Well, I installed GIMP and got the DDS plugins...and I can't work out how to install them! LOL!

Think I'll save up for Adobe Photoshop and work the DDS plugins into that instead because it's a hell of a lot easier having an automated install wizard put the plugins into the program for you rather than having to code the damn things like you seem to have to do when using GIMP. I'm pretty good with computers but not that good. LOL!

Think I somehow managed to make a texture of Alice Cooper in the pattern creator though...I think...well, I've installed it into the game. Will just have to see how that goes when I actually start the game up. I'm not hopeful.

Going to work on celebrity Sims for the moment, I think. Will start on texturing tshirts and the like after I've bought Photoshop.