I haven’t made a new shape in a few months, so I thought I would do one for this new Laqroki skin. I loved the way the face on this shape turned out; it’s really adorable and curvy in all the right places. I almost didn’t sell this shape after I made it, cos I wanted to keep her for myself! If you’re looking for a new look, check out the Melinda Shape from Juicy — style card is included!
Purchase this shape at Juicy in-world or on Marketplace.
Today I want to share a fun new project called Dream Overlay. It’s a free browser based photo editor that lets you transform your photos with dreamy, nostalgic overlays and effects, whether they’re Second Life screenshots or your real life memories.
If you’ve followed JuicyBomb for a while, you probably know how much I love taking photos in Second Life. I’m also a huge fan of retro aesthetics, old film, film grain, light leaks, faded photographs, rainy windows, and all those little imperfections that somehow make a photo feel more like a memory. Dream Overlay was inspired by that style and by my love of editing photos.
I wanted to create something that made photo editing easy and fun for people like me. You shouldn’t have to buy expensive software or pay for a subscription just to add a little nostalgia to your pictures. Everything runs right in your browser, so there’s nothing to install and no account to create. Your photos stay on your device, and if you’d like to continue editing later, you can export your project as a Dream file and import it again anytime. You can also export full resolution images or create high quality MP4 videos with animated effects.
If you’re not sure where to begin, check out the premade Looks in the sidebar. They’re a fun way to get started with just one click, and you can always customize them further to make them your own.
Photo overlays aren’t exactly a new idea, but I wanted to build something that was simple, completely free, and enjoyable to use. I hope Dream Overlay makes editing your photos a little more fun, whether you’re capturing moments in Second Life or in real life.
Dream Overlay runs entirely in your browser, so editing very large photos or rendering MP4 videos may temporarily use more memory or CPU power. That’s completely normal and stops once the export finishes. If things ever start feeling slow, try refreshing the page (Ctrl + F5 on Windows or Cmd + Shift + R on Mac), use fewer fewer filters, closing a few browser tabs, or working with a smaller image if you’re using an older computer.
I’m not a professional programmer, so building Dream Overlay has been a learning experience for me. If you happen to find a bug or something doesn’t work quite right, please let me know. I’ll keep improving the editor and fixing issues as I learn.
If you enjoy using Dream Overlay, I’d really appreciate your support by sharing it with your friends. I’d also love to see what you create! Feel free to share your edits in the Dream Overlay Flickr Group so everyone can get inspired by each other. If you post your creations elsewhere, I’d appreciate a credit to Dream Overlay so more people can discover the editor.
I really hope you enjoy using Dream Overlay as much as I enjoyed creating it. Have fun, and I can’t wait to see what you make.
Katat0nik‘s newest Ruff Haus dress comes in so many vibrant candy colors and is so adorable! The skirt is a sculpted one-piece attachment, so it’s not very AO or pose friendly (my butt shows through in many of the poses that I’ve tried). I guess it looks great for photos but aghhhhh….. I can’t wait for flexi sculpts and/or mesh!
I’m also wearing the new Kita Mary Jane shoes from Katat0nik, and they come in all colors to match the Ruff Haus dress.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel – Elly (Honey) Pure/nolash (ltbrow)
Pink Fuel – Elly (Honey) Juicy Gloss (Peach)
Truth – Danni (Champagne)
Kunglers Extra – Anemona (Ivory)
Katat0nik – Ruff Haus (Candy Green)
Katat0nik – Kita Mary Jane (B/W)
Hi everyone! I am at Venexia, a Gothic Venice roleplay sim. I don’t RP, but I was able to visit this sim by wearing a visitor’s tag (touch a sign near the gondola for one). I fell in love with the new Vivian dress from G-Field, and chose it in Winter Sky Blue, with Black accents. I think the outfit really suits the dark mood of this sim.
I still haven’t taken off my mesh hands from SLink! If you guys liked my review, you should also check out Iris’ review over at NWN.
Today I’m not the Queen of Juicy, I’ve decided to join the darker side and become the Pirate Princess of Exile. I’m loving these made up titles for myself!! It’s like Game of ThroneSL. House JUICY? House EXILE? Where are my alliances!
How do you really feel about gacha? I would have loved to buy the complete Pirate Wench dress from Alchemy in Red but of course that was a rare, and I didn’t get it. I was lucky to even get this one dress, and a pile of mismatched eye-patches and hats. I’m alright with Sky Blue, so I paired it with the Adored Bow from SpellBound that I picked up earlier this week. It was probably better that I didn’t get the hat in my dress color, since I don’t really know how I would fit hair under it. That’s my gacha adventure for today…. Arrrrrr!
Also a big thank you to people who said they liked that I’m blogging more. I’m really happy that you’re still reading my blog, even though it has become somewhat of a #selfies place.
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
Exile – London
SpellBound – Adored Bow
Donna Flora – Ilde Necklace & Earrings
Alchemy – Pirate Eye Patch (Sky)
Alchemy – Pirate Wench (S) Sky
Rewind is upon us, and you’re definitely going to find me among one of the people rushing in to buy cool stuff there! There’s a lot of stuff in this picture due to me trying to decorate my backgrounds more, but check out the teen band posters in the back! You can get these Spice Girls and hair band inspo posters at Rewind, which opens tomorrow. There’s some other cool stuff out by RC Cluster and other brands at new events too, which I’ll list in the credits below.
Now, check out this awesome bento pose HUD. It’s gonna give Catwa a run for its money, right? This facial expression HUD is by Happy Dispatch, and is only 480L at SaNaRae. You can control eye and mouth settings separately… you can even adjust the extremity of each pose! Everything from subtle smirks to goofy smiles can be created. It’s a must-have for every blogger.
Do you like when bloggers list everything they decorated with in their pictures, or just what they’re wearing? Let me know! I’ve challenged myself to create more intricate pictures this year and this means more stuff you might want to know the credits for, as a result. I’m fine either way with your preference!
What I’m Wearing:
Lelutka Simone Bento Head
Pink Fuel Doll v2 skin
Lamb – Cat Rider
Luas – Cute And Creepy Headband (free at Gacha Garden)
RC Cluster – Storytime Book (at C88)
Addams – Electra Denim Short
Kauna – Safety Glasses
Tres Blah – Fitted Tee (group gift)
Decor:
Cabinet and heater by Custom Style Motors (zarege.resident)
Posters by RC Cluster (Rewind event)
Clock and text by Zerkalo
Lovecard Collector Bucket by RC Cluster (The Playroom event item)
Heart in a jar by Junk Food (gift from Gacha Garden)
What I’m Wearing:
Pink Fuel Skin
Wasabi Pills – Sharon (Orchid)
Ricielli – Roya Drapped Undershirt (Fitted) /White
Ricielli – Roya Leather Jacket (Fitted) /Turquoise
Teefy Zia High Slit Skirt (White)
SYSY’s – Boule de Fleur – Necklace – GOLD
I’ve always loved your shapes. Never remove my juicy shape. But I can’t help but notice that on nearly every shape post, someone will ask why you don’t do demos, and you don’t respond. I stopped buying after laura (which was a long time ago) because I hate it when I buy something and it doesn’t work out the way I wanted it to. You’re a talented shape maker, Gogo, and I know I’d own a lot more shapes from Juicy if I knew it would work with my skin.
hi Delilas! Leave me your name and I will send you a gift 🙂
This is a really cute shape! Even though I don’t play SL anymore. I always check in your blog. Makes me miss SL. >.<
Very pretty!
I just wish you had a demo of the shape so I could see how it looks with my creations before I buy it.
Oh I absolutely agree! I’m a one-skin woman, I only change my skin when the quality is reallly aged (like every year or even 2!), so if a shape doesn’t fit my skin, I wouldn’t wear it.
Gogo! We need shape Demo’s!!
Wow! My jaw dropped. I might buy it though I’m very attached to my shape, she has a great body, though!!!
I love your shapes too, Love looking at them, But have to agree with so many awesome shapes to chose form demos would be great 😀 But from the photos they really do look stunning.
Looks great. 🙂 I too would suggest that you consider adding demos for your shapes — at least so people can see how faces would look.
*blows a kiss* http://www.skintilicious.com/#post71 Totally gorgeous shape, you did really good on this one! I only changed it a liiiittle bit, cuz it’s so perfect.
I really like the hair and the bra/shirt in this post. Can you please let us know where they are from?
The shirt & “bra” are from Mon Tissu, the shorts are from BOOM and the shoes are from Maitreya Gold. I’m not sure about the hair though and I’m curious as well, it’s cute.
The hair is Iris from Truth (:
I agree with everyone else…demos would help
in choosing a shape. I just got Sophia and not quite
happy with the way it looks with my skin…would love to
try a demo of Melinda!
I make shapes FOR a skin. It’s certainly wearable with any skin you’d like, but would prob have to tweak some. If it’s worn with the skin that’s listed in the included style card, it should look exactly like the vendor image. 🙂
It’s cool that you make shapes FOR a skin but…you’re shapes are really great and some might not want to wear the skin that the shape is for (or can’t afford it). Plus, it kinda sucks if you walk around and see everyone looking the same as you….just saying.
I’d love to demo your shapes and that’s the reason why I don’t buy any from Juicy. But I did take a chance with the Chelle shape…and I did buy the skin in the style card but ended up hating the skin and modified the shape a little to fit my next skin.
For 800L I’m at least expecting to try a demo, and I’m not buying a shape to wear with only one skin when I have over 30 sets in my Inventory…
Uh, you can wear Juicy shapes with ANY skin you want to, but I make faces that I think are attractive to go with the skin it’s made for (info listed in style card). If someone wants to wear the shape with some other skin(s), they should tweak, or wear it as-is, but I do not recommend that. Everyone knows that one shape does NOT fit all skins, ever. I tweak my shape for every new skin, so there’s a Gogo version of every brand/skin that I wear, hope that makes sense.
Gogo, I bought this shape several months ago and it is my FAVORITE shape and consequently the only one I wear now. I do have the skin suggested for it, but I actually found it too dark for some reason so I’m using Ebba Fair 02 and love-love it! It works with ANY colour/style of hair (right now I’m wearing blonde).
To those questioning the cost, 800L for a shape you will probably wear ALL the time, and one that works with a LOT of skins (with some minor tweaking, as you have to do with every shape) is really not that much. I consider it a good investment because now I’m not constantly trying to find a better shape or tweak the one I have on. This one is PERFECT.
Seriously – take the plunge. You won’t regret it!
Love ya Gogo!