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Victoria Blum

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10-13-2006 17:02

after reading people's post and having heated debates about money I've decided to try my hand at making personal avatars and try selling them. So question is how I do it? Is it as easy as editing my apperance, making new clothes, saving all my settings into a folder and sellin git or is there more to it. If there is more to it I would like know what, because I need to do because I want to design these myself rather have someone else do it.

Johan Durant

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10-13-2006 19:22

From: Victoria Blum

Is it as easy as editing my apperance, making new clothes, saving all my settings into a folder and sellin git or is there more to it.

Technically that's correct, although if that's all you do then nobody will want to buy them. Well, I guess the "making new clothes" step is defined vaguely here. If you do a really good job making the clothes then people will want them. Although in that case, just sell the clothes, don't bother with the rest of the avatar.

Somehow I'm guessing what you really mean is selling skins and/or shapes. In other words, the nude body that people can clothe as they please. For that, you're gonna want to get comfy painting custom textures for the skin.

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Victoria Blum

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Well Maybe could use help from designer

10-13-2006 23:50

Well maybe I could use some help from a pro designer or a builder to help me, split any possible profit 50/50. I've got a lot of idea of avatars would be cool to see. Either reply here or IM Me in game.

SuezanneC Baskerville

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10-14-2006 01:56

Those wanting to learn to make clothing for SL avatars would do well to look in the Design and Textures forum, and look at the stickies in top of the forum list. The second sticky. the one with the list of tutorials, would be real useful for starting out.

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Victoria Blum

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10-14-2006 17:32

ok yeah those tutorials would be helpful if I had some artistist talenet. If there are any artists out there with spare time I'm willing to split any profits. Just reply or IM me. I would really like to see these ideas I have become reality well vitrural reality.

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Victoria Blum Registered User Join date: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 28	10-13-2006 17:02 after reading people's post and having heated debates about money I've decided to try my hand at making personal avatars and try selling them. So question is how I do it? Is it as easy as editing my apperance, making new clothes, saving all my settings into a folder and sellin git or is there more to it. If there is more to it I would like know what, because I need to do because I want to design these myself rather have someone else do it.
Johan Durant Registered User Join date: 7 Aug 2006 Posts: 1,657	10-13-2006 19:22 From: Victoria Blum Is it as easy as editing my apperance, making new clothes, saving all my settings into a folder and sellin git or is there more to it. Technically that's correct, although if that's all you do then nobody will want to buy them. Well, I guess the "making new clothes" step is defined vaguely here. If you do a really good job making the clothes then people will want them. Although in that case, just sell the clothes, don't bother with the rest of the avatar. Somehow I'm guessing what you really mean is selling skins and/or shapes. In other words, the nude body that people can clothe as they please. For that, you're gonna want to get comfy painting custom textures for the skin. _____________________ (Aelin 184,194,22) The Motion Merchant - an animation store specializing in two-person interactions
Victoria Blum Registered User Join date: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 28	Well Maybe could use help from designer 10-13-2006 23:50 Well maybe I could use some help from a pro designer or a builder to help me, split any possible profit 50/50. I've got a lot of idea of avatars would be cool to see. Either reply here or IM Me in game.
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	10-14-2006 01:56 Those wanting to learn to make clothing for SL avatars would do well to look in the Design and Textures forum, and look at the stickies in top of the forum list. The second sticky. the one with the list of tutorials, would be real useful for starting out. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Victoria Blum Registered User Join date: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 28	10-14-2006 17:32 ok yeah those tutorials would be helpful if I had some artistist talenet. If there are any artists out there with spare time I'm willing to split any profits. Just reply or IM me. I would really like to see these ideas I have become reality well vitrural reality.