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Required Screenshots Guideline: Show all items
Appears in: General Guidelines
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At a glance
If uploading more than one item, full-sized screenshots are required of every item.
General Guidelines
In general, when uploading 1 or more items, you need to attach full-sized screenshots of every individual item that you have created, not including any recolours. (For an explanation of what we consider full size, please read the Size rubric)
For example, let's say you are uploading a living room set. In that set you have a sofa, chair, coffee table, and end table. The perfect upload will have a full-sized closeup screenshot of each item. One for the sofa, one for the chair, one for the coffee table, and one for the end table.
However, we understand that some uploads contain many items, and in this case, a collage is acceptable if the cropped items come from full-sized screenshots and the details are clearly visible. :)
Remember: downloaders want to see everything that you are uploading, and moderators need to be able to assess quality using your screenshots, so the more images you attach to your upload, the better!
The Sims 4 Guidelines, apply in addition to the above General ones.
Screenshot Basics - A How-To for taking screenshots in The Sims 4
The Sims 3 Guidelines, apply in addition to the above General ones.
Screenshot Basics - A How-To for taking screenshots in The Sims 3
The Sims 2 Guidelines, apply in addition to the above General ones.
Screenshot Basics - A How-To for taking screenshots in The Sims 2
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Possible Assessments
You have not shown each of the individual items you have uploaded in your screenshots. Please show each item you have uploaded.
The screenshots do not show enough of what you have made. If you are using all the same textures in different colours, you can do one full-size picture of one colour, and smaller swatches of the rest. If you're using all different textures, you must show full-size pictures of everything.
While you have shown the individual items, the detail is lost because the screenshot/collage size is too small. When showing a lot of items, make sure the details are visible!
Your screenshots show each of the individual items you have uploaded, and are a good preview of what you have made. Thank you!
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Examples
Incorrect
Why is this incorrect?
This is a great screenshot for showing the entire room's items as a reference; however, it does not fulfill the requirements to show all items because the items are too small to see all of the details clearly.
It shows the items for which we do require individual screenshots, a couple of which are shown in following examples, and gives downloaders an excellent sense of what the upload is about.
We consider this an extra screenshot, which we encourage and downloaders appreciate! It's this sort of presentation image that helps to peak the interest of potential downloaders. :)
Remember: Every item in this set requires its own screenshot, whether individually, or in a collage that shows full-sized images with details clearly visible.
Correct - Single item from set
This image is correct because it shows one of the individual items from the above set closeup in its own screenshot, and it is big enough to see the details.
Correct - 2 items, full-sized images in collage
This image is also correct because there is one item in the screenshot, zoomed in close enough to see all of the important details.
Correct - Multiple small items from set
Why is this image correct?
There are 2 small items from the set that fit easily in one full size screenshot. Both the baby monitor transmitter and receiver are clearly shown.
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