Editing clothes with Color Magic 5.2 and S4PE

Note : this tutorial allows you to create clothes without crushing the cloned version.

To create custom skins for your clothes with Color Magic 5.2, you need the following software:

• S4PE (be careful, the archive must be opened with 7-zip otherwise the installation will be wrong)
• a software opening .dds (Photoshop CSx with DDS texture tools from NVIDIA / Gimp with DDS plugin from NVIDIA / paint.net)

Create the starting package

• Launch Color Magic and click on "next".
• Choose your version of CuS (full game or demo)
  Warning: the clothes created for the demo do not always work with the full game.
• Enter your nickname and press "next
• Choose the garment you wish to modify and press "next".
  For my part, I chose a white polo shirt
• In Unique Item Name, put the name of your future creation
• In Color Swatch, choose the future color and click on Add (to add an icon to your creation)
• Then click on "Edit flags". This is another important step: it will create relevant criteria for the Create-a-Sim filters. Edit the Color category according to the color of your garment (here: white/white). If needed, add another Color value by clicking on Add, then selecting "Color".

  

• Click on "Finish" and save your package

Retrieve the texture file

• Open S4PE
• In " File ", do " Open " and select your newly created package
• A number of resource files are displayed. Select the one that opens the image of your garment in the preview

  

• Right click on the file and choose "export to DDS".
• Register your DDS with the name you want

Create your own garment

• Open your DDS with the software of your choice
• Change the texture, patterns or colors of your garment
  Attention don't change the shape!
• For my part, I opened the garment with paint.net and I applied a pattern created with PSP
• Save your garment as .dds
  With Paint.net, I use the following configuration:

  

  With Photoshop, Platinum Simmers recommends the following configuration:

  

Import the DDS into your package

• Go back to S4PE and select your texture again
• Right click, select "import from DDS" and choose the file you just modified
• In S4PE, right click on the _img file, select "export" > "to File..." and save without changing the name
• Open the file in your editing software (This is the color icon that will appear in the game)
• Modify the file as you wish. For my part, I put the logo in
• Save your creation as .dds with the following parameters:
  For paint.net:

  

  With Photoshop, Platinum Simmers recommends the following configuration:

  

• Close your retouching software
• Go back to S4PE, select the _img file, right click, and select "import"> "from file... ".
• Press "OK".
• Click "Save" and close S4PE

The moment of truth...

• Place your package in the following file:
  C:\Users\Name\Documents\Electronic Arts\Les Sims 4\Mods\
• Start your game
• Look for the garment you cloned and select your icon from the different textures
• If all goes well, you will be able to put on your garment with your design!