The image of the coat of arms don't line up quite right and it bleeds over to the back. . there are multiple sufaces to texture and I can't seem to get it right. And the texture once it it applied to the object looks muddy to me, it's not crisp and well defined.
I did buy them on Marketplace and the maps were included...AO and UV. I have written the creator but never received an answer. I have Gimp but have never really worked with it. . . I use paint.net a fairly robust utility that is within my limited skill set to clean up images and convert between file formats, etc.
I am a total idiot when it comes to texturing mesh, dealing with AO and AV maps and etc., etc. I bought a decent kit for a shield and knight's sword...both a full perm...and made a texture for the sheild of Ignatius of Loyola's coat of arms. But I cannot get it "right" when I try to actually put it all together.
The exhibit is for Rocca Sorrentina and I am flinging myself on the mercy of this group...can anybody help a dummy like me with this? I can either send you the textures, the components of the "kits" or I have them rezzed and can give you edit rights, etc., etc.
Lorsagne
(SisterButta in SL)
My favorite colors and I love the button detail on the bodice back!
OMG these are splendid indeed. I am hoping a certain Huzar will take off his sword and unform long enough to wear at least one of these gorgeous outfits.
This is lovely. Thank you for making it. I will make good use of it!
I think this is an extremely important topic and issue and I thank you for putting it front and center. For me, historical accuracy is essential if I am writing about--or speaking as--as a real person who walked the face of the earth at some point.
For a fictional character existing in a real period of history and having contact with real historical figures, historical plausability is key.
For example, Lorsagne de Sade is a fictional character, but the events of her birth, her character, and her life (which will continue to unfold) is entirely plausible (I hope) and based on study of her times and her "real" family members. This kind of character development takes time, but is the appeal of RP to me and I use it as an adjunct to my RL story creation and narrative development.
When all goes well, I find my SL fictional characters that exist in real historical timeframes start to speak and act for themselves; I am simply the typist who shuts up and lets them talk and interact. It's the exact same mechanism as what happens in RL when you create a successful literary character and it's enormously satisfying.
So, I spend a lot of time working on the back stories for each character (I am not nearly as adept as making sure their clothes are correct!) because it can set the stage for RP to come alive and take my characters--both in SL and RL works of non-fiction and fiction--down paths I never would have envisioned.
Historical figures -- such as Mary Delany -- are both harder and easier to portray. If great deal of biographical information exists about that character it's useful to consult, but I always go back to my roots: consult the primary documents. Read and understand the context and the times in which the person lived and approach the character as a biographer and a historian. Be careful not to cast your interpretation in today's times...that way lies madness and a real disservice to the person you are "pretending" to be.
I'm really looking foward to learning from others with an interest in RP!
I visited yesterday ....and shopped! Bravo.
Mary Delany is frantically looking for her gloves! It will not do to appear without.
Swoon-worthy! One could consider a change of gender to be able to wear these,,,grin.
