ripped the town apart. Now it stands empty, an almost blank canvas for s...

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PLASTERED STYLE - Eco Lifestyle Walls

PLASTERED STYLE - Eco Lifestyle Walls

I had a request from an anon on tumblr (try saying 'an anon on' fast 10 times in a row... although I don't know why you ever would...) to recolour these walls from the Eco Lifestyle pack so there were more colours for the bottom stripe. I thought ...

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