Showing posts with label 3D. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3D. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 February 2016

Le poisson du jour : Homebase in SL & Machinimation

Good Kitty (Now with Video!)
Good Kitty
Credits : This gorgeous fur coat comes from COCO and is out in Shiny Shabby at the moment.
(Bastet Head from Pixicat (Gacha Prize) together with TSG Good Kitty Collar and KC Shoes)

Bear with me :-)
I'm always finding something new to learn about blogging so this is kind of an elaboration on some of the things I've experimented with.

It's not always easy to blog about a piece of furniture from a practical point of view ie. how is it to use? I think the SL Grid and furniture makers are divided on this point.

On the one you have makers that excel in design and so the furniture looks great but isn't particularly full of animations that can be considered " Useful" in your Second Life experience.

On the other you have makers that excel in imagination but not execution. So perhaps their furniture looks less "chic" but is irrelevant to you from a role-playing/living point of view.

Then of course you have the few who are good at both - but this also comes with a price tag outside what you might be willing to invest in $L for.

Sometimes I live a little in both worlds in my SL experience ie. The highly aesthetic, "glam" world of art and design - and the more "I can imagine this cardboard box is a castle" world inhabited by people who play.

Somewhere in the middle perhaps is where we might find Homebase Furniture.

Coincidentally Homebase in the UK is the brand of a DIY/Sundries/Garden Centre chainstore.

This Lap dance chair from Homebase SL has a pretty worn and simple aesthetic. The shop does not, at this time of blogging , have a comprehensive presence on MP and any information I have managed to glean about them has been hard won! They have a facebook page  and an in world store which is interesting but slightly chaotic to navigate in. That's ok :) my brain is quite like that myself.

Made in 100%  Mesh, the chair comes in Black or Red and is scripted with AV Sitter to seat two persons without the need for messing around with poseballs. The two sitting arrangements can also work independently, with some single sits to choose from if you are in the chair, and a variety of dances to play with; if you are the entertainment. The chair I have featured here is described as Red but depending on your windlight settings, it can appear closer to being a sort of Russet brown.
There are not many simple casual poses in this piece as it dives straight into the action with a menu for Lap Dancing/Slave Dancing and Sex

To better illustrate the sort of animations you might find in the chair,
I've made this little machinima!



It's really quite a fun little thing and I hope it gives you a little tease. <3

It isn't too hefty land impact wise at a relatively slim 4LI with Copy Mod permissions. I can see this being quite good at clubs.

For the price which is $L250 it won't break the bank and the animations are mo cap. Also being scripted with AV Sitter means you can adjust and save your personal settings if you do not quite fit the animations in its default.

Homebase SL is part of the MFGC network of merchants across the grid.

Friday, 29 January 2016

The Fashion Fish : On things Shiny Shabby

Line up for January's round of Shiny Shabby 
As an event, Shiny Shabby is quite unique - drawing together some top designers who offer a diverse and interesting assortment of things to suit a wide variety of tastes.
There is often a Boho eclecticism to the collection that suits me to a T, and I'm always excited when a new round starts. There's also the fact that each round doesn't always have the same designers participating and it's possible to see what is new, talented and interesting around the grid here.
These are some fashion looks that I've put together from just this current January round :

Pop Portrait
Pop Portrait : Real Evil Ind (Gloves), Bauhaus Movement (Hat), Meva (Necklace)
Fetch ( ♫ Halcyon and on and on and on )
Fetch : Pure Poison (Hat) Amiable (Dress) Little Branch (Grass)

Shreded studies in Grey areas.
Shredded studies in Grey : Entwined (Hair) Rama (Dress)

Cold as eyes (Full)
Cold as eyes : Azoury (Hat)

Shiny Shabby isn't just a Fashion event. There are also quite a few furniture offerings as well as some amazing landscape pieces:

Mend (To Fix, To Repair)
Mend (Fix, Repair) : Kunst Workshop Gacha I & II
Like Moths to a Flame...
Like Moths to a Flame : Convair Pulley Lamp
SL2Flickr : In the presence of giants
In the presence of giants : Little Branch (Bald Cypress)

You can read more about this event on Shiny Shabby's awesome website Or take a look at the amazing Flickr streams! Shiny Shabby Bloggers and Shiny Shabby

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

The Art Fish : Angels and Angles

Colour - Inspired by Vero Modero's Rainbow Angel.
I often try to support other people's creative SL endeavours in my own way and one such project is that of the events organised by FINESMITH Muses. These icons of sl style and fashion come up with some very interesting ideas - sometimes in benefit of a charitable cause; or sometimes just for fun!

The Fantasy Angels event organised by Tyra Eiren is one such occasion and I'm very glad to be able to incorporate some of the fantastic creations that will be available at this event in some of my current images!

Deep Blue - Inspired by GIULIA Designs' Goddess of Water
Deep Blue (Cropped) I might just be a little biased in my love for this dress
as it incorporates the use of my own little fishys!

And finally :

Crimson - Inspired by Romance Couture's Lady Dragon

Over on flickr I had promised to provide this flame background that I created specially for the above image so here it is in a PNG layer which you are licensed to use in accordance with creative commons

Dita's flame background - For your download

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

The February Fabulous Fish : Art & Love

春 - Spring
春 - Spring
Happy Valentines Day !

World's End Garden by Lucia Genesis is a designer that D has previously written about in The Fashion Fish (February 2012) . D has always found her creations and aesthetic sense inspiring. Primavera is the latest collection from WEG and is available as a series of dresses and head ornaments gacha.

(Artsy Factoid : Primavera, also known as Allegory of Spring, is a tempera panel painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.)
:::WEG::: Primavera :::WEG:::Primavera hair accessory gacha

Inspired by the beautiful subtle florals and romance in the design , D decided to create the following series of images titled "Nostalgia" which is a muse on memory, romance and melancholy...

Nostalgia I - Primavera Alice Blue
Nostalgia I
(Primavera Alice Blue)

Nostalgia II - Primavera Rose Mist
Nostalgia II
(Primavera Rose Mist)

Nostalgia III - Primavera White Lily
Nostalgia III
(Primavera White Lily)

 More in the series : Nostalgia I, II, III on Flickr

Tuesday, 3 January 2012

The Travelfish: Virtual Tourism in China. (Secondlife/China/107/124/1250)

China, China
D and F of Ourfish were remarking to ourselves how we wished there were more places like this in Second Life to visit. China is unique as a place to explore. It's a 3D world made from 2D forms and feels very much like a walk through into the masterful brushstrokes of an ancient calligrapher
china_001a
The mono-tonal hues, gestured mountains and broad-washed sky create an amazingly tranquil space. 

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China is quite an interesting place to photograph as you in-turn become a participant of the art, creating your own painting by gathering 'brush strokes' in a composition from your own perspective.
china_003a
Some angles might capture a feeling of desolation...

china_004a
Other angles create a different atmosphere within the "painting"
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Finally, after your exploration you can visit the gift shop and buy a souvenir.
For a donation to the sim this snow globe replica of China can be yours.