Clothing Tutorials

The following help for making clothing were originally posted on the Torley Lives blog. Recognizing that info wants to be free and the list would be more useful it was updated regularly, the contents have been migrated here. Please add your fave tuts, remove obviated bits, and improve the usefulness of this resource!

General

• Official Templates by Linden Lab - These are the official templates by Linden Lab. A solid general base to work from.

• Clothing & Skin Templates by Chip Midnight - You’ll need to be signed into your account on the SL Forums to read this, and more down the page. These templates are even higher-rez than the official ones. Chip Midnight is an original master of fine fashions in SL. Once you get really serious about detail, you’ll want to get these and have a deep look.

• Second Life Tutorials by Robin Sojourner - AKA Robin Wood, he has a really elegant, organized approach. Check out his fantasy art as proof! He’s mentioned he’ll be adding more to this site, so keep watching, and check out his posts on the forums too, like his fab T-Shirt Template — learn how to make wrinkles without photosourcing!

• Tutorials by Nicola Escher - The presentation of these tuts is aesthetically pleasing. These have been newly updated for ‘07, and are also available in German, Dutch (Nederlands), Chinese, and Norwegian translations. Nicola says: "I’ve got Spanish and Italian on the way." Very easy to follow, effectively illustrated. These elegant episodes include:
  • Introduction to Creating Clothing
  • Creating Your First Shirt
  • Alpha Channel Primer
  • Creating A Tattoo
  • Creating A Mannequin

• T-Shirt Tutorial by Nephilaine Protagonist - ‘Laine is head of PixelDolls, quality in quantity for the avatar. Here she shows how to make a shirt. It’s a bit hard to read, but follow the directions and keep at it. Note: the tutorial is currently missing, but Nephi left a note that she's planning to rewrite it.

• SL Forums Posts by Chosen Few - This sci-fi expert is a texturing databank. Watching him answer questions is like a cross between classical opera and a current events talk show, without the boring parts. The often-messy structure of the SL Forums has ironically lent itself well to his clarity. Just read his posts!

• SLUniverse Knowledge Base by Cristiano Midnight - More than just clothing tutorials, this is a whole potpourri of SLinfo you’ll want to plunge into.

• Tattoo Creation by Amber Stonecutter - Tattoos may be likened to clothes that are harder to take off, at least offline. The magic unfolds in this thread. Amber had never made a tutorial before, and in response to Flugel inquiring, she spontaneously cooked one up — pictures and all! She even got props from Chosen and Robin.

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