JuicyBomb

In this tutorial, I will show you how to use a resize script to easily modify hair, this is especially useful if you're not that great with modding prims via the edit menu. I like using this script for hair fatpacks, since I want them to be resized 'the same way' each time.

Typically for me, most hairs are too small so the scalp shows through the prim. This script can be used to shrink or resize by increments of 1%, 5%, or 10%. The script I am using for this tutorial is the SRU Resize scripts 2.4 by Wietse Cassini. Look up the creator's profile for picks to his shop.

Step 1. Rez your hair on the ground (be sure to make a backup copy first!).

Step 2. Locate your scipt in your inventory.

Step 3. Right click on your hair on the ground, and select EDIT from the pie menu.

Step 4. Drag all 3 resize scripts (resize controller, resize distributor, and resize resizer) into the Content tab of your hair.

Step 5. Touch your hair to populate the script throughout the prims. The hair I'm using is Maitreya's 'Faye' style, so this is what the script whispered…

Maitreya Faye – Natural Blond: Beginning child script injection
Maitreya Faye – Natural Blond: Done

Step 6. Once that's done, delete the resize distributor script from the hair.

Step 7. Take the hair back to your inventory.

Step 8. Wear it and select the hair again by right clicking on it and go to EDIT, once the Edit menu for the hair pops up…

Step 9. Go to TOOLS on the client menu, and select 'Set Scripts to Running in Selection'. This step is crucial, if you don't do this the script will not work!

Once you have selected 'Set Scripts to Running in Selection' a menu should pop up that looks like this:

Wait for that to say 'done', then click on your hair to start resizing via the menu! 🙂

If everything was done correctly, you will be able to resize the hair via the menu and also the traditional edit menu at the same time.

This may seem like a lot of steps at first, but it'll be second nature once you do it a lot. I like to use this method when resizing fatpacks of hair for uniformity.

This tutorial applies to anything you want to resize, not just hair! I hope it helps! 🙂

While the SL client does not have built-in emotions for our avatars to express themselves, there are free Emoters available in-world with over a dozen facial expressions. I rarely ever use it, but I find myself wanting to, every time I see screen captures from The Sims!!

The reason I think that most people don’t use Emoters is because it makes our avatars look more creepy than cute! And if you’re a prim-lash-wearing-addict like myself, the prim lashes stay in place and appears to be floating away from your avatar’s face rather than move along with the eyelids. Currently there’s no way to force prim lashes to move, but for photography you can edit them to fit each emotion and fake a perfect fit. 😛

I’m not a Photoshop genius, so I try to set up the shot as close to what I want as possible in-world.

1. Press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+D, to bring up the Advanced client menu
2. Go to Advanced -> Character -> Slow Motion Animations and click to enable it
(Slow Motion Animations is a feature that slows down animations on your client only, so others will not see this but it is useful when trying to capture dances, emotes, poses, etc.)
*note: Don’t forget to uncheck Slow Motion Animations once you’re done using it, otherwise animations will look too slow on your client.)

3. Play with the random expressions on the Emoter and snap away!!

For the photograph above, I used a combination of "Mouth Open" and "Big Smile" to create a totally new facial expression! I haven’t experimented with all the expressions to see what "new" emotions I can create, but Slow Motion Animations is a great feature and lots of fun when combined with an Emoter HUD.

Happy…

Unhappy….

Where to get an Emoter HUD? I use the one that came with my MystiTool, but they’re free everywhere!! Ask someone you know, they might be able to pass you a copy. 😛

For this blog entry, I’ve tried to use lighting that has more shadows because the images are captured with scenery, rather than my usual prim background. Do you prefer photographs that are typical blog-style (see my Lighting Tutorial) or with more depth? I’ve been criticized for taking ‘flat’ photos because I eliminate all shadows when I blog items… so I’m really trying to experiment with other lighting!

A typical Gogo-style blog photo:

With Shadows:

I agree the 2nd photo makes SL look way better, because SL is beautiful!!!! <3 Windlight. But when I’m blogging skins I prefer well-lit images with no shadows.

What I’m Wearing:

AOHARU – SweetDressCoat (Pink)
AOHARU – MultiColoredMoutonBoots (White)
AOHARU – ArgyleSocks009
ETD – Brittany hair
GBL / *BOOM* – Muffuns
Gala – Classic – Blossom Skin