Testing, testing: Easy/Lucky/Free default replacement eyes with whiter whites
I've been a fan of Sarhra's eyes for a while now (me and you and your grandma too, it seems, but they really are quite lovely things), and I loved Phobia's recolours so much I tested them out in my game, but the shaded scleras just look wrong on my sims. I must have the cartoon look. I simply must. Enter without_pith and her edited version to include a whiter (though still somewhat realistic) sclera, taken from Anva's Legacy Eyes set. (Phew. What a mouthful.) This was just a nearly perfect wish fulfillment for me, so I had to give 'em a whirl.
Phi seems to like them... or is there something else?
Hmmm, yes... I see. She's cheering for Ripp's mad skillz on the guitar.
Of course he's going to show off for her. *grin* I'll bet he just wants her to throw some panties at the stage.
Let's see how the eyes measure up to some movement with Mr. Expressive.
Not bad at all. I'd still prefer these on the straight-up Maxis sclera. When it comes down to it, I just want the blindingly white cartoon eyes, but these are pretty acceptably cartoony too. (Maybe I could get permission to make the edit to the Maxis sclera myself.)
I like this blue (I chose True Blue), but I'd prefer it a little less vibrant. Lyran's hue is just about spot-on for me. I love how it's sort of denim-y. I wish there were more options in the blue set. Purple just isn't dark blue in my books, so there are only 3 to choose from, compared to 5 in the other categories. But don't get me wrong... having ANY options to pick and choose from is AMAZING. I nearly creamed my jeans over the choice here.
Here's the shaded sclera version for comparison. Some people like it, but it's not for me. It just looks so wrong in my game, making my sims strangers to me.
Now for the rest of the colours...
Well, Johnny's are the same as Phi's but they look pretty good on him. This green, Classic Cars, is deep and closer to a true green than Lyran's (which is too olive, though I like it on some non-alien sims). I like the Arienette eyes too. There are a lot of good greens.
Heheh. He's a smooth operator, that Johnny Smith.
Here's grey (of course it's Frances - DUH). I really like how pale Spent On Rainy Days is. It's exactly how I want the grey eyes. A+
None of the browns were quite dark enough for me (I like 'em really dark) and I wish this one was a slightly warmer brown, but I do like it all the same. My pick was From a Balance Beam, but on second examination, I think I prefer Terenza and Tomas, even though it's lighter. It has more depth.
Excuse the tiny eyes, but I do believe Vidcund is the only Strangetown sim with light blue eyes, even with the LFT students included. Those blue eyes are rare. Anyway, if you can see them, these are the A Perfect Sonnet eyes. They're lovely and they have a hint of hazel around the pupil. This looks a lot like my real eye colour, so I guess I'm biased, but I like them very much.
Oh, and LOL at the hairstyle. I must have accidentally deleted that hair when I was rearranging and cleaning up my hair downloads. Lookin' good, Vid, lookin' good... *whispers behind his back* he looks like mutton dressed as lamb.
So, yeah... what do you think? If I do change them, it won't be for a while, since I've already shot a lot of pics for upcoming chapters and I don't want any jarring continuity errors. That gives me lots of time to make up my mind. I'm still pretty into Lyran's eyes, though, and she does have all those contacts... *sigh* Decisions, decisions...
Either way, this is a nice option for those of us who like things on the cartoony side. They're lovely eyes and they fit in with the Maxis stuff quite well.
Phi seems to like them... or is there something else?
Hmmm, yes... I see. She's cheering for Ripp's mad skillz on the guitar.
Of course he's going to show off for her. *grin* I'll bet he just wants her to throw some panties at the stage.
Let's see how the eyes measure up to some movement with Mr. Expressive.
Not bad at all. I'd still prefer these on the straight-up Maxis sclera. When it comes down to it, I just want the blindingly white cartoon eyes, but these are pretty acceptably cartoony too. (Maybe I could get permission to make the edit to the Maxis sclera myself.)
I like this blue (I chose True Blue), but I'd prefer it a little less vibrant. Lyran's hue is just about spot-on for me. I love how it's sort of denim-y. I wish there were more options in the blue set. Purple just isn't dark blue in my books, so there are only 3 to choose from, compared to 5 in the other categories. But don't get me wrong... having ANY options to pick and choose from is AMAZING. I nearly creamed my jeans over the choice here.
Here's the shaded sclera version for comparison. Some people like it, but it's not for me. It just looks so wrong in my game, making my sims strangers to me.
Now for the rest of the colours...
Well, Johnny's are the same as Phi's but they look pretty good on him. This green, Classic Cars, is deep and closer to a true green than Lyran's (which is too olive, though I like it on some non-alien sims). I like the Arienette eyes too. There are a lot of good greens.
Heheh. He's a smooth operator, that Johnny Smith.
Here's grey (of course it's Frances - DUH). I really like how pale Spent On Rainy Days is. It's exactly how I want the grey eyes. A+
None of the browns were quite dark enough for me (I like 'em really dark) and I wish this one was a slightly warmer brown, but I do like it all the same. My pick was From a Balance Beam, but on second examination, I think I prefer Terenza and Tomas, even though it's lighter. It has more depth.
Excuse the tiny eyes, but I do believe Vidcund is the only Strangetown sim with light blue eyes, even with the LFT students included. Those blue eyes are rare. Anyway, if you can see them, these are the A Perfect Sonnet eyes. They're lovely and they have a hint of hazel around the pupil. This looks a lot like my real eye colour, so I guess I'm biased, but I like them very much.
Oh, and LOL at the hairstyle. I must have accidentally deleted that hair when I was rearranging and cleaning up my hair downloads. Lookin' good, Vid, lookin' good... *whispers behind his back* he looks like mutton dressed as lamb.
So, yeah... what do you think? If I do change them, it won't be for a while, since I've already shot a lot of pics for upcoming chapters and I don't want any jarring continuity errors. That gives me lots of time to make up my mind. I'm still pretty into Lyran's eyes, though, and she does have all those contacts... *sigh* Decisions, decisions...
Either way, this is a nice option for those of us who like things on the cartoony side. They're lovely eyes and they fit in with the Maxis stuff quite well.