Tarani Tempest

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I upload using TGA format, as I use masking in my work. Something to think about...if you use them.

Preferences, Graphics, General tab; you can save your graphics settings as presets. There is a quick drop down at the top right of the viewer that will give you your saved presets to choose from

There is Toolbar button that you can add to any of the Toolbar areas.

I need to play around with it some more, my first attempts are not as clear as I'd like. It is pretty fun though and super easy to use.

Avatar drop down menu or use the Toolbar button

It is included in the FS update, as well as in LLs official viewer update

The option is there for those that wish to list No Copy items; for example gacha resale items. You can always copy and paste your item back into your inventory, if you accidentally move it instead of copy it over. It is just one of those things we all probably do in the beginning, until we get used to it : )

Wanderlust has an extra week available for members to sign up for. Also occasionally fill ins are needed when and if someone needs to drop out. So sometimes you will see a designer more than once in a month.

This is how SL works, residents are the creators. If you feel there is a need for something or you want something you cannot find it....learn to create it. There is no one person or entity that has all the answers. As has been explained, Lelutka Evo/EvoX is leading that market. Not much more I can expound further.

These are all of the Heads in the Evolution line. Origins was not included in that update.

Mine are modify, and they come with all the textures. So I Bomified mine. I made custom alphas and even some BOM makeups Just wanted to add; the BOM makeups and textures are all unique to the doll. It does not use the SLUV for head and body, so they need to be made specifically to fit the doll, using the Aux channels.

Seriously? Someone pays for premium, they are entitled to the perks. Should not matter how many accounts they pay for. And so far, anyone that wants one a home in Bellisseria...gets one. Plenty to go around. Might have to wait a tad for the type you want, but not for long. This is a non issue as far as I am concerned.

I personally think you should spend how you feel is right for you. I do not think that continuing to shop the sales is harming anyone. I do think that is good for consumers and designers be aware of how the economy is effecting SL in both good and bad ways. Sales events are both; good and bad. They absolutely do keep the Ls flowing which is a good thing. They are also driving down prices. Good for some, maybe not so good for others. This is a time will only tell type situations. As a designer, I need to sink or swim, and that is ultimately up to me to figure out. As a consumer, your "job" is to spend your Ls exactly how you see fit, what you can afford and what you feel is worth your Ls. That is all you can do And quite frankly, Thank you for thinking about it all

TBH my best sales in the last year, were sets I made for Fantasy and Cyberpunk Event/Fairs. I also adore making stuff for those types of events, because it is fun for me. That they sell well , is icing on the cake.

Yasum has gorgeous suit that is fit female bodies (Legacy and Maitreya) called Fiona

https://www.seraphimsl.com/

All the skins I use on my mesh heads are sans make up. A ton of skins are sold as a fresh clean canvas for adding whatever type of make up you want..or not. In fact, the vast majority of the skins I see these days come that way. Off the top of my head; The Skinnery , Glam Affair and Deetalez ... just a few Skin store that sell mostly clean faced skins. There are many more as well.

It is not a money grab. Separating the Head and body skins was normal with applier skins, because mesh head and bodies are separate items. Many different heads and bodies.... BOM did not change the reasons that was necessary. BOM has made it much easier though to mix and match ...... sooooo much easier. And way more efficient for designers, they can focus on making new head skins. No need to add a body skin each time, for each skin made for a specific head. You are free to dislike it. I personally now prefer being able to use my fave body skin with the head and head skin of my choice.

I was talking to a friend some time back, that I felt that the ever growing weekend sales were going to ultimately hurt designers. Maybe not the well known brands... but smaller fish, like myself. I only participate in Wanderlust, and I do it once a month or as a fill in if they are in a pinch. I decided sometime back to only release a new item for the sale. I do that mostly for my customers that buy things on the regular and I don't want them to feel cheated that they paid full price not so long ago. I would rather they feel delighted at a chance to get something new at a special price. So I now treat the sale as another event I need to have stuff ready for. But I still feel uneasy about the sheer amount of sales. Just like with events, you need to somehow participate or your brand will sink out of existence. If you participate too much in sales, you spend too much on fees and you lose regular sales from the masses that now only wait for those sales. Darned if you do....... My sales are down, so all of this is on my mind a lot. A sign of a bad economy.... I really could not say. I don't know if this is common for others..or this is my problem. I am competing in a pretty competitive and over saturated market at the moment. And there is always the real possibility and realization that I am not good enough to keep up with them. Also, I am not a business savvy type person. I am more the spend hours in PS type person...who has to deal with all the rest when I come up for air

I will believe it when I see a Linden confirm it. Then I will get ready to pitch my fit

The HUD does not automatically send you anything. You must use the MISC tab and the Redelivery button to have a new box sent to you. Though if the HUD is not responding, that option is not going to work and a trip to the store to use the redelivery terminal is the answer.

You only need to use 1 tattoo applier layer to get asymmetric arm tatts with the Maitreya body. This is achieved by using the Selection Mode to select and de-select areas on the mannequin, on the Layers tab; https://sl-maitreya.blogspot.com/p/layers-page.html

Clearing up some things: The EvoX can and does use BOM make up layers. There is a Classic mode and the X mode. Both are BOM. But... each mode uses a different UV. Classic mode uses the normal Sluv. X mode uses a new BOM layer with it's own Uv. All the Evolution heads can use the same HD appliers for lips, eye shadow/liners and brows.

Shine (specular) has looked good in SL for a long time. There are a lot creators that use it... builders, clothing, hair and applier creators have been using them for years. It can be abused and/or used wrong. Settings to high or messing with material sliders while not having Advanced lighting enabled can lead to some very strange looking AVs to those of us with ALM on. But it is used by many. ... Some shadow baking is usually needed, I think most can agree on that. But to say there is no other way for shadows...is not true. For those that run on ultra with shadows enabled, they don't need a lot of extra shadow baking. So that is one way, maybe not a way for everyone, but it is an option. Maybe ALM and ultra shadows is not an option and/or not wanted by everyone. That is fine, as we all have the ability to customize our viewer to fit our own aesthetic and/or computer limitations. That doesn't mean that any option other than what you've chosen is not used by anyone or does not work. I think it is important that misinformation be nipped in the bud ASAP.