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Knuckle Tattoo?
Digital Glass
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Join date: 11 Feb 2006
Posts: 76
03-25-2008 13:13
Hey all,
Just a quick question...I have Adobe Photoshop CS3 and have a pretty good knowledge of how to make tattoos and/or clothing. Not the best at it, but I know how to do it...Just curious:
1) If it's even possible to have a tattoo along the knuckles area of an Av's hand.
2) If so, which template would I use?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Renee Roundfield
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Join date: 10 Mar 2006
Posts: 278
03-25-2008 13:18
Well, if you want to have MOM tattooed on both hands or something else symmetrical, you can. I made some hands with henna designs on them. Hands are mirrored on avatars and clothing.
Chosen Few
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03-25-2008 13:20
From: Digital Glass
1) If it's even possible to have a tattoo along the knuckles area of an Av's hand.

Absolutely.

From: Digital Glass
2) If so, which template would I use?

You'd use the upper body template. However, be aware that that part of the template doesn't have a whole lot of pixels on it. You'd need to keep the tattoo pretty simple. And both hands would have the same tattoo.

Another option would be to put the tattoo on an otherwise transparent prim, and then attach it to the hand. The only drawback there is that the prim won't move with the fingers. So if you attach it with the fingers straight, it might float in mid air when the hand closes to make a fist.
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Digital Glass
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03-25-2008 13:58
Awesome. I understand, thanks a ton! :)
Digital Glass
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03-25-2008 21:31
Hmmm...
Ok so I got it working, but since both hands are symmetrical but the opposite hand is just a mirror image, I'm assuming there's no way to take off the opposite hand's markings? Maybe with some transparency trick? Hmm..
Sylvia Trilling
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Join date: 2 Oct 2006
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03-25-2008 21:53
There is only one hand on the template which gets applied to both avatar hands. The only way around this is to use a prim.
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Digital Glass
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03-25-2008 21:57
Grr, ok. Thanks for the help.
Mickey McLuhan
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03-26-2008 07:04
What I've done on mine is to create an ambigram (http://www.ambigram.net/ for ideas) that mirrors.
Drop me an IM in world, if you want and I might be able to play with something.
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Sufi Aya
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03-28-2008 08:46
From: Mickey McLuhan
What I've done on mine is to create an ambigram (http://www.ambigram.net/ for ideas) that mirrors.
Drop me an IM in world, if you want and I might be able to play with something.


Now *that* is a fascinating approach ;)