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==Sims 3 Pet Markings==

==Introduction==
Created some custom pet markings? This guideline will walk you through everything you need to upload your creations on Mod the Sims.

==Quality==
This is by far the most important factor in uploads, but also the hardest to quantify.

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! style="text-align:left" | Usefulness (*)
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|Pet markings should be versatile, and useful for different pets and situations. Unusual markings made for a specific pet may not interest many people.
 
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! style="text-align:left" | No Symbols and Clip Art (*)
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|Avoid making markings of symbols like stars, hearts, and rainbows; or markings of cartoon drawings or clipart.

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! style="text-align:left" | Opaque (*)
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|Markings should be at least partially opaque. As transparency can be achieved with the in-game slider, markings do not need to be - and should not be - transparent. Do not make variations of one marking with different levels of opacity

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! style="text-align:left" | Fur Textures (*)
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|Markings should have at least a subtle fur texture on the edges.  Markings without any texture can look artificial, or as though they've been spray-painted onto the animal, particularly on smooth-coated pets.  Fur textures should look natural and flowing, not blocky or chunky.

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! style="text-align:left" | Crisp/Unpixelated (*)
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|Markings should have clear, crisp textures without visible pixelation or blurriness at normal sizes.  

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==Screenshots==
People want to see what they're downloading! Your screenshots sell your upload - if people don't like the look of your screenshots, they're not going to download - and if your screenshots are too bad, you won't get your upload approved. 

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|For required screenshots, the marking should fill the frame nicely, not zoomed out too far or zoomed in too close.

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==Required Screenshots==
We require certain screenshots for pet markings - if you do not include these screenshots, your markings will not be approved! 

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! style="text-align:left" | In-Game (*)
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|Include at least one picture of each marking in-game, not Create-a-Pet.

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! style="text-align:left" | Recolourable (*)
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|Provide screenshots showing each marking in at least two distinct colours.

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! style="text-align:left" | Entire Marking on a Neutral Background (*)
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|You need at least one screenshot of the entire marking, presented on the side of a white animal with no other markings. If uploading a Region, take photos from multiple angles to show all sides of the Region.

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==Technical==
Pet markings must meet certain technical standards to be accepted on Mod The Sims.

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! style="text-align:left" | Unique Thumbnail (*)
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|Please make and use a unique Create-a-Sim thumbnail that shows the marking. 

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! style="text-align:left" | Does Not Overwrite EA Markings (*)
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|Make sure your marking is not a default replacement, and does not replace any EA markings.

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==Upload==
Once you have your creation made and screenshots taken, you need to make sure you have all the fiddly bits in order when uploading. 

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! style="text-align:left" | Number of Channels (*)
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|Please specify the number of channels that each marking has.

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! style="text-align:left" | Species (*)
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|Please specify which species markings are enabled for. 

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