The Sims 4has various skills that Sims can improve and master over time. There are all sorts of skills: mental, practical, and creative skills. As Sims increase their skill level, they’ll get access to more interactions and features. The Painting skill has been inThe Sims 4ever since it came out; it’s part of the base game.
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As gamers get better at the Painting skill and their craftwork progressively gets better in terms of quality, they’ll eventually paint masterpieces. Whenever the player attempts to sell a masterpiece, they’ll be asked if they’re sure about their decision. This guide will tell players everything they need to know about masterpieces inThe Sims 4and help them decide if they’re worth selling.
How to Paint a Masterpiece
While some paintings inThe Sims 4will be of lower quality, Sims will occasionally be able to create masterpieces. Even though there is never a guarantee that once finished, a painting will be classifed as a masterpiece,there are certain factors that increase the chance of it happening.
Mood
A Sim’s mood will affect the quality of their craftwork, not just when it comes to the Painting skill but other skills as well, such as Woodworking, Knitting, and Cooking, for example.It’s much easier to get a Sim to paint a masterpiece if they’re feeling good.
Painting while Inspired is a great way to improve the Painting skill. Additionally, painting with a strong moodlet can lead to valuable emotional paintings.
Skill Level
If a Sim has a higher skill level, then they’ll be able to paint masterpieces more often. Whenever a Sim levels up the Painting skill, a notification will appear on screen, indicating any improvements the Sim might’ve made to a specific painting style technique. For example, if a Sim has a high skill in Classic paintings but a low skill in Abstract paintings, they’re most likely to come up with a masterpiece if they work on a Classic painting.
Creative Visionary Trait
Sims can earn Satisfaction Points by completing Wants or Aspiration Milestones. Gamers can then open the Rewards store menu andpurchase reward potions or traits.
TheCreative Visionary traitcosts 2,000 Satisfaction Points, andSims with this trait have a higher chance of painting masterpieces. It’s a great investment.
What to Do With a Masterpiece In The Sims 4
When a Sim attempts to sell a masterpiece to a gallery, the game will ask the player if they’re sure about their decision since masterpieces can be quite rare. This can leave players puzzled about what to do with such a valuable painting.
Amasterpiece can be worth a lot of Simoleons inThe Sims 4, but it value does not increase over time or when the Sim who painted it dies.The only perk of keeping a masterpiece is its increased ambience value. A masterpiece will improve a room’s decor, and, most importantly, if it’s an emotional painting, it will have a more powerful effect.
If a Sim paints a normal quality Flirty painting, it will exude a Flirty ambience value of 4, but if it’s a masterpiece, its Flirty ambience value will be a total of 9.
Masterpieces are almost always worth selling right away. They won’t go up in value, and unless the player really wants to improve the decor of a room or the mood it gives off, ambience value isn’t usually a big deal inThe Sims 4.
The Sims 4is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
