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Question: how to make jewelry, mainly watches

Max Demar
Registered User
Join date: 1 Mar 2006
Posts: 50
05-08-2006 14:22
Can someone explain to me how to make jewelry for men? Mainly watches, and rings, but mainly watches.
Thanks ..
Miriel Enfield
Prim Junkie
Join date: 12 Dec 2005
Posts: 389
05-08-2006 22:45
First of all, you should probably read this guide to making very tiny prims. Even at their smallest size, non-tortured prims are too big for most pieces of jewelry (though I'd imagine this isn't such a problem in men's jewelry).

Second of all, you should get a posing stand. I know some are available for free in Yadni's Junkyard. This will allow you to build a watch around your avatar's wrist while your avatar holds still.

Third, if you haven't already, you should visit the Ivory Tower Library of Primitives. It's a tutorial on building, and it's very thorough. It gives you notecards explaining things, so I just kept all the notecards after reading them, put them in a folder, and referred to them when I needed help on something specific.

Fourth, I know there are scripts that you can use to make watches that actually tell time, though I don't know where to get them. You could also always try to code one yourself, of course.

Fifth, I recommend just experimenting and expanding your vocabulary of shapes. One of the most helpful things in learning to build is actually building. If you've got a watch that you like, you might also consider looking at it in editing mode, to see how it's been put together.
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