LeLutka introduced a new fades hair texture pack this weekend, and I think it’s pretty awesome! I just wish the packs were broken up into smaller ones, instead of one big fades fatpack. My personal favorite is this Cheryl hairstyle in the MarilynPinkFade texture.
LeLutka – Cheryl hair (with included alpha | with custom-made alpha | hair line
A few days ago, I mentioned that I had to tweak my head shape to wear the ploom hairstyle. I am wearing that same shape today, with the “less round” head, and it still didn’t fit the Cheryl hairstyle! I did not want to make my head more slender, so I asked Kavar to make a better alpha (get it for free on Marketplace!) for me, and he did, and it’s perfect. Thank you, Kavar! All I needed was a bit more alpha on one side to remove a patch of my head that was poking through the hair (I have no idea why only one side had this problem, since the hair seemed symmetrical). I also adjusted my forehead slope to fit the front, cos this hair seems to fit really tightly around the head/face. I also noticed the hairline was different with this hairstyle, and it has a nice effect when you’re zoomed out, but when I zoomed in, I didn’t really like the alpha textures that much (reminds me of a wig).
I’ve noticed that LeLutka’s newest mesh hairstyles seems to be more narrow than before. I have the non-mesh Jolie hairstyle, and the fit was perfect, but the newer mesh version did not fit me at all. The hair strands went into the side of my face, and I just don’t have an alpha layer to fix that. I’m hoping future hair releases will consider adding more width, or having two versions, for those of us with wider heads! 😛
What I’m Wearing:
LeLutka – Cheryl Hair (MarilynPinkFade)
Leverocci – Cannes Halter Dress (White)
SLink – Natural Barefeet Mesh Feet (Rigged)
SLink – Ilena Sandals (White)
LaGyo – Paisley Necklace (Bronze)
Maxi Gossamer – Boho Ring
Note: I can’t speak for Mayfly eyes, but just a general note… besides the uber-ultra detail, I cannot really bring myself to stuff a huge 1024×1024 texture, like some creators use, on something so little as eyes. Hence why I quickly returned to system eyes, only using mesh ones for specific photo purposes.
I second this, especially considering that oversized, unoptimized textures are one of the biggest reasons for graphics-related lag in SL.
Hi there, all the textures on Mayfly eyes are 256 x 256, so that should ease some of your very valid concerns. 🙂
For texture geeks…
Larger than that and the resolution of the eyes actually appear blurred at most distances. There’s not much point in using even 512 size because to get the full advantage of the texture, your eyes would have to be 512 pixels across on the screen, and that will never happen. 😉
~ Keshie (of Mayfly)
Thank you for the info on the texture size. 🙂
Yay, I don’t feel so guilty for wanting them now!
They are already out and I love them!!
My goodness, those eyes are gorgeous! I must have them!!
The new Luminous eyes are already out! ^_^
I announced them in world yesterday, and just put up my blog post. 🙂