Ever wanted to take your Sims photo in CAS but got frustrated because they just wouldn’t. stop. moving?
Yeah. I think we’ve all been there.
CAS is one of the best places to take screenshots of your Sims since all the little details of their build stand out. If you can’t afford to play your game in ultra-crisp, ultra-clean, ultra-HD, your Sims will be the most defined in CAS.
So, yeah. I understand why there’s such a demand for CAS pose packs.
Something’s got to keep these Sims still long enough for us Simmers to take great portraits of our painstaking creations.
That being said, here are some of the best CAS poses worth checking out!
The same creator gives us 9 distinct poses in this pack, and I think they did a great job creating age-appropriate poses for Child Sims.
Honestly, my Child Sim ended up looking pretty dang cute in these poses. And I that’s not something I usually notice about them.
(I sort of just age them up and take whatever EA’s random genetics generator will give me)
I wasn’t sure if they had any Male versions of this set, and the preview photos clearly show a Female model. I will argue, though, that most of the poses in this set look like they could work for both Male and Female children.
I was surprised to find that there weren’t as many pose pack options for Males as there were for Females—and even less that were unisex (although I’m not sure if them being CAS poses makes that harder to achieve).
So I decided to prioritize a few sets that were specifically designed for Male models. Just to keep things fair.
This one by BYANXHLOVE is an early favorite.
It nailed the confident-and-unfortunately-attractive-Alpha-male look down to a sharp T — thumb on the chin and all.
I also find it hilariously ironic that the CAS trait for this set is Unflirty. See preview photos and you’ll understand why.
It gives you so much bang for your buck, I don’t even know.
This pack has 22 individual poses, and they all look great. Can’t stress this enough.
I honestly love how a bulk of these poses are basically the same pose with subtle – but noticeable – variations.
A stoic expression followed by a smile.
Looking down and then looking up.
Slouching and then straightening up.
It is absolutely baffling how just one or two slight changes can create a completely new pose, and CC creator HelgaTisha executes this concept beautifully.
The poses themselves are also incredibly versatile.
Friendly and approachable, cool and confident, sassy and self-assured, dark, brooding, and anxious… seriously. There’s a lot. It’s great.
Traits: Evil
It’s a straightforward name for a straightforward pack.
This pose set contains exactly what it says on the tin: custom CAS poses for Male Sims.
And yes, they’re definitely very manly poses.
Thankfully, they’re not overtly masculine.
No unnecessary over-flexing here (although three out of the ten poses come pretty close, not gonna lie) and no exasperating come-hither-because-I’m-sexy glances.
They’re all basically very tame and very typical poses that a male model would probably adopt in front of a camera.
I think the creator nailed the expressions on this one, by the way.
It made my Sim look sufficiently confident, not cocky.
As far as practicality goes, I will say that the poses photograph really well.
As for originality? Yeah, this one’s pretty unique, too.
Like I said, I’m a sucker for unique concepts. I Love it when pose packs aren’t just a collection of stereotypical modeling poses.
To be completely fair, the poses in this particular pack do curve in that direction.
But as you can tell by the title, they have the distinct feature of being modeled after actual poses that Blackpink (an insanely popular Korean Pop girl group) usually adopt.
So they have that K-Pop flavor going for them.
If you’ve made any Sim version of Rose, Jennie, Jisoo, or Lisa, then this pack will certainly come in handy.
Aside from the fact that the preview photos here are gorgeous (I love how this creator designs their Sims, honestly), the theme that ties all these poses together is pretty cute.
Who knew there were so many ways to put your hands up when posing? (beyond the typical caught-red-handed and touching-my-face-gently poses, I mean)
The theme makes for 8 unique and playfully fresh custom poses for Sims in CAS, so I’d call this a solid win.
Definitely a great choice for anyone looking for something different.
It may not be as packed as some of the other sets here (particularly the ones reaching upwards of 16 poses), but there’s no arguing with the quality and originality.
I absolutely love it when custom poses don’t warp, bend, or distort the Sim models in any way.
It’s a lot more obvious with some poses than it is with others, but once you get used to playing with custom pose packs in The Sims 4, the details just stick out a lot.
Weird clipping and blocky patches of obviously twisted pixels just kill the romance for me.
That’s why I’m recommending this awesome modeling pack from ratboysims.
Even with all the mods I’ve put on my Sims (skin replacements, custom skin details, teeth and eye replacements, etc.) there was no warping to be seen.
The pack doesn’t really have a specific theme – beyond just a couple of attractive Sims posing. But I love the playful & lighthearted vibe they’ve got going on.
Small smiles, relaxed fingers, loose-limbed and jumpy… it all makes for a very carefree pose pack of excellent quality.
I don’t quite get why this pack is called “greedy.”
I first thought there was a Greedy trait that I completely missed (hey, it happens) and the CAS pose pack was just named after it.
But then I saw that these poses could be unlocked using the Geek trait, so…
It just left me a little confused.
But odd choice of title aside, I am very much into the feel of this pose pack. It combines the previous Beauty Portrait pack by the same creator (roselipa) and ratboysims’s Hands Up pack.
The expressions flatter the character’s features and the hands frame their face.
Definitely meant to focus on aesthetics, which I (and I’m sure a lot of Simmers) can totally get behind.
Yun-sims brings us back to basics with this simple, straightforward, no-fuss-no-muss kind of CAS pose pack.
There are seven unassuming poses for Female rigs in this pack, and they all look like cute & sorta bashful stances someone would default to when getting their picture taken.
No Instagram-baddie vibes here. And no sultry exaggerated posing either.
They all feel just wholesome and on-the-spot.
Like the title says, all the poses are basic.
But in this case that’s a great thing!
The expressions translate well even with custom skin or skin replacements (no warping or clipping) and the lines are very clean.
It’s really just a great pack to have if you want to capture the little details of your Sim.
