Under Your Skin

The Sims 3 => Sims 3 Discussion => Sims 3 Screenshots => Topic started by: Avelina on Jul 30, 2010, 12:47AM

Title: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 30, 2010, 12:47AM
Here is a nice little thread to post your screenshots of your house creations.

I have never had success with creating my own houses but I think this one is coming out quite well. I have only managed to do 2 rooms so far: Kitchen and Washroom.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/kitchen.jpg)
I thought the kitchen turned out quite well. I like how you can layer rugs and have a lot of decorations.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/washroom2.jpg)
Here is the washroom. I am so happy to be able to have a washer & a dryer in S3. I can't wait to try them out.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/washroom1.jpg)
From the washroom, you can go outside. Very handy to dump dirty water. XD

~*~

Edit:

I've worked on it a bit more today. Having pretty much finished the basement and downstairs. Here is how it looks so far.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/basementdecor3.jpg)
You walk in the door and there are chairs with magazines to look at while you wait.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/basementdecor2.jpg)
Here is another view of the chairs and you can see the styling station in the back.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/basementdecor1.jpg)
Here is the styling station with added accessories on the tables.

As you move upstairs, you enter a lounge of some sorts.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/lounge1.jpg)
Here is the stairs, by the front door as seen from the living room.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/lounge2.jpg)
A huge bay window looks out to the front yard.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/lounge3.jpg)
And another set of stairs going up to the rather dark 2nd floor. >.>

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/livingroom1.jpg)
Here is the rather bright living room. I think I went a bit crazy with matching colors <.<

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/study.jpg)
And finally, for now, you go up the stairs and immediately see a corner study.







Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 30, 2010, 12:51AM
Hmm you know I was just thinking... this is similar to the rooms thread. Throw an external shot on (when it's ready) and it'll still count :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 30, 2010, 12:55AM
Well I have one but it has gridlines in it. I will post one as soon as i'm finished ;)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 30, 2010, 01:05AM
Okay, well when you've got it all finished drop the new image in the first post ;)

Suddenly I feel like building. Maybe I'll try it in the other hood.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 30, 2010, 01:10AM
will do. this is the most I've actually focused on building a house. it'll look great when it's done. I can't wait to re-do the nursery :)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 31, 2010, 01:09AM
I started building a house for a new sim in the other EA neighborhood. So far there's only exteriors, and even then it's not quite finished.

(http://i32.tinypic.com/if4qs7.jpg)

(http://i26.tinypic.com/33e1j04.jpg)

(http://i29.tinypic.com/2yy1tee.jpg)

(http://i26.tinypic.com/wuo3ew.jpg)

I'm finding it a little harder to build and decorate as well in this game but I also don't have mountains of custom stuff, and honestly I am really missing the clutter.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 01:15AM
aww that's beautiful! I can't wait to see the inside when it's done :)
I love the bridge in the background and how it's by a river.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 31, 2010, 01:59AM
It's actually on this tiny little island in the middle of the river :)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 12:37PM
I think that is so cool! Now that I know what I want to do for a new house, I'm going to try what we discussed last night. XD
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 12:59PM
Blast it all, now I want to do one. >.>
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 01:15PM
You should! XD

Ok, I finished my house and here are some pics of the last rooms I did.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/conradroomnew.jpg)
Here is Conrad's room in the new house. Well a part of it anyway. The camera wasn't cooperating with me to get the other side of the room >.>

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/bathroom1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/bathroom3.jpg)
The bathroom I love. It's all wood and marble XD

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/sparebedroom2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/sparebedroom1.jpg)
Here is the spare bedroom, though it will be Conrad's once he grows up. That way I can keep the nursery as is in case another spawn comes.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/outsidebasement.jpg)
Ok, moving outside. Here is the pretty walkway to the basement. I plan on Rei to open up her own business soon, a stylist at that.

(http://[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/backyard1.jpg)
The backyard. Notice the sand at the bottom of the slide XD
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 01:20PM
The last pic didnt work. :(

Very nice. ^_^
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 01:23PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/backyard2.jpg)
Rei's new toy! A Lancer! XD

And that is it! I want to make another house now that I've figured out how to make a sunken room and a porch XD

Thank you! :)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 01:24PM
Lol. Nice.

Just wait til I get home and get a chance to downlad a few of the cars I want. :D
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 01:25PM
teehee. I also have a hummer XD
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 01:28PM
Man, no sense of awesome. Tsk tsk, Kar. You know there's cooler cars than Lancers and Hummers, right?

Someday, I will be home, and I will put some photos up, and get this thread back on target.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 01:32PM
oh yes. I know that. I just like manly vehicles XD
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 01:35PM
ROFLMAO.

Oh, I can show you a manly vehicle. Just wait. ^_^
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 01:35PM
haha k
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 31, 2010, 03:11PM
Ohh now I am curious :P

I know I said this last night but the house looks great! I also can't wait to see what you do with the next one :)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 03:46PM
me too actually lol
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 31, 2010, 04:37PM
especially now that you've picked up more stuff, lol.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Jul 31, 2010, 05:23PM
too much stuff o.O
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 31, 2010, 08:42PM
I converted files and compressed the packages and they're there, but I think it's hiding some of my other stuff =/
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 09:44PM
I am going to need a lesson on all these packaging and where to save stuff and so on and so forth. I've forgotten a lot. :s
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Jul 31, 2010, 09:54PM
I'm a bad influence xD

We'll be sure to help you when you get back home, no worries :)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Cadoc on Jul 31, 2010, 10:37PM
Yay thank you!!!  :D
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Aug 01, 2010, 12:09AM
No problem :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Aug 01, 2010, 12:35AM
yea. we'll help you. no worries there. :)

I forgot to take a new front shot, so here it is. My bad.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/frontnew.jpg)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Aug 01, 2010, 11:52AM
But I wanna see the rest of it :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Aug 01, 2010, 02:28PM
what? do you want a wide shot to see the whole thing?
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Aug 01, 2010, 04:00PM
Yep. We're supposed to be seeing how the abode looks, after all ;)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Aug 02, 2010, 08:51PM
Here is a sky view of the new house I'm building. I screwed up the inside though so I will have to redo it :/

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/newhouse.jpg)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Aug 02, 2010, 10:54PM
I'm glad you didn't decide to scrap this one as well. It's looking good so far :)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Aug 02, 2010, 11:50PM
yea. so am I. gotta love the sloped driveway too XD
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 15, 2011, 12:25PM
I've been working on a custom apartment building the last couple days based loosely off a S2 building I did. There's four apartments over two upper levels and half of the "basement". The basement shares a gym.

(http://i55.tinypic.com/2lxzhon.jpg)

(http://i51.tinypic.com/214wcox.jpg)

(http://i53.tinypic.com/bhbqt2.jpg)
The basement apartment patio.

No pics of the inside yet. I wanted to have a different version for each usable apartment so people could choose which one they want. Unfortunately I found an issue with the hidden marker and foundations. It doesn't see the foundation wall as a wall, so it wont hide. I ended up going one tile away from it so it does hide more, but I don't know if it would bother people. The apartments are also quite expensive so I don't know what else it's counting in the price :/
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 15, 2011, 03:00PM
it looks gorgeous so far! I love the basement apartment patio. looks very cozy. I wanna live there :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 15, 2011, 04:03PM
I figured I'd have to do something to dress it up seeing as there's nothing but ugly concrete "retaining wall" so stare at.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 15, 2011, 10:14PM
you can't cover it up with paint or whatever?
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 15, 2011, 11:29PM
Nah. When you use the hide marker and go back to live mode, the room where the marker was goes black so your game doesn't have to work it's ass off showing what is going on everywhere. Think of University in S2 but blacked out. As long as there are real walls around, it will black out, but foundation walls confuse it. Maybe it thinks it's outside or something.

Like I said, I fixed it so there's less showing but I don't know if it would be an eyesore to people who send their sims downstairs to the gym, or do laundry in the little room I left space for. I guess I can just put a warning up. Actually, I should send you the basement apartment one itself to make sure it will even install.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 15, 2011, 11:34PM
hm. ok. well. I think it'll look great anyway. I surely hope it works though.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 15, 2011, 11:35PM
It's functional as an apartment at least :p
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 15, 2011, 11:40PM
well that's good! :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 16, 2011, 01:28AM
I need to get the price down though. No one just starting out will be able to afford it.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 16, 2011, 10:23AM
how much are they?
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 16, 2011, 11:40AM
The basement one (though it's 2 bedrooms over 2 floors) is like 12k for unfurnished. I'm actually not sure if that means the kitchen and bathroom will still be there, but it still seems a bit high. I think it was 26k furnished. There really isn't much in that place as it's pretty small, so it must be counting something it shouldn't.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 16, 2011, 11:52AM
wow yea especially if it's to rent

Well here is my new house. I like it but the pictures didn't turn out good. :/

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/moraleshousesky.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/moraleshouse.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Kandy21/S3/moraleskitchen.jpg)
Here is the kitchen. See what I mean about the counters?

Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 16, 2011, 11:59AM
Hmm I see what you mean about the countertops. How nice to find that on something they expect you to pay for >.>

The house looks nice though. From the outside it does seem like your building has improved :) I really like the walls you choose for the outside. Ha, and I see the Lancer in the driveway. Jay would approve :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 16, 2011, 12:02PM
hehe that was my tribute to him :P
but yea. I'm liking that you can stretch walls out without tearing stuff down. it is much different then it originally looked when I redid it. :)
I love those counters with the exception of that little flaw. I wonder if someone should tell them :/
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 16, 2011, 12:06PM
Funny it looks okay on their site. I'll check in my game in a little bit. I'm not going to send them a message because I'm sure they'd see they've never had my email in their records and know I didn't pay for it :P

ETA: I'm not having the problem with the counters.
(http://i56.tinypic.com/2mng6er.jpg)
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 16, 2011, 02:45PM
guess it doesn't like me then :P
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: yuichen on Feb 16, 2011, 04:28PM
Sure is a lovely set though, isn't it? <3 I love it even more than the s2 version.
Title: Re: Abode Creations - TS3 Style
Post by: Avelina on Feb 16, 2011, 06:00PM
I wonder if it's the walls it doesn't like. but at least I figured it out for now.
but yep, I love it. It's a pretteh set :)