W.I.P. #15 | The Heart of The Home 🍳

Hello hellooo!!

As is now tradition, I ghosted you for weeks before giving you an update on the new set lmaoo. I am very sorry about that, but I went on a little trip (that turned into a nightmare) and when I came back, I really wanted to focus on working on the new items instead of making WIP posts. I hope you understand 🥹

I also planned on making a bigger announcement because I am really excited about this new set, but I ran out of ideas lmao, so... drum roll... I am working on a kitchen set!! 🥁

If you have been following the 70s journey, you might remember this image:

This is exactly what inspired me to focus on the kitchen part of the collection. I just cannot wait to use my new skylights and see how everything will come together! 🥰

As far as CC goes, kitchens are very complex in this game, mostly because of the amount of work they require and the number of meshes I need to create to make sure every single piece works nicely with the others. Over the past few weeks, I have been working on the main counters, along with a few accent ones (drawers, doors, a single-door version, one for appliances...) and all I can say is that I am extremely excited!!

It is also my first time ever drawing a texture from scratch on my iPad (I used to make them in Photoshop using a picture as a reference) and I absolutely LOVE it!!! If it wasn't clear enough, I am talking about the marble texture. Like, look at how nice, soft and Maxis Match it looks!!! Aaaghh 😭 And can we please have a moment for the green color? YES, PLEASE! It was clearly inspired by the one and only Jenna Phipps, who has the exact same color on her kitchen countertops.

Yesterday, I also started working on the dishwasher and I really wanted to add loads of details to the inside of it as well. Unfortunately, I also lost a battle against it. 😪 At first, I wanted to make a full-size door that would open downward, just like in real life. But no matter what I tried, it would always open where the original EA door was. So, I changed the mesh to make the dishwasher smaller, added a cut to the door so it would open halfway (just like all the other creators did, now I understand why!) and changed the design. It is still not perfect, but at least it opens nicely and doesn't look weird. Unfortunately, due to game limitations, the door looks like it's floating a little when it opens, but I really haven't been able to find a solution. I will keep trying, but if I can't figure it out, I'll leave it as it is since it isn't too noticeable anyway 🥲

Next up are all the swatches and variations, islands, cooktops, ovens and cabinets! I still have a LOT of work ahead of me, so wish me good luck!! 🥰

Until the next one! ♥️