I’ve always loved the more functional easels, the initial idea came from AnoeskaB who made the Maxis Easel more functional. Then, Fractured Moonlight made several new easels with this added functionality, many of which being 3t2 conversions. After that, Drew In The Sky then combined AnoeskaB’s More Functional Maxis Easel and Fractured Moonlight’s More Functional Custom Easels with gdayars’ Diagonal Easel Mod, so this awesome set contained the maxis easel and a gorgeous bunch of custom easels with both added functionality and the diagonal placement fix. Drew In The Sky then made another set, with even more easels, some converted from the Sims 4 by Veranka and added both the additional functionality and the diagonal placement to these easels too.
However, the problem I’ve always had with these awesome more functional easels is that they did not have any enthusiasm gain, meaning sims who used them would not gain enthusiasm in the Arts & Crafts Hobby. I’ve taken this community effort one step further and added hobby enthusiasm to the more functional, diagonal usable, maxis, 3t2, 4t2 and custom easels!
Huge thanks to Crisps & Kerosene​ for this amazing tutorial which made this possible and to DeeDee​ for pointing me in that direction!
I’ve made a couple more edits to these easels too; I’ve compressed them, merged in any recolors with the mesh file, changed the filenames to the format most friendly for loading times (reduced length, removed spaces, etc.) and also updated the in-game catalog descriptions to better reflect and give credit to all of the creators involved with this project. As of the latest update, I've also adjusted the prices so now they are just +/-100 difference from the maxis easel instead of being drastically cheaper or more expensive.
I hope you enjoy building Arts & Crafts Enthusiasm with these awesome easels!
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Alternate: SFS
Change Log:
2nd May 2022: First released on tumblr
31st March 2024: Released on website and updated - added in recolors for Veranka's 4t2 Easels and Steffor's Artist Easel, adjusted the prices so that they are now just +/-100 difference from the maxis easel instead of being drastically cheaper or more expensive, also further shortened the filenames and added my name so its easier to find where you got the files from.
Compatibility:
Requires Freetime.
Do not use AnoeskaB's, Fractured Moonlight's, or Drew in the Sky's More Functional Easels or gdayars’ Diagonal Easel Mod as this is intended to replace all of them. However, you can use standard versions such as Veranka's as well if you want the option of both more functional and standard.
Permissions:
Read my T.O.U.
Credits:
AnoeskaB, Fractured Moonlight, Drew in the Sky, gdayars, Crisps & Kerosene, DeeDee, Maxis, 11dots, 4es, Lady Lama, Marike, Ms Barrows, S2L, Steffor, Veranka, SimPe.