The Sims 2 - Body Shop
March 19, 2007
I love creating skins and stuff for My sims. I make custom clothing for them with My own styles and patterns. In the beginning it was difficult for Me getting started Because I did not knew how Body Shop worked. That’s why I wrote this Body Shop Tutorial for others. I will Create some clothes and a Sim.
Open The Sims 2 Body Shop. Then push “Create Parts”.
Choose “Start New Project”.
Select one of the 3 groups of Components: Genes, Facial Hair - Make up - Accessoires or Clothing. For this tutorial I Create Clothing.
Select Gender and Age, then Type of Clothes and Push the “Export Selected Texture button.”
Change the name of the selected texture.
You can find the Exported Texture in the following folder: C:\DocumentsandSettings\MyDocuments\EAGames\TheSims2\Projects.
Open it in Your Image Editor Program like Arcsoft PhotoStudio Or Adobe Photoshop CS2.
Start recoloring the BMP file. When finished, Save the BMP File and go back to Body Shop.
Push the Sim Preview Refresh Button 
. When not satisfied go back to your Image Editor and change what you want.
When ready change the name and push the Import into Game Button 
. Your clothes are now available in your Game.
Now I a create a Sim. Go to “Build Sims”. Choose Create or clone Sim 
.
Push the + button to start making a Sim. Make a Sim wearing Your clothing. You can choose genes and shapes of body parts.
When ready push the “Ready with Creating a Sim” button.
Go to Your game to check out Your creation. Now your Sim with Self Made Clothes are in your Game.
NOTE: If you want to package your Sim for later use.
Go to “Create a Sim”, Choose your newly created Sim You want to package, and push the save “Sim in Package” button.
Add Description and Name of the package.
Then push the accept button. Your game will make a Sims2Pack from it automatically. You can find it on your desktop.
Hello thanks so much for doing this but,i still need help the C:\DocumentsandSettings\MyDocuments\EAGames\TheSims2\Projects floder you said i need i dont have it my computer said it dose not exits and i really i need it to work because for some reason i cant downlode any thing on any free sims 2 downlodes sites so please help me e mail my at my e mail addess
p.s sorry for any miss spelled words
Comment by Kaleigh — March 31, 2007 @ 7:53 am
Heeej,,
Hoe heb je zoveel kleren? ik heb maar 1 of 2 kleren! Help me.
Heej,, Why do you have so much chlotes? I Have only 1 or 2 ! Help me.
Comment by Nathaliiee. — March 31, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
De kleding uit de tutorial is standaard uit het spel en is ook aanwezig in Bodyshop. Nadat je de optie Kleding Creeëren hebt gekozen, kies je leeftijd en geslacht en daarna kun je kiezen uit de standaard kleding.
Comment by Soozie — March 31, 2007 @ 7:17 pm
You can create the folder Yourself just make a new folder and call it Projects. 2nd to download You have to create a new folder called Downloads. Both of these folders have to be located in the following folder. C:\DocumentsandSettings\MyDocuments\EAGames\TheSims2\
Comment by Soozie — March 31, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
hi there. i ave tried to make dis fing work but it aint doin. please help me. what art fing do u need to make dis fing work coz it is propa buggin me lyk mad.
Comment by megstar — April 8, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
thank’s for all the usefull information
Comment by kati — April 9, 2007 @ 7:10 pm
i dont know why but there is just one dress and i dont like it…can you help me
Comment by kati — April 9, 2007 @ 7:37 pm
ik heb altijd maar 1 rokje 1 shirtje en 1 alledaagse outfit hoe kan dat>?
Comment by ninon — April 15, 2007 @ 2:40 pm
I have been looking up how to make sim clothing, and have realised that all of the tutorials and info things about it say that you need photoshop to do it. I don’t have photoshop, the only program I have for pictures is iPhoto (I have a macintosh)
Can I still make custom clothing, or do I have to get photoshop to do it?
Please e-mail me with an answer
Comment by Sandry — April 17, 2007 @ 10:36 pm
I was able to use paint.. However I have no idea how to colour my clothing, I was able to shape it differently but the colouring was something I couldn’t do.. Do I just colour over the actual colour?
Comment by Gunnsa — April 23, 2007 @ 1:20 am
I always just colour over the actual colour. You can do it with all kinds of Image Editors like Photo Impression or others.
Comment by peter — April 26, 2007 @ 6:16 am
Hi!
Lots of thanks of this information!
Now I can finally make my own stuff.
Bye!
Marloes
Comment by Marloes — March 14, 2008 @ 11:35 pm
great tutorial. but if you dont have the mentioned image editting programs, cant you also use programs like “PhotoImpact” for the clothing and whatnot? and also, how do you bring up “Sims2 Body Shop”?
Comment by T.J. — October 21, 2008 @ 1:33 am
Hey, ok the reason you gals don’t have the folders she’s saying you do is because they’re put in a different order. Look under downloads or document and you’ll find your Sims2 folder look for Projects and there they shall be. Otherwise search your computer for the Sims2 folder and it’ll come up.
Comment by Lala — November 12, 2008 @ 4:05 am
Thank-you so much,
these step by step instuctions have been very helpful.
Thank-you
Comment by Rosie — January 19, 2009 @ 10:30 am
I have a problem when i try to use the clothes i made. I click on the push the Import into Game Button but i don’t see my clothes in the game or in body shop.
I don’t know if i’m doing something wrong or body shop isn’t working.
help plz!!!
Comment by Diana — March 26, 2009 @ 2:04 am
Omg, Thanks!
~This Ish Awesome!~
♥♥♥
☺
Comment by Emme — April 27, 2009 @ 10:22 pm
iv seen people with really good skin and i want to know how to get it, can you help?
Comment by Kim — July 8, 2009 @ 10:49 am