Tutorials:Taking Totally Bitchin Pics/Stage Set

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Want to make it look like you have a sim performing on stage? Here's how to build a nice set for a realistic look.

You will need Open for Business so you can use the stage tool.

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1. Start by making a big ol' box on your empty lot.
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2. Then trace over that box on the second floor. You now have a two-story box.
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3. Line the front wall of the box with windows. Remember, there is a direction to the lighting coming into your lot, so the front is whichever way the light is coming from. Do the same on both levels.
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4. Now cover the walls on both levels with a basic wall texture. I'm using blood red paint. You use whatever is appropriate to your setting.
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5. And cover the floor with a basic texture. I'm just using a basic Maxis wood.
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6. Use the Stage Tool to draw a stage along the back wall a few tiles deep. The depth of your stage will depend on what kind of venue you're trying to emulate... We're going for more of a small venue club or playhouse stage here, so my stage is only three tiles deep. This will give a closer, intimate feel to pics taken on this stage.

If you're going for a larger venue, like an operahouse or concert stage, you may want to do more like 5 tiles deep. Try to resist the urge to make a HUGE stage - it will be hard to get a good background going, and any details you add to the background will likely be lost.

Now cover the stage with a floor texture. I'm just using the same wood I used for the sub-floor. You can also cover the front wall of the stage with a texture now if you like, but I think I'm going to leave it as-is.

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7. Line the front of the stage with lights placed a single tile apart. I'm again using the outdoor lights from Open for Business. Turn them on in live mode.
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8. Now finish the edge of the stage using a fence. I'm using the Edge Smoothers from Ailias at MTS2.


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9. Line the front of the stage with lights placed a single tile apart. I'm again using the outdoor lights from Open for Business.

Make sure to switch to live mode to turn them on once placed.

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11. Now that my stage is coming together, I think I want a more interesting texture for the back wall.

This one is part of the Esoteric Wallset by Von40Mouse at MTS2.

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12. And that's about all you need. We'll go into exactly how to pose your sim for stage performances later.
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