Saturday, August 14, 2010

FREE Ramona Flowers Skin


In honor of the release of Scott Pilgrim, RealSKIN is releasing a free Ramona Flowers skin. Stop by the store to get your free copy!

Of course, Ramona doesn't actually take her clothes off in the movie. I had to make a few guesses about Ramona Flowers naked.

Regardless, I'm so excited about Scott Pilgrim. Go see the movie! It's awesome.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Lovely Daniell



The loverly Daniell skin is now available at RealSKIN. Stop by the store for a free demo :)

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Veronica: the Pixie


Sometimes, it's all about the eyebrows.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Angela Loves Politics


So, I really like Barack Obama. I and was thinking about how his mom is from Kansas and his dad is African. And I thought...I could do that! Presenting the Barack Obama inspired Angela. Just like Obama, she's half black and was sent from heaven to help us.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Penelope: For the Blondes!



Finally, I have some love for the blondes! The elegant penelope skin is now available with blonde eyebrows. I wish I could have made this skin with matching blonde eyelashes, but it was not in the cards. The lovely red dress is called Vanity and it was created by the equally lovely Arikinui Adria from the Nuclear Boutique.


Sunday, February 3, 2008

On Piracy

As a fellow skin designer, I feel that I need to give my opinions on the blantant copies of Emilia Redgrave's new skin line. While my opinions on the issue are controversial, it's a voice that is not usually heard among content creators in SL. Here it goes:

In the long run, there is absolutely nothing that Linden Lab can do to stop piracy in Second Life. The Second Life permission system is merely a form of DRM. Much to the chagrin of the record industry and the movie industry, copy-protection does not stop people from copying your products.

If there was a way to stop people from copying files, the RIAA would have invented it by now. While Linden Lab probably has smarter programmers than the RIAA, it's not a efficient use of Linden Lab's time. Any time and money spent on the effort would ultimately be fruitless. No matter how complicated, all copy protection will be broken. In addition, it will become easier to do so. We have seen it happen in the record industry and the movie industry. Widespread piracy will come to second life. It will be so widespread that enforcement will be impossible.

This leaves the matter in the hands of content creators. Here's what you can personally do to fight piracy.

  • Blog! - If someone is stealing your products, get the word out! The SL community is very tight-knit and most creators love to help fellow content creators in a time of need.

  • New Products - While some jerk may copy my skins, my store will always be the place to find the latest RealSKIN designs. If you want the latest skins, customers have no choice but to shop at a reputable store.

  • Customer Service - The pirate that steals your skins won't have the resources to provide customer service.

  • Marketing - The Pirate doesn't want to draw attention to their products so they can't effectively market them.

  • CUSTOM WORK - This is the big one. This is the one thing that the pirates absolutely cannot do. In fact, as piracy becomes more widespread, custom work becomes even more valuable. Check out this quote from Kevin Kelly:

When copies are super abundant, they become worthless.

When copies are super abundant, stuff which can't be copied becomes scarce and valuable.

While it may seem that taking these steps won't have much an effect, keep in mind that making money from Piracy is hard work. Often, it's not worth the effort. If you can make it harder for your pirate to make money, then you can discourage piracy.

Lovely Laura (I'm back!)




I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. I haven't really been able to work on anything lately because I've been having troubles with my computer; The screen would periodically become scrambled while I was working. When I purchased my computer, I luckily opted for the extended warranty (which ends this month!) While Apple was unable to repair my PowerBook G4, they instead replaced it with a MACBOOK PRO!

WOOT! APPLE SUPPORT RULES!

While the MacBook Pro does have a few outstanding issues with second life, it runs great under Windows using Boot Camp.

To celebrate my good fortune, I've released Laura. This skin has red eyebrows and it has a few features that some of you have been requesting: improved toes and fingers! I hope you like it.

Also, I shot the ad for this skin using WindLight. Does it look any better?

Saturday, December 1, 2007

RealSKIN ROCK STARS

I'm sorry that I've been away for a few weeks.  But, I hope this will make it up to you:  New Makeup styles for Rose and Jessica!



Each pack comes with 4 makeup styles and they are also sold separately.  Have fun being a Rock Star!

Here's a close up of the Sparrow style:

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Finally... Another for the Men



I've finally made another skin for the men: Michael is tanner than some of my previous skins and his eyes are very mysterious.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Oh No! More Halloween!




At the last minute, I've added even more Halloween skins to the store. I've added a dark black counterpart to my grey drow and darker green Dryad.

Happy Halloween!

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Halloween Skin Crazy!






I've added 2 more to the Fantasy Skin collection: Undine and Wicked Witch. Both Skins come with a shape and eyes. Thanks to Daisyblue for the idea green witch idea :)

Visit the store for a free demo.

I might stop obsessing over Halloween skins this week.

Maybe.

But, they're so much fun! Don't worry, you're see some normal skins soon :)


Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Devilishly Cute



Halloween has really motivated me to work on some more fantasy skins. This skin also includes the shape and devil horns! Yay for evil!

The devil is wearing yet another amazing outfit from Chaospire. Someone needs to tell Devyn Grimm to get back to work. I've almost purchased everything in the store :)

Lonely Night Elf Longs for Love



The Night Elf girl now has a partner! Like the other elf skins, this skin includes the shape, eyes, and amazing PRIM EYEBROWS!

Thursday, September 27, 2007

ANNOUNCEMENT: 6 Free Skins from Evian



UPDATE: There is no longer a vending machine at the main RealSKIN store. However, you can still find Evian vending machines at these locations:


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I'm excited to announce a promotion that I've been working on with Evian. Since drinking Evian can "Bring Your Skin to Life", every Evian vending machine now dispenses skins in addition to bottles of water. I'm very excited to be hosting one the machines in my own store:

SLURL to Evian Vending Machine at RealSKIN

Once you click on the Vending Machine, you'll recieve 6 skins and shapes:

  • Asian Female
  • Black Female
  • Caucasian Female
  • Asian Male
  • Black Male
  • Caucaisian Male
You can see below how the skins look.

Free Female Skins:




Free Male Skins:

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

I Hope You Like Freckles!



How can you say no to that face?

The new version of the Light Edition of the OMG: Freckles skin is now COVERED in freckles.

If you own the previous version, please contact me about getting a discount on the new edition.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Erica: a Button for a Nose



When wearing the Erica skin, you nose will be cute as a button!

She's so much trouble.

A note for Celene: I'd love to reply to your IMs, but you seem to be blocking me. Please try to unMute me. I'm not ignoring you. You just can't hear me.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

More WoW: Blood Elf



My Night Elf skin received such a good response that I've decided to release another WoW themed skin. Like the Night Elf skin, the Blood Elf also includes prim eyebrows.

FOR THE HORDE!

Friday, August 31, 2007

Anne is Better Now




I'm sorry about the old version of Anne. She was not as pretty as she could be. I would like to repent for my skin sins with this wonderful new version of Anne. I've made her face more rounded and feminine while still keeping her personality.

If you bought the old version of this skin and would like to upgrade, just send the skin back to me for L$400 towards the purchase of the new version. I'm also making this offer available for my Alesandra Skin. Just be sure to mention why you are returning the skin.

Curious about the changes? Check out the difference:


Thursday, August 30, 2007

Fantasy Skins Reviewed by Skin Score



Be sure to check out the Skin Score review of the Fantasy Skins.

LIVID *RealSKIN Darkness*



LIVID is quite a bit more pale than my previous goth skin. However, she's just as lovely. In fact, one of her makeup styles would work very well as geisha makeup as well.

Outfit: Chaospire
Hair: Kin
Eyes: Miriel