I am sorry for the pixelated bits in the video! I got a new graphics card and didn't realize that my settings aren't correct anymore, but I was already to deep in the progress of making the video to scrap everything. Thanks for understanding ♥
Please note, if you are unable to click on "Append", make sure you're in Object Mode and not Edit Mode. Haha, just had this issue. Thanks for this lovely tutorial powluna
For a long time I have been watching videos on how to make cc, but until now I have never found a video that I could understand from minute one, you make things look so easy that it encourages me to try it, could you make a detailed tutorial on how to make shoes and socks? Thank you so much ❤
Thank you for the feedback 🩷 What exactly would you expect from a shoes/socks tutorial? I don't make things from scratch usually, only conversions and edits 😅
My English is very superficial, but this is the best tutorial on TH-cam that I have found! Thanks for your work! All information is very accessible and understandable.
i hate giving my sims different hairs in different categories that don't match up in length, cut etc so this will be a perfect place to start, thank you so much for this tutorial I just watched your latest one and THIS is really what i needed yeeeyy
Tysm for making these videos! Can you make a video on how to make horse tack? Like a saddle pad maybe. I can only find videos on how to make cc for characters. :)
Tysm! I was thinking of trying something new, and this sounds real fun! :) nice work. Edit: Almost forgot, I have a question. How do I upload my own cc? Or make a website? Just asking
Thank you! Most people share their cc via Patreon and promote it on Tumblr or other social medias. On Tumblr you can also create a personalized blog that acts basically like a website!
I'm having an issue getting the mesh to fully import onto the template hair like you did at 14:17, it just overlays it and doesn't show up at all in-game. i'm sure i'm missing something simple but i don't know what it is
hello! right click the blender application on your desktop copy the location of the file pop the address into the “blender address” spot i hope that made sense..
it looks like when you click on a certain section of the uv ,ap where the texture is you are able to zoom into that place. but mine only zooms into the middle so when i zoom in too far i can no longer see my texture. are you just clicking and dragging and zooming in?
i haven't tried doing this or really anything much 3d, so might be a silly question. would it be possible and maybe easier for a hair like this to copy the hat chops from the original back hair that was used and keep them, delete the bangs and then copy paste and adjust the bangs from the new one you're making?
It definitely would be possible I guess, but once you figured out how to make hat chops, you are really fast and flexible to make hat chops for every hairstyle no matter how many edits you made to it!
Thanks a lot for the tutorial! Why use this version of blender? where i can download it? Im doing the tutorial with the las version of blender and there are things that i cant find :(
It's Blender version 3.6.1, because at the time of filming the video this was the latest version for cc makers. I made a mistake in the description but fixed it now! There is also a link to all the tools, Blender too. 🙌🏻
hi!! tysm for the informative tutorial, im currently attempting to make a hair mesh and for some reason it glitches when the sim moves her head, is there any way i can fix it or is it a lost cause
When importing hairs into S4S there have to be 3 mesh groups. It will always look weird in S4S if you don't have the correct duplicates or finalized hat chops
When I import the mesh into Sims4Studio it works fine, but when I use the hair in-game it still uses the mesh from the unedited hair, but when I select a hat it looks fine, what do I do?
Unfortunately I am not familiar with alpha hair, but from what I can imagine is that it should work the same way. The difference of mm and Alpha hair is the texture. The mesh is the same, so you probably just have to check if my way of adjusting the texture works for your case!
btw what if i want to just adjust the lenght of my mesh hair...do i have to delet the part that i want to modify too or i can just use the original mesh from game?
The latest versions of both softwares that are compatible with each other are Blender 3.6.1 and S4S 3.2.1.2. Make sure that S4S has the correct Blender path if you have an old version of Blender on your PC. That's usually already it :D Hope you can get it to work!
hi! I'm having trouble with blender. I exported the mesh exactly like you but when i open in blender i have ✨nothing✨. The meshes are not showing on the scene or in the scene details panel... Please help me
It's frustrating because how am I supposed to know all these button combos that make stuff happen, its so confusing its like I need a damn cheat code guide just to make stuff. I'm sorry I've been trying to learn this for years now and this is just so frustrating because I'm great at recoloring I have so many cool ideas for blender but I can't seem to be able to wrap my head around how vast the control pannel is. it's very overwhelming because I have so many questions and no body to answer them ;-; someone please help me. Why did they have to make it so hard to use? Gimp ain't messed up like this program is
Oh I completely understand your frustration! I was in the same spot a couple of years ago and did ACTUALLY cry some times 😅 There is a lot going on in Blender and I think there is nobody who knows EVERYTHING. Once you figure out the neccessary things and areas you need, it gets better. With my video I try to encourage people to create something and I bet you can do it too! It takes time and reruns, but there will be an improvement from time to time!
Did they disabled cheats or something? I've been pressing ctrl+shift+c and it doesn't work but it works perfectly fine in the game. Did they made a change since you uploaded a tutorial? I found some others tutorials but they are way too complicated cuz I need to use photo editor 😢
Yes, there was an update, but I didn't know that they disabled cheats. A new way to go to the catalogue is at the top under 'Tools' and then 'Browse Game Content' -> 'CAS' Hope this helps!
Hey I changed the hair line in blender which doesn’t match the original diffuse map. So the changes to the hairline are showing up in sims 4 studio but also the original hairline at the same time. How do I make a new diffuse map that’s accurate to the structural changes made in blender. So when I import it to Sims 4 Studio It’s the same?
Is it possible to combine different hair textures, or use several? (Sorry, I use a translator) In Blender I used different parts from different hairstyles and, accordingly, different textures, not just one. Is it possible to combine them, or use several? I tried to import some textures into Sims Studio but it didn't work :(
Yeah you can combine different textures, but you have to do it in a photo editing software where you put the parts of texture 1 and texture 2 you like together. And in Blender you then have to adjust the uv map to your selfmade texture. This is tricky and I wouldn't recommend it to beginners though!
Hiyo, I'm having a bit of a struggle with the importing. I'm setting the cuts to 0000, 0001, and 0002 but when I import them it says that I need to adjust the cuts im not sure what I'm doing wrong?
i am trying to make the shadows, but when i open the rig and check selectable for the head, i can’t move it still? it just selects the mouth, i noticed that when i click on head_2 it selects the whole head, if i chose head_2 over the first head option would baking still work?
@@powlunaokay one more question (maybe lol) when i make the LODs, i don’t have that little circle shaped thing in my uv map. i did use a cc hair instead of an ea hair as my base mesh so maybe that’s why, is skipping that step of deselecting it going to mess up my lods?
Thats okay! LODs dont have to be perfect, they are just for the case when you're far away from your Sim in Game you still see the shape of the hair you made and not something completely different. So its just to keep the game performance balanced!
This happens mostly when your Sims 4 Studio and Blender don't match. Make sure to update your S4S to the newest version and then check the Blender path in the S4S settings!
You have to put a copy of the .package file of the cc in the Sims 4 Studio mods folder. The path is usually: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\Sims 4 Studio\Mods . For a visual explanation you can take a look at one of my other videos, here is a link with timestamp :) th-cam.com/video/f9eCa5BLbSA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aySbOp-ikQMrO5Zd&t=468
That's a good question. Maybe you're Blender isn't installed properly or has some kind of conflict with something. I would try to reinstall everything!
hi good night how are you? I'm trying to do this more every time I try to return the mesh from blender to the sims 4 studio nothing happened (apparently the mesh won't) if you can help me thank you
Is it possible that you're working on a Mac? Then Create CAS Standalone will do the same thing. Otherwise check your Blender and Sims 4 path in the S4S settings!
I always opt for a self-assembled PC so that I can decide which individual parts to install. I currently have an AMD Ryzen 7 processor, an RTX 4070 graphics card and 32 GB of RAM. Not sure if you can do anything with that :D However, these are the parts that need to be good to have a great Sims and Blender experience if you're looking for a device for yourself.
I wish you would make things for adults, because it's much easier to learn then then convert to children. why are you trying to teach us hard things, as opposed to easier things first?
I am a content creator for kids stuff, so that's why I usually feature those content in my videos. There is no difference when it comes to creating hairstyles and you can easily follow the tutorial and still create something for adults 😄
@@powluna Hi there I just found your video for making hairs for Sims 4 and I have a question is the way you make regular hair in Sims 4 the same as if you were to add highlights into the hair? See I wanted to make some wavy hair with highlights in it, but I don't know if it would be that easy to do and I really want to try and make this hair because I can't find the exactly style I need for my Sims.
Yes, for Sims 4 Studio. They also write into the description which Blender version you have to use, because not all will work. For the latest S4S version you should use Blender 3.6.1 or Blender 4.0 (but I didn't test Blender 4.0 myself, its really new)
I am sorry for the pixelated bits in the video! I got a new graphics card and didn't realize that my settings aren't correct anymore, but I was already to deep in the progress of making the video to scrap everything. Thanks for understanding ♥
cc creators are literally magicians cuz wdf
Please note, if you are unable to click on "Append", make sure you're in Object Mode and not Edit Mode. Haha, just had this issue.
Thanks for this lovely tutorial powluna
THANKYOU
For a long time I have been watching videos on how to make cc, but until now I have never found a video that I could understand from minute one, you make things look so easy that it encourages me to try it, could you make a detailed tutorial on how to make shoes and socks? Thank you so much ❤
Thank you for the feedback 🩷 What exactly would you expect from a shoes/socks tutorial? I don't make things from scratch usually, only conversions and edits 😅
this is such a good tutorial!! ive been needing a new hobby and as the sims 4 is a special interest of mine, i think creating cc will be fun for me!
Thank you so much! You will totally LOVE this new hobby once you invested a bit time and patience 🤓
I’m so glad I found this video. You’re so good and giving instructions because I can’t actually understand the steps. Thank you!
I hope the "can't" was a typo 😄 Thank you so much for the feedback 🩷
Amazing tutorial, very detailed, easy to understand. Thank you so much. Seems lots of work.
Thank you so much for the feedback 🥰
you are my favorite cc creator and these videos are so helpful! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awww, thank you!! You're so nice 🥹🩷
My English is very superficial, but this is the best tutorial on TH-cam that I have found!
Thanks for your work! All information is very accessible and understandable.
Thank you so so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it ♥
PowLuna - Useful episode. Some nice how-to episodes at your channel.
Thank you 🩷
I love this tutorial, the most detailed one on the whole TH-cam! Thank you so much ♥
Thank you for the feedback 🩷🩷
Thank you so much. I've made a few hairs now all thanks to this tutorial! its the only one thats worked for me. tysm!
That's the best feedback I can get, thank you 🩷
Wonderful tutorial! Thank you!
i hate giving my sims different hairs in different categories that don't match up in length, cut etc so this will be a perfect place to start, thank you so much for this tutorial
I just watched your latest one and THIS is really what i needed yeeeyy
Saaame, I hope you can create some more hairstyle variations with this video! Thank you for the feedback 🩷
Thank you so much for this video. It helped a lot!💖
oh this tutorial is GODSENT thank u so much
You are an excellent instructor, thank you so much!! 😊
Thank you for the feedback 🩷
Tysm for making these videos! Can you make a video on how to make horse tack? Like a saddle pad maybe. I can only find videos on how to make cc for characters. :)
This is probably something I won't make a video about, because I don't have experience in making pets stuff, sorry!
i dont understand what you did in 9:23 i press j with the transform selected and the thingy on the bottom but i just zoom in. can you help me?
The correct button is "G"!
Tysm! I was thinking of trying something new, and this sounds real fun! :) nice work.
Edit: Almost forgot, I have a question. How do I upload my own cc? Or make a website? Just asking
Thank you! Most people share their cc via Patreon and promote it on Tumblr or other social medias. On Tumblr you can also create a personalized blog that acts basically like a website!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge 💕You're a gem!
thank you for this video! very helpful!
I'm having an issue getting the mesh to fully import onto the template hair like you did at 14:17, it just overlays it and doesn't show up at all in-game. i'm sure i'm missing something simple but i don't know what it is
I tried to download the blender but ehr i hit download mesh it says it cant find my blender installation..
hello!
right click the blender application on your desktop
copy the location of the file
pop the address into the “blender address” spot
i hope that made sense..
thank you for the tutorial video! ;3
Thank you so much!
this is really cool! would i be able to edit custom content hair using this process?
Yeah, of course! I think it would work 😄
Thank you so much I love you!!😍
Thank you 🩷
it looks like when you click on a certain section of the uv ,ap where the texture is you are able to zoom into that place. but mine only zooms into the middle so when i zoom in too far i can no longer see my texture. are you just clicking and dragging and zooming in?
Hold the middle mouse button and then you can click and drag around!
@@powluna thanks so much ! I’ll try it !
i haven't tried doing this or really anything much 3d, so might be a silly question. would it be possible and maybe easier for a hair like this to copy the hat chops from the original back hair that was used and keep them, delete the bangs and then copy paste and adjust the bangs from the new one you're making?
It definitely would be possible I guess, but once you figured out how to make hat chops, you are really fast and flexible to make hat chops for every hairstyle no matter how many edits you made to it!
@@powluna ohh i see! thanks for answering
you should try Krita for textures/art and see if you like it
Thanks a lot for the tutorial! Why use this version of blender? where i can download it? Im doing the tutorial with the las version of blender and there are things that i cant find :(
It's Blender version 3.6.1, because at the time of filming the video this was the latest version for cc makers. I made a mistake in the description but fixed it now! There is also a link to all the tools, Blender too. 🙌🏻
@@powluna thanks so much for the info! You are very kind 🙂
hi!! tysm for the informative tutorial, im currently attempting to make a hair mesh and for some reason it glitches when the sim moves her head, is there any way i can fix it or is it a lost cause
I think this is a weight issue! There is a tutorial for that problem on my channel ♥
Help, the mesh that I imported into S4S shows up with it's cut duplicates 😭 even after deleting the copies and re-importing.
When importing hairs into S4S there have to be 3 mesh groups. It will always look weird in S4S if you don't have the correct duplicates or finalized hat chops
@powluna thanks for answering! The duplicated cuts were moved to be beside the mesh and not on, that's why they showed up that way 😅
Does anyone know if there's a way to keep the original texture of the bangs and still combine the meshes??
In this case you would have to mess around with the texture and the uv map to fit both textures ans keep the uv at its place
@powluna thank you!!
When I import the mesh into Sims4Studio it works fine, but when I use the hair in-game it still uses the mesh from the unedited hair, but when I select a hat it looks fine, what do I do?
Do you have any experience with modding alpha hair? Would that work as well?
Unfortunately I am not familiar with alpha hair, but from what I can imagine is that it should work the same way. The difference of mm and Alpha hair is the texture. The mesh is the same, so you probably just have to check if my way of adjusting the texture works for your case!
btw what if i want to just adjust the lenght of my mesh hair...do i have to delet the part that i want to modify too or i can just use the original mesh from game?
I am not sure what you mean exactly 😕
How do you get blender 3.6 working on S4S? I'm always having this problem.
The latest versions of both softwares that are compatible with each other are Blender 3.6.1 and S4S 3.2.1.2. Make sure that S4S has the correct Blender path if you have an old version of Blender on your PC. That's usually already it :D Hope you can get it to work!
I managed to get both to work, thank you very much.
hi! I'm having trouble with blender. I exported the mesh exactly like you but when i open in blender i have ✨nothing✨. The meshes are not showing on the scene or in the scene details panel... Please help me
This could be a compatability issue between Sims 4 Studio and Blender. Please check your Blender path in the Sims 4 Studio settings
@@powluna thank you for your answer!!! I never recieved the notif sorry :(((
I'll use this to convert some hairstyles to infants
It's frustrating because how am I supposed to know all these button combos that make stuff happen, its so confusing its like I need a damn cheat code guide just to make stuff. I'm sorry I've been trying to learn this for years now and this is just so frustrating because I'm great at recoloring I have so many cool ideas for blender but I can't seem to be able to wrap my head around how vast the control pannel is. it's very overwhelming because I have so many questions and no body to answer them ;-; someone please help me. Why did they have to make it so hard to use? Gimp ain't messed up like this program is
Oh I completely understand your frustration! I was in the same spot a couple of years ago and did ACTUALLY cry some times 😅 There is a lot going on in Blender and I think there is nobody who knows EVERYTHING. Once you figure out the neccessary things and areas you need, it gets better. With my video I try to encourage people to create something and I bet you can do it too! It takes time and reruns, but there will be an improvement from time to time!
Did they disabled cheats or something? I've been pressing ctrl+shift+c and it doesn't work but it works perfectly fine in the game. Did they made a change since you uploaded a tutorial? I found some others tutorials but they are way too complicated cuz I need to use photo editor 😢
Yes, there was an update, but I didn't know that they disabled cheats. A new way to go to the catalogue is at the top under 'Tools' and then 'Browse Game Content' -> 'CAS'
Hope this helps!
When I try to import the LOD 1 I got a message: "There is no mesh to import", why is it happening?
I can imagine that the cut number is missing? Thats one thing I have encountered before
Hey I changed the hair line in blender which doesn’t match the original diffuse map. So the changes to the hairline are showing up in sims 4 studio but also the original hairline at the same time. How do I make a new diffuse map that’s accurate to the structural changes made in blender. So when I import it to Sims 4 Studio It’s the same?
Oh, it's hard to understand the problem. Can you join my Discord and explain it with pictures? (If you haven't found a solution yet)
Is it possible to combine different hair textures, or use several? (Sorry, I use a translator) In Blender I used different parts from different hairstyles and, accordingly, different textures, not just one. Is it possible to combine them, or use several? I tried to import some textures into Sims Studio but it didn't work :(
Yeah you can combine different textures, but you have to do it in a photo editing software where you put the parts of texture 1 and texture 2 you like together. And in Blender you then have to adjust the uv map to your selfmade texture. This is tricky and I wouldn't recommend it to beginners though!
@@powlunaI've already figured out how to bake in a blender. Thank you :)
Hiyo, I'm having a bit of a struggle with the importing. I'm setting the cuts to 0000, 0001, and 0002 but when I import them it says that I need to adjust the cuts im not sure what I'm doing wrong?
That's something I need to take a look at. If you couldn't fix it already yourself, don't hesitate to join my Discord server and there I can help you!
I do not have the option to create a 3D mesh in Cas for Sims4studio can i use object 3d mesh instead?
An object is technically something different, so it has to be the CAS option if you want to make clothes
i am trying to make the shadows, but when i open the rig and check selectable for the head, i can’t move it still? it just selects the mouth, i noticed that when i click on head_2 it selects the whole head, if i chose head_2 over the first head option would baking still work?
Yep, thats totally right! Some meshes have the names of head and mouth switched, so you have to pick the one thats the head 😄
@@powluna okay thank you so much for such a quick reply!!! i’ve been following your tutorial and it is so helpful!
@@powlunaokay one more question (maybe lol) when i make the LODs, i don’t have that little circle shaped thing in my uv map. i did use a cc hair instead of an ea hair as my base mesh so maybe that’s why, is skipping that step of deselecting it going to mess up my lods?
Thats okay! LODs dont have to be perfect, they are just for the case when you're far away from your Sim in Game you still see the shape of the hair you made and not something completely different. So its just to keep the game performance balanced!
Got blender. It starts with showing a square. Where do you the model?
Nothing under sims is loadable
You have to export a model from Sims 4 Studio. If that's not working, please check your blender path in the settings of S4S
@@powluna thanks
How do you make it so that your sims have their color? Mine is just a fully white sim. I have blender 3.3
This happens mostly when your Sims 4 Studio and Blender don't match. Make sure to update your S4S to the newest version and then check the Blender path in the S4S settings!
@@powluna Omg thank you so much for clarifying this, I was stuck on this for ages!!
when i put the cc into my game, only the bangs show up? i put it into one mesh btw
You probably forgot to join the bangs with the rest of the hair! I explain that around 11:57
In the first part, how can i make to choose one hair from my cc? i want to modify one and it dosnt appear
You have to put a copy of the .package file of the cc in the Sims 4 Studio mods folder. The path is usually: C:\Users\YOURNAME\Documents\Sims 4 Studio\Mods . For a visual explanation you can take a look at one of my other videos, here is a link with timestamp :) th-cam.com/video/f9eCa5BLbSA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aySbOp-ikQMrO5Zd&t=468
@@powluna THANK YOU SO MUCH!
help me, dont apear nothing on cas mash
why does my blender close when i open the file?
That's a good question. Maybe you're Blender isn't installed properly or has some kind of conflict with something. I would try to reinstall everything!
hi good night how are you? I'm trying to do this more every time I try to return the mesh from blender to the sims 4 studio nothing happened (apparently the mesh won't) if you can help me thank you
Check the cut numbers! They are important for S4S.
a bit of a late response here but i had this issue too. i fixed it by starting a new package instead making it a CAS standalone.
great video but my Blender isn't the same so it's really confusing :( help!
It has to be Blender 3.6!! And Sims 4 Studio STAR
ok! I'll have another go! :)@@powluna
Is there a way you could show us how to make cc hair from scratch Instead of bringing different parts together?
Unfortunately, I am not skilled enough to make a video about this, sorry!
Alerii’s tutorial tells you how to do that!
it doesn't say create 3D mesh under CAS for me
Is it possible that you're working on a Mac? Then Create CAS Standalone will do the same thing. Otherwise check your Blender and Sims 4 path in the S4S settings!
What laptop or pc do you use/recommend??
I always opt for a self-assembled PC so that I can decide which individual parts to install. I currently have an AMD Ryzen 7 processor, an RTX 4070 graphics card and 32 GB of RAM. Not sure if you can do anything with that :D However, these are the parts that need to be good to have a great Sims and Blender experience if you're looking for a device for yourself.
how to do this on playstation
Unfortunately, making custom content is not possible on console 😕
this doesnt work for me!
I wish you would make things for adults, because it's much easier to learn then then convert to children. why are you trying to teach us hard things, as opposed to easier things first?
I am a content creator for kids stuff, so that's why I usually feature those content in my videos. There is no difference when it comes to creating hairstyles and you can easily follow the tutorial and still create something for adults 😄
@@powluna Hi there I just found your video for making hairs for Sims 4 and I have a question is the way you make regular hair in Sims 4 the same as if you were to add highlights into the hair? See I wanted to make some wavy hair with highlights in it, but I don't know if it would be that easy to do and I really want to try and make this hair because I can't find the exactly style I need for my Sims.
To make highlights you just have to edit the texture! I never made something like this before though so I cant give more tips and tricks, sorry :(
@@powluna Thanks for the advice and I guess I can try it out.
hi, i have a question, when i delete a front strand, some of the back of the hair gets deleted too, is there some way to get around that?
I think it just needs practice to always select the right parts without also touching things on the back!
hey on blender when i import the hair mesh on to blender my character is grey including the hair how can i fix that i looked everywhere no luck
This is most likely a compatability issue between Sims 4 Studio and Blender. Make sure to be up to date with the latest versions!
@@powluna thank you you mean latest version as in for sims 4 studio? apologies for the rhetorical question.
Yes, for Sims 4 Studio. They also write into the description which Blender version you have to use, because not all will work. For the latest S4S version you should use Blender 3.6.1 or Blender 4.0 (but I didn't test Blender 4.0 myself, its really new)
THANK YoU bc here I am using blender 2.79 to make hair for sims 4 studio I'm go update both of those now @@powluna