Saravendi

So he said, that he'd take the A train.... so where is he? It's 2AM and I'm alone at the Transylvania Station, at night, waiting for his driver named Igor who was supposed to pick us both up and take us up to the home, the Frankensteins residence. Hmmm,...WTF? This is getting too weird, I think I'm outa here. hello? whos there?

@Laika Ravikumar... I couldn’t resist again... you look happy 😊 with your shell 🐚 on the beach 🏝!

Hey Victoria... I couldn’t resist! Lovely

I really love this photo! It looks soooo rl! Is the background sl or rl? Lighting is great too!

Here ya go!! I took the liberty to put you on the beach... ya know.... character motivation!! 🙂 PS: just noticed the masking oops.... did this from my IPhone 📲, and isn’t it the smile that counts anyway!? um..hum... you know it is

I’ve got your back love!!! Post here and I’ll pick it up and repost you all smiley 😊!

A change of pace... got my alter ego Sara's out for a new film called" Sara and her sisters"... maybe three shades of Sara...LOL!

This is one of the funniest and wittiest post I've ever read!!!! LMAO! LOLOLOLOL! Still laughing!!!! OMG... Orwar and you have a new career as a comedy team 🤣

So... I thought that I looked weird at first because I've never seen me smile like that! I have the Lelutka Face HUD and even with that tool, my smile is totally creepy...I MEAN CREEPY and weird.... strange, odd and fundamentally WRONG. So, to see myself with an authentic smile was strange, but kind of liberating from the brooding aloofness I'm usually sporting. I will also say, the paid version of the app allows for much finer detailing and I think looks a lot more natural. ZETA & SCYLLA... I think this is what you both look like in your happy places You are both beautiful and lovely, brooding or not, IMHO.

I know what you mean, I’ve gotten use to years of the sultry or neutral vibes... but, it’s kind of exciting to see the smiles, it kind of brings out another emotional side, and more authenticity a reflection of me and my personality in rl.

Thank you Scylla!!! I agree... really surprised me at how naturally the software renders the faces and so seamlessly and quickly.

Maybe they do have the app for Android??! Not sure.... but my question is, why can’t the AO programmers not produce natural smiles? I just accepted the limitation, but visually speaking it can obviously be accomplished. And yes... I know, we’re talking about 3D, wireframes, mesh... bone 🦴 structure etc... but, does anyone have any insight into how such an obvious emotion... probably The Emotive didn’t get addressed?

Last one... you can also take the expressions sad, but sl AO does a good job at that already, so say ..."cheese". *snap

Hey @Scylla Rhiadra and @Eva Knoller...the story goes, that I was backlogged trying to catch up posting into to my Flickr account... so, I got sucked into that whole thing and came across an SL post with the Avi smiling. I starting reading the comments and discovered it was an IOS app called...FaceApp (apple app). The way it works is that you import your avi image into the app (easy), and the rest of the user stuff is simple and intuitive. You can adjust makeup, backgrounds, hair color, styles, smiles, beards (guys of course), you can also add old or young aging to your photos, etc... It's intended for RL photos but works amazing for AVI. I had a blast digging up older posts and seeing them with alternate expressions. The added benefit for those who are going for lifelike images is that because the software is adjusting RL photos there are fine details added into your shot that boost the realism in the skin infections etc... You do have to do a little back and forth dance bringing in the image and then saving to photos and then posting, but definitely a fun app. Below are a few examples. All images on the left are original posts and only modified with FaceApp on the right. My Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/155460000@N05/

Thought I might try smiling for a change

I guess this is my Red period. Actually, picked up these super cute 70's slacks, with the xtra-wide bell bottoms, big slit up the sides, sporting a short plat cut, and John Lennon sunglasses.... shot it in my linden house (boring background) so I had to process the %$#^* out of it to get it to look like something. Bunch of PS gradient filters... Hope you like:) ~S

let's just forget this one and let it die:)

I love this too! You remind me of the figurine atop a music box 🙂 beautiful skirt.

Victoria.... honey, please be careful. I see it happening to you too. You need a meeting at Postaholics Anonymous. Many of us have lost ourselves in SL...to the dark side, Scylla, Belinda, Rhonda, Zeta, Talli, Amanda, Eva, Kotelle, Littleme, Catrie, Orwar, Miakis, Angelina.... the list is endless.... yet I fear we are already lost causes, but your newer to our little addictive thread, and maybe, just maybe you can be saved! Please... before it too late! Actually, please don't listen to me... I love your posts! The clothing you have and the detailing is amazing...I need all of it!!! Beauty secrets please:D

I knew when Justine posted this, that some of us would be responding. I certainly agree with @BelindaN@Nalates Urriah, @Skell Dagger, @Rhonda Huntress @Orwar @LittleMe Jewell@MayaSkyrose comments, I’d like to add; I have been through this ENTIRE thread recently, and speaking for myself, many of us bend over backwards to welcome and “like” mosts posts as @Scylla Rhiadra mentioned as a way to be appreciative and supportive of their efforts to post and regardless of quality and that is ESPECIALLY TRUE for NEWBIE POSTERS! My guess is that Justine won’t ever read any of this... kind of like a sniper... watches from afar... takes a shot... never to return to the scene. And we are left justifying our thread to someone who never posts, doesn’t know this thread and has a history being negative with their total of 4 posts Throughout the forum. Too much energy already expended 🤯 IMHO

Nope... Never.... I'm not sure she is even human. She doesn't seem to have a bad ANYTHING day! /me sighs and goes back to the drawing board, glancing upwards at the post above 🙃