Default Replacement PTs: Work in Progress

[strangetomato]

I was playing around with BodyShop a little over lunch, and here's a work in progress shot of a potential PT.

Some changes have been made to facial structure, but it keeps with the theme of the original - thin cheeks, flat nose (though bigger and lower on the face), and thin lips (wider, and a different shape). I changed the eyes, and the shape of the brows, and gave her more chin.

I'll probably work on her some more, but I like how she looks so far.

Is there a way to change just the ears in BodyShop? I've only seen a way to adjust the entire face shape towards the elf template, but not just the ears.

Comments

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

She looks great.

As for the ears, I think you can adjust the size of the ears. It's in the same area where you can make the eyes bigger/smaller (the area where you can go just to foreheads or noses or chins).

I know when I was making very slightly pointed ears, I had to toggle between the "full face" sliders and the "parts" sliders (so the face wasn't so elf, just the ears).

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I wonder how much variety I can get and still have them alien looking.

Yeah, I know about the size thing, but there's nothing for shape of ears on their own, unless I'm missing something.

I think I'd have to start with that "pointy" template and work my way back by changing individual parts and not the ears. That's so inconvenient and backwards, and it would be way easier if only BodyShop had an option to change ear shape individually. Why didn't they include that? It seems like they should have.

[madame-ugly.livejournal.com]

Oh, no you can't edit the SHAPE of the ear, just the size. I bitched up a storm about then when making my self sim. I have very "stick out" ears but they're not really LARGE. There is no "stick out" option for sims.

If you're trying to get the gnarled ears, maybe take a sim that has them and use them as a template? Or you could breed sims in CAS and export their children back out and use the children as templates. Again, it's not the most direct route but it might make for some interesting results.

[x-illegal-x.livejournal.com]

I've always had to start with the elf template and work backwards, like you said. I guess EAxis didn't think those ears would be so popular, or they forgot that slider.

Do you mind if I friend you? I love reading your entries.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I was thinking that maybe they just wanted those special features to be more special, and only obtainable through abductions and the Veronaville sims, like it is with the green skin. That would make sense, but they really should have included more shaping options in BodyShop.

Yes, of course! :) Add away. I might even get around to posting an actual story-type thing this evening, if all goes well.