We’ve had ease🏅ls in The Sims since the original Sims 1, but now, in , Painting is a skill all its own, and not only that, it’s one of the more lucrative in the game. Though there’s the startup cost of buying canvases, the most musing of Sims can crea🌞te masterpieces in no time.

But with a few different styles of paintings that unlock as you progress through the Painting skill in The Sims 4, each bringing in a different number of Simoleons reg♔ardless of their size, it helps to know whicꩲh of the paintings are worth it.

Painting Skill Overview

One of the earliest skills in The Sims series, the Painting skill in The Sims 4 feels fuller than ever.

To get started, you'll need an easel, which can be found in the Activities and Skills tab of Build/Buy mode.

Once placed, your Sim can begin creating different art styles in their work, crafting three different sizes of canvases along the way.

Like with real art, you will need to buy canvases to𝕴 get started with the ꦏPainting skill, which can be done each time your Sim goes to paint.

• Small paintings take the least amount of time to complete and cost 50 Simoleons to begin.
• Medium paintings are the middle ground and cost 75 Simoleons.
• Large paintings naturally take the longest to finish, and they cost 100 Simoleons to get started with.

Different Styles Sell For More Money

While you do need to pay varying amounts of Simoleons for these canvases, different-sized paintings 168澳洲幸♕运5开奖网:sell for different amounts o♛f Simoleons.

Larger paintings, even if the artwork and quality is the samജe, sell for more Simoleons than smaller ones.

As your Sim levels the Painting skill in The Sims 4, they unlock new art styles they can begin to experiment with.

In general, styles learned at higher skill levels sell for the most Simoleons.

And when selling paintings in The Sims 4, if you're playing with the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Get Famous expansion pack, your Sim stands to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:gain fame by selling paintings.

Create Mood Paintings

Any time your Sim is in a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:variety of moods, they can interact with their easel to Create Emotional Paintings.

These cost 100 Simoleons to begin and do require that your Sim stays in that mood to finish, but on𒁏ce♔ complete, these works of art can come in handy.

Moods that can be imbued into paintings include:

• Angry.
• Confident.
• Flirty.
• Focused.
• Playful.
• Sad.

By enabling the emotional aura of these emotional paintings, you can immediately give off the vibe of certain emotions just by displaying these works.

You don't have to use the emotional aura of a painting if you just like the artwork but don't want to give off that mood.

To remove this, you can click the painting and choose Disable Emotional Aura.

Helpful Traits And Aspirations

It should go without saying that the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Creative trait i🤡s one of the best choices to give an aspiring painter in The Sims 4.

Since you'll want to be Inspired while painting to increase skill gain and increase your likelihood of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:painting a masterpiece, the Creative trait allowin💮g Sims to naturally feel Inspire👍d is a huge help.

In the same vein, the Art Lover trait helps Sims to feel Inspired when admiring artwork - even their own.

Finally, if you're comfortable performing under pressure, the Perfectionist trait increases the likehood that your Sim create𒁃s higher-quality paintings, at the risk of negative moodlets when producing lower-quality work.

As for aspirations, you may want to look to the Painter Extraordinaire aspiration.

With a bulk amount of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Satisfaction Points for progressing through the Painting skill in The Sims 4, you'll find your Sim most interested in creating art.

Once they've finished the aspiration, which involves mastering the Painting skill, they'll unlock the Expressionistic trait, which allow📖s them to make emotional artwork no matter their actual mood.

The Painter Career

While not strictly necessary, artistically inclined Sims may find joy in joining the Painter career, which offers two branches and a number of options for each.

Overall, you'll need to decide between becoming an artist yourself or simply a collector of art instead.

Each branch unlocks different easels,ඣ which both offer better painting quality than the base game easel that remains your only option without joining the Painter career.

Every Level Of The Painting Skill

In the table below, we've tracked all unlocks in the Painting skill in The Sims 4.

The majority of your unlocks here are based on learning new art styles to use when creating paintings.

What Unlocks At Every Level Of The Painting Skill?

Since you'll be practicing quite a lot to improve the Painting skill in The Sims 4, selling your artwork along the way is a great way to earn a good number of Simoleons!