Two Skin requests fulfilled: Pixie Breeze and Pixie Game

[needlecream]

Pixie Breeze


Pixie Game
So, those two sims are modeling my Pixie Breeze and Pixie Game edits. These skins were requested here by an anonymous poster, and I figured I'd give it a shot. I only edited the faces, the bodies are completely enayla.
credits: Enayla, Jirka, Yost, Oepu, Ephemera

Models are not wearing any makeup.

 ~ Files are compressed, and smaller than the originals because I use the same body file for all the fit/fat stages, and the same face-file for all ages, and I fixed an issue with the scalp.
 ~ Each download also includes these pictures of the sims in-game, so you'll know which is which.
 ~ Only download one version (custom or gen/town). But you can have Enayla's original skins and mine in your game at the same time.

Download edits of pixie game and pixie breeze - Gen/Town

Download edits of pixie game and pixie breeze - Custom

sims file share download - custom
sims file share download - gen/town

I have a bit of a new technique for skin blending, and I really really like it. :]

also, I've started working on the rest of that person's requests, so keep an eye out for some supernatural enayla edits!

Have a nice day!

Comments

[garnet812.livejournal.com]

The Pixie Game is so lush. I can't wait to get it into my game. Thank yo u.

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it. :]

[phoenixfg.livejournal.com]

Okay, first off those Sims are gorgeous!:D And the skins are beautiful. I love Enayla's skins but you've made them better!:D

Umm...I was looking at that thread and was just wondering(since I started playing Castaways) if you had those morphs for some of the Castaway outfits? *I know, completely random*

[charlettepuffle.livejournal.com]

Both skins are gorgeous, thank you!

[simmergal.livejournal.com]

beautiful!!!
thanks so much

[bombardingsheep.livejournal.com]

I deleted the originals because they looked like someone had dumped oil over the sims (in my game, at least... horrible graphics is horrible) but I think I shall try your edits because they look like the perfect balance of shiny and not shiny XD

[yeahyeahjess.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous, thanks! :) ♥

[morrisimia.livejournal.com]

this skins so sweet, as candy! thanks!

[cosmetical.livejournal.com]

I'm not actually much of an enayla skin fan at all, but you made these look so good, that might have to change. :] everything you do is amazing!

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Ooooo! Pretty! :D

[pennysims.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! Everything you do is so pretty :)

[drankmywar.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!

[lavaya.livejournal.com]

Great!
Both skins look so lovely!
I'll test them in my game right now :)
Thank you for sharing!

Just one question:
Do you gen/town your skins like Pooklet does or do you have a special way how you do it?

[eefje00704.livejournal.com]

OMG yay new needlecream skins! I totally love the pixie game one. Thank youuuuu! Can I ask what this new technique is you're using?

Also, please share model nr. 2.

[fashionrepublic.livejournal.com]

Oh my God! These are so yummy! Thank you so much.
And your sims are gorgeous!

[niloublue.livejournal.com]

These skintones look gorgeous, especially the pixie game one, I can't wait to see how the supernatural blends will turn out!
And I would be veeery interested to know your new blending tecnique! ;D
Thank you so much for sharing!

[blackgardens.livejournal.com]

Pixie game is beautiful and the light blush on her cheeks is so natural. Also, does Pixie game come with elf ears? It's alright if it doesn't, it's not like it's going to make me want it any less.

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was nice to make some of my own sims, I've been playing with other people's for a while and I got the itch to make some of my own.
And I'm so glad! I love enayla's skins because they're all different, so I'm happy you like the edits.

I am working on them! There's a UV mapping issue I have to fix. And a LOT of meshes to edit. I can PM you the meshes gradually as I finish them, if you'd like? That's what I'm doing for the original requester.

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Enjoy!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

I never included these in my original enayla edits for the same reason. I didn't really like them. XD
But I really like how they look now, I replaced the general greasy with some actual skin texture and tried to blend the odd shadows and highlights so they could work with more sim face-shapes.

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

yum, thank you!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

I really love enayla's skins because they're all really different and the skin shades are such rich colors.
So it's just the noses, lips, eyelids, and shiny-ness that I like to fix up. :]

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's so nice of you to say!

[(Anonymous)]

You´re my hero!!
Thanks for fullfilling my requests! I´m so glad you did this and they look so fucking awesome! Thanks needlecream!!

[phoenixfg.livejournal.com]

Oh!! That would be great if you could send them as you go. No rush though=) I know you have plenty of things to do and it is a crap ton of meshes! Any time you've edited a skin I've adored it. Especially Enayla's skins. And your Sims are always adorable. I haven't made Sims in awhile. I haven't had the itch. Sorry if this reply is all messed up. I replied via my cell! =)

[ghen.livejournal.com]

They look gorgeous! Whatever new technique (noticed it on the last skin set too) you're using, keep it up, its unique and amazing.

[cumonroxy.livejournal.com]

Lovely lovely skins, needlecream, your sims look beautiful with them! I can't wait to get them in my game, btw your Soundbeat outfits look amazing in game ^.^

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

and I'm not sure what you mean. the actual technique for geneticizing skins is the same, always, but I know pooklet does her supernatural skins past 1.0. These skins aren't supernatural though, so they're just scaled by their tone. Darker skins are higher numbers and lighter skins are lower numbers.

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

I'll share both of these models, and the pertulle family, and the models from my bosie dress edit, as soon as I get them all extracted and re-packaged and take all those previews of them, and their CC lists, and then upload them. xD

Well, first off I'm not going to try making pale skins into dark skins, I'm just going to use a dark base for dark skins and a light base for light skins.
And instead of selecting a nose I like or lips I like and then copy-pasting onto the skin I'm working on, and then playing with color balance/lightness/saturation to get them to match the skin, I'm just going to copy the whole other facefile and use layer masks to blend things together, and after It's nicely blended I can use color balance/lightness/saturation to make the skin blend even better or to create certain effects with color. And then after everything's all blended, I flatten the whole image and start going in with the burn tool, dodge tool, and blur tool to get every detail exactly how I want it. :]

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! Enjoy!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to see how the supernatural blends turn out either! I hope they'll be okay, I'm actually struggling with them a bit..

and I'll copypaste this from another reply I made to someone who asked the same question:

Well, first off I'm not going to try making pale skins into dark skins, I'm just going to use a dark base for dark skins and a light base for light skins.
And instead of selecting a nose I like or lips I like and then copy-pasting onto the skin I'm working on, and then playing with color balance/lightness/saturation to get them to match the skin, I'm just going to copy the whole other facefile and use layer masks to blend things together, and after It's nicely blended I can use color balance/lightness/saturation to make the skin blend even better or to create certain effects with color. And then after everything's all blended, I flatten the whole image and start going in with the burn tool, dodge tool, and blur tool to get every detail exactly how I want it. :]

If you'd like a tutorial sort of thing, I MIGHT be able to make one, but I'm not sure if I can because I don't always do exactly the same thing when I blend a skin, sometimes I do different steps depending on the skin I'm editing and what it needs and what ideas I have for it.

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you, credit for that little blush goes to enayla, I just tried to smooth it out to look more natural.

Any skin can use elf ears, that's something you make on the sim (click the last face template in CAS or bodyshop and you'll have a face with elf ears, and then you can change the rest of the face's features yourself to your liking.)

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm so glad you liked it! I was a littler nervous because I didn't blend them the same way I did my other enayla edits.
Thank you!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

It makes me happy you noticed it. :]
I think it's a much better technique, too, I'm so glad you like it!

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!! :D

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll send you a link to the meshes as I finish them. xD
Thank you so much! So many compliments!
And you should make some sims, maybe the itch will come back once you start doing it. ;D

[eefje00704.livejournal.com]

Wow ... that sounds complicated. Obviously I have so much to learn about photoshop. But, I like how these skins look, so I guess it's a good technique :)

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

It takes a lot longer than my old method, but I think the results are worth it. I can honestly say that my own skin blends are now my favorites in-game. xD
And I'm so happy other people like them too.

[lavaya.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I might have expressed myself a bit imprecise.
Actually, I just wanted to know which values you give these skins when geneticizing.
I do geneticize skins myself if they're not already done and I align the values with those Pooklet chooses for her skins.
I hope, this is a better explanation of my question :D

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

I give the skins whatever value I think they should have based on my defaults.
I think I made pixie breeze geneticized at somewhere around .5 or .6 and I made pixie game somewhere around .7 or .8
Sorry!

[sonnesims.livejournal.com]

Hello :]

Just to let you know, I'm using your techniques for skin blending and it has been totally worthwhile. And as you are one of the talented creators who inspired me to start skinblending, it would be lovely if you give me some feedback on my LJ, where I'm posting WIPs of my skinset. I hope it's not rude to post about my work here, but if it is, my apologies - and I won't feel offended at all if you delete this comment.

And I'm a big fan of your Enayla blends. They make Enayla skins actually usable, and much more beautiful for normal sims, not only prettypretties.

Thank you very much, and cheers!

- Sonne

[needlecream.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness, I'm so honored. This really brightened my night, I feel so happy. thank you!
If you need any specific tips, I'd love to give them to you, and I can provide screenshots or .psds or anything you'd like. :D
I'm so glad you're skinblending, and I've sent you a friend request so that I can follow your journal more easily.
It's not rude at all, quite the opposite. I'm very flattered you chose to post this here, for me, when there are so many other talented creators out there.

I'm off to go comment on your journal, ok?
:]