Basic Clothing Design in Second Life

Second Life at the University of Michigan

(SLUM): Brown Bag: Basic Clothing Design in Second Life

Patricia F. Anderson,

a.k.a. Perplexity Peccable

© 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

Before Class

Step 1:

Enter the Appearance Menu

• Right+Click on yourself. Choose "Appearance" from the pie menu.

Step 2:

Look at the Appearance Menu• Clothing items listed that you

can create are:– Shirt– Pants– Shoes– Socks– Jacket– Gloves– Undershirt– Underpants– Skirt

Important Concept - Layering

• Torso & Arms:– Inner Layer (by the

skin) - Undershirt– Middle Layer - Shirt– Outer Layer (arms) -

Gloves– Outer Layer - Jacket– (NOTE: Jacket will

cover Gloves)

• Construct complex garments with layers

Important Concept - Layering

• Hips & Legs:– Inner Layer (by the

skin) - Underpants– Middle Layer -

Socks– Outer Layer (arms)

- Pants– Outer Layer -

Jacket, bottom

Make Underpants

Why Make Underpants

• Privacy

• Community Norms

• What if strangers wander by?

• Adhere to Linden Labs Terms of Service

Automatically Wear

Almost Ready - Take Off Outerwear

Ready

Go!

Overview

• New garments are set to defaults

• Modify color / tint

• Customize textures

• Customize length, neckline, etcetera using sliders

Using Layers

Layers

• Practice exercise:– Make a bottom layer and a top layer

• Example: undershirt & shirt

– Use the sliders to make the top layer smaller than the bottom layer

– Tint each layer different colors

• Voila! The two layers will appear to be a single garment

• Layers can be used to make borders, edging, bodices, hems, and other details.

Tinting

Remember “Select” Button

Sliders - Ladies, Try Sleeves at 2%

About Sliders & Settings• Each garment has a variety of

parameters that can be customized• Options include length & shape• Options are displayed as images

illustrating both extremes • Beneath each pair of images is a slider

that can be used to scroll back and forth to find the setting you like best

• Beside the slider is a small text box that allows you to type in the desired percentage, if you prefer

Adding Textures

About Textures • Ideas:

– Try tinting over a light colored texture for a new effect.– Make your own textures and upload.– Find images in Creative Commons or shareware collections

and upload.

• Issues: – There are many collections of free textures around SL. These

are wonderful resources.– Some “free” textures are actually stolen - and you can’t know

which are which. Some commercial stores sell textures found free at other locations.

– Recommended: Never sell anything made with a texture from a freebies collection found in SL.

Repeat with Other Garments, Until Satisfied

Make Outfit

About Making Outfits - 1

• If you’ve never made an outfit before, make one basic backup that has the entire “you” - skin, eyes, hair, everything. Check ALL available boxes.

• Name outfit a distinctive and unique name, such as– [your avatar name]-Basic

• Outfit will appear in inventory as a folder with the name you specified

About Making Outfits - 2

• If making additional outfits to supplement your wardrobe:– Check boxes only for those clothing

/ garment / accessories that are part of this specific outfit

– Do not check boxes for body parts such as hair, skin, etc.

– Name outfit something unique and distinctive to ease finding it in your inventory

About Wearing Outfits• Find the desired outfit in your Inventory• Right click on the folder for two options

– 1. Replace outfit– 2. Add to outfit

• Replace will remove everything you are wearing now, and the look for something new from the folder.

– Warning: You may end up bald, since it may remove your hair.

• Add will not remove what you are wearing, and will only replace items that match, ie. Pants for pants.

– Warning: You may end up wearing parts of two different outfits, mixed up.

About Outfits - Inventory Tips

• Consider collecting all outfits within a subfolder for a main category such as “Clothing”

• Make two additional folders:– ! - Always Wear– ! - Usually Wear

• These two folders will usually appear at the top of your inventory list (sort alphabetically)

• In “Always Wear” put your usual shape, skin, eyes, hair, etcetera. Include HUDs, Mysti, animation overriders or other tools you want to have available all the time.

• In “Usually Wear” put your favorite shoes, underwear, & tools you use often but not always.

Wearing Outfits, Take 2

• Right-click on desired folder for outfit; choose Replace Outfit.

• Right-click on folder “! - Always Wear”; choose Add to Outfit.

Basic Garment Examples: Blue Silk Pantsuit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Blue Silk Pantsuit

• Texture: Blue Silk

• Layers:– Undershirt– Shirt, sleeves set to 2%– Pants, tinted with gray

Basic Garment Examples: Windlight Pantsuit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Windlight Pantsuit

• Textures:– Shirt: beige linen– Pants: a snapshot taken of a

landscape in SL

• Layers: – Shirt– Pants

Basic Garment Examples: Plaid Casual Pantsuit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Plaid Casual Pantsuit

• Textures:– Beige linen– Blue plaid– Denim

• Layers:– Undershirt – Shirt – Pants

Basic Garment Examples: Maize and Blue Pantsuit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Maize and Blue Pantsuit

• Texture: maize & blue floral• Layers:

– Shirt, sleeves set to 2%– Pants

• Note: Garments will map to use different parts of a complex texture, making it appear that different textures were used.

Basic Garment Examples: Gold Chenille Dress

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Gold Chenille Dress

• Texture: Gold chenille

• Layers:– Shirt, sleeves set to 2%– Pants (always wear pants

under a skirt)– Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Black & Grey Silk Suit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Black & Grey Silk Suit

• Textures:– White Asian Floral– Black Asian Floral– Black Linen

• Layers– Undershirt – Shirt (tinted gray)– Jacket – Pants– Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Orange Hawaiian Dress

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Orange Hawaiian Dress

• Texture: Orange Hawaiian

• Layers: – Shirt– Pants– Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Red Satin Gown

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Red Satin Gown

• Texture: Red Satin

• Layers: – Shirt, sleeves set to 2%– Pants – Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Winter Seasonal Outfit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Winter Seasonal Outfit

• Textures:– White Asian Floral– Christmas Leaves– Rust Knit

• Layers:– Undershirt – Shirt – Jacket – Pants– Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Rust Silk Pantsuit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Rust Silk Pantsuit

• Texture: Orange Silk

• Layers:– Undershirt – Shirt, sleeves set to 2%– Pants

Basic Garment Examples: Black Leather Short Dress

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Black Leather Short Dress

• Texture: Black Leather

• Layers:– Shirt – Pants – Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Patchwork Casual Pantsuit

• How do you think this was done?

• Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Patchwork Casual Pantsuit

• Textures:– Rust plaid– Hobo patchwork quilt– Blank

• Layers:– Shirt, sleeves set to 2%– Pants– Socks

Credits

• Garments & images by Perplexity Peccable

• Contact:– Patricia F. Anderson– [email protected]