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"Not everyone knows that you may be able to reduce the number of prims used on your property simply by linking objects together. Saving a few land impact units allows you to add more objects to your SL property. In this example we combine two objects. Right click on one of the objects and select edit, the edit window similar to that shown here will appear." Read more on the blog.

"NEW Update for Maitreya Lara users Maze Soft Thighs now available for Maitreya too, let's try it." Watch the video on YouTube.

"There's a new free mesh head in town, Chelsea. There is one for the guys too and he looks quite handsome.   As you can imagine the sim has been packed.  It takes some time and some trickery  -- at least in these first days -- to garner these lovely gifts. I have some tips and a brief review for you." Read more on the blog.

"Today I want to talk to you about rigging using Blender. The rigging is the operation that lets us have in second life an outfit that adheres perfectly to our character, that is, to our avatar, and that follows the avatar’s movements while moving. The ideal would be to have a rigging that perfectly follows the avatar’s movement even while dancing, therefore making any movement. However, this kind of rigging would take hours, would certainly be very demanding, and we could call it real art." Read more on the blog.

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"NEW FIRESTORM  6.4.13(63251), let's check the new features added some good for photography (Depth on Field) and EASY installation of Windlights! " Click to watch video on YouTube.

"Since Lelutka gave away their Alain male mesh head as a free gift before Christmas, I’ve seen a considerable uptick in guys asking how to fix a very specific issue. It’s not an issue with their Lelutka head; it’s an issue with their body. Their Jake body by Belleza, to be exact. Here’s a small composite of some examples (plus one using my own avatar) that I’ve seen lately:" Read more on the blog.

"Photography is always one of the favorite topics of Second Life users. The reasons are many: the possibilities of expression within this virtual platform, of this real metaverse, are infinite, as is the creativity of its residents." Read more on the blog.

"Hey Everyone! Hope you're having an awesome week. This tutorial will show you how to use the built in AO in your Firestorm viewer for less lag, less space use on your screen and  many possibilities of making your own AO's!" Watch the tutorial on YouTube.

"Sharing all of my tips and tricks to take HD photos in Second Life! If you're hoping to get into SL social media, blogging or photography tune in!" Watch the video on YouTube.

"In part five of this series I looked at working with other people, which is hard. This time, I’m looking at filming speech in Second Life, which is harder." Read more on the blog.

"NEW FIRESTORM  6.5.3 / Let's check the new features added" Watch the video on YouTube.

"In this Second Life 2022 tutorial, I am showing how to build and customize your avatar. Perfect for beginners and experienced residents." Click to watch the video on YouTube.

"Today's Second Life video is a full tutorial for How To Create A Male Avatar! & Legacy Meshbody Giveaway! I'll be providing lots of tips and recommendations for building and customizing your avatar. Perfect both for beginners and experienced users!" Click to watch the video on YouTube.

"The outfits panel is a great way to find things easily and dress quickly but have you thought about how it impacts your inventory numbers?  Let's take a look, wander down "memory lane" a bit and do a little bit of clean up." Read more on the blog.

"I realized this video to share a method for post-processing edit using in Photoshop and starting from a photo taken in Black Dragon Viewer." Read more on the blog.

"Today's Second Life tutorial, we're looking at the new Swallow Lelutka EvoX Gauged ears. Perfect for piercings addons, and accessories. With details of group gifts!" Click to watch the video on YouTube.

"Hey SecondLifers! Here's an update of the 'free' Lucy body. We will go over the hud really quick and how to get yours. This is EXTREMELY helpful for those just joining second life who do not want to spend thousands of lindens just yet." Watch the video on YouTube.

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"Hello everyone! We are expecting our first baby and I am sharing my experience with you with Hands on Mommy Pregnancy Hud, which is a rp experience that replicates the same stages as if  you were pregnant in real life." Watch the video on YouTube.

"At 10 am SLT today (Tuesday, February 15th) Hermes Kondor will conduct a workshop at the FOCUS Photo Fair on “The Pleasure of Seeing” in Classroom #3.

Following at 11 am SLT, Sugah Pancake will lead a seminar in Classroom #4."

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"Second Life is about to undergo something of a revolution in terms of the viewer’s rendering capabilities and – in the future – other capabilities as well as, after around than two year’s worth of development and testing, Linden Lab has deployed physically based rendering (PBR) into Second Life as part of an on-going project to overhaul rendering and other capabilities within the platform, with a focus on adopting as much of the Khronos® glTF™ ¹ 2.0(+) specification as can reasonably be achieved." Read more on the blog

"You bought beautiful new hair that surrounds your shoulders and flows down your chest: you are already anticipating the final result on your avatar, but something ruins your expectations. Hair hides part of your clothing underneath! This situation occurs when two rigged meshes with alpha textures make each other partially invisible." Read more on the blog.

"Welcome to the first of two tutorials dedicated to the new HDPRO range of mesh heads by Catwa Clip. This post is going to be the shorter of the two, and it will guide you through setting up your HDPRO head, using the most commonly-needed functions of the new HUD, answering some of the frequent questions that we’ve been seeing in the Catwa support group, and offering some hints and tips (and a few more fun things along the way)." Read more on the blog.