Put a hat on it and call it a thing

So I distracted myself last week with thoughts of trying something non-hair related... and what happened? I made a hat... apparently the apple doesn't fall far from this here tree:

This is the Bakerboy - now live instore and priced the same as a regular hair fourpack... a little steep for a hat on its own, you might say, but I got carried away. It was, after all, supposed to be an exercise in texturing, so I made a few variations... all selectable by touching the hat and clicking the relevant button:

I like it... a lot... and am yet to take it off... :)

Well - not true. I took it off long enough to shoot some vendor ads today for two new Savoir Hair freebies - Aura and Julius:

Both are out now in the four limited "Miscellany colors" - Discord Red, Raven Black, Ash Blonde and Milk Chocolate. Aura you've seen before, but Julius marks something different - new twist sculpts, and a new hairbase - the pineapple - that's set to make something of an appearance towards the end of the month - watch this space!

Until next time,

Kalli

Slight technical hitch...

I've been performing a little background tidying and switching to a new primary Email address. I've changed a few blog associations as a result and it appears that images are not behaving the way they ought to be.

If this persists I'll re-upload those going back a year or so in due course - prior to that I'm afraid might prove difficult as well as time consuming.

I'm hoping that things settle down, but I guess we'll have to see.

In the meatime, here's a pic of something new I've been working on since Hair Fair - basically I got bored and thought I'd prototype some glasses...

More news in the not too distant future, I'm sure...

Until next time,

Kalli

Silent running

Caught up prepping for Hair Fair... but can announce I've completed the fourth style, and two bandanas to be sold exclusively on September 7th... Look out for them - as I'll be keeping all details relating to them quiet until release date.

Work will continue on Hair Fair stuff at the detriment of anything else until it's all done, dusted and ready to go... but let's just say; it'll be worth the wait.

Until next time,

Kalli

finetuning...

More armband details...

Decided the big ones were a little too much at first... and a little ungainly... so I've gone back, added som buckle details and created a pair of dogcollar armbands...



Well.. doesn't show an awful lot, but they're a lot more subtle I think... I'll look at creating another few larger ones at a later date.

In the meantime, it's back to the hair I think... going to clone up a few more into completeness before starting on a secret project, bought on more as a joke with a few friends at the weekend over too much coffee and cake while playing party-type computer games.

Wow... 100th post...

And a little bit of a sidetrack here...

Recently things have slowed down as first Alice, and now I have been remarkably ill with a really heavy cold. I'll update as and when there's some progress buildwise, but for now... bleugh...

Even so... as a random aside, while pratting about not so long ago I came up with a potential hair ornament... a punched leather thing with chrome eyelets... I'm yet to use it, but I've realised that it makes a good wristband...

So... why just wear one when eight will do?



Hope you like the hair... This is Luna in the new shade Barley, set for launch soon.

Regarding the rest, the skin is "No Sun" red makeup by Ayiki Takakura at Creactions, the stripy red bikini's from WRONG, the goggles are the gato blues from Miau Haus, and the body oil (for it is there in abundance) is from Stars...

Earrings and (heavily customised) shape are designers own and not for sale... sorry...

Until next time,

Kalli

hiccups

For a number of reasons, some personal (SL related but I'm not telling) and others private (RL related, and the same), I do not suspect that I'll be getting any hair out in the next few days; meaning Oscar and Angelus will probably be released early next week instead.

What I have done is relaunch and rebrand one of the Illumina rings, which is up for sale in the eye hut. on and off bling, windlight renderglow, lightsourced and flight assisted... not bad for 99L...



Until next time,

Kalli

I really must stop distracting myself...

Every once in a while I get a hairbrained idea... as you well know by now, all those who read this. The latest was no different. I've been debating the logistics of expanding the shape packages I intend to offer to include skins, hair and eyes to make an all-in-one instant avatar for a reasonable rate...

Well... that's all great in principle, but it means learning a hell of a lot about how graphics software works... and no, I've not succumbed and picked up a copy of Photoshop. I've been yutzing about with my ancient Heath-Robinson technology and created the easier of the two texture-based deals... eyes!



Naturally, I'm telling you this as the vendor is now live... and pictured above... so do come and give them a look! They're up in the accessories gazebo, and in true Discord Designs tradition, they're cheap and cheerful. Hope you like!

Until next time,

Kalli

So what have I been doing?

It really doesn't look like I've been up to much of late, but trust me... I have!

New style on the way... tinted and cloned and set to load into the vendor... Called Whisper (after Wisper Dagger, who requested it) and it works as a half-updo variant of the XL ponytail. The tiara is colorchange on both band and flowers and is also removable if you don't want... all done through the voice channel... It's nice! (And Wisper herself offered to model it... so there you go!) It's the most complex style I've made to date in terms of number of textures and scripts; but it was rather fun all the same!



ALL vendors have now been updated in-store... and it looks SO MUCH better... if you haven't seen them yet, do drop by and have a nose! I've also created new adverts and I've reworked Marion to make it a LOT better... in the sense that the textures now do what they're supposed to and it appears seamless rather than blocky like it has been. Will notify further once the vendor has been repopulated... so PLEASE don't buy yet... although I'll be shipping upgrades to everybody that does...

Furthermore, I've created a lovely peacock feather to tuck behind your ear which will feature on a new style, tentatively named 'Kate', that has been requested for a 1920s club... details to follow.

In addition; on the accessories front, I've been playing with a pair of chrome and leather flight goggles with a distinct steampunk vibe. They're scripted to allow flying above preset limits... and they're coming together nicely.

In short, expect quite a few new releases or upgrades over the next week or two...

As always, until next time,

Kalli

Tatt'll do...

A slow weekend on the design and build front for very good RL reasons... And seeing as I've always been one to segregate SL and RL, so shall it remain... and no... it's nothing to do with the release of the final Harry Potter. Ok... Maybe it does; at least in some vague way... but I digress.

Just wanted to announce that the tattoo mentioned here is now live in the accessories gazebo. Priced at a lousy $L25, it's sold as a threeway bundle of undershirt, shirt and Jacket layers. While the work itself is black, it can be tinted around the edges to create a smoother blend with your underlying skin.

On a hair front, I'm finalising textures and positioning of Tori, and looking to clone and tint as and when I'm happy. I initially meant it to be a flexi, but it's looking much more likely to hit the shelves as a $L75 static... which is in no way a bad thing... Personally I feel this insistence on Flexi hair is a bit of a fallacy when short styles are involved... and Tori is rather short in places. More details to follow.

Until next time,

Kalli

A change of pace... New tattoo preview

OK... so it's not new... in fact I made it in December of last year, but it has so far been unique to me. A two kanji blackwork piece that nestles between the shoulderblades and reads (or at least I'm told it reads) "Conformity":



Set to go live for a nominal fee as and when I can draw up the vendor ad. Hope you like it!

Hair in the above shot is Kitsune in Ash Blonde, for reference...

Until next time,

Kalli

Product Lines are go... More coming online in the next few days...

Alrighty the time has come to announce that the first hairstyles are live... and what's more, there are 7 accessory vendors currently active with many more planned...

Current hairstyles available are Zoe, Band, Eowyn and Marion. Criss will be the next up, with Samurai and the ponytails not far behind. Due to the way we're doing it now, there might be a little wait for Kitsune, George, Joss and Heidi... In fact, the way things are looking Ryoko may trump the last four and be launched in the very near future, as it's being built prescripted and ready to tint...

I'll be sure to fling up photos as soon as I can...

And what's more... it's basic, but we have a Slurl... Click Here to get the linky to teleport straight to the store!

Have fun!

Until next time, wish me luck with the new hair builds... ;)

Kalli