• Keep Calm and Change the Subject... turn that crown upside down!
    Dhughan - fashion - Froobert's Further West

    Stick Needs Moar Werk

    January 30, 2014 - By 

    Time for boycat Dinkies and male Tinies to have a decent walking stick with simple animations – so I started to adapt the Ivory Walking Stick, which is old enough to need some freshening up. I started by testing some nicer textures for the ivory, and setting it in a sort of cup-bezel with engraved silver fittings (I may play with materials a bit if they don’t add greatly to the land impact (LI). Then I resized it to the right length for a Dinkie or Tiny avatar, and got the pos/rot information with a script so as to update…

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    Building - Second Life

    Workflow: Using Blender for Second Life and Opensim from Ferd Frederix

    November 3, 2013 - By 

    The last time I visited Ferd’s invaluable Phaze Demesnes website to check on a script, I noticed that he had a workflow for working with Blender for Second Life or OpenSim, but it was leading to a 404 error. It’s been updated with a checklist in several parts, which I need to read carefully to see what his process is. Mine probably has more screaming and frustrated ragequits… There are differences in standard Blender models and Second Life/OpenSim that must be taken care of. There are also several plugins and add-ons, some free, some not, that make Blender work really…

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    Dhughan - Dhughan's Products - Froobert's Further West - Marketplace

    Dhughan Froobert, Shy AV, has some new products #SecondLifeMarketplace #Caspervend

    September 25, 2013 - By 

    Yes, I’ve been motivated lately – not only did I just list this at the Marketplace: A simple antique rug, well worn but carefully kept, enhances any decor. This one has paler, more subtle colors and more vertical lines and angular designs in the corners. via Second Life Marketplace – @DF@ Antique Rug Egyptian Revival. But I also have this for sale in my NEW SHOP in Steelhead City, as well as in the Tweddle outlet shop: Currently I’ve only had time to load it in inworld vendors, but will add it to the Marketplace presently. I have some exciting…

  • Blender - Gimp - Haleakaloha - Helpless Flailing - Open Sim - Second Life - Wordpress

    Hello, Virtual World(s)!

    May 22, 2013 - By 

    Here I am, on my standalone grid Haleakaloha, which isn’t very interesting and isn’t open for visitors, and up until yesterday, it wasn’t working very well because of a texture-reloading bug. Also, I’ve been struggling with Blender again, trying to learn it and not get discouraged. Yesterday, SUCCESS, after getting some help, I installed an update that fixed my Open Sim grid. Today, SUCCESS, I made a blob. You may not think this is a big deal, and it’s a badly textured blob, but I made it, and I figured out what I wasn’t doing right that made it turn…

  • Second Life avatars dance around a bonfire in fantasy garb.
    Lelani's Products - Marketplace - Photography - Second Life

    Folding Mesh Room Screen – Sakura Sunset – $L250

    March 16, 2013 - By 

    Another arty one – this one is a processed photo of myself wearing a spring kimono at a really beautiful Japanese-themed sim that had a magnificent “cherry-blossom-viewing” festival a couple of years ago. It’s been treated to look a bit like an old painting, layered on a gold abstract background. Animated folding MESH room divider screen adds Asian style and modern flair to any room. Touch to fold screen to the side, touch again to open. The screen panels are one retexturable face, as are the wood frames and the hinges. Keep a backup copy if you retexture (remember to…

  • Second Life : Keep Calm And Carry On
    Building - Open Sim - Second Life

    Meshing About, With Boat

    March 14, 2013 - By 

    Oh, hey, I made a thing here. Actually, two things. Thing One is a pinky purpley mesh blocky thing. After reading through some really helpful TEXT and STILL PICTURE tutorials from Tufts University last night, I sat down and made a random shape via extrusions at lunch, in about 15 minutes start to finish. Woo. And then I assigned a material to it and uploaded to my standalone grid, using Kokua because Firestorm-OS crashed to desktop. And hey, IT WORKED. What a bumblefrack it was, though. Sorry that it’s disturblingly blocky and unnatural, yet evocative of a certain much-mocked object…

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    Chameleonic Possessions - Lelani's Products - Marketplace - SecondLife Steampunk

    Antique Bronze Rococco Room Divider – $L50

    March 9, 2013 - By 

    Just listed at the Marketplace: Simple antique room divider or boudoir screen. Semi-transparent, so best if placed in front of a solid textured wall. Works with many different styles of decor and eras. It’s copy/mod/no transfer, so you can take the transparency to 0 and switch it from “phantom” to solid. Keep a backup copy if you edit, though. This is pretty primmy – my next screens are going to exciting, animated MESH, as I cracked loose for a really nice builder’s kit. It’ll be fun texturing it, and I’m going to try to make a short video clip to…