Just wow... I've been wanting to try this for a while, especially after watching a couple of SorcererDave's Lets Pays, and I'm so glad I finally installed it. I decided to RP an Ashalander with an Artistic soul, so it goes perfectly with your Chargen Scenarios, as well as Ashfall and Character Backgrounds. Even just completing a few early ink sketches hooked me in, a couple even turned out quite well.
All of that said, if it were any other mod, I'd be on the fence about uninstalling it, because, as you are aware (I searched through the comments here), it does not get along well with DXVK. The two together made my FPS plunge from 60 to 20 and my game was stuttery as Hell, yikes! I did try an earlier version of DXVK, as somebody suggested, but that didn't help, sadly. However... I already love this mod waaay too much, so I removed DXVK, instead. I'll just keep a closer eye on my memory monitor and restart as needed; it's very much worth it.
I was wondering if there were any plans to make Joy of Painting's sketches compatible with svengineer99's Journal Search and Edit mod, as I think it would be really nice to be able to insert the drawings you make in your journal, akin to the way journaling was presented in Red Dead Redemption 2. I feel this would really enhance the role playing aspect and make the journal that much more fun and interactive.
An issue I just ran into for the last 45 minutes, which I've seen others post about, is the easel not activating and instead being picked back up.
I'm playing the mod without Ashfall.
No one had commented the solution so I hope this helps someone:
You need to buy the easel travel pack (can't remember it's proper name), put your art supplies in it, then drop the pack on the ground and activate that. It will unpack with an animation and then you can paint.
I thought you could just place the easel down whilst having a canvas etc in your inventory, but that didn't work for me.
I don't know if this was already answered somewhere and I'm sure it's been asked before. I'm not trying to be pestering or anything, just genuinely curious.
Are there plans for OpenMW support someday? I always get recommended to switch to it and might like to at some point. But I literally cannot play without this mod and much of your others. They're basically essential at this point.
Would love to know if there are plans or not for OpenMW maybe in the future so I can at least keep this great mod and keep rocking my character of a skooma-addicted Vincent Van Gogh mixed with Hunter S. Thompson.
I have no plans to remake my mods for OpenMW. Even if the OpenMW scripting framework could pull this off (which it can't, currently), I don't have the skills or the time to do so. It would be a complete rewrite from scratch.
The mod for me doesnt work. I can paint/draw but it doesn't look like what its supposed to be it just takes a normal screenshot everytime how do i fix this?
Can this be modified to wipe Rain out of players eyes. Could this Be added to quests to rub off dust and dirt. Could this allow the play (this is completely pointless but) To wash windows as a job mini game?
Are the textures based on a depth layer or a screenshot with an overlay of brown then a removal??
I wanted to thank you for making this. Morrowind has always stood out for its peculiar and alien landscapes, and being able to have your character share in that wonderment and want to draw the world around them has been a very special experience. Having a character that's about to take their first trip to TR's Old Ebonheart and think "Hold up, we gotta load up on art supplies so we can sketch what we find there" was a moment that just clicked different, it made it feel that much more like a trip to a foreign place and I thank you for allowing for this. It's been lovely so far, it really adds a ton to that sense of adventure and to a character that is really seeing things for the first time and taking the time to appreciate that journey.
Hi Merlord! I looked at some pencil paintings I got way back mid 2024, personally I think they used look better, even considering it's the same character and at a considerable lower skill level. These early pencil drawings, mid july 2024 and very low skill: https://tinypic.host/image/12.3id9Mb https://tinypic.host/image/2.3idYVe Mid august 2024: https://tinypic.host/image/14.3idoRB
And these two are from this month, skill around 85: https://tinypic.host/image/23.3idST9 https://tinypic.host/image/18.3idKWu
Problem is, the white diagonal lines now feel too present and spaced, despite the skill level. I tried solving it by pumping up brightness/contrast/saturation, but it ends up being overdone, as you can see in the brawl painting. Could you share some toughs?
Personally, it looks better now. Hatch lines are a nice addition to make pencil sketches stand out from other styles. It wasn't a bad idea, yet felt too present, even at high painting levels. Haven't tried a low level painter yet, though. Do hatch lines scale with painting skill?
Plus, every painting style has it's ups and downs for each scenario and purpose of the painting, personally I use oil and watercolor a lot, since they can capture fog and night-time at the same time, and it makes for amazing paintings. I'm quite illiterate at painting in real life, but it's a nice immersion touch and I appreciate it :)
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All of that said, if it were any other mod, I'd be on the fence about uninstalling it, because, as you are aware (I searched through the comments here), it does not get along well with DXVK. The two together made my FPS plunge from 60 to 20 and my game was stuttery as Hell, yikes! I did try an earlier version of DXVK, as somebody suggested, but that didn't help, sadly. However... I already love this mod waaay too much, so I removed DXVK, instead. I'll just keep a closer eye on my memory monitor and restart as needed; it's very much worth it.
I was wondering if there were any plans to make Joy of Painting's sketches compatible with svengineer99's Journal Search and Edit mod, as I think it would be really nice to be able to insert the drawings you make in your journal, akin to the way journaling was presented in Red Dead Redemption 2.
I feel this would really enhance the role playing aspect and make the journal that much more fun and interactive.
Thank you
I'm playing the mod without Ashfall.
No one had commented the solution so I hope this helps someone:
You need to buy the easel travel pack (can't remember it's proper name), put your art supplies in it, then drop the pack on the ground and activate that. It will unpack with an animation and then you can paint.
I thought you could just place the easel down whilst having a canvas etc in your inventory, but that didn't work for me.
Are there plans for OpenMW support someday? I always get recommended to switch to it and might like to at some point. But I literally cannot play without this mod and much of your others.
They're basically essential at this point.
Would love to know if there are plans or not for OpenMW maybe in the future so I can at least keep this great mod and keep rocking my character of a skooma-addicted Vincent Van Gogh mixed with Hunter S. Thompson.
The spirit of Bob Ross lives on.
nvm i had shaders off in MGE XE
Are the textures based on a depth layer or a screenshot with an overlay of brown then a removal??
Morrowind has always stood out for its peculiar and alien landscapes, and being able to have your character share in that wonderment and want to draw the world around them has been a very special experience. Having a character that's about to take their first trip to TR's Old Ebonheart and think "Hold up, we gotta load up on art supplies so we can sketch what we find there" was a moment that just clicked different, it made it feel that much more like a trip to a foreign place and I thank you for allowing for this.
It's been lovely so far, it really adds a ton to that sense of adventure and to a character that is really seeing things for the first time and taking the time to appreciate that journey.
I looked at some pencil paintings I got way back mid 2024, personally I think they used look better, even considering it's the same character and at a considerable lower skill level.
These early pencil drawings, mid july 2024 and very low skill:
https://tinypic.host/image/12.3id9Mb
https://tinypic.host/image/2.3idYVe
Mid august 2024:
https://tinypic.host/image/14.3idoRB
And these two are from this month, skill around 85:
https://tinypic.host/image/23.3idST9
https://tinypic.host/image/18.3idKWu
Problem is, the white diagonal lines now feel too present and spaced, despite the skill level. I tried solving it by pumping up brightness/contrast/saturation, but it ends up being overdone, as you can see in the brawl painting. Could you share some toughs?
I've reduced the hatch strength and size in the latest version, let me know what you think.
Plus, every painting style has it's ups and downs for each scenario and purpose of the painting, personally I use oil and watercolor a lot, since they can capture fog and night-time at the same time, and it makes for amazing paintings.
I'm quite illiterate at painting in real life, but it's a nice immersion touch and I appreciate it :)