Workshop Tutorials
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Want to learn how to create using the TSR workshop? This page links you to some helpful tutorials.
DDS Files for plant meshing with TSR Workshop
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Author: riccinumbers Published: Oct 28, 2009 Description: Want to make plants and those dds files are confusing the heck out of you? Then this tutorial is for you! |
A-Z Object Meshing in TSR Workshop
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Author: Apple Published: Oct 28, 2009 Description: This document will teach you the basics of creating objects in the TSR Workshop. It’ll cover things like the different types of meshes, how to import / export LODs, what the different textures do etc. Let us get started by teaching you how to open and clone an object in TSR Workshop, and the tutorial begins. |
Sims 3 Custom Paintings with EA Meshes
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Author: Vanilla Sim Published: Oct 26, 2009 Description: With the public release of the TSR Workshop everyone is anxious to get busy making all sorts of custom content. But, if you’re like me and can’t mesh yet! But, still have that itch to contribute to the community with something wonderful then this tutorial might be for you. |
Sims 3 Pattern Making Tutorial
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Author: cyclonesue Published: Oct 23, 2009 Description: Now the dust has settled, everyone is making patterns - except you. That's because you've tried all the proper tutorials and STILL failed, but didn't like to say out loud in case everyone else pointed and laughed. Well, meet me then! I failed too, so I've written another tutorial who those of us who need every last degree explained carefully - and soon you'll be making patters too, probably using someone else's texture because you can't draw either! |
Eye shadow: Basics: Beginner+
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Author: Rosaleena Published: Aug 28, 2009 Description: This tut will teach you how to create your own eye shadow in the simplest way that I know of. |
Creating Sims 3 Patterns Easily
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Author: ad27 Published: Aug 23, 2009 Description: This simple step by step guide will help you to create Sims 3 patterns! You dont even need any knowledge about editing graphics or Photoshop! If you already have a pattern you would like to use, I reccommend that it have equal proportions (256x256 pixels is optimal). |
New bumpmaps for clothing with the TSR Workshop
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Author: v_ware Published: Aug 18, 2009 Description: This tutorial will help you get rid of the old bumpmaps and teach you how to create new ones with TSR Workshop. Re-texturing is new to me so this tutorial will not be perfect. I hope it still helps you with learning how to create new items for The Sims 3 without those hideous old bumpmaps. |
Adding Logos to Clothing - A Beginners Tutorial
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Author: kittyispretty69 Published: Aug 6, 2009 Description: A tutorial for beginners describing the process of adding logos or graphics to sim clothing using the TSR Workshop and Adobe Photoshop with the DDS plugin. |
Understanding Complates
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Author: Murano Published: Aug 5, 2009 Description: Learn how Sims 3 textures are generated and how to modify the process to fit your desires. |
Creating a New Clothing Mesh with the TSR Workshop
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Author: sww Published: Jul 29, 2009 Description: This tutorial will show you how to export a mesh using the TSR workshop, manipulate it a little bit and importing it back into the TSR workshop. It will not show you any special meshing tricks. You can click on every picture for a bigger version. |
In Depth Clothing Re-Texturing Tutorial for the TSR
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Author: Sinastra Published: Jul 21, 2009 Description: This tutorial is suggested for beginners, and will walk you through step by step in the creation process. Please bear in mind that re-texturing is rather new to me as well so this tutorial will not be perfect. However, I hope it still helps you with the beginning stages of learning how to create new items for The Sims 3. |
4 Layer Tutorial for Paint Shop Pro
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Author: flobi Published: Jun 26, 2009 Description: The purpose of this tutorial is to take an image with 4 layers and create a viable The Sims 3 pattern having each layer representing each of the 4 recolorable colors by their opacity. This is designed to be an in-depth tutorial giving precise step-by-step instructions. |
Gimp Sims 3 Pattern Tutorial
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Author: AnoeskaB Published: Jun 24, 2009 Description: For this tutorial it is assumed that you already have some basic knowledge about how to work with the Gimp. It will teach you how to use channels and working with the DDS format. |
Custom Pattern Tutorial for Photoshop (No Masking Required)
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Author: Sinastra Published: Jun 17, 2009 Description: This tutorial will explain how I do my custom patterns with Adobe Photoshop for The Sims 3. |
TSR Workshop Pattern Tool Video Tutorial
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Author: murano Published: Jun 16, 2009 Description: This video tutorial shows you the workflow between Illustrator, Photoshop and the TSR Workshop Pattern Tool. It might also help you to understand the creating of RGBA masks even more. |
How to Make Patterns Using PSP
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Author: pegasussims Published: Jun 15, 2009 Description: This tutorial explains how you can make patterns with PSP and the workshop. |
TSR Workshop Pattern Tool Manual
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Author: Murano Published: Jun 10, 2009 Description: TSR proudly present the TSR Workshop Pattern Tool. With this tool you can create completely new patterns with channels and either create a Sims3pack or upload it directly to TSR for publishing. This tutorial will show you how it's done. |
How to create a RGBA Stencil Mask
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Author: Murano Published: Jun 10, 2009 Description: A pattern in The Sims 3 has four channels to hold mask information. These are Red, Green, Blue and Alpha (RGBA) where every channel can save a greyscale image. The following tutorial will illustrate the concept of stencil masks (not the making of the pattern itself). |
