Painting

Painting is a skill in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.
Sims can make small, medium, or large-sized paintings. A finished painting can be named, hung on the wall, or sold either from the easel, inventory, or consignment store. Sketches made from the drafting table or sketchbook cannot be consigned, however.
==The Sims 3==
The painting skill is augmented by the Artistic trait, and the Extra Creative lifetime reward. Sims can learn Painting skill by using the easel, drafting table, or sketchbook. They can also take a class at the school or college of art. With Ambitions, Sims can register as a self-employed Painter.
;When you achieved Level 10, you will get a certificate:
:"The Chun-Munroe Family Endowment for thhe Visual Arts congratulates you, for achieving the very highest level of excellence in the fine art of painting. Please accept this handsomely frammed certificate and display it with pride knowing others will see just how skilled you are."
===Statistics===
* Number of Paintings Created
* Number of Brilliant Paintings Finished
* Number of Masterpieces Painted
* Worth of Most Valuable Painting Sold
* Money Earned from Paintings
* Number of Sketchbook Sketches Created
===Challenges===
;Brushmaster
:Brushmasters have painted at least 30 paintings, and as a result, paint much faster than normal painters.
;Proficient Painter
:Proficient Painters have proven their worth by painting at least 6 brilliant paintings. They tend to paint far more brilliant paintings and masterpieces than less proficient Sims.
;Master Painter
:Master Painters have painted at least 5 masterpieces. Every painting they sell is worth oodles more than the work of normal artists.
===Abilities===
Level	Abilities
4 	"Practice Painting" interaction is changed to "Paint"
5 	Paint a Still-Life painting
5 	Sketch Still Life
5 	Paintings begin to appreciate in value
6 	Paint a Brilliant painting
6 	Paint an Insane, Genius, or Somber Stylized Still-Life paintingDepends on the Sim's traits.
7 	Paint Portrait of someone
8 	Memorize scene from cellphone
8 	Paint from memory
9 	Paint a Somber Stylized Still-Life painting
9 	Paint a Masterpiece
===Painting value and quality===
The value of the paintings varies, and it depends on many factors, including skill level, canvas size, painting quality, number of paintings Sims have made, and some other factors.
 The base value of the painting depends on the canvas size and skill level.
Canvas Size / Type 	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level	Skill Level
Canvas Size / Type 	0 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10
Small 	1 	3 	8 	12 	21 	30 	55 	100 	145 	200 	280
Medium 	10 	15 	25 	40 	75 	110 	150 	225 	310 	400 	525
Large 	30 	50 	80 	110 	150 	220 	300 	425 	600 	750 	1,000
Drafting tableDepends on the type of interaction the Sim uses: Stylist profession for research new fashion concepts, Architectural Designer profession for research architectural design, and Painting skill for all three interactions. The highest level of either skill or profession is preferred.	2 	5 	8 	12 	21 	30 	55 	100 	145 	200 	280
Sketchbook 	1 	2 	2 	2 	3 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	10
 The following bonuses apply to the base value of the painting (multiplied)
Bonus 	Modifier
Random modifier 	x0.75 - 1.25
Random modifier (sketchbook) 	x0.75 - 1.75
Brilliant/Masterpiece 	x1.25 / x1.5
Master Painter challenge completed	x1.3
 The following bonus is added to the painting value (addition)n is the number of works created in that specific category 
Canvas size 	Bonus value
Small 	n x 2
Medium 	n x 4
Large 	n x 6
Drafting table	n x 2
Sketchbook 	n x 3While this number is in the code the game forces n to always be 0.
 The total value of above is then multiplied with the following bonusesif they apply
Bonus 	Final Modifier
Portrait 	x1.4
Extra Creative lifetime reward 	x1.5
Completing Local Artists Gallery. Applied once after completion	x2
Final painting value formula
(BaseValue x Modifiers + Bonus) x FinalModifiers
The painting value appreciates every day if the painting is made at level 5 skill or higher. The appreciation value is earned from the skill level (s) the painting was first started times the canvas size.
* Small = s x 0.5
* Medium = s x 0.75
* Large = s x 1
* Drafting table = n x 0.5
* Sketchbook = n x 0.75
If the artist dies, the painting value is added by §930 and the rate of appreciation above is doubled. This bonus will not be given if the artist was already a ghost.
Brilliant paintings and masterpieces are unlocked at level 6 and 9 of Painting skill, respectively. There's a 20% chance Sims will paint a brilliant painting and 10% chance for masterpiece. The chance can be increased by having either of the following benefit:
# +40% (brilliant) and +35% (masterpiece) if the Sim has completed Proficient Painter challenge,
# +25% (brilliant) and +15% (masterpiece) if the Sim has Extra Creative lifetime reward, or
# +20% (brilliant) and +15% (masterpiece) if the Sim has the Perfectionist trait.
Keep in mind that the preceding benefits do not stack. The priority is sorted in descending order, so the benefits will supersede the following. This means that having completed the Proficient Painter challenge will void the Extra Creative reward and Perfectionist trait. In University Life, completing the Brilliance and Masterpiece opportunities allows Sims to paint brilliant paintings and masterpieces at will. See below.
====Painting speed====
Canvas size	Time taken in minutes
Large 	480
Draft 	320
Medium 	300
Small 	180
Sketch 	45
 Below modifiers will affect the time needed to paint, but only applicable for easel paintings
Modifier 	Time difference
Perfectionist trait 	+15 minutesapplied before, and is affected by the following
Portrait 	+50% timedoes not apply to sketchbook nor drafting table
Brushmaster challenge or efficient trait chip (Plumbots)	-50% timedoes not apply to sketchbook nor drafting table
====Notes====
===Painting styles===
As Sims advance in the Painting skill, the quality of the paintings also get better. There are 171 paintings available to paint (158 from the base game, 13 from The Sims 3: Into the Future). Each painting has minimum and maximum skill caps—Sims with low Painting skill cannot make a high-level painting, and vice versa. This means that once the Sim has advanced in the skill, they will no longer be able to paint unique low-level paintings.
This can be overcome in The Sims 3: University Life. Sims who have reached level 6 in Art Appraiser career at either branch can receive the Advanced Art Training opportunity chain from the abandoned warehouse. Once Sims complete the opportunity chain, they are given the ability to paint paintings at any skill level on the easel, which also unlocks Brilliance opportunity, which unlocks Masterpiece. Completing the respective opportunities will enable Sims to paint brilliant paintings and masterpieces at will.
====Trait-based paintings====
Each painting has 9 variations that depend on the Sim's traits. All variations of the painting are equally weighed if the Sim has one or more traits on the list; having a specific trait does not guarantee any filter will be used. The variations of the painting generally use Photoshop filters to create the effect.
Painting brilliant small 1.png|None: Basic painting.
Painting brilliant small 1 Artistic.png|Artistic: Gives the painting watercolor effect, making it blurry (Paint Daubs filter).
Painting brilliant small 1 Can't Stand Art.png|Can't Stand Art: Strokes become thicker and darker (Dark Strokes filter).
Painting brilliant small 1 Computer Whiz.png|Computer Whiz: Gives the painting pixelated effect (Patchwork filter).
Painting brilliant small 1 Evil.png|Evil: The painting is tinted with red.
Painting brilliant small 1 Genius.png|Genius: Turns the painting into single-colored polygons (Stained Glass filter).
Painting brilliant small 1 Grumpy.png|Grumpy: The painting is tinted with blue.
Painting brilliant small 1 Insane.png|Insane: The painting loses a lot of details (Cutout filter).
Painting brilliant small 1 Neurotic.png|Neurotic: Turns the painting into bright neon effect (Glowing Edges filter).
Painting brilliant small 1 Virtuoso.png|Virtuoso: Gives a slight glow to the painting (Diffuse Glow filter).
====Still-life paintings====
At level 5, Sims can paint a still-life painting and sketch. When choosing this painting type, the screen will display a camera interface. The players can position the camera to capture the still-life snapshot for the Sim to paint. The still-life painting has 2 basic effects. Either effect will be applied to the painting randomly.
At level 7, Sims can paint portrait of other Sims or pets. The players can take the snapshot of the other Sim or pet. They will pose while the Sim paints. Portraits take 50% longer to complete, but the value is worth 40% more than regular paintings.
At level 8, Sims can memorize scene using the cellphone. The camera interface will be displayed for the players to capture a snapshot. Sims can later paint from memory on the easel, based on the snapshot taken from the memorize scene interaction.
====Stylized still-life paintings====
Upon reaching level 6 Painting skill, Sims can unlock additional stylized still-life paintings, providing they have the required traits. There are three types of stylized paintings, i.e. Genius, Insane, and Somber. Genius style requires Genius trait, Insane style requires Insane trait, and Somber style requires Grumpy trait. Having the Artistic trait will unlock all the styles.
There's a chance that Sims will apply a style when painting the basic still-life painting if they have certain traits or moodlets. This only happens randomly, and cannot be done on command.
* Somber: Grumpy and Can't Stand Art traits; Lonely, Desolate, Disappointed, Lost A Friend, Rejected Proposal, Heartbroken, Mourning, Boring Conversation, Embarrassed, Humiliated, Upset, Feeling Unlucky, and Buzz Crashed moodlets
* Genius: Genius trait; Buzzed, Divine Meal, Intrigued, Honor Student, Learning Quickly, and Tranquil moodlets
* Insane: Insane, Over Emotional, Neurotic, and Never Nude traits.
Reaching level 9 of the skill will unlock the Somber style regardless of the trait, but not the other two.
===Wishes===
===Trivia===
* There's a 20% chance the painting will be displayed at the art gallery, but only if it's sold directly from the easel.
* Crafted paintings cannot be stolen by Kleptomaniacs, but can still be robbed by burglars.
* If the Sim has the Extra Creative lifetime reward or has completed any of the skill challenges, his/her right hand will sparkle while painting.
* When renovating a house as a Sim who works in Architectural Designer profession, decorating the house with the portrait of the client or member of the client's household will add bonus scores.
===Allusions of real life paintings===
Most brilliant paintings and masterpieces are allusions of real life paintings. The paintings below are some of the examples.
Painting masterpiece small 1.png|An allusion to paintings by Mark Rothko
Painting masterpiece medium 2.png|Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer
Painting masterpiece medium 3.png|Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
Painting masterpiece large 2.png|The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
Painting brilliant large 2.png|A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges-Pierre Seurat
Painting brilliant medium 1.png|Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent van Gogh
==The Sims 4==
In the Sims 4, painting skill can be increased by painting on easels, drawing on placemats at restaurants, or spraypainting/airbrushing street murals. Painting skill can only be developed by teen and older Sims. Reaching Painting Level 10 is the requirement of the Refined Palette Achievement.
Different emotional states enable paintings to be created that have auras corresponding to the emotional state the Sim was in who painted it. 
The player can enable the emotional effect or disable the emotional effect.
Emotional states that affect painting:
* Confident: Viewing a confident painting or being in the same room with one, can cause a Sim to become confident.
* Flirty: Viewing a flirty painting will cause a Sim to become flirty. Being in the same room with a flirty painting increases the odds that a Sim will become flirty.
* Angry
* Sad
* Playful
* Inspired: Painting while inspired causes Sims to gain painting skill faster and earn more money from their paintings.
==References==
==External links==
* Game Help: Sims 3 Painting Skill at Sims Wiki.
* Complete Painting Guide at MoreAwesomeThanYou.
* Pictures sims have painted at Carl's Sims 3 Guide forum.
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