Devilgrey

i understand. slink heads had rigged non-human ears and teeth too. i own one of of the ears but didn't snag anymore before it shutdown. hopefully, at least someone else reading the thread will find those simple elf ears helpful.

i haven't tested it with senra yet but there's a dollarbie simple rigged mesh ears on mp https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/I-Simple-Rigged-Elf-Ears-BoM-Group-Gift/16961378

i'm pretty sure i saw ads for it online (on the tv too i swear) as a kid in the 2000s. didn't join until 2020 because a friend i had on discord was a sl user. they arent very active on sl anymore, but we still talk every now and then on discord.

personally don't like generative-ai, bc of the unethical data sourcing the companies committed to create their ai tools and these companies. I also don't really like the idea of off-loading creativity to machines. however even if AI companies went through ethical routes of data training, i wouldn't touch it bc i'd rather learn and improve skills. i just like the process of creating. NGL i dislike coming across sellers and creators in SL on mp or inworld using ai, but not disclosing it. It's dishonest to costumers, especially when using ai on product photos so they look ultra-realistic (in the gen-ai type of way). the least someone could do is disclose it bc it somewhat comes off as scammerish to not do it. not everyone wants to buy generative-ai stuff.

maybe bandicam? (https://www.bandicam.com/) i use it for no-commentary game playthroughs, and screen recordings (don't care to do voice overs). i bought the full version, trail only lets you do 10 min videos. you can always test it out.

sometimes you gotta make the bad stuff to get to the good stuff. no one starts out good, we all have to crawl before walking. And even then, you can't always expect to create bangers either. tbf I feel you about blender tho, i don't care to learn it past a few simple things. i sculpt irl and blender just over complicates it. so i stick to creating bom stuff, it took awhile for me to understand how to read the uv maps but i got better with practice. Also for SL photography (if that's what you mean by photos) you can try to get decent pics within sl without needing to heavily edit later with software. makes it easier. recommend skell's tips for fashion photos https://virtualbloke.com/archives/2954. maybe try joining a building or creative group within sl or on a SL discord/sm? getting advice and encouragement from others can make a difference when pursuing creative skill mastery. I'm in a writing/art discord and the encourage and help ppl give there makes it more fun. tho from your other comments it kinda seems you may need a break from sl. spend time away doing things you enjoy irl. no point in logging to sl if it feels boring atm.

kinda off topic but i never thought of using calling cards like this. I've mostly used my calling card within notecards for products i sell, just thought it was easier to have that there than customers having to type my name if they needed to contact me.

everian hexem in the anatomy discord server is putting together a spreadsheet with all the anatomy designers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13y9JrtRuO6yeE0cuzr8qr8NQGOkNvXDXhGFhofnLRd8/edit?usp=sharing

found the gacha bottoms From Gabrielle for relatively cheap and it was what i needed to finalize this outfit. eventually i'll get better photos, i take forever to do that XD.

you could possibly make clothes suggestions in the discord. i know casual wear has been asked for a few times.

need land to unpack

i cant use mouse-look either. first person perspective in video-games tend to make my sick after while too. but sl's mouselook is atrocious.

"add" instead of "wear"

i wen thru the thread to see if anyone said this. im always getting this popup

i forget atenea isnt bom out the box. the selena body which is what i wore bc atenea wasnt released yet was bom-enabled from the get go.

lucybody is a cheaper alternative for mesh bodies, & makes several different types too. most maitreya clothing and slink shoes fit them, just try demos first. if you enter the midnight madness board, you can get the atenea body for free. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coral Reef/38/51/501

i think that just be mp being glitchy. on discord recently, someone had a issue with the mp store not being visible but it was just a glitch.

TP> http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Malediction/141/167/51 body is less than $2000L close to $1500L rn, cant remember exact price i'm not logged in. with clothes on sale too, you can get a few outfits together on a discount

i have too many outfits i love on the old maitreya body, so I'm not ready to swap to the new body just yet. it's going to be tiresome having to sort through what i own to figure out what is, or isn't being re-rigged for the larax. new body does have better shoulders. and that's the biggest improvement for me. i just don't have the energy to sort my inventory and get stuff redelivered just to have nicer shoulders. I stuck with slink's male body until slink closed. however, i was thinking of swapping before bc lots of the clothes wasn't really my style. i still haven't dropped the slink heads yet, I love the heads. typically i just stick with bodies i own already until it's support isn't there anymore, or finding clothes i like is a hassle. when it comes to maitreya's old body, there wont be much of a issue finding clothes. i try to keep my mesh bodies i use to a minimum. keep myself sane. heads are a different story though, i have so many.

i use krita (it's free software😁) and the standard built in photo app for windows to edit my photos. but in those programs it's usually just cropping, maybe contrast/levels/saturation. I spend time picking angles, environmental lighting, and most stuff in-world until i like it, so i have very minimal editing to do post sl. I also tend to take larger resolution photos in sl then resize them in krita for posting online.

maybe something like this? https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/FrozenDreams-Bento-Hand-Animation-Hand-Stretch/11223877 it works with whatever ao you're wearing, i personally use it with non-bento aos

if anything fabulously free has a freebie mesh body & head section that you can look at. https://fabfree.wordpress.com/the-fabfree-mesh-body-and-head-listing/ some of the freebie bodies work with rigged clothes for the popular mesh bodies. lucy body is another cheaper alternative that can also wear clothes from other popular bodies (i think it was Maitreya clothes, and slink shoes). lucybody even has a mesh head now too. personally i still use a freebie head by the black sheep on one of my avatars just bc i like it. and i haven't been able to find a lel or other more expensive head that looks similar enough when i've tried demos of curiosity. when it comes to mesh, i kinda feel like you should stick with what works for you. No need to feel pressured into buying expensive mesh that's popular if thats not what you want. especially for bento mesh heads, there's so many out there. try demos and mess with shapes/skins until you find something you like. I'd pass on any mesh body or head that has no demo tho, unless it's like only L$1.

going off this idea i quickly put together blake. swapped the head with the black sheep's rehead remod Asian head to test the body with it. i used the the mesh head's original shape, only adjusted the arm/legs muscles bc they looked so thin. the hair, socks, and jacket were freebies. jacket is by gabriel, hair from dura, and socks from curious kitties. the legacy sized jacket was the closest to fitting blake's body. still needed alphas bc parts poke out with movement, also had adjust the but size to make it not clip through the jeans. everything else (pants, shoes, skin, eyes, hairbase, and brows) is standard senra stuff. I

i feel like in the case of being close to someone makes it different. i cleared out ppl i friended when i was more lax with accepting requests where it never went anywhere past a one to a few interactions. i have one true sl friend that if she went offline for good, i'd never remove her. my friends list only contains the users i'm close too at this point.

not sure if it's been mentioned but fabulously free's blog has a section on freebie mesh bodies & heads which i'm sure many newbies may start at. i personally like the freebie heads by the black sheep (i still use one of them for my non-starter avatars). i'll use facial, bink, and chat aos to give freebie mesh heads more life if they don't already include those. i think i managed to find some cheap ones on mp, i cant remember anyways maybe i should tinker with senra and see what i can put together.