Second Life Mesh Avatars For Newbies!

Second Life has just released mesh starter avatars for new residents. I tried them and here's what they look like:

Alejandro

Alicia

Alison

Angus

Archer

Barry

Brandon

Delilah

Fabian

 Hugo

Johnny

Julian

Lucy

Mariah

Marissa

Sara

Tristan

Curtis

Vanessa

Zoe

Vampire Beast

Werewolf Beast

 

Zombie Ian

 

Sadie

I must say that the humanoid avatars look really weird and totally unproportional. Just look at the huge hands on the female avatars e.g.

This again proves, that Linden Lab does not have an eye for any aesthetic or beauty or let me just say, no taste at all. I can understand that not everybody has an eye for "nice" things, but don't they have anyone responsible for art or a creative department or some sort?

Cuz if they hired a professional artist to create those mesh avatars, that professional should have great knowledge about body proportions right?

Anyway, on the other hand, this avoids LL competing with SL creators, which is a good thing. Obviously, newbies will sooner or later purchase better looking avatars, if they want individuality.

So all in all, the mesh avatars aren't that bad for starters. The only thing that I find really poor, is that all starter avatars set the standard of really tall female avatars, like all of them are more than 2 meters tall.

This is why a lot of giant female avatars walk the grid. I also realized how tall I was, perhaps a almost a year after I first joined SL.

I didn't know I was that tall, cuz I based my shape from the default library shape. I only felt gigantic, when I met oldie avatars back in the day. I wondered why most of them were so short. So I tweaked my height after having troubles of being always taller than male avatars, cuz it's height plus high heels, equals to super tall.

By SL setting this standard, we will always have gigantic avatars and huge furniture. Another problem will be, when newbies will have problems trying to figure out, which alpha they are suppose to use, cuz in the avatar folder, there are more than two alpha layers as a choice.

New residents will have to be educated about the differences between, system layers, prim, sculpts and mesh, and how to use and combine them.

I like the none-human avatars and mesh is definitely the future so...  cheers!

New Newbie Avatars!

We now have some additional avatars and accessories available in our inventory library, that came with the new SL 2.0 viewer! I really have to say, that they look quite better than the previous ones, though they still got that "noobish" touch.

So I thought of trying them out and tweaking them up, to make them look more decent. It was a real challenge to make the avie look better, by creating a different shape. The good thing is, we finally have some high quality hair (by Truth) and some sculpted accessories. Check them out if you get the chance. They are to be found in the "Clothing --> Initial Outfits" folder.

In the meantime, let me start out with the comparisons. Oh I have to say that, I didn't do any fancy editing on the shots, cuz I was too lazy lol! All I did was crop them and put borders. Let's take a closer look at some of the female avies, shall we? So here we go (please click on images to enlarge):

This first avatar is called "Female City". The one on the left side is the original and on the right side is my tweaked version. All items worn are from the library. I found this neat Second Life T-Shirt, some capri jeans and a pair of cool sneakers. I got the sneakers from one of the new male avie folders. I just had to shrink them a bit, since they were too huge. The hair is called "Asymmetric Bob" by Truth.

This next avie is called "Female Designer" and I really have no clue why. It seems like it's suppose to be more teen or kid looking, since the skin got that "innocent" look, including freckles and no makeup, so I created a teenager shape for it, to emphasize. I noticed that most default face shapes got the "quasimodo" touch, don't you think so?

It also reminds me of the Sims2 default avies. You can see the default on the left and my tweak on the right side. The default is also wearing some underwear, which is already painted on the skin (see 2nd picture), so there's no danger in showing any vajay jay or nipples. The hair I'm wearing on this one is called "Tapered Bob" also by Truth.

The next one is called "Female Goth" which, imho, looks kinda cartoonish, which isn't bad. Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.


This last avie is called "Female Student" which is the best one in my opinion. But I also made a tweaked version.

Another newness is also that, all new avies are now wearing ugly underwear by default, which is painted on the skin, so no naughty bits, might accidentally show up. I didn't try out the male avies, since I didn't really feel like. There are still additional female avies called "Female Party" and "Female Rocker". I'm just wondering why they never added a "Female Slut" avie in the library, since it's the most popular and desired look in SL.

I guess the purpose is, so that new residents will be tempted to purchase "real" skins with all that naughty jazz, and lots of slut wear, which is of course a great concept. I'm thinking of giving away my tweaked shapes as a freebie for new residents. Well I might. I just hate boxing up items *sigh*. So don't forget to visit my shop in world to get them in the future.

More Casual Fashion!

As promised, here is another jacket that I really adore so much. I had to grab it immediately, as soon as I discovered it. It's by far one of the best jacket I've seen so far, regarding, texturing, detail work (just can't beat it) and fitting.

Closer shots, so you can see the details of this duvet jacket. So realistic and simply amazing.

A closer shot of the back side. This time, without any filter or fancy photo effects. I just lightened it up a bit, so you can see the detail work better. The best craftsmanship in apparel creation, that I've seen so far.

Hair: booN
Tank Top: Maitreya
Jeans: Opium Everyday
Jacket: grasp
Earrings: plus
Necklace: FabuluoSShoes: Maitreya

Winter Fashion!

It's winter time! Still a couple of months to go, so it's the time to show off some of my winter outfits. By the way, in case you wonder why I never mention any of the skins I wear, it's because I prefer to keep them to myself, since I definitely don't want to see any clone of me lol! The shape I wear is of course my own creation and not for sale.

If you got one of the most amazing skins available in SL, drop by at my store inworld at C-Stylez Boutique in Seonhan and try the demos of my available shapes. Try them on with your skin and see which one fits best. They are all modifiable, so you can tweak the shape the way you like it. Want the perfect shape? Get a C-Stylez body shape. Nuff said.

I rarely wear bags in SL, but I got some awesome ones in my inventory. Look at the amazing details of this bag for example, awesome isn't it?

I wanted these boots so bad when I saw them! OMG! Just look at the texturing and details done on these boots! Another realistic and high quality product in SL, definitely worth every Linden Dollar.

Hair: Mirai Style
Scarf: Bare Rose Tokyo
Coat: Dela
Turtleneck Pullover: Kit Maitland
Pants: Grueling Designs
Gloves: Lookr
Boots: Redgrave
Bag: Lolo (Wade1 Jya)

Asian Punk Mix

This is one of the things I was talking about when it comes to high quality SL products. In this example, a costume from Bare Rose Tokyo.

Let's take a look at this pretty outfit and by the way, it's a freebie.

Here's a closer look to show you the great texturing. I should have tinted the rest of the outfit a bit darker to match the prim skirt, since the windlight settings always show them darker or lighter. Oh well, I hope I won't forget it next time.

Hair: Jenna Fairplay

Dress: Bare Rose Tokyo (Freebie outfit including fishnet stockings)
Boots: Shiny Things
Choker: Random Freebie Item

OMG! I'm A Zombie!!

I just had a great show yesterday at my lounge, with a wonderful audience and we then had a halloween party afterwards. We hired a "DJ" again after a year, but unfortunately, this wannabe DJ was absolutely wack.

We receive applications from so-called DJs now and then, asking us to give them a chance. I thought, since it has been a long time when we hired a DJ for a party, perhaps we'll try to get one this time for our upcoming halloween party.

Mind you, I had to learn my lesson again, regarding hiring wannabe DJs. The last one we hired, streamed in a very low quality and mono lol! Oh boy, I mean they wanna make money with a crappy set-up or what? I thought since then, that it's better if I myself would just do the DJing myself, since all they do is just play random shit anyway.

This time, the so-called DJ was even worst... a nightmare, to be precised. He played a mix of disco tune "snippets" which he recorded, from all possible sources he can "get" from, on the internet. Oh man. He streamed in mono and even played some shit he recorded from youtube. Good lord! I mean can you imagine that shit?

It was just so horrible and no one came to our halloween party lol! I had to kick out this guy on the spot and ejected him from my groups. He kept asking me over and over again, what type of music he should play and I already told him jazz and soul grooves and this idiot didn't even know anything about music wtf?!

Now if he ever come back again or holla at me with his "hun" shit (I hate that by the way), I'll report him to the Lindens, cuz I suspect that this dude is a minor. He's probably a 15 year old kid, judging his voice, when he attempted to speak on the mic before he started his crap. That dude belongs to the teen grid for sure.

As you know, I have a weakness for creepy and scary stuff, especially if they are really well done. So here are some shots of my gorgeous costume at the halloween party.

Hair: Deviant Kitties
Blood: Canimal
Dress: Canimal
Skin: Exosius Woolley (freebie complete avatar with zombie AO)
Shape: self-made
Shoes: Maitreya
Bleeding Back Axe: Bloody Hell (freebie)
Headless HUD: Elrico Torres

Dark Side In Pixels

So halloween day is getting closer and we surely are gonna have a halloween party at C-Music Lounge (wear your scariest outfit!). Well I'm a huge gothic and horror fan, and I created my "Graveyard of Doom" above C-Music Lounge including zombies for my group members, for some fun and pleasure, but it's also open for all.

You can shoot zombies in my graveyard or camp for a few Linden bucks by hanging yourself up using the gallow or just lay inside the coffin to rest in peace. Check the place out when you get the chance and have fun gettin' killed by my zombies. We need brains!! Arrrrrrrrgh! Well that's what a lot of people I've encountered would say lol!

Here are some shots from my graveyard, just to give you a taste of some of my gothic fashion. I'm a vampire for now, to be precised so... give me your blood!! Ha ha!!

Me in my graveyard, waiting for my zombie friends

Me in a trash can full of rotten body parts


Another shot. Nice view isn't it?

A murder scene. Nice axe lol!

Is it feeding time yet? Me chillin' in my favorite coffin.

Hair: Vixen
Fangs: Tes Tiramisu
Necklace: Tickled Pink
Eyes: Fnky

Gown: Crimson Shadow (seller not recommendable)

Unfortunately, I can not recommend the seller "Crimson Shadow", since customer service doesn't seem to be on his list. Well I wasted 800L$ at their store, cuz I accidentally double purchased the featured dress which is Copy/No transfer, due to the fucking laggy moment there during the purchase.

The seller never responded to ANY of my notecards or IMs. Just add logic to the situation - who would buy the same item twice in a matter of seconds if the item is COPY and NO TRANSFER? How much is 800L$ converted to US$, approximately 2.50? I ain't sweatin' 'bout a few bucks. It's all about the principle. You do business by selling items? Then take care of your fuckin' customers damn it!

The moral of the story? I don't care how "nice" your products are, if you provide bad customer service, I'll definitely mention your name here. Luckily, the majority of SL sellers that I've encountered, provided great customer service so far. Most were helpful and professional, and those sellers are where I buy from again, in the future.