Wonderfully Colorful

I received an IM from Gorgeous Yongho the other day. She wanted say how much she like my flowers and offered to let me build small garden at her La Reina Boardwalk shopping center. I am a sucker for a compliment and it sounded like a fun project.  

We talked for a while and decided to build a bright, colorful garden in small alleyway between two shops. She also mentioned that she’d originally had an Alice in Wonderland theme in mind for the spot. We combined our ideas and came up with a beautiful little spot packed with color and character.

I found some public domain Alice in Wonderland Images created by Rakham, created some nifty flower petal borders, planted a few of my flowers, and incorporated a few of the items that Gorgeous had already placed in the area. I especially like the sculpture by Gorgeous’ friend Lash Xevious. I have always admired her work and it was an added bonus to meet the sculptress. You’ll have to find out for yourself what secret lies behind the tiny door. :)

I love little projects like this. Random collaborations that result in new friendships and new opportunities to explore the possibilities of Second Life.

Tips for beginner/intermediate Second Life builders

Here are my favorite building tips for Second Life. These tips and tricks will save you time and help you create more efficient, accurate builds. Good information for beginning or intermediate level builders. Topics covered include cloning items, using the SL building grid, local vs world coordinates, alt-zoom, editing linked objects, and other useful info.

A note for Mac users. Whenever I mention the ALT key in this video you’ll need to use the OPTION key. When I mention the CTRL key you’l need to use the COMMAND key. It has been a while since I’ve used a Mac so let me know if this info is incorrect. :)

Feel free to post your own building tips in the comments, or your ideas for my next SL building tutorial…

Support Virtual Nature

My friend Osprey Therian mentioned the Second Life Parks and Recreation Service the other day. I’dnever heard of the service, but I think it is a great idea. They are a lo0ng standing Second Life group that is dedicated to showcasing and supporting virtual nature.

It may seem a bit odd to be concentrating on natural elements in a vritual world, but I think it is a worthwhile cause. I have experimented with many styles of buildign in Second Life, but I always seem to come back to a realistic, natural interpretation of Real World plants, forests, and flowers. I guess that even in a virtual world I’m still drawn to the natural things that I love. :D

I you love pretty flowers, lush undergrowth, towering forests and natural surroundings then the Second Life Parks and Recreation Service would be a great place to meet like minded people, and discover great places to explore in SL.

Huzzah!

Raglan Shire recently hosted a medieval festival in Second Life that included a fantastic Tiny Jousting competition. You will not find a more jovial, chaotic, whimsical bunch of folks than the tiny Friends of the Shire. What fun!

They played host to all manner of Medieval revelry over the weekend, including spirited dancing and paw reading. The Show Must Go On performed a ’short’ version of our vaudeville style show as well. The entire event was also a charity fundraiser for ONE.org - "an American charitable movement bent on improving the lives of human beings on a global scale." Osprey has a bit more info over at Second Life games.

AC3D is trey cool

 AC3D is turning into a very useful Second Life tool. You can use it to create sculpted prims, export existing geometry to SL objects, or use this nifty plugin to model a scene using boxes in AC3D  then transfer it automatically to Second Life. These three plugins are all free, and the AC3D software is cheap. You can download a free trial version, too.