Steelhead St Helens Picnic Grounds and Nature Preserve: SPRING! FLING?

Posted on by April 26, 2014
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In addition to the product update, I’ve also become aware that Spring has Sprung at last.

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Thanks to a truly generous promotional offer called “the Blue Bunny Hunt” 21strom, I was able to bring on the spring at the Steelhead Nature Preserve. It’s been a long, hard winter for many, so it’s a pleasure to make this parkland available for all. Later on, there will be new green and autumnal trees as well.

The black-and-white Zen-looking poseballs are for tai chi. The poses are very high quality and smooth. There are chiming trees scattered around that give autumn and summer colors, but they weren’t very springlike, so thanks to Zuza Ritt’s generousity, we can now enjoy blossomtime in Steelhead St Helens. The chiming trees will remain for now, but be my guest if you’d like to hunt down the noisy things and silence them. I realize they’re not to everybody’s taste.

I was also able to update the picnic tables to something a bit nicer, with adustable poses and seating for 4 or 5 avatars. The picnic shelter has been sized down to something a bit less gargantuan in scale, as I have been reading and inwardly digesting various posts at SLuniverse.com regarding correct proportional building guidelines.

Next? Perhaps I should get some sort of trebuchet or catapult. That would be rather amusing.

UPDATE: Dhughan Finally Updates A Product At #SLMarketplace And Feels Rather Chuffed

Posted on by April 26, 2014
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Yes, yes, all very well; I have finally had some hours (HOURS I SAY) to myself to muddle through a product update. It’s only been 65% complete for ::mumble mumble:: weeks now.

But at last I am more than happy (and quite relieved) to release an improvement to one of my somewhat popular products:

“Without my walking stick, I’d go insane…
I can’t look my best, I feel undressed without my cane.”

IMPROVED – Textures have been thoroughly refreshed to add a more Victorian design aesthetic. Includes the previous version, which is plainer and not as detailed. The animations are the same.

via Second Life Marketplace – @DF@ Ivory-Headed Cane v3.0426 with Basic Gent’s AO.

The truth is, that I have been procrastinating lately (oh do stop laughing and falling about like a comedian). Miss Lelani was fretting for months about getting ready for the recently concluded STEAM IX hunt, and feeling like her simple little prim hats and suchlike just weren’t up to snuff in a virtual world gone all meshy. I had been feeling much the same way.

Well, there’s nothing for it but to pull oneself up by one’s braces and learn some new skills. My current walking sticks and canes are all dependent on another merchant’s product -for animations and such, it would be far better to make my own. And all of my products are prim-based, which are looking a bit doggy (the reason I decided to at least freshen up the textures).

/me looks sidelong at two books about Blender, a program whose mysteries continue to elude the typemonkey.

Philomenaville Welcomes You!

Posted on by April 26, 2014

Philomenaville – a sweet looking little town that’s staked out a charmingly antique corner of the Mainland. The trolley is a great way to look around and see what’s available for parcel and shop rentals, and generally get oriented. And it’s on a main highway, so you can get there by horseless carriage. Or dirigible.

Philomenaville Welcomes You! was originally published on Chameleonic Possessions

Philomenaville Welcomes You!

Posted on by April 26, 2014

Philomenaville – a sweet looking little town that’s staked out a charmingly antique corner of the Mainland. The trolley is a great way to look around and see what’s available for parcel and shop rentals, and generally get oriented. And it’s on a main highway, so you can get there by horseless carriage. Or dirigible.

Chores Done and Left Undone

Posted on by April 5, 2014
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My to-do list today of everything I didn’t need to get done

  • Created a spreadsheet of all my Markeplace items
  • Put the mesh screens on sale on MP and Caspervend
  • Sorted inventory at the Mieville Inventory Sorting Party hosted by DJ Ktadnh
  • Accidently deleted a bunch of STEAM IX gifts instead of sorting AUGH
  • Called it a day and decided to have a lovely beverage at dinner

My to-do list today of what I meant to do FIRST THING and left to the end, undone:

  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmet, Men’s Brocade
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmet, Men’s Purple Stripe
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmet, Men’s Green and Bronze Leather
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmets, texture change/fatpack
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmet, Women’s Brocade with Ribbon
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmet, Women’s Purple Stripe with Ribbon
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmet, Women’s Green and Bronze Leather with Ribbon
  • List new Grid Explorer’s Pith Helmets, Women’s texture change/fatpack
  • List new Animated Folding Mesh Screen – Jungle Temple
  • List new Animated Folding Mesh Screen – Romancing the Steam

That’s a lot of products in the pipeline – at least the inventory is organized but the holdup is creating product images. My workflow for that is all fouled up (ie., SNAFU).

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Folding Mesh Screens On Sale for Spring in Second Life

Posted on by April 5, 2014
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I’ve put all of my animated folding mesh screens on sale, for the most part about 50% off!

In honor of Cherry Viewing Season (the loveliest season in Japan and the Japan-themed sims) this one is a special favorite: “Sakura Sunset”
Folding Mesh Screen for Second Life
Folding Mesh Room Screen – “Sakura Sunset,” on sale at the Second Life Marketplace (click image to see listing).
The image is based on a screenphoto taken at sunset in one of the Japanese-themed sims of Second Life, with a bit of arty post-processing. The screen is moddable and the package includes the original image.

“Dancing Oiran”
Dancing Oiran
Another piece based on a photo taken inworld, this screen shows an oiran (a specific type of geisha or artist/dancer similar to a courtesan) dancing with a layer of particle ground fog adding to the mood. This is more of an autumnal piece, but it’s on sale too.

Also in honor of spring, “Duc du Berry Printemps”
Printemps Duc Du Berry Folding Mesh Screen
Created for last year’s Antique Grid Show hunt, this screen is based on the famous “Book of Hours” owned by the Duc du Berry, depicting typical activities in the spring months.

Also on sale: “Gold Matsu Pines”
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And finally “Bright Chrysanthemum”
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The screens can be viewed, touched and played with at my shops in Pini and Steelhead St Helens.

(also crossposted on my WordPress.com blog, which is more marketing-oriented)

Folding Mesh Screens On Sale for Spring in Second Life

Posted on by April 5, 2014

I’ve put all of my animated folding mesh screens on sale, for the most part about 50% off!

In honor of Cherry Viewing Season (the loveliest season in Japan and the Japan-themed sims) this one is a special favorite: “Sakura Sunset”
Folding Mesh Screen for Second Life
Folding Mesh Room Screen – “Sakura Sunset,” on sale at the Second Life Marketplace (click image to see listing).
The image is based on a screenphoto taken at sunset in one of the Japanese-themed sims of Second Life, with a bit of arty post-processing. The screen is moddable and the package includes the original image.

“Dancing Oiran”
Dancing Oiran
Another piece based on a photo taken inworld, this screen shows an oiran (a specific type of geisha or artist/dancer similar to a courtesan) dancing with a layer of particle ground fog adding to the mood. This is more of an autumnal piece, but it’s on sale too.

Also in honor of spring, “Duc du Berry Printemps”
Printemps Duc Du Berry Folding Mesh Screen
Created for last year’s Antique Grid Show hunt, this screen is based on the famous “Book of Hours” owned by the Duc du Berry, depicting typical activities in the spring months.

Also on sale: “Gold Matsu Pines”
FoldingMeshScreens512GoldMatsu

And finally “Bright Chrysanthemum”
BrightChrysanthemum

The screens can be viewed, touched and played with at my shops in Pini and Steelhead St Helens.

Folding Mesh Screens On Sale for Spring in Second Life was originally published on Chameleonic Possessions

Folding Mesh Screens On Sale for Spring in Second Life

Posted on by July 29, 2023

I’ve put all of my animated folding mesh screens on sale, for the most part about 50% off!

In honor of Cherry Viewing Season (the loveliest season in Japan and the Japan-themed sims) this one is a special favorite: “Sakura Sunset”
Folding Mesh Screen for Second Life
Folding Mesh Room Screen – “Sakura Sunset,” on sale at the Second Life Marketplace (click image to see listing).
The image is based on a screenphoto taken at sunset in one of the Japanese-themed sims of Second Life, with a bit of arty post-processing. The screen is moddable and the package includes the original image.

“Dancing Oiran”
Dancing Oiran
Another piece based on a photo taken inworld, this screen shows an oiran (a specific type of geisha or artist/dancer similar to a courtesan) dancing with a layer of particle ground fog adding to the mood. This is more of an autumnal piece, but it’s on sale too.

Also in honor of spring, “Duc du Berry Printemps”
Printemps Duc Du Berry Folding Mesh Screen
Created for last year’s Antique Grid Show hunt, this screen is based on the famous “Book of Hours” owned by the Duc du Berry, depicting typical activities in the spring months.

Also on sale: “Gold Matsu Pines”
FoldingMeshScreens512GoldMatsu

And finally “Bright Chrysanthemum”
BrightChrysanthemum

The screens can be viewed, touched and played with at my shops in Pini and Steelhead St Helens.

How to: Photoshop Filters in The GIMP | Random Ramblings, Tip & Tricks

Posted on by March 17, 2014
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It is possible to get Photoshop filters up and running in The GIMP. It just requires a little legwork to set up. This has been tested to work on The GIMP 2.6.7, which is the latest release at the time of this post. I can’t comment or advise on any earlier version, but the good news is GIMP is freeeeeee, so upgrading won’t hurt your wallet.

via How to: Photoshop Filters in The GIMP | Random Ramblings, Tip & Tricks.

This is where I stopped for the night – after installing several new GIMP scripts, including one that was written as an alternative to the Flaming Pear Solidify script, which I downloaded but evidently won’t work in GIMP.

Some of the other Flaming Pear freebies do work, and the new scripts are AWESOME – a group of 2.8 compatible scripts from Gimphelp.org that include some nifty “stroke text” and “add arrow” functions that make something as tedious as outlining text slick and wonderful.

I still have to get something called “PSPI” installed and then I have to follow the instructions to attempt to get “Multi-Chan Hax” running, but using this alternative to Solidify, which seems to work (sort of).

Very, very slowly fooling with making clothing. I wore some tonight, anyway. It still needs work and I don’t know what I’m doing, yet.