Lelutka Holiday Is Coming!

[Frigga Freidman]

2 hours ago, Leora Greenwood said:

I love those eyebrows!  Which skin are you wearing here?

It’s the Snow browless that comes with the Noel head, and the brows are one of the options in the HUD. She’s wearing a Senra body, with the Senra Skin #2. I haven’t tested it under different lighting conditions, but it looks like a good enough match.

[Frigga Freidman]

On 12/14/2023 at 7:30 PM, Frigga Freidman said:

I shall be sure to steer clear of it then! I've made some progress, though I'd like the eyelashes to be a bit shorter. 

 

Well, I'm glad to say that I managed to make her look less like Tammy Faye Bakker, without needing to spend any money - I failed to not spend any money on my other "only freebies" alt, but I'm determined to keep this one pure and untainted  (except for $5 so she could pick up the dollar-refunded freebies). Anyway, I played with the HUD's mask sliders and tinted her lashes a light skin tone. Definitely a big learning curve as facial animations are beyond me for now. I've got other avis that need to collect stuff - this has encouraged me to resurrect a few who've been dormant for 9-10 years. (Finding an old notebook with scrawled passwords has certainly helped!)

[Marianne Little]

13 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said:

Well, I'm glad to say that I managed to make her look less like Tammy Faye Bakker, without needing to spend any money - I failed to not spend any money on my other "only freebies" alt, but I'm determined to keep this one pure and untainted  (except for $5 so she could pick up the dollar-refunded freebies). Anyway, I played with the HUD's mask sliders and tinted her lashes a light skin tone. Definitely a big learning curve as facial animations are beyond me for now. I've got other avis that need to collect stuff - this has encouraged me to resurrect a few who've been dormant for 9-10 years. (Finding an old notebook with scrawled passwords has certainly helped!)

You see the arrow symbol under the drop for tinting?

I always set the whole face animation (On top on the page that open when you click the arrow) to "Alive" (Sorry, it is Awake). That is the most neutral. We can select more than one, or just one. Then they play and you can forget about them. Sometimes they turn off when you have been in edit mode many times in a row, but I can go weeks without having to restart.

I like Lelutka because I can find such subtle face animations that I prefer over Catwa. It is more than "Awake" that is very neutral, but I forgot the names. I have 3 or 4 on. You should get an idea when you see the names.

Idle

Subtle

Natural

Edited December 16, 2023 by Marianne Little
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[Frigga Freidman]

I've been playing around with another alt and somehow I've wound up with a young Kristin Scott Thomas 😃

[Blaise Glendevon]

For those of you who were looking for a face deformer for Noel, RVN is selling one specifically rigged for the head at Tres Chic, which will open at Noon SLT today. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tres Chic/53/130/74

[Arwyn Quandry]

Waves a white flag from under the piles of inventory mess

You win, Lelutka! My inventory is in shambles. I'll never go shopping again! 

[Marianne Little]

3 hours ago, Arwyn Quandry said:

Waves a white flag from under the piles of inventory mess

You win, Lelutka! My inventory is in shambles. I'll never go shopping again! 

I have more than one female account, and this is hard work! 😆 I find new group gifts I have missed when I first picked up gifts. I didn't think I wanted the old woman skin, but there are a not so old skin - maybe a skin I will use - in the back of the store. More than one skin, and some makeup, even a beard for men.

So tomorrow another avatar start over again, to pick up the group gifts overlooked the first time she made the round. So many skins and makeup.

[Leora Greenwood]

On 12/12/2023 at 8:08 PM, Leora Greenwood said:

So, I am about done for now, especially with a Mediterranean home to play with.  This is where I began with my ancient LeL Simone head (quoted above) and the new photo below is Noel with Glam Affair's Meredith skin which I purchased.  I feel as if I am getting closer to the old "me" look.

[Riley Brinner]

I love this head too! Skin is from Guapa.

[SpiritSparrow Skydancer]

Everyone is so adorable in their new head. I will stick with Siwa but you guys are talented in making the Noel head very personal.

[Frigga Freidman]

On 12/18/2023 at 10:03 PM, Marianne Little said:

 I didn't think I wanted the old woman skin, but there are a not so old skin - maybe a skin I will use - in the back of the store. More than one skin, and some makeup, even a beard for men.

 

Without trying it I didn't especially like the look of Purple's 'old woman' skin (picked it up anyway), but this is the one at the back of the store with the other group gifts. 

UPDATE: Had a quick play. Still need to find eyebrows I like and do something about the overly-prominent lashes, but I'm pleased with the detailing of the mouth. (No, I don't want to look like Kris Jenner.)

Edited December 20, 2023 by Frigga Freidman
Added photo update

[Frigga Freidman]

12 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said:

UPDATE: Had a quick play. Still need to find eyebrows I like and do something about the overly-prominent lashes, but I'm pleased with the detailing of the mouth. (No, I don't want to look like Kris Jenner.)

I think she had a touch of Lesley Sharp about her. (An actress who will be familiar to the Brits among us.)

[Marianne Little]

13 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said:

Without trying it I didn't especially like the look of Purple's 'old woman' skin (picked it up anyway), but this is the one at the back of the store with the other group gifts. 

UPDATE: Had a quick play. Still need to find eyebrows I like and do something about the overly-prominent lashes, but I'm pleased with the detailing of the mouth. (No, I don't want to look like Kris Jenner.)

I will probably trash both the skins from Purple, this one because of the smokers mouth lines. Isn't that when you chain smoke for years and get these lines?

I have some wrinkles around the eyes, but my overlip is smooth like when I was a babe.

[Frigga Freidman]

27 minutes ago, Marianne Little said:

I will probably trash both the skins from Purple, this one because of the smokers mouth lines. Isn't that when you chain smoke for years and get these lines?

To each her own. I’ve never smoked in my life, never sunbathed past the age of 15, and have worn moisturizer since the age of 18. When you get to your seventh decade, you’ll be very unusual if your mouth doesn’t look like this.

[Frigga Freidman]

Another alt that I've 're-imagined' using the LeLutka Noel head - I'd recently converted her from a system avi to Senra, and she still has a Senra body. Skin is a group gift from Ives: Ingrid in the VE Ibiza tone. (Now that I've practiced on a couple of alts, I may bite the bullet and give Frigga a LeLutka makeover.)

I've just realized that she's my oldest SL account - dating back to March 2007! I'd thought the avatar I'd created for work (relegated to a state of suspended animation for the last 14 years) was my first...

[Leora Greenwood]

20 minutes ago, Frigga Freidman said:

Lovely, a very distinctive look!!

[Frigga Freidman]

Another alt - Senra body and LeLutka Noel head.

[Blaise Glendevon]

You know, I haven't actually shaped this head. I've worn most of the cosmetics I got from the gifts and the skins. I just got obsessed with Akeruka's gift head and never messed with Noel. LOL.