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Jessica Dowding

Registered User

Join date: 16 Oct 2006

Posts: 4

10-17-2006 17:24

I am new to SL and would like sum help with editing my avatar's face. I'm trying to make her look less like a fish and more like a person. I know this sounds noobish but could anyone help? Thank you!

cinda Hoodoo

my 2cents worth

Join date: 30 Dec 2004

Posts: 951

10-17-2006 17:32

Well Jes, ya just have to play around with it, make the face rounder, shorter neck, smaller eyes..mouth it all plays into how you look. I think it took me 6 months of fooling around with cinda, till she looked the way i wanted her to.

You can of course buy premade shapes..but then youll look like everyone that buys that particular shape. Half the fun of SL is individualizing yourself, go in apperances and see what all is there, and adjust, readjust, utill the YOU emerges, its so fun!

Jessica Dowding

Registered User

Join date: 16 Oct 2006

Posts: 4

10-17-2006 18:08

yeah yeah i know, but still just frustrated that i cant make her look remotely human.

rylee Minogue

always learning :)

Join date: 18 Sep 2005

Posts: 9

here's your answer

hopefully

10-17-2006 19:55

Take a gander at this:
http://alaskametro.blogspot.com/2006/10/proportion-and-second-life-models.html
It's about SL avatar proportions. You're in luck, she wrote it only a short while ago.
Hope it helps.
<3,
rylee

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Tangent Tandino

Registered User

Join date: 10 Apr 2006

Posts: 12

10-18-2006 13:11

I found skin textures to be a huge help. The majority of the detail on your avatar is going to be the skin you're wearing (the default Linden skins are vary plain, as you've seen) and buying a custom skin can go a long way toward improving your avatar's looks (that is if you have the L$ to spare).

Coreshadow Bordiga

Registered User

Join date: 8 Jul 2006

Posts: 12

avatar look

10-20-2006 04:45

I agree that buying a skin is one of the best ways to make your avatar "look" more human and still retain individuality. I invested in a skin by a well known skin designer and I was glad that I did. I was so happy with the skin, I did by a model av but found it strange, it seemed alien, stepford like and my clothes seemed to fit differently. This is just my own personal taste. I tweaked my avatar's body for two months before I got the shape I was satisfied with. But, I felt like I had done something creative for once since I am not good at building, scripting, etc.

I still have to change my avatar's head periodically to fit whatever hair I might wear for the day. I really don't like having to do that since the save as and make outfit functions have been disabled.

C.

Morwen Bunin

Everybody needs a hero!

Join date: 8 Dec 2005

Posts: 1,743

10-20-2006 04:54

It also took me a long time to make my avatar look as I wanted. And yes, a good skin is a great help with it.

Currently I am happy with the way my avatar looks. So even that the only things that changes every now and then is the color of my hair (as it does in RL too).

Morwen.

Aislin Keynes

Registered User

Join date: 27 Apr 2006

Posts: 67

10-20-2006 06:54

After 6 months I still play around with my settings now and then. Skins do make a difference in how you look and a skin that looks great on one person just doesn't look right on another so always try a demo before you buy. I also find that hair changes my appearance. I have several different styles and colors and feel that I look really different as a blond than I do with the brunette that I usually wear.

Marianne McCann

Feted Inner Child

Join date: 23 Feb 2006

Posts: 7,145

10-20-2006 07:22

I have to jump on the skin bandwagon. Totally changed the look of my avatar. Still, ya, there was a lot of character change via the ol' sliders that I hadda do to get what I wanted. Best to just play with 'em.

Mari

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Jessica Dowding Registered User Join date: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 4	10-17-2006 17:24 I am new to SL and would like sum help with editing my avatar's face. I'm trying to make her look less like a fish and more like a person. I know this sounds noobish but could anyone help? Thank you!
cinda Hoodoo my 2cents worth Join date: 30 Dec 2004 Posts: 951	10-17-2006 17:32 Well Jes, ya just have to play around with it, make the face rounder, shorter neck, smaller eyes..mouth it all plays into how you look. I think it took me 6 months of fooling around with cinda, till she looked the way i wanted her to. You can of course buy premade shapes..but then youll look like everyone that buys that particular shape. Half the fun of SL is individualizing yourself, go in apperances and see what all is there, and adjust, readjust, utill the YOU emerges, its so fun!
Jessica Dowding Registered User Join date: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 4	10-17-2006 18:08 yeah yeah i know, but still just frustrated that i cant make her look remotely human.
rylee Minogue always learning :) Join date: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 9	here's your answer hopefully 10-17-2006 19:55 Take a gander at this: http://alaskametro.blogspot.com/2006/10/proportion-and-second-life-models.html It's about SL avatar proportions. You're in luck, she wrote it only a short while ago. Hope it helps. <3, rylee _____________________ "Researches reported that they developed a "self-healing" plastic that repairs itself if cracked. The plastic will change the way airplanes are built and medicine is practiced. In a related story, Joan Rivers will never die." Tina Fey
Tangent Tandino Registered User Join date: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 12	10-18-2006 13:11 I found skin textures to be a huge help. The majority of the detail on your avatar is going to be the skin you're wearing (the default Linden skins are vary plain, as you've seen) and buying a custom skin can go a long way toward improving your avatar's looks (that is if you have the L$ to spare).
Coreshadow Bordiga Registered User Join date: 8 Jul 2006 Posts: 12	avatar look 10-20-2006 04:45 I agree that buying a skin is one of the best ways to make your avatar "look" more human and still retain individuality. I invested in a skin by a well known skin designer and I was glad that I did. I was so happy with the skin, I did by a model av but found it strange, it seemed alien, stepford like and my clothes seemed to fit differently. This is just my own personal taste. I tweaked my avatar's body for two months before I got the shape I was satisfied with. But, I felt like I had done something creative for once since I am not good at building, scripting, etc. I still have to change my avatar's head periodically to fit whatever hair I might wear for the day. I really don't like having to do that since the save as and make outfit functions have been disabled. C.
Morwen Bunin Everybody needs a hero! Join date: 8 Dec 2005 Posts: 1,743	10-20-2006 04:54 It also took me a long time to make my avatar look as I wanted. And yes, a good skin is a great help with it. Currently I am happy with the way my avatar looks. So even that the only things that changes every now and then is the color of my hair (as it does in RL too). Morwen.
Aislin Keynes Registered User Join date: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 67	10-20-2006 06:54 After 6 months I still play around with my settings now and then. Skins do make a difference in how you look and a skin that looks great on one person just doesn't look right on another so always try a demo before you buy. I also find that hair changes my appearance. I have several different styles and colors and feel that I look really different as a blond than I do with the brunette that I usually wear.
Marianne McCann Feted Inner Child Join date: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7,145	10-20-2006 07:22 I have to jump on the skin bandwagon. Totally changed the look of my avatar. Still, ya, there was a lot of character change via the ol' sliders that I hadda do to get what I wanted. Best to just play with 'em. Mari _____________________ "There's nothing objectionable nor illegal in having a child-like avatar in itself and we must assume innocence until proof of the contrary." - Lewis PR Linden "If you find children offensive, you're gonna have trouble in this world " - Prospero Linden