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Hi I decided to make a new object recoloring tutorial. This tutorial is compatiable with the latest version of SimPE. I will try to be as clear as possible but if you have any problems or questions please let me know.
 
Ok first on the bottom leftt hand side of your screen click start (or where ever you have it). Go to programs. Scroll down until you see SimPE and click it and select Wizards of SimPE.
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Ok now that the Wizards of SimPE has loaded you should have a screen like so
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Now click on the link that says recolors and it will begin to load all of the Maxis items. Note it does not load custom content not made by Maxis however I will do a brief tutorial for that. You will notice it is a little slow loading but a progress bar on the bottom left corner will track the progress of loading the objects.
 
Now you should have a screen like this....
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Now simply select the object you wish to recolor and click next.
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Ok now you will appear at the next screen. I used the colonial bed as my example. You will see the Default Maxis bedframes and comforters. Select a bedframe and blanket and click next. Or you can do each one seperate so if someone wants to delete the one without deleting them both they can.
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Ok now select the texture which you wish to recolor first and click export. Select which texture to export- name this texture and ssave it to your desktop.... minimize simpe and open that png file in the art program of your choice.... color it with your new design and save..... when you are done coloring go back into simpe and hit import and it will change to your new texture file. Repeat this on the next texture file if there is one and then click next. Make sure you save the file as a .png!!!
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Now you will name your package file and it will be saved to your downloads folder and thats it. You have now recolored an object!
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I have also included a version for you to download as well.

Most gracious of you Kathy thank you for taking the time and effort to make this easy for me

I've been using the Photo Studio that comes with SimPE for the longest time.  Lately I have been wondering how to go about diversifying the frame colors.

  After reading the tutorial I had a new recolor including the frame done in a few minutes.

  Excellently clear.

OK I get that part. BUT when I try to do Art work suck and Lady in red. I says this Item can not be recolord YET. I know I have to go int to simPE and change somthing BUt BUt BUt I cant memebr what!!  :cry:

You know what message me tomorrow and I'll walk you through it but I will also make a quick tutorial on pictures this weekend.

ok :P

OK miss Smarty! Now when I poen SimPe and try to load an object it gives me a outofmemory error? Can you fix that? HUH HUH!!!!
Bet you cant!!!
 :daisy:

Rebooot my child rofl....Seriously try rebooting and I'll do some futher checking to see why you are having your issues.

I diiiiiiid I diiiiiid, lol no go! ;)
 :D

uhm Redownload the following from SimPEs site.

Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1
Managed Direct X 9c

I realize this is somewhat of an old thread but I just have to say something...  

Kathy, you RULE!!  Thanks so much for this.

Kathy - in the 6th picture there's a toggle box to export alpha...I tried this - then I edited the alpha (at least I hope I did) but how do you import the alpha back in? It imported my alpha back in as the texture, which wasn't the desired affect I was looking for. Can it be done in Wizzard or is there another way it has to be done....thanks

Oooh, bravo & thank you for pointing out that I have those wizards...I'll be customizing in no time.

Thanks Kathy, I think I have the idea now that I see it in pictures. I appreciate you so much.

Oooh, a toddler-language step by step idiot proof guide... This is the only tutorial that hasn't got me completely confused and glaring at my computer monitor... Maybe the visualization aids helped... Thank you!

Thank you Kathy! You are the best!

Thanks Kathy this really helped me. The recoloring was easy it was where did I put it that was the problem. Now that i know they're in my download folder I can upload. haha Thanks.

Thanks for that great tutorial I'll try that out :)

Thank you, Kathy, for making this easy-to-use and succinct tute for us. It is, hands down, the best I have found. It's community members like you who keep our games from going stale and keep us coming back for more.

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Ok this seems pretty easy BUT........... When it says an item cant be re colored yet what do you do? I wanted to try making a while baby bottle but it says it cant be recolored yet which I know isn't true because Ive seen default replacements of them before :(

Oh and by the way this is really cool, and the easiest tutorial for recoloring I have EVER seen!!

I'd also like to know what to do when it says that "the object you selected can't be recolored (yet)"
Thank you for a brilliantly easy to follow tutorial.

Thanks for the tutorial, but i have a question.

Only very few objects showed up, so i did a check, It said i didnt have university or seasons installed do i need these to use this?
Thanks

WHERE DO U GET SIMPE WIZARD?
sorry for shouting I am just overexxcited it looks so simple!!!!
its the in simPE folder"_" just not shown on the start menu..

You get it right here (http://sims.ambertation.de/).