Spring4Sims – The Best Finds, Downloads & Hints for Your Sims

Judie from All About Style has been running her site for four years now. Her site brings hundreds of cool skins for Sims of all ages and various themes like Victorian or Runaway clothes. Sometimes it seems like there’s nothing impossible to do. How does she manage to create so much? How does she like The Sims 3 so far? Find the answers in the interview!

Spring4Sims: Hey, Judie! First off, let me ask you a few questions about you: where do you come from, how old are you and what do you do for living?
Judie: I am from Pennsylvania in the USA… I have been retired for awhile so I am clearly over 21.

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Fresh-Prince is widely known as the king of the cars for The Sims 2. His creations are a synonym to high-quality downloads and there are actually a plenty of them. We talked about his starts and creating, on what he think Maxis might improve when it comes to The Exchange and creating tools. And last but not least, he gives us a sneak-peak into his latest Christmas project that should be released very soon!

Spring4Sims: Hello, Fresh-Prince! Before we get to the questions, let me ask you something little about you. Where do you come from, how old are you, what’s your real name and what do you do for living?
Fresh-Prince: Hello there! Well, I am from the United States, I am 16 years old, my real name is Joseph, and for a living, I go to school.

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Anna is definitely one of the most popular artists in the community, mostly known for her site AnnaMaria Sims but also for her works at TSR. Although she doesn’t play the game too often, she does enjoy creating skins for Sims very much. She’s usually inspired by fashion world and celebrities and prefers to play the game like a real world. To know her and her creativity better, go on reading!

Spring4Sims: Hey, Anna! First of all, let us know something about you. Where do you come from, how old are you and what do you do for living?
Anna: Hi to everyone! Well, I am 21 years old and I am from a little town from Romania and I am just a student.

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Antonio is a very talented creator. He’s been creating for his own site, CoolSims, for some time and with every mesh he’s getting better! He comes from Spain, studies in a high school and has been playing the game since The Sims 2 Pets was released. To know why he prefers creating hairs and how he’s learned to create all that awesome stuff, go on reading!

Spring4Sims: Hello, Antonio! First of all, let’s talk a little about yourself: can you tell us how old are you and what do you do in real life?
Antonio: Well, I’m 15, and I’m a student of high school.

Spring4Sims: How long have you been playing the game?
Antonio: Hmm, my first game was The Sims Unleashed, since then, I’ve bought all the other games. So… many years.

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Mirraaj is a 23 years old creator from Australia. He’s been playing the game for five years and though he says he found out about creating custom content for the game “too late”, I say it’s never too late to find what you’re good at! He creates mainly modern furniture at TSR, but also owns his own website. You can learnt about his beginnings, creating and talents in this interview!

Spring4Sims: Hey, Mirraaj! Let me ask you a few questions about yourself: what’s your real name, how old are you and what do you do in real life?
Mirraaj: Well, I can tell you that I am 23 and that I work with graphic design and marketing. As my name suggests – Mirraaj is a funny spelling of the word Mirage – so that’s how I like to keep it.

Spring4Sims: So, where did all that passion for playing and creating for the game comes from?
Mirraaj: I bought The Sims 1 the year before The Sims 2 came out and I absolutely loved it. I was pulling sickies left right and center to play that game. In 2007, I discovered custom content (I know – I was late). I found MTS2 first and was instantly in love. From there I began life as “Vertex”. After a few disappointments, I was then renamed to MFC (Micro Fashion Co.) and started skinning for only about 3 weeks. Nothing was ever uploaded, many sets were made though. I left MTS2 and started at TSR as a different username. After an unfortunate event I had to rename to “Mirraaj” in May 2008. The previous statement posts why I can’t disclose my old username. So far, almost all my old accounts are removed, and I’m working on getting the rest removed.

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Madeleine is one of the most talented artists in the community I’ve had the chance to get to know. She doesn’t play The Sims 2 games right now, but I was able to ask her a few questions about her past hobby: creating skins for The Sims. She opened her first Sim-site in 2002 named Flashy Trendy Stylish, later renamed to Stajl. And here’s a little information about herself and her long-time passion.

Spring4Sims: Tell us a little about yourself – what’s your name, how old are you and what do you do for a living?
Madeleine: My name is Madeleine, I’m 23 years old and I’m currently studying history and art at university.

Spring4Sims: When you created custom content, your did skinning. Why did you choose this type of creating?
Madeleine: It was the easiest custom content to create, and in the beginning I used skinning as a way to learn more about my paint program – Paint Shop pro 7, I still use the same program.

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Spring4Sims: Hello Tanja! It’s so good to talk to you – your creations are really lovely, but before we talk a little more about them, could you tell us a little bit more about yourself?
Tanja: Hi, I’m 36 Years old and I live in South Germany with my partner, my daughter and our dogs in a small village!

Spring4Sims: People know your creations from your site – Lifestyle for Sims. When you first played the game, have you ever thought you would create your own site? When did you first realize that you’d like to share your downloads with the community?
Tanja: I’ve been playing The Sims for 7 Years, I like to create my own site since I’ve start playing Sims, but 2 years ago, I’ve started my first website with free downloads for the community. I love to share my houses with others.

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Alek, in community known as TheWestKid11, is only 16 and yet creates really good houses for our Sims! It seems like he’d like to become an architect and I believe that The Sims 2 is a great tool for him to get better in building houses. He comes from the United States and if you wonder what he’s like, how he builds his houses and what keeps him going when he creates new stuff, read this interview!

Spring4Sims: Hey, TheWestKid11! I already know something about you, but could you tell something about yourself to your fans?
TheWestKid11: Hi everyone, how are you all doing today? My real name is Alek, and I’m 16 years of age. I’m still school-age, so I am a high-school student.

Spring4Sims: We all have some story behind how we found The Sims games. What’s yours? How long have you been playing?
TheWestKid11: One day, just eight years ago, I was at my cousin’s house, and we were being baby-sat by our grandmother. My cousin was 2 years older than me, 10, at the time and was really excited to show me a new computer game that she got. It was, as you’ve probably guessed, The Sims. My cousin and I spent the whole day creating our “sim-selves” along with decorating our dream home. Of course, toilets were placed on the lawn, the pool took up over half the yard, and the bedrooms took up the other. The day after I went and bought a copy for myself: I was hooked.

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Agustin is probably one of the youngest creators in the community and yet has a lot talent to create custom content for The Sims 2. He’s an owner of Fabulousims, but also updates some of his stuff on MTS. He doesn’t play the game too much and he found out about creating custom content accidentally. Are you curious who helps him with his creations? Or maybe what he’d wished for if he met a Genie? Then continue reading!

Spring4Sims: Hello, Agustin! Let’s start from the beginning – how old are you, where do you come from and what do you do for living? Is Agustin your real name?
Agustin: Hello, I’m 14 and from Argentina. Well, I do nothing for living since I’m that young. And yes, Agustin is my real name.

Spring4Sims: You’re really talented and you’re only in your early teenage age… How did you get in touch with the game and creating?
Agustin: My cousin used to have The Sims 1 and when I first played it I was like “Oh my god, this is too awesome!”. After some months, I decided to buy the new version of the game, The Sims 2, and of course fell in love with it! But then, I started to get bored of just building, decorating and living and I left the game (yes, I did). Some time later, a girl added me to MSN and showed me some of her creations. When I heard this I thought “Erm, what? Custom creations?” Now, I had discovered custom content! She linked me to MTS where I followed each tutorial and started to become a creator.

Spring4Sims: It seems like you’re pretty much into skinning, creating make-up and skintones. Why do you like this most?
Agustin: I like creating this stuff because it’s not that difficult and it’s really fun to make, and skintones well… I just don’t know, I feel really well when I finish something that is so hard to make.

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Greetings Simmers, I’d like to inform you about our new category on Spring4Sims. It’s called Chit-Chat with Artist and as the title says, it’s going to be all about talking with people from all around the community.

I was thinking about what to bring to my site and then this came up to my mind. I think that everyone wants to know something more about people who are behind the stuff that is created for us. There are so many talented creators in the community, so why not to get them know better?

The first interview featured on Spring4Sims is made with Dave from SimGuys.net. I’m sure most of you know Dave and love his work. Make sure you read the article and post a little comment!

I hope you’ll enjoy this new section. If you’d like to get interviewed, feel free to email me at HannahSpring(at)gmail.com. Don’t worry, I don’t bite.