divergencemagic
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Hiatus!
I'm not going anywhere so don't panic yet Chicken Little. The sky is not falling!
I'll be posting and swimming around in the Digital World, just not as often. My Atomic self needs a break from SL for a while.
( I hate posting hiatus posts because as soon as I do I'm suddenly all inspired to post again- but anyway I posted it! )
Meanwhile, as Dory would say ( or sing ):
"Just keep swimming!"
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The Mermaid's Fate
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Poses for Prose and Poetry
I like other's ideas and impressions of the movements a mermaid would make. I'm always half enchanted by trying to solve the mystery behind things. It's something I do and I imagine others who like to shop for unique items in SL do as well. To try and solve the mystery of the origin of a creator's design. Or maybe it's just me :P.
Anyway, the uber talented Frigg Ragu has finally shared her amazing poses with the rest of us!! Yay!! What this means for you, my fine finn'd friends is that there are mer poses and naga poses and even some selkie poses in her packs for mer. So swim fast and buy them!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Daffodil%20Island/219/193/23
Can I mention the limited edition TSM&M hair colours are awesome fun! Yus I can!
pose: Poses for Prose and Poetry by Frigg Ragu
hair and eyelashes: The Stringer Mausoleum and Shrine by Helena Stringer
eyes: Shine by Brandy Rasmuson
skin: Mother Goose's by milok Hermit
shirt: Lavish Style by Katy Angel
sweater: BareRose by June Dion
selkie set: Atargatis by Cheran Snook
Finn'd Farewells...
Quite a few sims with merfolk areas have gone away recently as well. Some newer and some almost landmarks in my mind- they've been in SL longer than me, and now gone.
Mertopia
Beek Haven
Liquid Imagination
Monday, September 14, 2009
Playing Koi
The fins come in three sizes/styles- male, female and child. Including a shape so there's no fussing to get things just "so". Of course I went and used my own shape - which is actually to say I used my regular shape which recently I've modified a bit to be a bit softer with more curves. That's another story though :P
Anyway I still have a "skirt" version of my "new" shape but what I was trying to say up above is that I didn't use the "skirt shape" of my regular shape with this tail set. It actually looked better with a fuller lower body, which was very nice.
The AO included with the fin set is also quite appropriate and accents the flexi design well. The overall design and execution are really very well done and I am very happy with this purchase.
Pretty Koi!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Rusalka
Hair: Wot? by Lili Revnik
Friday, September 11, 2009
Mod with a touch of Bobby Pins...
I've been rather disappointed by the mer community in general but more specifically lately in not seeing anyone do something creative with the generosity Azaiya had in pulling an Eloh with her fin sets.
( Tangent alert! If you don't know what an "Eloh" is - Eloh has a series of skin textures and templates that she has generously given to the community at large. Free and full permissions. These aren't crap textures or ripped textures either. These are all original works that the progression of can be seen in her available templates. They are lovely and she is amazing for such generosity. Look at her blog here:
http://eloheliot.blogspot.com/2009/08/starlight.html )
So I did a mild mod simply tinting the white textures available in her texture pack a peachy tone and the fins a bit brighter and adding some glow. I added extra fins cause lets be honest, there can never be enough fins! I made a little set for my head as well cause someone recently was wondering where to find "mermaid ears" - although I prefer my pointed Fae ears myself, I don't think ears and head fins look too amiss.
I gotta say I think Azaiya's generosity is equally amazing and that she is lovely for doing that as well. It really has the potential to add depth to a role play area if they modified the fins for their particular sim look or for someone looking for something in particular that they haven't been able to find in a shop for purchase. It is also a good way to understand the templates for creating fin sets as well as opening up an avenue for creativity and maybe more interaction and discussion.
What? Don't know who Azaiya is and where to find her stuff? I bet you've seen her work worn on a random mer without knowing it, but in case, just in case have a looksy here: