LaikenCitara

Yes I'm here for anyone that needs a friend as well ❤️ Never hesitate to reach out to me in world if you need someone!

I feel your pain! I came back about a month ago and had a lot of frustration, but take it slow, share photos, deal with 1 thing at a time...and a lot of people here are wonderful and willing to help ❤️ good luck! Don't give up, love!

thanks for all of your help! xx

Ok perfect. Thank you! And also, if it's ok to ask, since I would be using a shape for my head, can I also use a shape for my body or would I just have to make my own body shape with the sliders? I prefer to buy one but not sure if I can use both a face and a body one... x

oh that makes a huge difference! thank you...i attached a pic below of what it looks like now including the worn folder... is this correct? I wear the only alpha in the maitreya folder, I don't think there's another option unless I'm just looking in the wrong place? I'll attach another photo showing the contents of my maitreya folder i soo appreciate all of your help x

yep! both below... first without the demo on and second with the demo on. I can see a difference in general shape and some details but nothing in the mouth or eyes changes so I'm just wondering if I'm doing something wrong or missing a step? ty xx

Hey guys, I have a lelutka evo head (nova) and have been trying on a bunch of demos for face skins...they usually come with shapes but when i put everything on, there's only super mild differences. The eye shape, lips, etc all seem to be the same and the only changes are like the nose/cheeks? Nothing too obvious - I just want to make sure I'm not missing something? I def notice the changes that ARE there, I just want to make sure there shouldn't be more. I am including a photo of what I look like without any demos on and then an example of a demo I tried on (interface included so you can see what I put on). I'm newer to this so any advice is appreciated! x **Edited to add a pic I took in the store of the vendor model. I know that it won't look *exactly* like that unless I have all the same hair and makeup, etc. But how would I get her lip shape, brows etc? Side note - for shapes - if I have a shape for my head/face equipped, can I also get a separate shape for my body? Or can I only wear 1 shape total? Just wondering...I am currently shopping for my head and face but was hoping to buy a body shape later rather than making my own shape. Thanks everyone! Nina

hey! yeah i'm in the same boat lol. luckily as you can see above these people have been helpful and answered most of my questions i am also considering doing something similar, though and seeing if i can find someone to literally walk me through it and make sure i have done everything properly! I've been spending quite a bit of time on my avi and it can definitely be frustrating after many hours.. lol. best of luck & let me know how you do! xx

I didn't see your second edit on the other post til just now thank you!! I will def always demo before I buy lol! And I will definitely check that website out it sounds like it would be super helpful Edit: I saw your edit & will also read the maitreya one!!

Ok so I think Type 2 - 0 blends the best for me, out of the 4 options. I attached a pic below of what it looks like now - is that the best I can get it? Is there anything else I should do? It doesn't match perfectly but it is pretty close! Thanks again Thank you SO much, I could not figure out how to get that off. I didn't even think to click a skin tone in the hud but that worked lol... you are a life saver! and yes I didn't have BOM turned on yet Thank you! Yes I changed the alpha layer that I am wearing, and now I have the "Bom head/body, applier eyes" one on. So much better! I also enabled bakes on mesh in the maitreya hud. Thank you so much for explaining the heads. I will look for skins that also say "evo" in addition to lelutka! And yes the eyes are all fixed thanks to someone above i just wasn't wearing any alpha before haha. Thank you! I did attach a pic of what the neck looks like with the neck fix in the maitreya hud but that isn't with BOM on...when I turn BOM on (in the hud) the whole body disappears but I'm guessing that's because I have the alpha "BOM body" on, and I would need to add one (like the demos I got) right? I think I am starting to understand haha. You are all lifesavers! I sooo appreciate all of your help.

hey! So my problem is I took off all my demo items - I only have my maitreya lara body and my nova head on... both owned, I double checked my "worn" folder to make sure nothing in there is demo.. and the grid is still there lol!

Okay! I did put the shapes on for the demos as well - I guess I just need to tweak whichever one I go with Thanks for showing the exact part I need to look at! That's very helpful. I will mess around with it and find the one that works for me. Also that BOM explanation is super clear thank you! I watched a super long yt video the other day that only left me more confused lol. I appreciate that! That makes sense! Thank you for explaining!

Sure! Thanks for the reply I wasn't sure if photos were necessary or if they'd be annoying lol. I attached them! The photos show: -the head/neck blend issue & grid on body -The Nova head that I have (without anything else/any demos on) - I'm pretty sure it's all on correctly! Not positive -Some skin demos from itgirls that I picked up. Some just look oddly shaped so I don't know what I'm doing wrong? Like I said most of this is way above my head right now! I showed 4 different demos. 2 look almost identical and are both oddly shaped but they are 2 completely different ones. And the last 2 are also completely different ones but both look similar to each other as well as to the actual nova head, but i think they are how they're supposed to be? It's hard for me to tell Thanks so much I am reading through now! Seems very helpful so far THANK YOU! The eyes are now fixed. I hadn't put on any of those alphas because I got confused at the BOM/applier terminology. But I put one on and the old eyes are gone! For the neck fix, I went into the Maitreya HUD and still can't figure it out - I attached a photo above showing the head/neck and I have the Maitreya HUD opened in the photo. Am I in the right area of the HUD? Appreciate everyone's help! xo -Nina

Hey all, I am attempting to put together an avatar after rejoining (5 years offline) and having trouble with some of the understanding/process. If anyone could offer any tips it would be greatly appreciated! I purchased a maitreya lara body years ago so I got a redelivery of the updated one & I just purchased a lelutka nova head. They are both on properly and I have gotten familiar with the HUDs and feel pretty comfortable there! I just have a few questions about issues I've run into so far: - how do I perfectly match the head and body skin? I know there's a "neck fix" in the Lara HUD to sort of blend them but even then it isn't quite blended. Does everyone have this problem or is there a fix? - I have these random eyes that I purchased and wore years ago that I can't remove, and they overlap with the new eyes that came with the Nova head...I can't for the life of me figure out how to remove the other (non-Nova) eyes! My avatar just has both eyes on, overlapping... lol! Beyond that, I visited itgirls and got a bunch of demos for head skins (all lelutka compatible) but when I try them on, it seems all messed up like I'm not doing it correctly lol. Some of them don't look any different from the lelutka nova head without any skins/shapes, and some of them make my nose and eyes super tiny and strange looking. None of them look like the photos in the store so I know I'm doing this all wrong. I'm super frustrated! I've watched countless YT videos about how to use heads/bodies/skins/shapes, tutorials on BOM which I still can't fully understand, etc... Also - while at itgirls I saw a body skin section (?) so I grabbed a demo for that too and tried it on but couldn't change anything other than the skin tone (so I probably wasn't using that demo properly either), but after removing the demo my body has a "grid" over top of it. I've removed all demos and put on a saved outfit from before. I went to my worn folder in my inventory to make sure there are NO demo items on me, but the grid is still on my body no matter what I do lol. Any idea how to remove that? My hope is that someone here might be able to help me figure these few things out so that I can get settled with a head skin/shape that I like and move on to find a body shape that I like, AO, etc and be all set :) I feel like this is impossible right now though with my lack of knowledge on all of this stuff! any help or guidance would be amazing!! Thanks :) -Nina

Hey, Would someone be able to quickly explain step-by-step how to privately sell pics to other users? I run a personal business and I recently expanded to selling photos. I know there are tutorials and stuff out there but I've been seeing all different ways, so I would appreciate a clear explanation! Thank you! Laiken