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  1. 10 hours ago, Skell Dagger said:

    In short: if you're trying on a shape that states somewhere on the ad (or in the description on Marketplace) that it's made for a specific Bento head (eg: "for Catwa Catya") then it will not look good with a system head.

    THIS... This was exactly the problem, it turns out. Thanks again to you (and everyone else) for being so helpful. I hope this thread serves to help others out in future, as I'm not worthy of (or comfortable with) all this attention! eek....

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  2. @Skell Dagger Thanks for this thorough and detailed info - that is really useful - I have only just read through it all. In my case the eyebrows *were* halfway up to the hairline - at least with some of the skins I tried. I now think that is because I was using a shape (that had an eyebrow adapter part) that was not designed for use with the system body.

  3. 1 minute ago, LittleMe Jewell said:

    Yep, if the icon looks like a person, it is a regular skin. 

     

    As Skell mentioned above, some skins will not look right on some shapes exactly because of what you noticed - the eyes or lips that are part of the skin texture do not quite line up with your head shape.  If you really like the skin, use the supplied shape and modify it to your body specs and then tweak the head parts to customize it to your liking.  Sometimes you can get a look you like doing this.  Sometimes you just have to go with a different skin.

    Thanks, that is good to know about the icon.

  4. 5 hours ago, angeoco said:

    I hope all the above is not totally frying your brain! It's actually quite simple once we get our heads around the new concepts. Here is a skin you might like: Debbie from WoW: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Restful Pleasure/114/218/26. (Run to the big shop at the end of the road, the room at the right, it's on the far side of the pillar in the middle). The tan version costs 35 lindens but all the other skins in the shop seem to be about 1000 :o

    Thanks I will try that one. Brain slightly fried, I felt like throwing my laptop across the room yesterday :)  But yes starting to get it.

    Sorry for being a newbie, we are SO annoying.

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  5. 16 hours ago, Marianne Little said:

    You are right. I logged in and went there. I bought some demo packs and tried them on, this pack where the demos lie on the shelf. I could no see any deforming of the shape. This is the largest vendor, hard to miss. I am really not sure what's happening here....

    demo skin_002.png

    I tried those exact ones! So are they for classic heads? (where does it say?)

    The shape was not deformed it's just that the skin was not mapped right. I just checked and think the problem might be that I am using a body shape that changes the head shape. I just noticed this now, I hope I haven't wasted everyone's time :/  /me hides

  6. 18 hours ago, Marianne Little said:

    Are you sure you use ordinary skins? I can't understand what you do. Glam affair has not sold ordinary skins for system heads in a long, long time.

    I wonder if you buy demos for shapes made for mesh heads. The topography for mesh heads is so different from system heads. A shape worn under a mesh head, look deformed because it is meant to be hidden. A demo skin will not deform your face. I mean, it will no chage the chin bigger or smaller, the nosem the form of the eyes and mouth. It will paint a new skin over your face, not change the bones

    I went to their store and tried some demos. I have no idea what type they were. How can I tell a skin is for a system head or not? The little icon looked like a person and it had a 'wear' option. It was not an applier skin like clothing or tattoos. The shape itself was fine but it looked like the skin was basically not positioned properly on it. The eyes did not line up with my actual eyes and things like that. 

    Probably the wrong type of skin I guess.

  7. 18 hours ago, Syo Emerald said:

    Where should the people come from, who hang around 24/7 in a store, waiting for someone who might be a newbie?

    OK I see your point but they are running a business and they could at least try to be helpful. Some sort of help sign or notecard would go a long way. e.g. "How to use our products for those of you who tediously haven't been here for 5 years."

    Generally finding SL a very steep learning curve and it feels like you're very much left to work it out for yourself. Apart from on this forum where most people are very helpful.

  8. 9 minutes ago, angeoco said:

    The Omega relay is a separate purchase, only available from Omega. It's only needed if you will be using Omega appliers (for skin, tattoos, makeup, clothes, etc.).

    There are lots of suppliers. My usual skins are good-quality freebies from WoW and 7 Deadly Skins.

    Thanks. I wil try those. None of the stores seem to have anyone there to help which is a bit frustrating. Not newbie friendly...

  9. 3 hours ago, Mei Avril said:

    First off, no, you cannot use two shapes.

    You are also not "forced" to use either shape. Build your own! It does take some time, but it is fun and expresses your individuality :) I would pick your favorite one of the two and start the work from there (assuming they are mod of course). You could also be content with "correcting" the distortions of the first shape, but this might take some time finding the right sliders too.

    As for mesh head, they are not necessary, but I am so happy with mine! It's a world of difference really. I would at least try demos for the heads, see if you can't find one up to your tastes. You will see at least as much difference as you did switching bodies, plus, generally, bento heads are animated, which makes your avatar look a little more lifelike. Also, a mesh head lessens the occurence of distortion as they probably have over 2000 times the amount of polygons, which makes them much more malleable (?) before arriving at a critical point where they look distorted. Make sure it is a bento head though, as older heads will not adjust to your shape sliders. Also, as you try most heads, you will go "Ewwwww this looks so weird!" but take the time to adjust the shape, wear it for some time (an hour or so) so your eye gets used to it, give it time to sink in. I remember trying a head lately, a few weeks ago, my first thought was "omg I look like a hamster with it." but after adjusting the shape and taking the time to let it sink in, I found it quite pleasing and a friend I was with was charmed. I didn't buy it though, but it's just an example. :)

    The problem with Omega is that (most of the time) your skin won't be developed for the body you have. It's just ported over by the omega system. This means that sometimes, some body parts may slightly be off, nipples are a prime example. I've seen a developer of rigged nipple jewelry for Maitreya, and many people in the reviews are like "it doesn't fit right, don't buy". I buy the jewelry in question, which fits just fine. It's just the matter of the skin not properly developed for the body and the nipple jewelry being centered on the shape's nipple, not the skin's nipple. Rigs apply to the shape of the body, not its skin. So if the skin is not correct with the shape, things like this happen. Buying a skin specifically developed for your body eliminates the chances of small errors like the nipple being off the shape.

    About skins, as was mentioned, the default Maitreya skins use Glam Affair skins, I'm sure you can find a matching system skin at the Glam Affair shop for your non-mesh head. Of course if you decide to buy a mesh head, you need to buy the matching skin for the designated mesh head.

    You can also buy a skin from a third party developer. You probably won't need Omega for that, just make sure your skin is both compatible with Maitreya and offers a system skin if you decide to go for system head. Otherwise, if you're indeed considering a mesh head, make sure they are both compatible with Maitreya and your mesh head. The easiest route for this then is to just buy the applier for your head at Glam Affair to match with the default skin Maitreya offers. I have been using it for a while and it looks perfect!

    A thing to consider: If you decide to stay with your system head, and buy skins for it, and later decide to buy a mesh head, you will very likely need to buy a new skin at that moment.

    Thank you so much, that is super helpful. Yes the animated bento heads do look very good. I might still consider it. 

  10. 6 hours ago, angeoco said:

    You don't need to buy a head. Lots of people (like me) wear their mesh body with a classic head.

    As for skins, you can either pick a skin tone in the Maitreya HUD to match your head (not always successful), or buy a skin package that contains both a classic skin and either a Maitreya applier or an Omega applier. To use an Omega applier you must first have the Omega relay ("system kit") for Maitreya, available here or cheaper in Omega's inworld shop if you join their group.

    You can use any shape (only one) with a mesh body, and both your classic body and your mesh body will respond to most shape adjustments you make.

    :)

    OK thanks - this answers my key question. Someone earlier told me (in a store) that I have to buy their head in order to use their skins. But they are like $5000!

    I have the Omega relay on my HUD so I guess I'm pretty much good to go right?

    Can you recommend a vendor of skin packages like the ones you describe? The ones I am adding seem to not be mapped to the standard SL head properly. Like the eyes are out of place etc.

     

  11. Hello lovely people,

    I have been using an avatar with an inbuilt head for some time and have just switched to using a Maitreya Lara body, which does not come with a head. And this has thrown me back into beginner territory.... :)

    I have been told that I just need a *skin* in order to choose a nice new face. So... I reset my body to a standard SL 'classic' female body and then added the Maitreya Lara body and alpha. So far so good... I have the nice new body and the standard SL head with its face poking out the top. I have one of the Maitreya *shapes* worn.

    I then went to stores 'LAQ' and 'Catwa'. Ignoring their (great) 3D mesh heads... When I try some of the *skins* on sale the new face gets applied but looks all distorted. But in some cases you get a *shape* with the skin and this fixes it. But this shape seems to override the whole body's shape as well as fixing the face.

    I am going round in circles not really understanding shapes, skins and heads! *cries*

    In short I have three questions:

    1. Do I need to buy a base Catwa or LAQ (or some other) *head* in order to apply their skins to it? Or should they work with the default avatar head underneath (i.e. without masking it off)
    2. What about shapes? Can I keep my own body shape and then use a 3rd party skin (for the face) or will I always have to use the shape that comes with the skin?
    3. Can you have a shape for just the head and a shape for the body or can you only wear one shape overall?

    If anyone can help me untangle this I will be very grateful!

     

    Thank you! 

    Katy xx

     

  12. On 08/09/2017 at 0:45 AM, MegaRose said:

    Looks like the Orange Nova tumblr was active as recently as one week ago, and they take asks.  It's worth a try if you haven't already.  Looking through their posts, it looks like they very recently released a major project (Dvalinn Deer) and have at least two more they're working on, as well as having a new job that has taken time away from SL projects.  Since Nauha's an older project they probably haven't thought about updating it and probably don't have an incentive to right now.  A sudden rise in interest might change that?  There are posts suggesting their plans are at least a little pliable based on sales/feedback.

    Thanks, that's encouraging to hear :)

  13. 31 minutes ago, Morgan Rosenstar said:

    I don't own this meshbody and I've not been able to find a lot of informations about it.

    Just this : http://orangenonsense.tumblr.com/post/77671761561/project-nauha and there : http://slpoweredbyomega.com/supported-meshes/orange-nova-kit/

    Nauha had been created 3 years ago and not updated.

    Yes I know - I think the person who made it is no longer active, I've been unable to get in touch. 

    Anyway I managed to solve the problem (see my last comment) so I am OK for now – but I might end up changing to a different body because like you say it is not being kept up to date, and also finding mesh clothes and shoes that fit is difficult!

    It's just nice to be different :)

  14. I have fixed it! It looks like maybe the Nauha body was made for an older version of SL or for a different texturing system or something? And this was making the layers white by default. I dunno.

    Wearing the Nauha Tattoo Layer I went into edit it and in the Texture tab you can change the base colour to Transparent. Maybe this is obvious to some but I've never edited an object before. :) 

    I was then able to use some appliers I had bought and they look fine. Phew! All I wanted was a little heart tattoo on my neck and I've spent hours struggling with this! But I was VICTORIOUS.

    Thanks @angeoco

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  15. I have fixed it! It looks like maybe the Avatar was made for an old version of SL or for a different texturing system or something!

    Wearing the Nauha Tattoo Layer I went into edit it and in the Texture tab you can change the colour to Transparent. I was then able to use some appliers I had bought and they look fine.

    I still don't understand how to use the HUD 'appliers' boxes, but for now this is fine.

  16. @angeoco Me again! :)

    I tried this but am still stuck. If wear the tattoo layer it is completely white. I then use an Omega applier to for example put some leggings to my legs.  They look great but it leaves the upper half of my body still white. 

    Do you think this means I have to have something else on the top half of the same layer?

    Why would layers not be transparent to start with? Seems weird.

    Maybe I just have a bad AV model and need to change. Hmmmm... :S

  17. On 30/08/2015 at 0:31 AM, s2Pandora said:

    Edit:

    I redid my scripts and my layers, relogged about 5 times(just for good measure..) and seems to be working for all 3 pieces now. Thanks guys!

    Can anyone give me any advice for getting appliers working with Nauha? I am really struggling after a few days here. The tattoo and clothing layers just look white.

    Here is what I am doing:

    1. I get a new copy of the Nauha tattoo layer and rez it to the ground
    2. I drag the Omega applier script into it and pick it up
    3. I wear it - my whole body looks WHITE!
    4. I put on some leggings. They have an Omega applier which I add to my HUD.
    5. I click the TATT button on the HUD. My legs look great! There are the leggings. BUT... my upper body is still completely white.
    6. I found this on the Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/AC-Empresss-New-Clothes-clear-layers-Updated-for-Belleza-Maitreya-and-Omega/6291748 it clears anything from the various layers. It sort of works but it leaves a band around my neck white.

    I can't seem to get rid of that white.

    Why are the layers not transparent to start with?

    Why is there not a 'clear layer' button in the Nauha HUD? In fact there don't seem to be any controls for texturing in the Nauha HUD apart from those 8 white boxes - what do they do?

    Do I just give up with Nauha and get a Matreiya body like everyone else? So close yet so far from making this work.

     

    Hmmm..... :(

     

  18. 14 hours ago, Callum Meriman said:

    There are a two big things in SL that are hard and fast facts (and a bunch of smaller ones I won't go into):

    • There is absolutely and utterly no privacy in SL
    • The best solution to ______ is mute and ignore

    Sugar coating these is a disservice to people. They need to be clearly and succinctly said, clear enough that even the sort of person who put suntan cream on their eyeballs during the eclipse (it happened a lot) would understand.

    good 2 know

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  19. I rent one of these 'skybox' things. Is that a total newb thing to be doing? Do I have privacy in one of those?

    Is is possible for other people to just turn up there? I guess they would need to know the exact coords to teleport to, am i right? It's in the sky.

    Maybe one for a different convo but seemed sorta related. Hmm.

    Do most people own their own place / land?

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