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Bonus color for August, suggested by macer11!

I started learning Blender for the first time earlier this year, and since I have a lot of nostalgia for The Sims, I used this suggestion as an excuse to try and improve at the software. I had to figure out many, many things in order to put this together, including modelling, texturing, lighting, materials, camera setup, etc. It was a fun project! I was able to learn a lot from it.

I uploaded the model to Sketchfab so you can look around for yourself if you'd like: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/twokinds-modern-trio-apartment-86d857ef058b445880d9883b5dfd1b89 

(I've never uploaded a 3D model before, so hopefully that works.)

All objects in the apartment were modeled by me except for the doors and windows, which were generated from Blender's built-in architectural add-on.

Apartment design originally suggested by Moxolotl!

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Eclipse

nice, but you forgot the "televator!"

MS Studios

Nice 3D Model you worked, But how do I learn about 3D Sculping In Blander?

Wolfy Wolf

I kinda want to recreate it in mc

Glassan

All you learned definitely shows and you have done great Blender work here, Tom. Such wonderful work.

Colonel Runesun

Impressive work! The first image I actually thought was 2D and colored until I read the title and saw all the extra pictures you posted. Is this going to become a regular thing now or reserved for special pieces?

Kyle Kowalchuk

How deep does the Sim-ception go with Laura's computer?

silver dragonia

it looks like a great home to be in and i bet they love it and like living together hopefully i could get invited every now and then if so i'd happily invite all of them to my home which is tardis like trailer

Nitarius

It's just wonderful that we can not only see this sketch in colour, but also take a room tour with the modern trio. I wonder why Laura has a leash in her wardrobe. Probably the three of them want to get a dog.... Yeah, that must be it.

Aucere

Buy kat food lol

SomemuttupNorth

Now the most important question... Where's Nora?

ThirdKind

You went above and beyond for this one Tom well done.

Sons of Lorgar

She's probably done what most people do in sims style games, try to make a model of our own current home/dream home

AstroChaos

I mean... it's Laura. In any universe, I'd be more surprised if there WASN'T a leash in her closet 😏

Saberbeam

Oh, read the packaging as mint sourdough pretzels at first... wasn't sure how to feel about that 😶

Roughlandin

Willow's room is the one directly across from the bathroom.

Jeff Hartley

The small room across from the bathroom. (From 3d model)

Burgafrickle

What charming details! I hadn't realized how different this piece was, awesome work!

Ordithus

This hits me in the nostalgia! Incredible, you certainly captured the feel of the game. So many cute and silly details, too! Speaking of, our girls' outfits are super cute.

RivCA

My personal favorite detail is in the living room. You need to go over that in the 3D model to see it, but when you do, I know you're going to laugh.

Travis9x

Some interesting...literature...on Kat's bookshelf... 😅 (you have to do a "virtual walkthrough" of the apartment in the 3D model to see it...)

Travis9x

This is definitely some of my favorite work Tom has ever made. I've never had so much fun doing a "virtual walkthrough" of a floorplan before! I don't know if Tom will do any more stuff like this in the future, but his skills with 3D modeling are certainly shining here!

DMG Entertainment

That is really nice, now if we could get a mod that lets us have Two Kinds type Characters I might actually play Sims.

Thisguy

Heh. Laura the Sim playing Sims.

Sir Reginald Lee IV

As someone who's been trying to pick up Blender as well, can I just say how inspirational this is? Any estimates on how long this took you, what the hardest parts were, etc.? Also, I love how the Modern TK 'verse has expanded from a few side sketches into a gradually fleshing out universe all its own.

Thomas Fischbach

It's hard to say exactly how long I spent on it, since I worked on it on and off casually during my free time. The project was first started on August 9th, so it was about a month, though a lot of that was going through Youtube tutorials, figuring out how to do specific things, learning what tools do what, etc. The difficult parts was probably figuring out how to work with textures such as those on the laptop keys, getting 2d characters to look nice and cast shadows for the camera, and modeling more curvy shapes like the gaming chair. Getting the lighting right was the most difficult part. It's very tricky to get everything lit right with nice shadows, without being too dark or ugly. Good luck with your Blendering! It takes time to learn, but it's pretty fun once you get the hang of it.

Anders the Mage

Love how the 3D model turned out i really enjoy the little Easter eggs to find now all it needs is 3D models of everyone =P

coredumperror

I love Laura's TKX 3090. Gotta have that top-of-the-line GPU for streaming, after all! (You really don't, but you know...)

Cecil475

omg! Look all the detail! I love it! Mana bill? Cat food? Kat food?? lol! Mana bill? Is getting Mana a monthly subscription service now?

Cecil475

Hey, I found Raine's secret fanfiction! Volume 69: Heart's New Desire. Do Not Steal, Kat! XD!

Heresy

Es growul es frayshay! 🥗

Zanden

excellent job. I use Blender too, been doing it for years to the point of doing my own comic growlution.net if you need some advice leave me a message I'll be happy to help

ijuinkun

Keidran usually need to use external mana sources (most commonly mana crystals) in order to cast magic, so it is believable that delivery services would exist for mana crystals similar to grocery delivery.

Katfeathers

Two things I just noticed: a) the spaghetti is still in the box, b) the fire is smack in the middle of the range top.