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The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbieshas introduced the pottery skill. Sims can craft a wide range of pottery items with this new skill, allowing them to fully indulge in the hobby. you’re able to purchase a potter’s wheel and kiln, or pay to use the facilities at Terra-Potta.
As you’d expect with pottery, accidents do happen, and you can end up with some smashed items. Luckily, you can repair broken pottery in a unique and beautiful way with Kintsugi. Here’s how to do it.
What Is Kintsugi?
Kintsugi is the Japanese art ofrepairing pottery in a way which highlights the breakagesto add beauty to the piece. Pots are mendedusing powdered gold, silver, or platinum.In The Sims 4, gold is used.
The techniqueallows the pieces to be glued back togetherin a way whichcreates unique patternson the pottery. It is a technique designed toemphasize imperfections,instead of trying to hide them.
How To Mend Broken Pottery With Kintsugi
Especially when your skill level is low,pottery may occasionally break in the kiln,resulting in a mess of broken pieces. If this happens, then don’t worry. Justput them into your inventoryand keep hold of themuntil you reach pottery skill level 7.This levelunlocks the ability to repair ceramics.
All you need to do isclick on the piecesand selectrepair ceramic. Your Sim will require apottery wheel to make the repair,so verify there’s one close by.
The item will retain any glaze pattern it had before it was broken.
Can You Deliberately Break And Repair Pottery?
If you want the look but haven’t been unlucky, then don’t worry. Your Sim canclick on any pottery item and select break ceramic.Your Sim will quicklytake a hammer to the item,turning it into shards.
