hello /ᐠ. .ᐟฅ tldr before i even get into it: what started as me wanting to finally commit to one hair system in my game ended with me editing up my own texture and a bunch of colors to go with it. because i have to do everything the hard way

recently, i decided i wanted to finally shift to (mostly) one hair system in my game, but i found that there was no existing set of textures and colors that were to my liking. for textures i couldn't seem to settle on just one and for colors i was picking from pretty much every single palette i could find. even after tediously making up my own personal use palette from other people’s colors, i still wasn’t happy. so, just to see what would happen, i combined some textures on a whim and kind of liked what came out. after some editing, i ended up with my own texture. and since i already made the texture, i figured why not make my own colors too? thus, the purr system was born

the textures are mostly in the maxis match realm with a very subtle shine. i used poppet's V2 and osab's clouds textures as a base and made some adjustments to get the final texture to my liking. i'm not good with technical terms but i combined the textures and from there adjusted the shading, shine intensity, how the textures lined up, and some other stuff but i honestly couldn't tell you what. i just followed my heart. the hair used in this preview is redsimmer's cazy slayer conversion

as for colors they are all completely my own work made from scratch. initially this was for personal use, and i like purple and pink, which is why there are multiple of those. the naturals are not very vibrant. the black and gray have cool undertones with a bit of blue added to them. the black is also very dark. for unnaturals i didn't want anything too vibrant and blinding but the yellow and orange still came out quite bright. i do not use those colors myself much though and i think they're fun so i left them be. i also made a dark purple and a dark blue that didn't make the final cut because honestly 17 colors (18 counting elder gray) felt like plenty

⚠️ a few disclaimers/important notes:

1. textures are largely a combination of poppet’s V2 and osab’s clouds. i am not claiming full credit for the texture necessarily as purr wouldn’t exist without their work. i did quite a bit of editing and adjusting to make the final texture to my liking but, credit where credit is due, i did use their textures as a base
2. i initially created this set for myself for personal use, but i'm really proud of how everything turned out and i spent a lot of time on it, so i decided to share it. that being said, i only tested the colors in my own game on my own monitor so they may look different depending on your monitor and if you use shaders or lighting mods in game etc etc
3. i did test all the colors on a variety of skin tones! i think the colors work well with most skins but, again, i only tested them with what i had

‼️ important notes for creators:

1. there is both a straight and wavy texture for this hair
2. actions are included. i relied heavily on curves layers for making the colors, but when recording the actions, i manually put in every input and output point. yes it took forever :') i've also included the curves adjustments themselves in case you want them but they are not necessary especially if you don't plan on adjusting the colors much
3. i made everything in photoshop. if this ever picks up traction and i find it would be beneficial to do so, i would be happy to convert the actions to gimp. or if someone else wants to do it you are more than welcome to
4. for colors, you will need to use a volatile base or something edited to a similar color. they will look completely different if you run them over a different color
5. since the shine is so subtle you don't have to be too particular about the placement. it should be pretty easy to work with

special vague shoutout to the sims 2 community as a whole for having so damn many tutorials i was able to follow throughout this process. in under a month i went from having no idea how to even export a texture from bodyshop to making my own hair system. love you guys ♡

that being said, obviously i am definitely not an expert on any of this and have just been winging it this whole process, so i’m certain i messed something up somewhere in all this. if you have any problems or questions please let me know! ✧ TOU