This is a tabard, with the sun moon symbol on the front and back. The symbol is flanked by a dragon on each side. The same symbol is also embossed on the buckle of the belt.
And this is a set of chainmail, which includes the chainmail shirt, chainmail pants and also a pair of chainmail boots.
This is my try at a female elf avatar. She has pointed ears, which is hidden by the prim hair. The prim hair is not included, it is actually from ETD, so those interested can get it there, from their "Novice" line of prim hair. The set I am selling comes with the skin and shape, as well as the green shirt and brown pants, and a pair of brown boots. And the leather cuirass, and also the set of metal bracers engraved with dragons.
I have also made a female drow avatar, which comes with not just the skin and shape, but also the bikini set. Her belt is embossed with a spider symbol. Like the elf avatar, prim hair is not included. The one shown in the picture is from ETD too, from their free "Lily" line.
This is my new shop space at Sampireun Designs, which is a place the sells Indonesian and Asian stuff. Here, you will find my weapons and martial arts supplies for sale, in line with the theme for the mall.
The latest in my lingerie collection is this bra and panties set. Besides the standard colours of white, beige, yellow, pink and cyan, I have decided to try making it in black this time too, just to see how well the lace designs turn out. And guess what? It came out well, so I am selling this set in all 6 colours.
Last up is "Aki". Very pale skin tone, with brownish eyebrows, though a bit thick. A more pinkish set of nipples with realistic pubic area too. She has a small nose, much smaller than most of my other skins.
Next comes this 3/4 cup bra (again, a set of 5) which also has a lacy top, though not as thick a border, as well as lacy straps. And a small simple ribbon in the centre.
I had avoided making underwear because I was afraid of smudging. The crotch area is always very difficult to make, or so I hear/read from the online forums. But somehow, things turned out well with this thongs, no smudging or anything. I guess the crotch area is actually a very thin line in the template, just don't bother to add any details to the crotch area. Anyway, this set of 5 thongs has lacy edges as well.
The last piece is this set of 5 shorts for ladies. The edges are again laced. There is a slight glitch with this piece, though. Your hip length must be quite long, else there will be some distortions near the crotch area. If you see any distortion, just adjust your hip length (in Appearances -> Torso -> Hip Length) and things should be fine.
Then we have "Akiko", a skin made for Japanese avatars. Unlike previous, similar skins, I have made the skin tone more tanned, not as pale as before. This skin also comes with both shaved and unshaved pubic regions, as well as an accompanying shape with a size more suitable for Japanese.
Last we have "Joanne", with her brown hair (eyebrows and pubic region). Her pubic region is more sparse, but still as realistic and highly defined.
Next is "Angelina", with brown hair. She has thicker lips, and a small nose.
Then we have "Brooke", who is blonde. Her face is more squarish, and her lips are wider too.
"Katie" here has dark brown hair and a darker skin tone.
"Kelly" was made based on a lady with brown hair. She has a more confident look, compared to the others.
"Eve" was the first skin that I made. It was an experiment to see how to make skins in Second Life, and well, that explains why it is not as fine as it could be. The eyebrows are slightly thicker than what I would like, the face a bit too rough. But as a basic starter skin, this is something that will do, considering the low price. And the skin is actually cut-and-paste from a photo of a real person. 
As you can see here, this is actually a katana, made from a 16x15 sphere. I made it using Blender, exported to the OBJ file, opened the OBJ file with Wings3D, and exported it from there to a sculpted texture for use in SecondLife. I also used UVMapper to create a UV map of the prim, and used it as a template to draw a test texture for the sculpted prim. As you can see, the texture did turn out quite well.
The problem is the sculpted prim itself. The original object in Blender looks like a katana. The OBJ imported into Wings3D looks like a katana. But once it has been exported as a sculpted texture, and uploaded into SecondLife, it just doesn't retain the original shape. I wonder if anyone knows why. The tip of the sword is distorted. And so is the hilt guard. While the hilt guard should be a flat disc (and looks so in Blender and Wings3D), it is distorted when uploaded. The blade should be slightly curved with a sharp tip, but it ended up being distorted too. I guess it has to do with exporting to a sculpted texture. I tried the tutorials on baking textures in Blender, but they came up with flattened shapes as well as weird protrusions.
Anyone knows what to do?
Then I made a simple scimitar, which is a large curving blade. This is also another simple design, no engravings on the blade or elaborate hilt designs.
Next I made a naginata. This is a Japanese polearm, which has a short, slightly curved blade mounted on a pole. It is a popular foot soldier's weapon, and in modern-day Japanese, the art of using the naginata is very popular amongst women.
And why stop at one polearm? So I decided to make another one, this one based slightly on the curving blade of the scimitar. It is actually a Chinese halberd, since the Western one has a different blade design. The famous General Guan Yu from the Three Kingdoms Period of China uses a polearm such as this, though with a shorter pole to make it easier to use from a horse.
This new blouse is semi-transparent, allowing you to show off what you are wearing underneath it. It is meant to be an outer blouse, worn on the jacket layer. As you can see above, I am wearing my light blue tank top underneath the blouse. The ruffles along the neckline and on the sleeves are made of prims. While the prims on the sleeves probably do not need any repositioning, those on the neckline made need to be repositioned, depending on your shape. So I have given modify permission to the neckline prims, for those who need to reposition the prims.
Being an advocate of open source software and Linux, I decided to make my own contributions to open source and Linux in Second Life by making this particular t-shirt. The logo on the front is the GNU mascot, while the familiar Linux mascot, the penguin, is found on the back of the t-shirt. Support open source, support Linux, get this t-shirt and wear it, and help spread awareness about Linux and open source software.
Those of you may remember the other set of taiji t-shirts that I recently made. Well, this new t-shirt is made specifically for members of my group Taiji Circle. Besides the taiji symbol, the name "Taiji Circle" in Chinese characters is written under the symbol, and on the back of the t-shirt are the Chinese characters for "Taiji". So if you are a member of the group, do pick up a copy of this t-shirt for yourself, and wear it to help let others know about the group. Hopefully we will be able to find more people interested in taijiquan this way, and who knows, maybe one of them is good at animation and can help us make a set of taiji moves.
A simple yet sassy design. This new addition to my summer clothing collection is a short red dress with a prim skirt. If red is not your colour, let me know and I will be glad to change the colour to something that you fancy. IM me in world.
The other part of this place is actually an open air space where people can practice taiji together. Currently, there are a few mats here, with animations. The animations are still quite simple ones, but I am sure they will be upgraded to better ones once someone comes up with a more complete set of taiji movements.
This is where Hiro Pendragon has his shop and dojo. It is a very beautiful place, with bridges and pavillions made from red colour wood, as well as the main shop itself. Inside the shop, you can find Hiro's free vendor kit, which is a bit unlike my own. His kit is configured using chat, while mine is configured using notecards. So if you are looking for a vendor kit that allows you to configure it using chat messages, you can come here and pick up a copy of Hiro's vendor. Otherwise, it is also a nice place to visit just to feel the tranquility and enjoy the serenity.
One of the few dojos in Second Life, this is Aikibudokan, set in a Japanese-style sim. The dojo is a very simple place, with tatami mats inside a simple Japanese building made of wood and rice paper walls. Outside the dojo are some books related to Japanese martial arts, so do feel free to pick up a copy for yourself.
Welcome to Caledon, a city set in the time of Queen Victoria. I found this place quite by chance, actually. I was looking through the SL Forums looking for a job, when I came across a post by Jules Whittlesea looking for translators. So I volunteered to help him for a small fee. It turns out that he needed help translating some notecards containing information for an art exhibition. So I helped him translate them into Chinese and Japanese, got paid, and also got an invitation to the exhibition held at Caledon. Click here to get to Whittlesea Commons, shown above, set in Caledon.
Exhibitions are held at the Caledon Gallery of Art, shown above. And below is a glimpse of how an ongoing exhibition at the gallery looks like.
Of course, Caledon is not just about art exhibitions. Do feel free to visit Caledon if you are interested in anything Victorian. There is a Victorian feel to the buildings here, and at the teleport point, you can even find free Victorian era clothes for you to blend in with the place.
I had always wanted to make clothes from thin cloth, which allows you to see a bit of what lies beneath. You know, like those white blouses made from thin cotton cloth. Well, today, I got down to it, using GIMP, editing the layer mask. When editing layer mask, white is opaque, black is transparent. What I did was set the white portions to light gray instead, so that the result is a slightly transparent blouse. The blouses come in white, pink, cyan and yellow.
This green colour camisole is lined at the top with a light yellowish strip of see-through cloth. At the same time, near the waist, there is another strip of see-through yellow cloth. I saw a similar design today while on the way home, and decided to see if I can make something like it. This is my simple attempt, which has room for improvement, but that is for another day... and the improved version probably won't go for L$5 like this basic design here.
