[Object retexture] For Maron: Sidyana - TS3>TS2 pond retextures

[esperesa]

ETA: I still had some ideas for these and the number 7 annoys me, so I added two more retextures: A black one and a stone coin pond with cherry blossoms. Swatch and download have been updated.

Quickie for Maron: Retextures of Amovitam's TS3>TS2 pond! There are 7 9 in total, most a bit weathered and outdoor...ish. You can mix the water texture (but not the leaves and such, they're part of the other subset) for good times. I hope you like them!

All the files are compressed and the mesh and previews are included.






Credits to Amovitam for the conversion!


< Mediafire or Dropbox or Box.net >

And since I haven't posted a nice little picspam here in forever, here's a room I posted on Tumblr a while back.

Anahon's living room.

Comments

[lovelyxwow]

The pond recolors are lovely! I love the weathered look of them. :)

And that room is gorgeous, yet creepy. It looks so quiet....

[esperesa]

Glad to hear you like them! :D

Ohh, I'm happy to hear it gives off that vibe! I imagined the toys and most of the books hadn't been touched for two decades, at least. XD

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! They're gorgeous.

I actually edited that mesh so the flowers are a subset of their own..but I'm gladly getting rid of that to use your recolors instead.

MLC

[esperesa]

I guess they mashed the flowers together with the stone part because of the shadow the lotus leaves cast on the bottom texture. Too bad we couldn't have three recolourable subsets. XD
And you're very welcome!

[(Anonymous)]

Oh wow! :o So beautiful!!! I can definitely see great use with that pond in my Japanese 'Hood :) Gorgeous. And the living room--astounding. I wonder, though, where did you find those books, the tea cup, and the teapot at? :3

Sincerely,
Edorenel

[esperesa]

I was thinking that it would look great for a Japanese 'hood too! It's such a lovely and versatile mesh, I hope more people tinker with it.

Oh, let's see! There are a couple of different books in the shot but they're by Kativip (open book, Skyrim books), Bluebottle (blue books), Ja (colourful old books, look for the Courageous set in her TS2 Mediafire folder) and Sims Design Avenue (the green-greyish ones). The teacup and the gorgeous teapot are by Nemestnaya, here and here.
And as always, thank you so much for the feedback! :D

[(Anonymous)]

Ah! Thank you very much for sharing the links! These are truly amazing clutter. I'm...shocked. Lol! I definitely wouldn't have found them on my own. I'm glad I asked. :) I absolutely had to have the tea set and the books--I love such things. :3

-- Edorenel

[esperesa]

No problem! And true, much stuff made for TS2 isn't available any more or hidden in obscure little nooks. It can be a real pain to look for things if you've no idea where to even start. @_@

[ilikefishfood]

These are gorgeous...better than the originals. Thank you~

[esperesa]

You're welcome! :D And true, TS3's textures tend to lack a bit of detail.

[nailtek]

Absolutely stunning. I always love your object retextures!

[esperesa]

Thank you! They're waaay too addicting to make, haha.

[(Anonymous)]

Your CC/pictures are always the best quality. I hope you never stop simming. Where did you get the table lamp in the second picture, and the wall lamp in the fourth?

[esperesa]

Thank you! Haha, I'll probably keep making CC until no one plays the Sims any more. XD
Let's see, the table lamp is part of the table and it was made by the lovely lalabubus, here, and the wall lamp is from VitaSims (cottage bathroom).

[maaron]

WTFWTFWTFFF, how can I see these only now and not have the top comment!!111 D':<

They look more awesome than I could have ever imagined!! You be really fast dearie, thank you so much! <33333 The water texture is smexy~

What does 'Sidyana' mean?? Perhaps, it comes from a game? xDD

Anahon is one lucky sim- having you as a decorator will sure cost you money, but the result is sooo worth it! Wanna come over to Finland???? :3 Again???? <3

...sniff... Lily & Snape... TT_____TT Didn't remember that her theme was so heartbreakingly beautiful!! :'( Probably because I hate the movie... And it fits the room 150%ly btw!!

[esperesa]

Tsss, shame on you! XD j/k
Yay, happy you like them! I love how the water is mapped, makes it look like you could dip your toes in. <3

Oh, it is a song name actually! Here 'tis.

Hahaha, Anahon lives in a basement. A fancy basement, but still. Ohohoh sure I'll come over! But only when the weather is sensible - snow in April, geez Finland. DX

And the song, I had it on repeat while messing with that room. <3 The entire OST is so beautiful.

[maaron]

Nuuu, I'm still your N0.1 fan! >3<
Ahaha, that's EXACTLY what I thought! The toes-thing I mean.

*faves* <3

That's a fancy basement indeed! Fancier than our livingroom dammit.
Be stunned- almost all of the snow has melted. By saying that, I don't guarantee that tomorrow it won't look like North Pole again.

I'm afraid I have to get that OST now then.

[maaron]

AND TWO MORE OF THESE!!! <3 It's great dat you've added a pitch-black one, I would have missed such a thing, and those sakuras are adorables! <3

Gimmegimme mooore, gimme, gimmegimme mooAAArr~

[curiouscrow]

Those pools are GORGEOUS!!! ♥

As are your insanely amazing pictures as well!!

Thanks!:D

[esperesa]

Thank you! <3

[aglaya]

I saw this room on the Tumblrb but I do not know how to leave a comment there, and I can do it all.
Stunning room. Luxury! Causes such a peace.
I wish I could afford such a room.

At the expense of pond: you read my mind - I just need it in the game))))
Thank you *kiss kiss kiss*

[esperesa]

Haha, I'll warn you against signing up for Tumblr, it's incredibly addicting! XD
Glad you like the room too! I wanted it to look like a place an old soul would feel at home at.

You're always welcome! <3

[eefje00704]

These are stunning! Thank you!

[esperesa]

Glad you like them! :D

[digitaldollies]

The ponds are are lovely as is everything you touch.

But serious there's so much stuff in your room pic spam that I've never seen before and I'm about to offer up a first born or something similar to get your downloads folder.

How do you manage such a decadently decayed elegance?

Okay, I give and feel free to kick me but can I please find out where you got the dining chairs, and if I'm right that chesterfield chair came from BPS or Pocci *pulls out bifocals to get a closer view* Oh and the stunning tasseled table lamp and wardrobe.

Seriously I'd send you and external drive just for your DL's folder.

[esperesa]

Haha, thank you for the kind words! <3 My Downloads folder is a right mess, though ;_; I need a search function for it.

Let's see, the dining chair is by Shino&KCR (the recolour is just a simple multiply overlay/saturation adjustment). The other chair is indeed by Pocci! The lamp is part of the table and is by Lalabubus, and the wardrobe was part of Aviolina's Silent Hill set (all her links are down, so you can get that one here).

[digitaldollies]

You are entirely too sweet. I'm off to snag all of that now. Well I grabbed the Pocci chair earlier.

Same here with my downloads folder, I try very hard to keep it organized in case of crashes and such but after awhile it reverts back to holy hell. teehee

Gorgeous!!! Yet again...

[elawann]

Yuxi, I've discovered your work only recently, and I really don't know how you do it, but you have a way of changing things that look okay, or good, to gorgeous and exquisite. And I never know, looking at your pictures, wether I want to get everything in my game and go and play, or if I'd rather just gaze at your screenshots - and drool ;)

Seriously, the pond is beautiful, but what really startles me is how you can assemble items, some of which I have in my game, others that I have no idea where to get (which often drives me crazy), and others that I've simply overlooked cause they didn't catch my eye, and suddenly make them become a work of art. It's disturbing, I tell you!

Fortunately, your are as brilliant in your creations, as you are patient and generous in telling us what items you have in your pictures, which is also something I find worth mentioning (it's not all that often one can get such extensive replies, and even the links). I'd only like to know if there's any chance one could get hold of your own personal recolours of some of the items - it may only be a small difference from the originals, but it DOES make a difference... ;)

To sum it all up... I'm in love - thank you for that!

P.S.: In my babbling, I forgot to ask you, I can't pinpoint where I might have seen the framed picture in screenshot 4, and I'm also not sure about the ceiling lamp and decorative plates on screenshot 1... I'm sorry, I can't help it, I must have them...

Re: Gorgeous!!! Yet again...

[esperesa]

Oh my, thank you SO much for the kind words! I usually just throw things with similar shades together with no regard for whether they are the same style or not, and then eyeball the result to decide whether it works. It's as messy as it sounds, haha. And I think a lot of the fun of this game is the hunt for CC. It's like going on a shopping spree or rummaging through thrift shops!

Many sites have closed and a lot of stuff is in obscure places nowadays, so I don't mind helping people out if they can't find a particular object. And the object creators deserve credit too, of course, heh.

As for the items, that lovely painting is from Aviolina's Silent Hill sets over at GoS, but the links are dead so I've uploaded it here (along with similar ones from the same set). The Tiffany ceiling lamp is by VitaSims, from their Victorian Shop set (booty link) and the wall plates are by Dincer (scroll down to the Moroccan set).

Re: Gorgeous!!! Yet again...

[elawann]

And I think a lot of the fun of this game is the hunt for CC. It's like going on a shopping spree or rummaging through thrift shops!

You just took the words out of my mouth! I believe that hunt is a great part of the fun indeed, and I seem to be spending more and more time doing it lately!

And I agree with you on giving credit to creators, there are so many true artists around there that deserve acknowledgement for their (often painstaking) work, you being one of them!

So, thank you once more for the kind replies and for the inspiring work, whether it is your sims creations or your delightful assemblage of gorgeous clutter!

And I'm sure you'll be hearing more from me, either drooling over your items, your pic-spams, or both (and wanting to get your secret chest of treasures) - I subscribe what someone else said, about wanting your downloads folder, nevermind its chaos (I believe no true CC lover can avoid having a chaotic downloads folder, by the way, and I plead guilty to that myself ;)!

[vivvums]

Your screenshots always remind me of shots from dark and dusty haunted house movies. You combine things in such a natural way, like they all belong together. I love everything you make!!!

Can I please ask where the 2 dolls and the rocking horse are?

[esperesa]

Oho, that is a wonderful compliment! Those types of houses do tend to be absolutely magnificent.

The baby doll is from Aviolina's Silent Hill set (uploaded here because all her links are down, but I recategorized it under 'Children'), the other doll is a rebecah retexture by twistedFATE at GoS. The rocking horse is from this beautiful set. :)