Blush Bravin

Well, it's a little bit of mine and a lot of Fancy Decor + Kraftwork. Let me explain. I found a really nice pool but it's was too large and too white. Here's the MP link to the pool. So I decided to use the pool insert and then make a base for the pool. Like this: Then I made the pool not so deep and tinted the surround to blend with the brick texture that came with the Med Content Pack. I've done this many times over the years. It's kind of like how we take kitchens from houses we've bought previously to use in our Linden Homes. Only this time I'm pulling a pool out of a build to use in a different way than the creator originally intended. You probably already have a house with a pool in your inventory that you could pull out and try to do this as well.

Okay this is a stab in the dark, because I don't use RLV but I've heard of settings within that gameplay that restricts changing clothes. Is it possible that he might be using RLV?

I think if you try 30 days you won't want to leave! It really is a lovely theme and so different from any of those that came before it.

It's been slow going getting my Mediterranean situated. Christmas has gotten in the way, but I'm making a little bit of progress. I've got so much more to do, but I'm really loving this theme already. I'm happy with the outside but I may still end up tweaking stuff. Here's a peak at the inside with just the major pieces in place. Still needs all the little clutter items that make it look like a home.

My mistake. Guess I need more coffee. I read it as this IS .. lol

You forget the hubbub over the naming of the Chalets! lol

I am very aware of the countries found along the Mediterranean. Which was what I was getting at. There is a huge difference between a geographic location and that of an art style, which was developed paying homage to architectural elements found in a given location or a period of time. This is exactly my point. It sounds like you are saying that to name it after a style that was born in the US but uses Spanish and Italian influences is just out right wrong. This is an architectural style that was birthed nearly 100 years ago. So is your beef with those who named the style back in the 1930s? It certainly can't be LL's fault for using a widely popular and well established architectural style.

I'd be interested to see examples what you deem to be Mediterranean architecture. When I search Mediterranean architecture I get examples of ancient Roman and Greecian buildings or Mediterranean Revival buildings like those found in the US and many other parts of the world. Given what I believe you are implying then any buildings found in the geographical regions surrounding the Mediterranean would be deemed Mediterranean and not really a particular style of architecture. I don't find the new theme being named Mediterranean confusing at all but your limited version of it does confuse me.

Perhaps it is better to think of it as a style of architecture rather than a geographical location. I grew up in California. I never heard this style of architecture called anything but Mediterranean or California Mission. It wasn't until I moved to Texas that heard it referred to as Spanish style.

Over time I have come to realize that the number one factor of whether I like a house or not is its connection to the outdoors. So for many themes, Chalet being one of them, the windows just aren't large enough for me to feel connected to nature. I feel too claustrophobic in a house that has small windows, even if there is an abundance of those small windows. I need large picture windows to feel at home in a structure.

Yeah, very different vibes. I could tell right away it wasn't Coco.

This thread made me want to check out performance and the overall appearance of the world between the FS alpha PBR viewer and the LL PBR viewer. I've run into lots of issues with the FS alpha but honestly, the LL PBR viewer runs much better for me and the textures look much more crisp. But FS is still in alpha to be fair. So I'm happy about the change. I was more than concerned in the beginning based of my past experiences with PBR in Sansar. I just wasn't sure the lab could pull off PBR for SL. I'm pretty impressed really and excited to see how things progress.

Wasn't sure where I should post this because really it fits so nicely into three different threads. But here it goes for now. I haven't made an alt in forever, so with the Lelu giveaway I thought now is the perfect time. My goal in creating this new avie is for her to make it on her own in SL without any money from me except for her start up nest egg of $100L. I was going to make it zero but some gifts require $1L even if you do get the linden back. Another requirement for her is that she uses the Senra body and clothing made for the body except for the head. So here she is wearing one of the Jaime skins for the body, which I matched pretty closely to one of the giveaway skins. She's using a head skin, makeup, and earrings from the giveaway with a pair of glasses I found in the library. You can see more clearly that the skins for the head and body really do blend nicely using the BOM neck blender that was included with the head skin. I ran over to Body Language as soon as possible to get her free AO for new avies. It makes such a difference. It's a nice start to a project that will keep me entertained for awhile searching out freebies for her.

It seemed like a lot to me as well until I got my treehouse now I love it! Somehow being up high and looking over the tops of trees makes a huge difference. But I get the swamp idea you're thinking about; I was born in Louisiana afterall!

That luminous stuff is everywhere. You start derendering all of it and you'll end up with a pretty naked landscape.

The hair is WINGS-ES1201-HAIR S- and is at Fameshed currently.

Feel like I've gone to SL heaven and didn't have to die to do it! At C88 from two of my favorite creators both in LaraX Petite Pixicat and Tres Blah I tried this cardigan with a couple tank tops I've bought from other creators and it worked nicely. And by the way, lots of choices at C88 for LaraX sizes.

Back when Maitreya released the Petite add-on for 5.x I contacted several of my favorite creators. I explained that I loved their clothing creations and that since I'd made the switch to the Petite, I hoped they would start making Petite sizes as I would only be buying petite from then onward. I wasn't rude. I didn't get tough with them. I let me desires be known. I had mixed results from those messages. Many said they were on the fence about adding another size but would think about it, while some said it was already their plan to add the petite size to their products. I responded to those who replied negatively that I understood and would miss their clothing. Again, I respected their decision to do what was best for their business model. As a creator myself, I love feedback from my customers. Many times I am able to accommodate their desires but sometimes it's simply not within my skillset or time constraints to provide what they would like. I can't remember though the last time I had a rude response from a customer. But listening in on a variety of group chats, I am shocked at some of the comments made by some who simply have no idea what it takes to create something and have unrealistic expectations and as a consequence bad mouth creators for what I consider very poor reasons. Fortunately, I don't have to deal with these kinds of customers in my business.

I don't use Genus head, but using BoM I mix tones between head and body quite often with excellent success as long as the skins are very close in tone. The trick is to use the tattoo layer for the body at the very bottom of the stack. Then layer in the tattoo layer for the head just above the body skin tattoo. And lastly, using the bom neckblend on the tattoo layer, not a universal layer, add the neckblend above the head skin. I also use a Picasso Babe skin and use the neck blend that comes with that skin. It's important to follow this order in layering skins that are not exact matches.

I wish I could like this comment a dozen or so times!

In the thread announcing the Third Trick or Treat event, you commented, "What if you don't want the Treat, is there a preferred Trick?" Well the treats in that case were all Boopies.

I've been googling and so far it looks like we started using rigged mesh in standard sizes around 2012. I've found this interesting thread in reddit about the end of standard sizing which was around 2016 here. It's funny, one person commented that the end of standard sizing would be the end of Second Life. *chuckles to self* Ah yes, @Rowan AmoreI do remember Liquid Mesh being the Redgrave term now that you jog my memory. I'm not quite sure why we transitioned from saying fitmesh to simply saying rigged mesh once sizes were being made for particular mesh bodies, but we did. Here is a thread from 2014 on rigged vs fitmesh. I'm not sure, again, poor memory. But I keep thinking we had fitmesh before we had mesh bodies, and that it was the development of fitmesh that allowed the first mesh bodies to be made. But I'll have to do more research when it's not past midnight. I should have been in bed well over an hour ago.

Trying to jog my memory. Before we had rigged mesh, or what we call rigged mesh today, we had mesh in standard sizing. It only responded to a few of the mesh sliders. We basically had five shapes/sizes that were all pretty much the same except for the large, which was more fat than large. But it was all we had until creators started experimenting with "fitmesh". I believe the first one to come out with clothing labeled as "fitmesh" was Redgrave. But that was so long ago that I would not bet on my correctness. More creators started experimenting and meeting with LL devs and what was birthed from that collaboration was the rigged mesh we have today. Rigged mesh finally gave us the freedom to be any size or shape we desired. There are many here who I'm sure have better memories than I do and can speak with more precision. Hopefully they will jump in and do a better job than I can, but perhaps this will give a little more understanding on the subject.

Pixicat is one of my favorite shops. The Alex pants are my go to dress slack: And my all time favorite blazer is the Evelyn jacket worn with or without the turtleneck sweater. I pair up these separates all the time with many different tops and bottoms. They are so versatile! I have the fatpack for both of these. I love them so much I'd gladly pay the full price all over again to get them in LaraX Petite!!

That's incorrect. They basically mean the same thing, but the term fitmesh is no longer used. It was kind of a transition term used by creators when they were figuring out how to get mesh to respond to shape sliders so it could be used for clothing. Rigged mesh means the mesh has been rigged to the bones of the avatar skeleton. That's why rigged mesh responds to the sliders. Once rigged mesh was officially adopted the term fitmesh was basically dropped and the term rigged mesh became the norm.