Crash Landing (And Showing Off My Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov Second Life Avatars) – Ryan Schultz

Six weeks ago I wrote the following on this blog:

No, I will no longer be writing about Second Life. Of course, I’ll still play it anyway.

Well, as long-time readers of my blog know by now, I absolutely terrible It’s about sticking to the promises I made about my blog content. right? right??!?

my 4 weeks fierce competition– When I was in a car accident last weekend (ironically on my birthday), I was so inspired that my endorphins were at an all-time high. Neither I nor the other driver were injured, but both vehicles were damaged. I was shaken violently, the accident made me feel sick, and my existing neck and shoulder pain got worse. I was in my first car accident in almost 20 years, and I felt like such a fool. Now I have to visit insurance agents, car dealerships, and repair shops in between visits to the physical therapist, massage therapist, and doctor. I was exhausted and took sick days to rest, relax and recover. To be honest, I’ve been a bit confused the past few days.

To take my mind off my current problems and avoid the vicious cycle of depression, I fierce competition Visit the fanfiction community at Archive Of Our Own and check out Reddit and Tumblr for the latest fan art, memes, and fanfiction recommendations. So I decided to take two of my little male alts (i.e. alternate, non-main avatars) and transform them as much as possible into Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, the gay hockey players from the hit TV series Crave. fierce competitionbased on game changer A series of novels by Nova Scotia author Rachel Reid. (Some people who are artists can draw fan art. Instead, I chose to leverage my 18+ years of Second Life avatar creation and styling know-how to create a model for my own fan art form.)

I posted the results in several successive Primfeed posts (Because my account is set to private, most people can’t access my posts because they require a Second Life account to access them.) as well as received a good response on Tumblr (Even if there’s no nudity or sex, to see my photos you have to agree to view potentially adult content, and you may actually need to sign up for Tumblr to see them. Anyway, all the photos are reposted below.).

So this evening I finally decided to share some photos of my work in progress and include some detailed styling notes for the Shane and Ilya avatars. First, a few photos (click on each photo to see a larger size):

Ilya Rozanov Styling Credits:

• Head, Eyes, Hair Base: LeLutka Kris head (previously a prize from the LeLutka December event)
• Hair Skin: Barca by Gloom (Velour Ivory Skin Tone. Last weekend’s sale item informed by Dreamer Pixelmade)
• eyebrow: Nuve Charlie Eyebrows (EvoX, available in light brown shades, free group gift, joining the Nuve group costs L$350 but you’ll receive dozens of EvoX eyebrow fat packs!)
• Facial points: Ellie beauty marks and moles for Guapa’s EvoX (not a perfect match, but close enough for now)
• Neck moles: Izzie’s neck mole (middle)
• hair: WingsDG ER0714 brown pack (probably the hardest one to find – I tested a lot of hair from different places before deciding that this pack was the closest to Ilya’s bushy, curly hair!)
• body: Meshbody Legacy Special Edition Basic (free, available in the Avatar Welcome Pack)
• Body Skin: Velor Picasso Homme Fit figure in ivory skin tone (chest, legs, Happy Trail body hair and body moles are included in the package)
• nail: Brown 4800B Natural Short Nails Male – Legacy/Athletic (Available in SL Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/4800B-NATURAL-SHORT-NAILS-MALE-Jake-Kario-Athletic-Davis-Gianni/26241982; I used Blushed Legacy Lite Fingernails and Toenails Alpha available for free here)
• toenail: Purec Nature Nails Men (Group gift, free group participation)
• shape: Starting with the body and eyebrow shapes included in the Varka skin package, I work with the face, head and body sliders to match the internet photo of Ilya Rozanov/Connor Storrie (still a work in progress, but very happy with the results).
• Override animation: Tuty’s sLIFE Free Male AO (Free)
• Plaid Jacket: Rowers Beck Jacket #1 Legacy/Athletic (available free with Rowers store credit earned from previous Shop and Hop events)
• shorts: Hardcore (HD003ST) Men’s Slim Fit Shorts Black (purchased for free using free Hardcore store credit from a previous Shop and Hop event)
• Hockey t-shirt: Hollander and Rozanov matching Ottawa Senators team t-shirts. Available for L$60 on SL Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Tribute-T-Shirt-Heated-Hockey-Tees/27912865

Shane Hollander Styling Credits:

• head: LeLutka Eon Lite head (free, included in the Avatar Welcome Pack)
• Hair Skin: Alexandrite’s Nick skin (Velour Moon skin tone, also a weekend deal as reported by Dreamer Pixelmaid)
• eyebrow: Nuve Dylan Eyebrows (EvoX, black, free group gift, as mentioned above, joining the Nuve group costs L$350, but you’ll receive dozens of EvoX eyebrow fatpacks!)
• eye: Alexandrite Florist Eyes
• freckles: 25% off Voglia Freckless (I received this as a gift from a previous shopping event and now I’ll keep going until I find the perfect Shane Freckless!)
• Hair Base: Dura Black Hair Base BoM EvoX (F1-01, group gift)
• hair: Jack Hairstyle by ADE (Free group gift, groups can participate for free)
• body: Meshbody Legacy Special Edition Basic (free, available in the Avatar Welcome Pack)
• Body Skin: Velor Eros Lite for Legacy (moon skin tone, given away by Velor 6 years ago at the first LeLutka December event)
• nail: Brown 4800B Natural Short Nails Male – Legacy/Athletic (Available in SL Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/4800B-NATURAL-SHORT-NAILS-MALE-Jake-Kario-Athletic-Davis-Gianni/26241982; I used Blushed Legacy Lite Fingernails and Toenails Alpha available for free here).
• toenail: Purec Nature Nails Men (Free)
• shape: Starting with the included Nick body and eyebrow shape, it’s about playing around with the face, head, and body sliders to match the Internet photo of Shane Hollander/Hudson Williams (still a work in progress).
• Override animation: Tuty’s sLIFE Free Male AO (Free)
• Plaid Jacket: Hardcore (HD008JK) Hoodie Men’s Jacket with R/B (purchased for free using free Hardcore store credit from a previous Shop and Hop event)
• shorts: Arcback Shorts Blue – Legacy Basic (Free. I think I got these from the new avatar shopping island here).
• Hockey t-shirt: Hollander and Rozanov matching Ottawa Senators team t-shirts. Available for L$60 on SL Marketplace: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Tribute-T-Shirt-Heated-Hockey-Tees/27912865

Other credits:

• Bed with built-in hugging poses and animations: Dutchie’s Gay Sex Bed (I had Shane and Ilya test out the in-store model for the hugging pose, but the animation is great so I’m sure I’ll go back and actually buy this!)
• All other photos taken on the top-secret desert island, where objects such as pose stands can be re-created for a short period of time, will be returned automatically. and, noI don’t tell you where it is!

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