Date Posted: 13th Nov 2013 at 6:15 AM

I can't make one color of something. Can't do it. MORE COLORS!!!

Make the black lace blacker (done). May need to make the white a bit darker...




The red actually looks much better, but Paint jpg save is lousy.
Good thing I use Gimp for actual upload screenshot saving.



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Date Posted: 12th Nov 2013 at 3:38 AM

Here's another example of what you can do with the alpha sleeve mesh, a lace shirt over a tank. Think once these are done, I might actually start uploading! Got piles of shirts ready to go, but wanted to start with a variety pack that showcases the possibilities inherent in the mesh. [edit] I'm also waiting to upload until I've tested the heck out of the mesh with various alpha textures. Alpha parts can be tricky at the joints, while animating. Don't want bare skin poking through. Not an alpha issue, but need to adjust bone assignments at sleeve near wrist and hand...
a work in progress...

edit: fixed the clipping on the lower arm too










Got the original lace texture off one of the numerous textures sites, don't recall which.
The original is not mine, but I did modify it by scaling and layering, as seen above.


The inspiration for this current project, a pink lace shirt over a tank.


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Date Posted: 11th Nov 2013 at 5:14 AM

update: 11/11 Now it's really done!


The soundtrack to making this shirt was Katy Perry's "Wide Awake", which in my head sounded like "I made a shirt".

I'm making a series of shirts with various length sleeves, sheer sleeves, lace sleeves, to demonstrate the options possible with my alpha mesh. Here's one in the series, with somewhat longer sleeves than the "simple basics" and stripes I did earlier. Also has a different collar because variety is a good thing. It's slow going, but very pleasant. This one was SO much easier than the stripes. With a pattern from a photo, I just have to do the collar, the shadows, the shading (so you can see the shape of the bust in bright light), the bump map, but NOT the pattern. Maybe lace sleeves next... Or a wrist length button up... or a crop top with hearts and lace edging...


skirts and pants by Trapping, BlooM, xgoat, migamoo, Sentate, and me


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Date Posted: 8th Nov 2013 at 9:32 PM

These are almost ready for upload, need to take in game pics. Five shades of B&W stripes, can be worn tucked or untucked.
edit: Just noticed the thick black stripe under the bust is thicker in back, squashed in front. Had tried to prevent that with my
UV map edits. :/ Tweak UV map some more. I can't unsee it now. *twitch* If it takes more than a day, will say "good enough".
edit2: It's not the UV map, but the mesh animation. I could adjust the texture... but I'm trying to dial down the perfectionism. XD





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Date Posted: 7th Nov 2013 at 7:19 AM

Nov 7: This is the last of the stripe pattern shirts I had planned.
After these, cardigans, lace shirts, applique tanks...

edit: Nov 8, after some changes to stripes...
Can't really see it in the picture, but the mesh was updated too.
Sims were still stabbing themselves in the armpit with their shirts, in the back, fixed now.


Nov 7, texture seen in Milkshape

move the chest stripes down some, and middle stripes on arms too
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Date Posted: 6th Nov 2013 at 8:13 AM

Hello, my name is Cat and I am a perfectionist. I could agonize about these shirts some more, or I could define them as done, much as that not perfectly straight line near the underarm pains me. If I make it straight for that pose, it will surely be wavy for another pose, such is the effect of animations on a mesh. I must accept this and move on to other projects or this will stop being fun. Onto exciting new textures! Lace! Cardis! Appliques! ... and that square shape of the underarm, seen from the back. Could have textured that to look more round. No, bad Cat! Stop nitpicking! Make it round on the next shirts. Breathe... relax... remember many folks won't even care about that. Stop looking at it! Think about lacy sleeves.


skirts and pants by fairywasteland, migamoo, Sentate, and me
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Date Posted: 6th Nov 2013 at 2:11 AM

Small side project: added pregnancy morphs to Aikea, Sentate, and HappySim's wonderful pants. Meanwhile, check out my other pregnancy morphs for Sentate, migamoo, and HP separates and also for Gelydh capris.

IN MOD QUEUE NOW Get them HERE

Date Posted: 1st Nov 2013 at 7:43 PM

The Alpha Tunic Project is going full steam ahead, it's just a slow process.
So far, I have a series called "Simple Basics" that's just some plain shirts 'n tees
on the alpha sleeve mesh, almost ready for upload. Doesn't really showcase
the alpha capabilities of the mesh well, but it's something I wanted, so I made it.
I do have more "alpha-y" ideas from photos. We'll see if my texturing skills can
do justice to these lovely shirts, heh heh. I think I can manage the belted cardis,
and the lace, but the crochet may be quite challenging for me. The stripes are
almost done! Look a few journal entries back to see how the stripes are doing.

Simple Basics - more colors


Simple Basics - yet more colors

Shown with Sentate's Baggy Jeans, which I plan to add a preg morph to.
Some Aikea jeans are getting curvy and preg morphs as well...

Stripes Photos - hand made textures almost done


Big Ideas for Alpha Tunic Meshes

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Date Posted: 31st Oct 2013 at 8:30 AM

Please redownload the "unlock" and "new" files in the default replace v-neck sweater thread.
Some of the colors were not showing up for young adults. To apologize, here's 3 new colors.

Date Posted: 25th Oct 2013 at 1:19 AM

update - added elder mesh as well

IN MOD QUEUE NOW Get it HERE.

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See my previous journal post about default replacements of the Maxis VNeckLongsleeve sweater. I've added eight nine new colors because "too many colors" is a puzzling, incomprehensible concept to me.
update: Finished changes to the teen mesh, pic at end.
update: Townified, decustomized.

new colors increase contrast on dark green...


more new colors increase contrast on silver...


teen mesh

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