"The Sims" series is considered the best-selling PC game franchise of all time.
"The Sims" is a highly popular video game series with a large amount of installments centered around three main games: "The Sims," "The Sims 2" and "The Sims 3." In "The Sims," players control the day-to-day lives of one or more characters, called Sims. "The Sims" is a customizable game, as many details of each character's life can be changed to the player's whim, but getting your Sim to paint from a photograph requires a little outside work.
Instructions
"The Sims 2"
1. Play "The Sims 2," focusing your character on painting until its painting skill has reached at least level 5.
2. Exit "The Sims 2."
3. Find the folder for Paintings in your "The Sims 2" directory. For Windows, this is at "My Documents\EA Games\The Sims 2\Paintings." For Macintosh, it is usually in "Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 2\Paintings." If there is not a "Paintings" folder in the "The Sims 2" folder, create one.
4. Save the photo you want your Sim to paint in the "Paintings" folder.
5. Return to "The Sims 2." Buy an easel and tell your Sim to paint on it. Select "Paint Custom Painting" and choose your photo from the list. If your photo is not there, try refreshing the list. If you do not have an option to "Paint Custom Painting," you need to upgrade your "The Sims 2" version to a later version or purchase an expansion pack.
"The Sims 3"
6. Download Tyger's "Neighborhood Workshop" for Sims 3, currently available only for Windows.
7. Install the "Neighborhood Workshop" and point it to the neighborhood you are playing by finding the save file for the neighborhood. Click "File," "Open for Edit" and then select "My Documents\Electronic Arts\The Sims 3\Saves\" and select the save file for your neighborhood.
8. Open the "Still Life Workshop." Select "File," "Import" and find the photo you wish your Sim to paint. The photo will load into the selection of paintings, replacing one of the original paintings. Save the neighborhood.
9. Open "The Sims 3."
10. Tell your Sim to paint a still life. Which still life it paints will depend on many in-game factors, including skill level, so you may have to try a few times until you get your Sim to paint your photo.
