Painter Career ~ Guide

How to start

This career is a rabbit hole career which means when it is time for work you sims will disappear off lot until the end of the day, at which point your sim will reappear and receive their days pay and promotions straight away. The Career splits into two branches at level 6, Master of the real and Patreon of the Arts.

Cheat and Tips

Cheat ~ Careers.promote Painter

Tip ~ It may feel like you don’t earn a lot from this career however you have to do daily painting and you will find that these sell for a lot after a couple of skill level.

Tip ~ At level5 you will be able to hire an agent via the phone, it costs §150. An option will then be on the phone to ‘Negotiate with Agent’ The result is that either the agent will say that someone is willing to buy a painting from you for more, I then received §200 simoleons, no painting was taken and I didn’t not get any extra options to make a painting for this person, I just received the §200 for nothing.

Skills ~ This career relies heavily on the Painting Skill, and uses the Charisma Skill and Logic Skill.

Aspirations ~ You might Consider having the Painter Extraordinaire aspiration also.

Traits ~ Creative, art lover are traits that are recommend when doing this career. They will give boosts where needed.

Promotions 1- 6

1. Palette CleanerPay: §21/hour
Hours: 9am – 5pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
Reward:
2. Art Book CollatorPay: §23/hour
Hours: 9am – 5pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 2 Painting Skill
Reward: §422
– Picture perfect art lighting
– Research art reference on the computer
3. Hungry ArtistPay: §26/hour
Hours: 9am – 5pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 4 Painting Skill
Reward: §464
– Study of the human form
4. Watercolour Dabbler Pay: §29/hour
Hours: 9am – 5pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 5 Painting Skill
Reward: §510
– Easy-Breezy Easel
-Critically assess painting (interaction on paintings)
5. Canvas CreatorPay: §35/hour
Hours: 9am – 5pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 6 Painting Skill
Reward: §587
– Painting Canvas Storage Rack
-Gather inspiration from art
-Hire agent from phone
6. Imaginative ImagistPay: §44/hour
Hours: 9am – 4pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 7 Painting Skill
Reward: §845
– Vase of Sunflowers
– New clothes

Master of the Real

7. Artist En ResidencePay: §65/hour
Hours: 10am – 7pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 8 Painting Skill
– Level 2 Logic Skill
Reward: §1,088
– Artiste supply taboret
8. Professional PainterPay: §140/hour
Hours: 10am – 3pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 9 Painting Skill
– Level 4 Logic Skill
Reward: §1,399
– Deluxe all-season easel
9. Illustrious IllustratorPay: §280/hour
Hours: 10am – 3pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 10 Painting Skill
– Level 6 Logic Skill
Reward: §1,678
– Premium prima ballerina
10. Master of the RealPay: §492/hour
Hours: 10am – 3pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
Reward: §2,937
– Flegel studio floor lamp
– New clothes

Patron of the Arts

7. Color theory criticPay: §70/hour
Hours: 9am – 3pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 8 Painting Skill
– Level 2 Charisma Skill
Reward: §1,088
– Artiste supply taboret
8. Fine-art AficionadoPay: §126/hour
Hours: 9am – 2pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 9 Painting Skill
– Level 4 Charisma Skill
Reward: §1,259
– Pre-Owned painter’s easel
9. Compostion CuratorPay: §227/hour
Hours: 9am – 2pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
– Level 10 Painting Skill
– Level 6 Charisma Skill
Reward: §2,203
– Stack of Canvases
10. Patron of the ArtsPay: §328/hour
Hours: 11am – 4pm S M T W T F S
Daily task
– Create Paintings
Promotion Requirements:
Reward: §3,273
– Rustic dream bed
– New clothes

Videos/Gallery

For more:-

For more guides and tutorials check out the home page and for more videos on all things sims related check my Youtube channel, where you can Find the through the ages original challenge, tutorials/guides, sims 4 short clips of the sims 4, as well as live streams every Monday and Wednesday.

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Social skill ~ Guide

How to start

There are 4 skills (Creativity, Motor and Mental) child sims can learn that give reward traits and unlock other skills to learn. The social skill once achieved level 10 Will allow your child sim to learn Mischief and Charisma. They will also be rewarded the ‘socially gifted’ skill, which will give them a boost in Charisma and Mischief skill when they complete the social Aspiration.

Levels / Rewards

Level 1 ~ Learn this skill by talking to sims and talking to toys, or the mirror.

Level 2 ~ Child can now watch sim.tv on a computer.

Level 3 ~ Keep learning to unlock more options.

Level 4 ~ Sim can sometimes get better moodlets from watching sims.tv

Level 5 ~ Sim gets better moodlets from playing with teddy bear.

Level 6 ~ Talking to giant teddies with reduce sadness. Research Idioms at computer unlocked.

Level 7 ~ Sim can talk about school to others.

Level 8 ~ keep levelling up to unlock more options.

Level 9 ~ talking to giant stuffed animals reduces embarrassment, stress and uncomfortableness.

Level 10 ~ Sim can now mock other sims mood. Sim can now learn Mischief and Charisma skill

Cheat / Tips / Mood

Cheat ~ stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Social 10

Videos / Gallery

For more:-

For more guides and tutorials check out the home page and for more videos on all things sims related check my Youtube channel, where you can Find the through the ages original challenge, tutorials/guides, sims 4 short clips of the sims 4, as well as live streams every Monday and Wednesday.

Motor skill ~ Guide

How to start

Children can complete the motor aspiration they will receive the reward trait ‘Physically gifted’, which will give them a skill gain boost when they are teens, young adult, adult and elder. However they wont unlock new skills to learn unlike Creativity, Mental and Social.

Levels / Rewards

Level 1 ~ Child sim can play on monkey bars and practice typing at the computer to gain this skill.

Level 2 ~ Keep improving to unlock new options.

Level 3 ~ Sim can now ‘ask for typing tips’ from other sims

Level 4 ~ Sim can now play keyboard commander on computer. Sim can swim faster

Level 5 ~ Sim can ‘Hangout’ on monkey bars.

Level 6 ~ Sim can sometimes get high scores from playing keyboard commander.

Level 7 ~ Sim gets better moodlets from monkey bars.

Level 8 ~ Keep gaining more skill to unlock more options.

Level 9 ~ Sometimes gains more skill from monkey bars, and playing games on the motion gaming rig or computer.

Level 10 ~ Sim has mastered skill and has received the ‘Physically gifted’ reward trait.

Cheat / Tips / Mood

Cheat ~ stats.set_skill_level skill_child_motor 10

Videos / Gallery

For more:-

For more guides and tutorials check out the home page and for more videos on all things sims related check my Youtube channel, where you can Find the through the ages original challenge, tutorials/guides, sims 4 short clips of the sims 4, as well as live streams every Monday and Wednesday.

Mental skill ~ Guide

How to start

By getting to level 10 of the mental skill for children sims can unlock the ability to learn Fishing, Video gaming and Logic skill. there are some really helpful potions sim can learn on the science table. Child sims have 4 skill to get to level 10 Mental, Creative, Motor and Social. Sim will also gain reward trait at level 10 ‘Mentally gifted’ which will boost Logic, Video gaming and Programming skills as adults when they complete the mental aspiration.

Levels / Rewards

Level 1 ~ Keep earning this skill to unlock new options. gain this skill by playing chess, video games or the science table or Using the Observatory.

Level 2 ~ Child can now plat arithmetic game on computer.

Level 3 ~ Nothing unlocked but keep going.

Level 4 ~ Child can make health potion at the science table.

Level 5 ~ Child can now ‘talk about fractions’ to other sims.

Level 6 ~ Sim can now research on the simpedia at a computer.

Level 7 ~ Child can create Emotion Potion at science table. Better moodlets from science table and space ship jungle gym.

Level 8 ~ nothing unlocked but keep going, more skills to be unlocked at level 10.

Level 9 ~ Sim can attempt mental telepathy. Can now sometimes gamin mental skill from research on simpedia and play arithmetic game.

Level 10 ~ Child can create stink drink at science table. sim can gain logic, video games and fishing skills

Cheat / Tips / Mood

Cheat ~ stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Mental 10

Videos / Gallery

For more:-

For more guides and tutorials check out the home page and for more videos on all things sims related check my Youtube channel, where you can Find the through the ages original challenge, tutorials/guides, sims 4 short clips of the sims 4, as well as live streams every Monday and Wednesday.

Creative Skill ~ Guide

How to start

Children have 4 skills to complete and then unlock a few more within each skill level. Once a child sim has got to level 10 of the creative skill then they can go on to learn Piano skill and the Violin skill. Child sims have 4 skills they can improve to start with Creative, Mental, Motor and Social. when they complete creative aspiration the sim will get the reward trait ‘socially gifted’ which will give them a boost in earning Mischief and Charisma skill.

Levels / Rewards

Level 1 ~ To gain this skill Use the dollhouse, activity table and the toybox toys.

Level 2 ~ New drawing options on the activity table.

Level 3 ~ Sim gets more satisfaction from playing on a pirate ship jungle gym.

Level 4 ~ Sim has more options on the activity table. Sim can now tell make believe story. Sim can now day dream.

Level 5 ~ Sim sometimes becomes Inspired when playing with a dollhouse.

Level 6 ~ New pictures unlocked on activity table.

Level 7 ~ If sim owns a dollhouse they can write dollhouse stories on the computer. (these cant be published for royalties)

Level 8 ~ New pictures unlocked on the activity table.

Level 9 ~ Sim can narrate tale of dolls on a dollhouse.

Level 10 ~ Sim can now learn piano skill and violin skill.

Cheat / Tips / Mood

Cheat ~ stats.set_skill_level Skill_Child_Creativity 10

Videos / Gallery

For more:-

For more guides and tutorials check out the home page and for more videos on all things sims related check my Youtube channel, where you can Find the through the ages original challenge, tutorials/guides, sims 4 short clips of the sims 4, as well as live streams every Monday and Wednesday.

Painting Skill ~ Guide

How to start

Painting is primarily tied to the easel. Increasing this skill will unlock new Painting genres & sizes. It also makes ALOT of money!!! To start this skill you will need to buy an easel from buy mode, or visit the museum or art gallery to use one for free.

Levels / Rewards

Level 1 the painting skill you need to purchase the easel in the buy mode or find one at some of the lots in the world. one can be found at the library at willow creek.

Level 2 ~ friendly interaction unlocked ‘discuss colour theory’

Level 3 ~ Can now paint low skill Pop art.

Level 4 ~ can now create low skill Realism painting, low skill Abstract paintings & medium skill Classic painting.

Level 5 ~ can now create medium skill Pop art, low skill Surrealism & low skill Impressionistic paintings.

Level 6 ~ can now paint high skill Classic painting, medium skill Realism painting & medium skill Abstract painting.

Level 7 ~ can now paint high skill Pop art, medium skill Surrealism & medium skill Impressionistic paintings.

Level 8 ~ can now paint high skill Realism, high skill Abstract paintings. Unlocked friendly interaction ‘describe Aesthetics’

level 9 ~ can create high skill Surrealism & high skill Impressionistic paintings.

level 10 ~ Sim is now a master Artist. Sim can now ‘Mentor’ other sims who are painting, this is in friendly interactions.

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Cheats / Tips / Mood

Cheat ~ stats.set_skill_level Major_Painting 10

Mood ~ Inspired

Traits ~ Creative and Art love are traits to do with this skill that may come in helpful.

Aspirations ~ Painter of the Extraordinaire is the aspiration that goes well with this skill.

Note ~ It costs 50 simoleons to paint small pictures, 75 simoleons to paint a medium painting and 100 simoleons to paint a large paintings. It’s an enjoyable skill that brings a lot to the sims.

Note ~ This skill is by far the best skill to earn money with. Check this guide for more money making options.

For more:-

For more guides and tutorials check out the home page and for more videos on all things sims related check my Youtube channel, where you can Find the through the ages original challenge, tutorials/guides, sims 4 short clips of the sims 4, as well as live streams every Monday and Wednesday.