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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 .

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?

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

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?

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

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?

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

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?

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.

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?

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

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?

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

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?

How do you think this was done?

Which layers were used?

Basic Garment Examples: Orange Hawaiian Dress Texture: Orange Hawaiian Layers: Shirt Pants Skirt

Texture: Orange Hawaiian

Layers:

Shirt

Pants

Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Red Satin Gown How do you think this was done? Which layers were used?

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

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?

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

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?

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

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?

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

Texture: Black Leather

Layers:

Shirt

Pants

Skirt

Basic Garment Examples: Patchwork Casual Pantsuit How do you think this was done? Which layers were used?

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

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_address]

Garments & images by Perplexity Peccable

Contact:

Patricia F. Anderson

[email_address]