#58
10th Sep 2018 at 12:39 PM
... And here I am, after 5 posts, with a working reply button
. And I come bearing links! I did what I should have done before posting first time around: a proper search outside MTS to see what was really missing. And after those searches I realised I don't really have to write up new tutorials, that would only be repeating what others have already done better. So, instread I post some links that could be of use for anyone who wants to start image editing in Gimp for siims purposes. Note that the information in the links may still be too advanced for you if you've never used an image editiing program- If you're all new to image editing you could join a Gimp forum to get the basic tips and tricks and some hand-holding first!
A general note: Most of the newer tutorials are written for Gimp 2.8, which is the version I use most myself and the one I specifically recommend for a beginner. 2.10 is out now but in its first shaky stages. If you have 2.10, not enough has changed to make it really confusing - you will find the general transformations (scale, shear, rotate, etc) under one tool icon and some of the menu items are labelled differently, but not so differently you can't figure out what is what. Also, when you look for tutorials on Gimp for sims online, it's better to look at tutorials written for sims 3 or 4, as those are usually written for Gimp 2.8. Sims 2 tutorials tend to be older and written for outdated Gimp versions and the actual image editing process is much the same no matter what version of the game you want to create for.
IaKoa's tutorials - Not one, but many tutorials, some usiing Gimp with good explanations. IaKoa also posted Pooklet's colours as Gimp curves, and gives a good explanation on how to use curve presets in Gimp. Tutorials were written for Gimp 2.8.
Making patterned walls in Gimp (for sims4) - Skip all the sims 4-specific parts and just watch the Gimp parts if you've never tried to create walls using Gimp. Useful and simply explained.
How to recolour a CAS item (for sims 4) in Gimp - describes a simple recolour made with Gimp. Again, good for beginners.
Recolouring using palette and colour swatches in Gimp - Another way to make recolours, a bit more involved than the first. This is much the same process I would use for the same type of project.
Adding shading/highlighting to a texture in Gimp - Something I've done a lot to make for example crown moulding for walls in Gimp. Easy enough tutorial to understand.
There are many more well written tutorials out there too, these are just some that I can recommend.