Avatar: Na’Vi

Skin: cheerno

Shape, Eyes, Teeth/fangs, Bioluminescent Face Spots: Custom/iynque

Hair: uw.st & Scribble

Tattoos: Negko

Ears: The Plastik

Tail: NyC

Dagger: SF

Necklace: JCNY

Loincloth, Armbands, Legbands: BareRose

Armguard (right arm): Xanimations

Piercings: ellabella

Cloth tie (arm): Modal

Bow and Leg quiver: AC Creations

I used hair from uw.st, but customized it to have a Na’Vi Queue braid with braid pieces from Scribble. I also customized the bow “sheath” from AC Creations, replacing the straight string with a curved string so it could be worn slung around my torso. The ears from The Plastik start out as long elven ears, but I shortened them to Na’Vi size and adjusted the piercings on them to fit the new, smaller size. The ears come with a texture changer that includes a blue texture.

Published on Feb 08, 2010 at 10:50 pm.
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Need a texture? “Master repeat…

Need a texture? “Master repeating patterns in photoshop:” http://bit.ly/amkG9B

Published on Jan 31, 2010 at 3:54 pm.
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Avatar: Chippymunk!

Chipmunk Avatar: Risusipo Shop

Acorn (mouth): Kitty Kyd Paw Powa

Acorn farm: MnM Designs

Chipmunk pet: Risusipo Shop

Tiny Chair: SALA

Tiny AO: Kami-Hitoe

The chipmunk avatar comes fully dressed, but also includes a naked version so you can buy your own tiny clothes.

Of course, being a tiny presents a set of challenges. Everything that animates your avatar needs new special animations. Usually a chair for tinies (if it’s even available) is an afterthought. The Leather Sofa from SALA makes for a luxury tiny seat. The Stuffed Toy AO from Kami-Hitoe is a complete AO for tinies and the animations look more believable than the weird, wobbly body crusher that comes free with a lot of tiny avatars. It also includes an animation protector feature that allows you to use many normal animations with your tiny avatar. …and one last note, Abranimations has some nice dances for tinies.

The acorn farm is in an acorn itself, which can be worn with the cap on or with the plants exposed to the sunlight. You can also drop the backpack and touch it to transform it into a giant acorn farm that you can walk around in. This mode even includes an option to turn on particle rain to water the crops!

Published on Jan 20, 2010 at 10:28 pm.
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Favorite Toy: Samus Aran

It’s Samus Aran from Metroid! This is a complete avatar that comes with a HUD that looks just like the one in the Metroid games. This HUD has all the controls for eight chargeable weapons, plus missiles and super missiles. You can also use the morph ball and drop bombs and super bombs. The suit only comes in one color (the Varia Suit), but it is modifiable, so you can easily change it to your favorite (mine is colored like the Gravity Suit). …now, does anyone know where I can get a metroid pet?

Samus Aran Varia Suit from Balsamic Prunes

Published on Jan 20, 2010 at 9:36 pm.
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Favorite Toy: Kodama

If you’ve seen Princess Mononoke, then you are probably familiar with the little kodama spirits that appear in the forest. Now you can get your own set of five unique kodamas in SL! They fade in and make their signature clicking sound, then they hang around for a while before fading out and reappearing in a new, random position. Well, almost random. They are curious about any nearby avatars and will gravitate toward them. The set also comes with a set of kodama that you can program to appear in certain places instead of free movement.

An accurate representation of these cute little creatures, complete with sound and animation.

Kodama set from Koenees Karas

Published on Jan 20, 2010 at 5:45 pm.
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Avatar: District 13

Clothes (White): Sinister Designs

Head rag: ROT

Arm belts w/ Ammo : TonkTastic

Gauntlet: Chrysallis Labs

Feathered shoulder armor: Dirty Lynx

Boots: TonkTastic

Raven pet: Wynx’s

Rifle: District 13

Bandages: Fierce Designs

Visible Breath: Nak Design

This was an avatar I made for the District 13 sim, but I ended up not using it. The free rifle from District 13 comes with a complete set of really nice animations, so you don’t need an AO while wearing it. Unfortunately, it works with their game system only, so if you want it to fire you need to go back to D13 to get ammo.

The pet raven sits on your shoulder and can be commanded to cry out. You can also command it to fly around you and caw. A useful RP tool to attract attention to your hiding place, or as a distraction for a quick getaway!

A very nice touch to add to the creepiness is the visible breath attachment. There are various options for visible breath/cold breath on xStreet, and while this one isn’t my favorite, it is copiable. No-copy, wearable items are a pet peeve of mine.

Published on Jan 20, 2010 at 5:05 pm.
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Avatar: Merrow

Skin: Avalon

Shape: Custom/iynque

Eyes: Custom/iynque

Hair: Cheerno

Tail: EmeraldEver Cline

Shoulder & skirt (blue prims): BareRose

Ears: The Plastik

Staff/Trident: Awesome Incarnate

Circlet/Crown: Neptune’s Kiss

Jellyfish pet: Grendel’s Children

Akasha pet: Kitsune Tails

Tattoos: K&L

Mer AO (required for tail): Kami-Hitoe

Any tail for merfolk requires a special AO to keep your legs together and swimming. I recommend the mer AOs at Kami-Hitoe.

Another must is a swim HUD like Swimaid from Bunni’s Toybox. It keeps you swimming in the water so you can fly(/swim) freely, even up to the water’s surface, without accidentally floating around in the sky.

The jellyfish pet is actually a jellyfish avatar, but the av is just a single object, so just wear it on your shoulder! The Akasha pet is a rezzable pet that can follow you. It’s difficult to see how beautiful this item is in a still photograph, so I recommend you take a look in-world. It’s quite impressive.

The staff can be clicked to show or hide the glowing blade.

Published on Jan 12, 2010 at 8:27 pm.
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SciFriday! Starting at 11am sl…

SciFriday! Starting at 11am slt: astronomy meeting, obesity research, carbon, fracking for gas, Rric Krandel on memory. http://bit.ly/7MBmbz

Published on Jan 08, 2010 at 11:29 am.
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Favorite Toy: Tsugaru Shamisen

This traditional Geisha instrument comes with 7 songs and 3 animations; customizable Metals, Fabric, String, Wood, Skin, Itomaki with different textures to choose from; 3 sizes to fit your avi; a rezzable display holder to decorate with; and a rezzable rug for seated playing.

The Shamisen is a must for every Geisha and this one leaves nothing to be desired. Well crafted and complete.

Zen Tsugaru Shamisen, NEW from Jocko Domo and Kunst

Published on Jan 04, 2010 at 1:39 pm.
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Avatar: Freewoman

Skin & Shape: eStyle

Eyes: Custom/iynque

Hair: fri.day

Sari (dress): Zaara

Face & Ear Piercings, Necklace, and Hand Jewelry: MANDALA

Armband and Foot Jewelry: Zaara

Assassination Tanto: Musashi Blades

Mask/Veil: FallnAngel Creations

Lounging Chair: Tenth Anh

The mask was fairly heavily modified (retextured, adjusted piece-by-piece, and recolored to match other jewelry). The Musashi Blades Assassination Tanto tucks neatly into the back of the sari skirt, and can be drawn at any time to cut the throat of anyone around you, animating both avatars and spraying particle blood.

This was my attempt at a Gorean freewoman. I understand they wear robes and veils. Well, the Sari makes for a nice “robe” and the mask is certainly a unique “veil.” All the poses are stills from the Xstar AO, which I think is particularly well-suited to this avatar.

Published on Jan 04, 2010 at 12:31 pm.
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