Sim Stuff - Getting the Look Right

[orikes]

Have you ever just absolutely struggled to get a sim's look just right? I like getting their hair and clothes set early and sticking with a single look so it's easier to identify them. Both for me and anyone reading the legacy.

Well, tonight I got Miranda to college. She had about 7 days left as a teen, but I didn't want to spend too much more time in the main house, or Matthew and Persephone would be too close to becoming elders. So, she got to throw one last party as a teen and then head off to college.

I think I went through about six different outfits and three or four different hairstyles before I finally settled on her look. I'd get her in one outfit and then something about it would bug me. One skater punk outfit seemed like it would work, but it was advertising Buffy. Another outfit seemed like it would work, but the mesh made her neck really funny (this irks me for other reasons, because otherwise I really like the outfit). Another was too fancy. Another didn't fit the permanent winter. (Maybe I really do need to do an apocalypse, just so I can get used to dealing with sims who don't look perfect.)

Anyway... Here she is.



All that agony and I actually ended up going with something rather simple and basic. What I wanted was that top with some skater punk shorts, but I couldn't find those as a separate pants item. Ah well. I like this look.

Edit to add: She's the spitting image of Persephone. At one point, I put her in the Persephone pig tails and the resemblence was disturbing. If she was blond, you wouldn't be able to tell her and Persephone apart.

Comments

[avidreader7.livejournal.com]

Miranda looks great! I love the top.

[wtsims.livejournal.com]

See, clearly what Miranda needs is a gaming t-shirt. Too bad I don't have my old ones anymore.

She looks cute in that top.

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

If I remember right, the top is by Bruno at MTS2. There's a series of different colors with different designs on the side. I really like them quite a bit.

A gaming shirt would have been quite cool, but cest la vie. :)

[writeraissa.livejournal.com]

Miranda is adorable, and that outfit definitely suits her - but she'd rawk in some sk8r boi shorts.

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

I think I found some pants that will work. They're not skate shorts, but they're those long pants with lots of dangly things off of them. I'll see how they look in game and give them a go. At this point, though, I've got about 10 different outfit options in Miranda's dresser. It's probably a good thing I'm willing to cheat on wardrobe costs for spares. The heir always needs to spend money and go buy clothes, but the spares all get to use the free clothing thing from Numenor. :}

[robinoli.livejournal.com]

I think the outfit looks fine on her. ^_^ Maybe you could just download a normal pair of shorts to go with that? I think migamoo has a few pairs of shorts that would look nice with that top.

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

I'll check out Migamoo's stuff. I think I've got a couple of things from him/her. MTS2 is always so hit or miss with clothing. There's so much there that I tend to go by just the featured items, but even them have some quality issues. I found a set of 'Harajuku' outfits that looked neat on the site, but in the game.. well, let's just say that the one I thought would work for Miranda made her look like a man. A man, baby!

Gah. :)

[robinolisims.livejournal.com]

I realize this is probably too late now, but kalynn06 just made some skater punk short that look exactly like what you were decribing. :)

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

Those are actually pretty awesome. What's funny is that one of those tops is the top that Miranda is wearing. :)

Thanks Robin!