TwoCatsYelling

Thanks! I'll go give that a look.

Hello, I've been wanting to get into creating for Second Life and have tried dipping my toes in several times. With all the materials out there, covering different applications, methods, etc.. it's been confusing and daunting, to say the least. I'm not sure a true "Starting from Absolute Zero" guide even exists with all the variety there is in SL.. different UVs meant for different clothing meant for different meshes meant for different figures, etc... Now I see "Bake on Mesh" is another approach/method(?), which seems adds another layer of complexity to it all. Figuring out where to start and finding my way through it is a bit "deer in headlights". A few kind and very patient folks have offered help/advice in-world, but their suggestions tended to leave me with more questions, and I didn't want to be a burden. So I decided to just step back and come at it anew. I've managed to get my own custom texture on to a base legacy avatar (one-of-a-kind shirt! yay me!), and that's neat. However, that's the absolute bottom rung on what looks like a very tall ladder. Also, I've been told I'll be ignored and not taken seriously by many in the community with a legacy avatar, so I need to get into a mesh body ASAP. Mesh bodies are another can of confusion for me to figure out still. I've decided to just ask here for some specific advice, pointing to specific tutorials/guides for specifically what I should focus on learning. Where should I start. Absolute ground zero, for someone who's completely new to all this, doesn't understand all the terminology, etc. etc. I have a lot of ideas and creativity, for a variety of things that I'd love to create - textures, meshes, maybe even scripting. I just need a good, solid First Step to start learning from, based on current approaches/methods/etc. Thanks for reading, and for any advice!

Hello and thank you for the info/tips! I actually went ahead and asked about the make-up applier issue in another thread and had the answer provided... the body I got was a freebie I got in London. And that one has no customization options included (understandably). So, that explains that. Figuring out the base body vs. Mesh body and "Wear" vs "Add" took some wrapping my head around. But I sorted that out after a few horrific looking results (I'm sure many folks had such results when still new). Having your head turn into a giant box or suitcase or something until you learn about rez'ing, etc is also a bit odd. Growing pains in SL are entertaining at least heh. I'm looking into other options that I can buy and start "from scratch", so I'll continue looking into the Male options as well. Doesn't really matter if they're Male or Female to me, honestly. Pretty much comes down to having something well put together. Could get expensive trying to make up my mind heheh. Might just stick with Female going forward. Anyways, thanks again!

Kinda answering the replies in reverse order, but it kinda works out in this case lol. Turns out I can't use appliers on the version of the body I have. So that at least partially explains the problems; would probably still have to wrap my head around the process a bit either way. That's good information to know regardless, for when I do move on to a full purchased body. I'm looking into those options already, actually. Thanks for the help/info!

Ahhh okay. Yeah it's that one. I must have misread the info on their webpage about it; or it's describing the full/normal version of the body or something. Okay that explains it then. Thanks!

Hi all, I'm still quite new at SL and am learning the ropes. I'm doing pretty well overall (I think so, anyway), but there's one thing that's mystifying me... and that's applying makeup to my avatar. I'm aware that there are toolsets to use (for Omega, etc), but I'm having trouble figuring out how to get it to work. I'm currently using the Altamura "Jenny" Bento Fullbody. According to the description, it's all Bento head to toe, and uses the Omega tool/system/thing (my terminology needs work :p). Here's the thing, I went to the Omega store, and looked up the tool that you're supposed to use. But when I use it, nothing happens. I'm 110% positive this is my fault. Problem is, I don't know what it is I'm missing or doing wrong. I've looked on YT and elsewhere for a basic tutorial/walkthrough.. but I'm not even sure if any of that is applicable to my avatar because it seems like it's an intentionally limited model, due to being a very low-cost "gift" option. Though that might not have any effect on it either. Anyway, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction, or at least just provide a few quick steps of what I need to do to get it working? Assuming it's possible on this avatar, etc? Thanks!

So, I just seriously dove into SL very recently (I've dabbled with it a few times in the past) and am working at learning my way around the world, areas, events, avatar customization, etc. Still a couple things that have me mystified, but hopefully I'll get them sorted before too long. Intend to start creating content for SL as well. Deciding what kind of stuff I'd like to create first. In any case! For all my searching, I couldn't find a way to cobble together a Male avatar that I liked. Everything I saw seemed to be either ripped, super-glamourous GQ model, or Incredible Hulk uber-athlete. And I want a normal, regular, unspectacular looking avatar. I'm sure there's options like that out there. I just had no success finding any. Anyway, there's apparently a lot more options for Female avatars and it's infinitely easier to find stuff I like, so I went with that. Still the same idea... non-glamourous, "someone you could easily know in real life" kinda approach. As a music fan and musician myself, the Music note shirt get up was a no-brainer. Thanks to the generosity of many of SL's creators offering items for low cost, or even free, I've managed to collect and put something pretty good together. I have no doubt I'll be spending more as time goes on and I get more into SL though. So here they are.. Mostly there, but still have a few more things to sort out, like make-up appliers (one of the things that still mystifies me).