Where first you go to learn building

I know of someone new who wants to do the whole building thing. I recommended the place where they have the tutorials in buliding. Where they have a few floors showing you what you do with each of the different things you can do to a prim/s.

I don't recall the name of this place. But if you know where I'm talking about can you leave a name or a landmark to this place so I can give it to this person?

Ivory Tower of Prims

and welcome to your friend

tell them to try the classes at NCI and TUI too ...

When i started building it was at the TUI thier classes really teach you alot about how to manipluate prims and you learn new things every time you go.. Heck I still dont classifiy myself as an expert builder but I am getting pretty good. I just finished doing a photo relisitc version of the Green Mile.

http://www.slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Marketplace&file=item&ItemID=427393

to give you an idea on what i can do

There's also a lot to be said for dissection of existing builds, the true nature of some prims just isn't easy to visualise until you look at the settings, this is especially true for tiny prims with cuts, hollows and dimples and so on.

I learnt by taking freebies apart, then by just experimenting - Find something you'd like to build and just make it, trying various permutations of prims until you find the most pleasing method. Start with something simple like...a choker, sword or chair and work up to great and glorious builds. by far the most important thing in my case was to find something I _really_ wanted to make, but couldn't buy.

The first thing I was proud of was an earring, now I'm up to full prim avatars with special effects and sculptie bits

The Ivory Tower's an absolute must-visit for any novice builder.

NCI has great classes, many of them for specialty items or techniques.

GQ Start has a number of good introductory classes, too.

there are some excellent building tutorials on YouTube.

lee

Building: Search for "Ivory Tower". Wonderful in-world tutorial.

Texturing: Search People for "Robin Sojourner". In her Picks or Classifieds, go to her store. Just outside her store she has a free texturing tutorial that is one of the best I have seen anywhere in SL.

Regan has some good advice there...

In addition,

If someone is truly interested in building, I must suggest they get-into other non-SL building applications. Learn how to use Blender, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Lightwave, Softimage...anything they can get their hands on.

The best modeling tutorials out there are separate from Second Life—you may say, 'well, this does me no good', but I assure you, it will open many doors. Once you learn how to use 'real' modeling applications, Second Life's building tools will be Penguin Pie.

Fist thing you want to do is swing by The Ivory Tower—here you will get a great idea as to what you can do with a primitive shape (or 'prim'). The displays give examples of all the different shapes that can be achieved by manipulating each standard primitive.

After this—like Regan stated—begin by building simple objects…objects right in front of you, or in your room. Also, in your ventures through SL, if you see an object you like, right click it and select ‘edit.’ You can then see each individual prim which makes up the composition—this is a great way to see how combinations of primitives can generate unique shapes.

It really helps to get in the habit of analyzing objects in real life. Look at objects and break them down into primitives. In time, you will be able to see an object for what it is, instead of having it masked by its purpose or social objective…see the primitive lines in that couch, or that chair, or that stiletto shoe.

Have fun, and good luck.