[Looking for free alternatives to Avastar and Sparkles!]

20 minutes ago, Chic Aeon said:

You do not need either (or any really) plugins for Blender. Plenty of folks have been making items (even clothes and animations) with JUST Blender.

That being said, most people making CLOTHES do use Avastar to make things easier.  I didn't even know what Sparkles was and had to look it up :D. 

Making clothes is a complex skill that pretty much comes AFTER you can make other things in Blender (or any other 3D program).  So work on general skills first and then worry about buying addons after you find out if you like creating in 3D. There is a learning curve; no doubt about it. Not everyone enjoys the journey.  

There are tons of Blender tutorials out there. Only some are made for our Second Life type world that needs "game assets". Others will teach you things but not necessarily what you need to know for here -- so be prepared to wade though. 

Here is my list of TEXT tutorials. There are some beginning ones in there as well as info on learning cycles -- that's after you understand the basics.  

 

There are also some very good and clear (and old so the interface doesn't match) tutorials made by Neal Hirsig here: https://vimeo.com/channels/blendervideotutorials    I believe these were made for a college class. He goes slowly and explains well, but the difference in the interface may be a problem when you are new to Blender. Still, a good resource for later. 

 

deffs gotta check out this list. Thank you

[Looking for free alternatives to Avastar and Sparkles!]

lol I guess Imma just start from the beginning then. I hope to achieve an androgynous type cyclops girl someday and have awesome clothes so it's gonna be a process x.x

[Looking for free alternatives to Avastar and Sparkles!]

Hi!! I'm newish to SL, I really wanted to play in order to not only be in a sandbox/open world type life game, but I wanted the opportunity to start creating mesh designs for a variety of reasons and hone my skill.

I have Blender, but I'm looking at tutorials and they all say I need the Avastar and Sparkles extensions.

I'm wondering what exactly they are used for, is there free alternatives, do I need them, and if not, how do I go about using Blender and uploading/downloading without it.

Thank you all so much