What We Do In Cursed, 3

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STORYLINE: Lilandra was an eccentric artist. Unlike the other Darks, she slept in the night and worked during the day. Her paintings were highly prized among the Dark for the powerful emotional chords they struck with the viewer. Others tried to emulate her style but ultimately failed. It was a mystery. She said needed privacy to create her masterpieces. Most accepted this explanation, however there was more to it. 

Happy WORLD GOTH DAY everyone, and welcome Akira Voorheese to the blog. She was a great help. I told her I was looking for a Bride of Dracula, ancient, vampire, and elegant. And just like that, BOOM, she had it done. Awesome. ... This first image uses heavily the wonderful Vanitas gacha by Noctis that ran in the October Tag gacha. When you touch a painting, it will slowly become more painted. It will also send you a paint palette and paint brush. I love these. (5/23/15 UPDATE: Good news! This gacha has returned to the Noctis mainstore at New Babbage.)  I included a few more artists studio gacha items from the School Festival last month by Sorgo and vive atelier. I'm a sucker for art studio stuffs. Love it. ... Akira is wearing several nice gacha from the Fantasy Gacha: the deviousMind crown and necklace, and the Una Bronte dress. She's wearing two hairs by booN. She thought I was crazy to suggest wearing 2 at the same time, but it looks great. Thanks for your help, Akira!

Setting, Painting room:
Chair, pose: Noctis Vampirium2 Parlor chair wings, 3li [mesh](255L)
Rug: Noctis Semi antique Chinese rug (55L)
Pencils, cup: SORGO Water Cup gacha, 2li [mesh](75L)
Sketchbook: vive atelier 09 Artists Sketchbook gacha, 4li [mesh](50L)
Painting, palette, brush: Noctis Vanitas painting 5/Edwaert Collier: 1663 gacha, 3li [mesh]
Painting: Noctis Vanitas painting 2/E Collier, Natura Morta con Teschio gacha, 3li [mesh]
Painting: Noctis Vanitas painting 3/Ambrosius Bosschaert 1630 gacha, 3li [mesh]
Painting: Noctis Vanitas painting 1/Phillipe de Champaigne, 1646 gacha, 3li [mesh]
Stool: Noctis Vanitas artist's stool wood gacha, 2li [mesh]
Barrel: Noctis Vanitas artist's barrel w brushes gacha, 6li [mesh]
Crate: Noctis Vanitas artist's paints and pallette on crate gacha, 6li [mesh]

On her, Lilandra:
Guest appearance: Akira.Voorheese of The SL Chatterbox blog
Necklace: deviousMind VictorianGothic - Crystal Cross 2-row Necklace , gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha)(75L)
Crown: deviousMind VictorianGothic - Crystal Cross Crown , gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha)(75L)
Dress, belt: Una Bronte Drees and belt, gacha [mesh](Fantasy Gacha)
Hair 1: booN MMK375 hair black [mesh](280L)
Hair 2: booN POI481 hair black [mesh](280L)
Tattoo: SongBird Messy Eater - Rather Hungry (100L)
Makeup: cStar Limited Cat Liner - 009 - Hardcore Cat (no longer available)
Eyelashes: Mon Chéri *MC* "Falsies" Eyelash [mesh](299L)
Fangs: Cain Realistic Vampire fangs (50L)
Lips: MUDSKIN Candy Lips_Deadly Apple glossy_Dark
Skin: Plastik Immortalia Skin-Femme:// Avicus
Eyes: S0NG Sweety~ Vampire Eye (50L)
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body - Lara V3.3 [mesh](2750L)

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STORYLINE: The truth was Lilandra mixed blood into her paints. She collected "blood scent" from various places, animals, and people. You see, to a Dark a blood scent can evoke a mood. It's similar to how music, or color can effect a human.

Oh man you guys, this setting is beautiful! I am in Vampire Heaven! lol The gorgeous bed is by Death Row. It comes with a hud to change 2 of the drape colors, comforter, and pillows. Like all Death Row furniture, it includes lots of poses for male, female, couples, and adult. It will attach props to you too, just click accept when a menu pops up. ... From the Fantasy Gacha is the beautiful gothic gacha by Ravenghost. The Sarcophagus is interactive, the lid will slide open with a nice creepy sound and you can lay down inside. The candles have a cool melting wax texture animation effect. And the Gazebo is very lovely too. ... I hear it all the time, people are looking for nice statues in SL. Guess what? You can find these amazing statues by Papermoon and The Muses at the Fantasy Gacha too! The Rares for statue and candelabra come with a hud to change all the textures, 7 statue colors, 7 candle colors, the metals. (You can mod tint the drapery if you like too) The commons have a texture hud for the candles. The swinging chandelier is it stunning.  ... Ok now all your goth loving people, Raise your Goth Flag and let it fly proud! Happy World Goth Day! Head down to World Goth Fair, shop, listen, dance, and chat with all other lovers of the gothic culture. Below is today's DJ schedule at Club Gothika at World Goth Fair.  .... p.s.  There will several new releases for WGF today since today is World Goth Day. Go check it out! Have fun!

Setting, Castle Max:
For additional pictures bv Akira, go to: https://theslchatterbox.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/lilandra/
Bed: Death Row DRD drapery bed, 8li [mesh](pg 699L, adult 999L)
Candle: Ravenghost Requiem Low Pillar Stand, gacha 1li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(69L)
Candle: Ravenghost Requiem Medium Pillar Stand, gacha 1li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(69L)
Coffin: Ravenghost Sarcophagus 1.2 RARE, gacha 8li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(69L)
Gazebo: Ravenghost Requiem Gothic Ruin RARE, gacha 16li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(69L)
Statue: Papermoon / The muses Visage: Stone - Statue 05/RARE, gacha 3li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(50L)
Chandelier: Papermoon / The muses  Visage: Light - Swinging RARE, gacha 5li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(50L)
Statue: Papermoon / The muses  Visage: Stone - Statue 06/RARE, gacha 3li [mesh] (Fantasy Gacha)(50L)
Skybox: Dysfunctional Designs [DDD] Khan's Keep Base, 55li [mesh](495L)

PoseFair 2015

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The massive Pose Fair 2015 ends today. If you haven't dropped by yet, don't miss it! There are poses for girls, guys, couples, dance animations, ... and something totally new to me, HUDS!

Shown above is the Tillies Hud. I am totally a new to using a hud helper for my picture taking, but it's amazing. I'm kicking myself for not doing this sooner! I've been experimenting with the different tools in this hud. One part of the hud am I am crazy in love with, -- being able to save multiple camera positions! Now when I crash while taking a picture, I can return right back where I was. THERE ARE 10 CAMERA SAVES! This is so amazing. Think about it, say you are making vendor pictures of a product. You want the images to be consistent and only the product or avatar changes, right? Well this with handy tool you can save you camera positions for your ads and your vendor pictures will be consistant for today, tomorrow, even a year from now! As long as you keep your camera preset, you are good to go. It works on all viewers. The hud also has sets for poses, saves windlights, changes backdrop, and more. At Pose Fair you can try out the Tillie Hud demo here: Pose Fair 2015 At the end of this post, I included an easy guide to using the Camera Section of the the hud.

The outfit I am wearing above is in a fun color theme from FATEwear, Highlands. (That's fancy speak for PANK. lol) The Belfort coat comes with a wool collar, shirt, vest and tie. I love canes, so any excuse I get to use one I will go for. lol Topping off this Jazz pose by Le poppycock is the Souzou Eien Dapper Cane. It comes with a hud to change the wood and metal colors. The setting props by Apple Fall are from the Paris gacha now located at the mainstore.

Oh, and one more thing.......
50% sale at Tableau Vivant! Almost everything is on sale for 50% off!!!  STAMPEDE!!!!!!!

On Him:
Coat, shirt, vest, tie: FATEwear Coat - Belfort - Highlands [mesh] (250L)
Cane: Souzou Eien Dapper Cane - Ornate [mesh] (150L)
Hair: Argrace Ken - White [mesh] (250L)
Shoes: PixelFashion Bradford Shoes Black V [mesh] (390L)
Hand Applier: Tableau Vivant Nathan - tone 1 (90L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Nathan - tone 1 - blond (990L)
Pants: S O R G O ButlerPants (forShirt+Belt) / DARK [mesh](no longer available)
Pose: Le Poppycock Digging on You (PoseFair 2015)(35L)
HUD: [tillie] Tillie's Posing Stand v5.00 (PoseFair 2015)(600L)

Setting:
Lights: Apple Fall AF Reflector Light, gacha [mesh](75L)
Camera: Apple Fall AF Vintage Camera w/ Tripod, gacha [mesh](75L)
Backdrop: Abranimations ProPhoto Professional Photo Studio [mesh] (885L)

Dev’s How To Guide for the Tillies v5  Hud Camera Control:

How to Save a Camera Angle:

1) Position camera where you want it. 

2) On the upper left side, select the camera icon.

3) Choose a number in the circles on the right side of the hud.

4) Click once to turn it pink.  (meaning you have selected it)

5) Click it again to turn it purple (meaning the camera angle is now saved)

6) Move your camera where ever you like.

How to return to a Saved Camera Angle:

1) When you want to return to a saved camera position, hit the esc key on your keyboard.

2) Now choose one of the numbers in the purple circles on the right side of the hud.

3) Click it.  Wa La! Camera angle is restored!

Q: But Dev, what if I crash?

A: Crashing is when the saved camera positions will really save you time! The hud saves the camera, so you can restore and pick right up where you left off before the crash.

Q: Ok cool, but what if I want to switch viewers?

A: No problem! I tried it in both Firestorm and the Official Viewer. The camera angle was exactly the same, doesn't matter what viewer you choose!  Pretty cool, huh?  ^^  (TIP: you can use the Save Windlights presets to transfer your lighting also when moving to anther viewer.)

Q: Oh I spammed up all my Saved Camera Positions, how do I get rid of them?

A: Simple, see below.

How to delete Camera Positions

1) Select the saved position you want to delete. (it will turn pink when selected)

2) Now look on your hud in upper left side for the Skull and Crossbones.

3) Click it. Boom! Saved position is now gone and the circle returns to grey (blank).

How can shuffle through camera positions quickly? (yes, I am lazy) lol

1) Next to the Skull and Crossbones are two arrows on either side of the letters “Cam”

2) Click those to shuffle quickly through your saved camera positions.

Have fun gang!

Adventures in Linden Lab's Winter Wonderland

When I heard about Linden Labs' new Winter Wonderland destination, I did a happy dance. This was exactly what I hoped the Labs would do when they asked for suggestions a few months ago. I really enjoyed the Haunted House ride for Halloween. This new addition is even larger! The Linden Portal has become a busy place. Love it!

Winter Wonderland is 4 connecting sims. It all mesh and looks great with advanced lighting and materials. When you land, be sure to accept the Experience Keys when they pop up. In the town zone, there are gifts for everyone, be sure to pick those up. You can catch the fireworks show at the top of each hour. In the snowball fight zone, you can choose from Snow Pistol or Snow Rifle. Members of the premium club have a 3rd choice, the Snow Bazooka. (NOTE: To get the premium gifts, go the Linden sandbox and click the gift vendors. Wear the Ribbon and Medal to get the extra options. Not a member? Right now there is a 50% off sale to join.) The weapons for snowball fight work inside the snowball zone. To use the snow guns outside the sim, you need to wear the gift versions. Over in park zone, The Ferris Wheel has a funny sign. To seat two people it's tricky, but keep trying. One person on the left and the other on the right. There are free skates in the ice rink, and you can customize your skates too. Over on the race track zone, you can choose a snowboard or snowmobile. The snowmobile can seat 2 people. Watch out on the snowboard, it has a jetpack on the back. You can easily fly off the course and land on someone's head. ...Maybe that's why one of them boards looks like a giant bandaid. lol

Go check out the Winter Wonderland!

To shoot the video I used SL Go on firestorm. It makes it possible for me to film with advanced lighting with fast frame rate. I even blazed around the track with no lagging. Sweet! The service is $10 a month. January is currently free for those would were subscribers in December, due a teleport bug on the official viewer. I really loving being able to shoot video now. I hope you guys are enjoying it too! Have fun at Winter Wonderland!

On Him, Devin Vaughn:
Coat, Scarf: FATEwear Harrington - Snow - Scripted [mesh](300L)
Earmuffs: LaGyo Sienna Faux fur earmuffs Black [mesh](88L)
Eyepatch: Likka House Rose Eyepatch -black- gacha [mesh](no longer available)
Hair: Argrace Ken - White [mesh] (250L)
Pants: S O R G O ButlerPants (forShirt+Belt) / DARK [mesh](no longer available)
Gloves: O.M.E.N Black Cruising Gloves [mesh](190L)
Bag: Remarkable Oblivion Messenger Bag - Never Surrender Black [mesh](199L)
Shoes: PixelFashion Bradford Shoes Black V [mesh] (390L)
Eyeliner: CL-NINE CL9v2l_HeadEyeline01C(bk)(free)
Hairbase: Action Hair Base 04 Veganic - Snow (107L)
Eyes: S0NG Winter Violet Eye (50L)
Skin: Tableau Vivant Nathan - tone 1 (990L)

On Her, Aarya Phantomhive:
Guest Appearance: Aarya Phantomhive of the Dark Phantom blog

Coat: NS Mesh Winter Coat 

Outfit: AdN DARK PRINCESS mini top, skirt

Stockings Sheer Tights 28: Torn Opaque Black Lower

Boots: MV Odyssey Onyx

Earmuffs: Argrace  Gift - Ear muff

Hair: taketomi Kokoa_Fatpack

Pet: The Secret Store - Little Rabbit - Aime

Eyepatch: SOMALI Eyepatch-L <C+M>

Piercings: [ni.Ju] Monroe Piercing,1 piercing part A (mouth)

Gloves: CD Bow Gloves White

Backpack: Zenith Leather Patwork Backpack-Black

Lip: The Sugar Garden Lip Tinte' - Vampy NT (Medium; Tone B&D)

Tattoo: The Horror! Bathory 1

Tattoo: :Z.S: Dimpled Cheeks

Tattoo: Plastik Fauxe Makeup:// HeavyMetal

Eyelashes: LovelyAlien StarryEyelashes <Tintable>

Eyes: Shy Girls Group Gift Eyes

Skin: MY UGLYDOROTHY -Special 1L Skin9