Painting Problems When I finally get the option to paint either still life or portrait paintings, I am confused as to how to set those up. The big green box that lets you choose you subject seems unalterable. Is there some way I just haven't discovered yet to change its shape to better fit my subject?
Nope. The box's shape is the shape of the canvas the sim is painting on. There is only one canvas shape.
Don't forget that you can use cameraman mode to fine tune the area to be captured. Press TAB then use Z/X for zoom in/out A/D W/S for camera left/right forward/back ... and finally Q/E for camera down/up.