[Night Train To The Darkside]

20 hours ago, Nalates Urriah said:

I don't really have a dark look... BUT, I have been a bad girl. (2009)

I am curious what you are looking at  

[Need advice on importing my first object]

1 hour ago, Rolig Loon said:

Try this ...  

 

Thank you so much

My first mesh object, a landmark moment for me. Its only a book but its my book

Its now sitting on the work table in my kitchen

 

[Need advice on importing my first object]

Hello all.

Could anyone please advise on how to import my first object to SL.

I have created a book in Blender but not sure how to import it into SL.

Any advice most welcome.

 

[Night Train To The Darkside]

16 minutes ago, Garnet Psaltery said:

The vampire simply refused to be photographed, saying it was impossible. So, here is another aspect, which isn't dark until you consider that you won't see her unless you're dead or about to die in battle.  She's hard to please. 

The fabled Valkyrie 

[How to restrict sound to my home only?]

27 minutes ago, Saphyre Cyberstar said:

yes but i think it will also have you not hear sounds off you parcel_ world tab -about land tab - soundtab _restrict object and gesture sounds to this parcel checked

 

27 minutes ago, Elena Core said:

Go to World/Parcel Details/Sounds/ Restrict gesture and object sounds to this parcel

 

19 minutes ago, Pussycat Catnap said:

Many thanks for the help all

[How to restrict sound to my home only?]

Hello all.

I have a number of mechanical pets who are quite noisy with their mechanised ambience.

Is it possible to restrict their sound just to my home plot?

I dont like the idea of them annoying the neighbours with their clickety-clacking  

[Night Train To The Darkside]

4 hours ago, Ajay McDowwll said:

My dark side is mild compared to most -- just different clothes

That said, the object sticking up over my front shoulder in the picture is not a hilt... it's a frying pan handle.  Some things are better managed with bludgeon rather than blade.

I am sure it is quite a formidable weapon

 

[Advice needed on building a kitchen anex.]

2 minutes ago, Cimri Weston said:

I just checked my home and the sun porch is 22 Li, I also use the Vern Terrace with it that comes in at 14 Li and makes a very nice wrap around outdoors area.  I checked the screened in porch addition as well and that is only 6 Li (which is nice).  I was thinking that the screen texture might be modified with siding texture to make an enclosed room.  I do a lot of mixing up and modding of purchased additions to fit the spaces.

What a good idea, I never considered changing the screen texture to a wall texture

[Night Train To The Darkside]

3 hours ago, Zeta Vandyke said:

Most alluring

 

[Advice needed on building a kitchen anex.]

3 minutes ago, Marianne Little said:

29 Li is not bad for the amount of detail. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LH-Victorian-The-Shelley-sun-porch/18677959

I am not sure if this is suited for a kitchen. The windows are for a sun room. It gives you not much room for cupboards. I will suggest you find your kitchen furniture first, and place them on the porch. Then, use prims to build the walls. Leave out openings for windows and doors. I know you can use Blender, I do not know how experienced you are. You can't be less than me, and I can do a bit. I never tried to make doors and windows, but there are those to buy. I have used these and they are not "just" like the Victorian windows. But look better than modern windows. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/ER-Single-Hung-Colonial-Grille-Window-100-Full-Perm-Mesh/11048825

I have also bought doors. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Something-Savvy-Double-Single-French-Doors-Full-Perm/13818267

I don't know why there's no picture with them, but they look like this:

I bought the windows and doors, but built the rest myself.

I made the house model in Second life with openings. Link the prims together. Rightclick and choose Save as - Collada. In Blender, you import the Collada file and can do whatever you want, and how much detail you want. To join the walls as one object saves you a lot of li. Don't save as Blender file, but "save" as Export - Collada.

I think you said in another post that you use Firestorm, this "Save as Collada" works for Firestorm, not sure about the other viewers. Of course you can only do this with your own prims.

I find it too hard to make texture maps, so I color the parts inworld before I save as Collada. All parts I want the panel texture on in one color, all parts I want bricks in another, all parts where I want interior wall in a third, white trim a fourth, ceiling a fifth, floor the seventh... You can use 8 colors.

There is explained how to use the test grid some place in the blogs/information. You get free uploads, so you can experiment and try again and again. Then upload the finished product to Secondlife itself.

 

 

It looks lovely

Thank you so much for the building info. I will certainly give it a try. I want something quick for now and have seen a few I very much like thanks to everyone's

suggestions

[Advice needed on building a kitchen anex.]

29 minutes ago, Sylvia Tamalyn said:

Oh, I used to have that model! I used this back porch with it. Check out this designer's interior French doors, too; they are very nice. 

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/E-Linden-Homes-Victorian-The-Shelley-Screened-in-Back-Porch-Add-On/18659543

This is also very nice

Looking at their other items, they have this downstairs divider. It will be a little cramped but I may well be able to fit a stove and some hangings utensils in there

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/E-Linden-Homes-Victorian-The-Shelley-v1Downstairs-Wall-Divider-with-crown-and-base-molding-texture-hud/18669716

[Advice needed on building a kitchen anex.]

57 minutes ago, Cimri Weston said:

I've used this enclosure for my Vern, there is also one for the Shelley.  And, I've also used one for the Shelley that is a screened in variation (which was used for a back porch service area, i.e. laundry).  This is the Sun Porch - very nicely done:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LH-Victorian-The-Verne-sun-porch-enclosure/18670168

 

Many thanks.This may well fit the bill

What is the land impact?

[Advice needed on building a kitchen anex.]

1 hour ago, Sylvia Tamalyn said:

Unless you really want to tackle the building yourself, you might check Marketplace. There are some very nice add-ons available. I'd suggest a search for something like "linden victorian", or "linden" plus the name of the particular home model you are using. (I'm not familiar enough with them to tell from your photo which one you have.)

I have the Shelley

 

[Night Train To The Darkside]

34 minutes ago, Marianne Little said:

I have these claws for an alt. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/GDDeath-Becomes-HimClaws-Belleza-Jake-Bento-Hands/11957601

The store has claws for other bodies too. I think they are good enough, but some reviews aren't giving them 5 stars.

I always look at the Marketplace for eyes. If you have the head's default eyes, you need appliers. You can search bloodshot plus the head's name. SlightlySkewed is a store I have bought from. I can't link since the store has some images that's not PK. Their purple, bloodshot eyes is a freebie.

I got these fingernails in the end. Very happy with them I must say

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/LEmporioDamned-Claws-RingsSlink-Male-BENTO/14403711

[Night Train To The Darkside]

15 minutes ago, Marianne Little said:

I could do fine avatars before mesh heads. This is the Van Helsing look.

I made so, so many fantasy looks before. I have had a dry spell.

The horned Goddess is from 2011.

2011 was a good year.

I have really poured out pictures now. Sorry. Not sorry?

 

Simply love the mannequin look ! 

[Advice needed on building a kitchen anex.]

Hello all.

I would like to add a kitchen to my home.

It would mean adding or building an extension at the rear of the house, on the rear porch.

I want to keep it in the same Victorian theme.

Any suggestions are very welcome

[Night Train To The Darkside]

5 hours ago, Rhonda Huntress said:

Another dark side look.

Superb

I especially like the hair, it reminds me of some old movie but cant quite put my finger on it.

[Night Train To The Darkside]

2 hours ago, Marianne Little said:

I have alts, but I have not posted so many looks. My free Flickr is close to 1000 pictures. Should I pay to upgrade? I have to decide.

But here is one alt:

and myself:

 

Love it

[Night Train To The Darkside]

4 hours ago, Seicher Rae said:

Is this a mesh avatar body and/or head?

Both body and head are mesh but not from the same creator. I had to tinker with both the head and body to achieve the look, especially my new teeth

[Night Train To The Darkside]

15 minutes ago, Matty Luminos said:

I have a dark side too...

 

Fantastical  A dark elf?

[Night Train To The Darkside]

1 hour ago, Garnet Psaltery said:

@Skell Dagger Just exquisite.

@VonWulfen, I am sorry not to have prepared a picture as promised.  The lady went out dancing!

I am sure it shall be worth the wait

 

[Night Train To The Darkside]

1 hour ago, Skell Dagger said:

Oh, I have so many...  Below is just a small selection of them.

The vampire -

The android -

The faceless -

The demon -

And the one that has been with me as a persona for Skell for the longest time: the Gentleman Bastard -

Most inspirational

What a feast of delectable personer's

May I ask, how do you achieve the lighting?

There seem to be real-time shadows? 

[How to hide your teeth?]

7 minutes ago, Matty Luminos said:

Try No Match for hair. I think some of their styles might just be the sort of thing you're looking for.

Good plan  The nails fit perfectly by the way

[How to hide your teeth?]

1 minute ago, Matty Luminos said:

Excellent!  Looking forward to seeing the complete look when you've finished.

Just the sharp fingernails and hair to go

[How to hide your teeth?]

6 minutes ago, Beth Macbain said:

Don't you just cover your teeth with your lips...? 

Oh, wait... you're not talking about that sort of teeth-hiding, are you?

I have now managed to fit them correctly. My new ones have so much more character