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Goth Sims rejoice becauseThe Sims 4:Businesses & Hobbiesnow allows you to learn the tattooing skill. This is separate from other creative skills and lets you design and draw tattoos on your own Sims or those in the world. You’ll even be able to see your finished artwork visible on anyone who gets tattooed by your hand.
you may use new features in Create-A-Sim to design custom ink, or use the new range of designs to add tattoos to others. You can even charge for your services and make some Simoleons as a renowned tattoo artist. We take a look at how you can maximise your tattooing skill, and ink all your friends.
What Is The Tattooing Skill?
The tattooing skillallows Sims to give others tattoos. In order to tattoo you’ll need:
Deluxe Tattoo Table By Laktastic - $920
This can bepurchased from the build and buy catalog. You won’t need anything else and thereisn’t a cost to tattoo someone. Once you have the table, you canoffer paid tattoo servicesto a Sim or ask them toallow you to practiceon them. At level seven, you’re able to alsooffer touch-ups and tattoo removalas chargeable services. The easiest way to manage this is using the newsmall business system.
If you have asketchpad, you can alsodesign tattoos for $50.They will appear in your inventory on canvas, and you cansell them in the same way as paintings. At maximum skill, our Sim produced an excellent design worth almost $1,900.
TheCreativePro Tablet Digital Sketchpad costs $800in the build and buy catalog and comes with theArtist’s Studio Kit.TheDigitalistic Sketchpad costs $750and comes with theBusinesses & Hobbies expansion.
Where Can Tattoos Be Added?
There are11 body parts which tattoos can be applied to: head, chest, left upper arm, right upper arm, left lower arm, right lower arm, stomach, upper back, lower back, left leg, and right leg.Each one has a range of designsavailable.
The table below showsall the tattoo areasand thenumber of pre-designed tattoosavailable for each one including unlockable and DLC specific options.
3 x Base Game
3 x Businesses & Hobbies
1 x Get to Work
1 x Lovestruck
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 7
12 x Base Game
2 x Businesses & Hobbies
2 x City Living
1 x Jungle Adventure
5 x Discover University
1 x Crystal Creations
2 x Werewolves
1 x Grunge Revival
2 x Lovestruck
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 5
1 x Businesses & Hobbies
1 x For Rent
1 x Give Poor Tattoo 1 x Digital Sketchpad (+ Lvl 4)
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 3
1 x Digital Sketchpad (+Lvl 2)
10 x Base Game
1 x City Living
1 x Island Living
4 x Discover University
1 x Werewolves
4 x Businesses & Hobbies
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 10
1 x Digital Sketchpad (+Lvl 6)
2 x Discover University
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 6
1 x Digital Sketchpad (+Lvl 8)
1 x Base Game
1 x Discover University
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 9
1 x Digital Sketchpad (+Lvl 3)
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 8
1 x Digital Sketchpad (+Lvl 9)
1 x Tattoo Skill Level 4
1 x Digital Sketchpad (+Lvl 1)
You can also go intoCreate A Simto apply bothpre-designed and custom-designed tattoosto Sims, using the stamp tools, stencils or freehand paint tools provided.
How To Increase Your Tattooing Skill
You canincrease your tattooing skillwith the following methods:
Reading Books- Purchase Tattooing Skill Books for $75, $150, and $250 for the three volumes. Reading volume one levels skills from one to three inclusive, volume two is for skill levels from four to six, and volume three will take you from level seven to max.
Practicing On A Sim- Select the tattooing table, then choose Practice On and select a Sim. Sims you don’t know well will often refuse this request, but if they do comply, your skill will increase. Practicing with low skill and in a bad mood is the easiest way to unlock designs requiring you to do poor tattoos.
Designing Tattoos On The Digital Sketchpad- It costs $50 to design a tattoo and skill builds as you draw. You can also unlock new designs using this method.
Offering Tattoo Services- You can offer services at a low skill level, but the price will also be low to reflect this. Sims can also decline the offer, which happens more frequently at lower levels.
Customers getting tattoos from an unskilled Sim may be unhappy, leaving bad reviews which can negatively affect your business.
Unlocks And Perks
As you level up your tattooing skills, you’llunlock new designsand be able tocharge more for your services.Here are all the perks and unlocks at each level of the tattooing skill.
1
$90
2
$180
3
4
$315
5
6
$472
7
8
$652
9
10
$855
