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Leros Westwick

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Join date: 4 Jul 2006

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09-30-2006 22:14

Ok folks I know I could just go ask someone to make my mate a set of eyes for her furry av she making, but she wants to make them herself. So is there a template out there to be used as a guidline? If not can anyone point out in a step by step on how to make them? And yes she wants them made so they will blink (got the script for that.. just need to know how to make the eyes)

Hunter Stern

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Join date: 7 Oct 2004

Posts: 377

09-30-2006 22:23

actually yes, infact she can save the UUID of the default ones she's wearing as a .tga in:

Client>Grab Baked Texture>Iris right at the top menu options of your screen.

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Leros Westwick

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Join date: 4 Jul 2006

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09-30-2006 22:29

Thanks I'll have her give that a go

Leros Westwick

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Join date: 4 Jul 2006

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10-02-2006 08:48

Is there set of freebies out there I can just recolor?? I worked last night on my own for over 3 hours and photoshop commited suicide and being me.. I didn't save yet so I refuse to start again... lol

Echo Dragonfly

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Join date: 22 Aug 2004

Posts: 325

10-02-2006 15:43

Hey, check Here for the free linden eye template

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Chosen Few

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10-02-2006 16:30

Leros, I noticed you said this is for a furry av. Are the eyes to be actual avatar eyes, or are they to be textured onto a prim? There's a huge difference in how to proceed, depending on which it is.

If it's normal avatar eyes, simply download the Linden eye template that Echo linked. Just be aware that due to a glitch in the system, avatar eye textures always get rotated by 90 degrees, so if for example, you're trying to make cat eyes with a vertical slit, the slit will have to be horizontal on your template.

If it's prim eyes, then there are a million ways you could go. If the eyes are to be sculpted from prims, then you'll need to create textures suitable for the shapes of the individual pieces. If they're to be not sculpted themselves, but textured onto larger prims of a modeled head, then depending on the prims in use, the head texture will include the eyes as just a small part, and the larger canvas will need to be designed to wrap around the specific prims in question. If the eyes are to be animated, then it gets more complicated, as you'll need to make a framed "filmstrip" type texture to show all the different states of the animation.

Your question is not a simple one. If you'd care to outline what you're goal is in more detail, then it would be possible to advise you how to proceed. As it is, it's too open ended.

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I need help with making eyes! (see details inside)
Leros Westwick Registered User Join date: 4 Jul 2006 Posts: 8	09-30-2006 22:14 Ok folks I know I could just go ask someone to make my mate a set of eyes for her furry av she making, but she wants to make them herself. So is there a template out there to be used as a guidline? If not can anyone point out in a step by step on how to make them? And yes she wants them made so they will blink (got the script for that.. just need to know how to make the eyes)
Hunter Stern Web Weaver Join date: 7 Oct 2004 Posts: 377	09-30-2006 22:23 actually yes, infact she can save the UUID of the default ones she's wearing as a .tga in: Client>Grab Baked Texture>Iris right at the top menu options of your screen. _____________________
Leros Westwick Registered User Join date: 4 Jul 2006 Posts: 8	09-30-2006 22:29 Thanks I'll have her give that a go
Leros Westwick Registered User Join date: 4 Jul 2006 Posts: 8	10-02-2006 08:48 Is there set of freebies out there I can just recolor?? I worked last night on my own for over 3 hours and photoshop commited suicide and being me.. I didn't save yet so I refuse to start again... lol
Echo Dragonfly Surely You Jest Join date: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 325	10-02-2006 15:43 Hey, check Here for the free linden eye template _____________________ Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. Norman Podhoretz ...................... If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? ............................ Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	10-02-2006 16:30 Leros, I noticed you said this is for a furry av. Are the eyes to be actual avatar eyes, or are they to be textured onto a prim? There's a huge difference in how to proceed, depending on which it is. If it's normal avatar eyes, simply download the Linden eye template that Echo linked. Just be aware that due to a glitch in the system, avatar eye textures always get rotated by 90 degrees, so if for example, you're trying to make cat eyes with a vertical slit, the slit will have to be horizontal on your template. If it's prim eyes, then there are a million ways you could go. If the eyes are to be sculpted from prims, then you'll need to create textures suitable for the shapes of the individual pieces. If they're to be not sculpted themselves, but textured onto larger prims of a modeled head, then depending on the prims in use, the head texture will include the eyes as just a small part, and the larger canvas will need to be designed to wrap around the specific prims in question. If the eyes are to be animated, then it gets more complicated, as you'll need to make a framed "filmstrip" type texture to show all the different states of the animation. Your question is not a simple one. If you'd care to outline what you're goal is in more detail, then it would be possible to advise you how to proceed. As it is, it's too open ended. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.

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