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Engine Room March 2024 – Part III

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TUNES

Skepticism might keep you sane,
but it won’t necessarily keep you alive.

[- Mima Sawsaan, Carnival Row -]

When I was at the Engine Room event today to find my next look for a blog post, I came across that amazing outfit from CHANDRA. When I saw that, I immediately remembered that cool head, which BeSpoke released at the Warehouse Sale this round.
I have no clue why, but I instantly had a “Carnival Row Feeling” – you remember that show on Amazon Prime with Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom? When I found a sim called “Tirna-Nog” in Second Life, I just had to go that path for my picture today!

Lately you hear more and more about AI (Artificial Intelligence) used for artwork. I have to admit, I am not yet fully sold about that, if people create pictures only with AI and kinda just put words to get a full picture. Maybe I am too old to be convinced completely, or I do have a weird mind. Iam 46 years old – I guess it was 46 *laughs* – I learned to draw with pencils and colored pencils as a kid and it took me years to learn how to draw myself on a graphic tablet/monitor (… and I am still learning that). Maybe that is the reason why I can not yet allow myself andl my brain to think about art, if everything is just generated by words and no one ever touched it with any kind of pen, pencil, graphic pens or what ever you can hold in your hand to create something. Ok to be fair, a photographer is slightly different, but in the end he caught a situation with his own eye and camera in his hands as well *snickers* I hope you get what I mean 😉

What I found interesting after I forced myself to look more into AI, is that you do not have to create a complete ready made art piece with it, but you can enhance your work with it. That caught my interest. I am always looking for new tips, tricks and twists I can learn and use for my Second Life pictures.
Lately I was kinda depressed with taking pictures in SL. It felt all the same even if I tried to learn new techniques for Photoshop to enhance my pictures as even Second Life has it’s limits – especially with lights and shadows, movement or even sometimes with posing ot what you can get to set up a scenery.
You can add things you miss, you can correct minor issues, you even can enlarge a scenery if you took the wrong size to make the perfect picture… really interesting and as well exciting. If you miss a backdrop or a background you can kinda create parts of that. I tried to make a whole backdrop first as well but the way it does look like, I decided to not do that yet, as it was too far always from the look of a real Second Life environment and I do enjoy that still a lot. So I tried just to fool around with 2 birds – to be precise 2 crows – I wanted to add to my picture. It did take me quite a while, since I just started to play with it. I had to generate one crow like 50 times until I figured out what I had to put in to have it sit, no spread wings and facing the right direction. After a while I realized, that it does even pick up the lights I had put inworld already and since I wanted to change that a little too, I had to start over again after I worked all my lightning and shadows. I did not yet know how to safe the generated birds yet, so I started over new on those again. Then I wanted to darken the background a little bit and… DANG… the generated birds again looked wrong as they pick up parts of the background as well to fit in properly. Ok… deleting the birds again and get everything else right first *chuckles*.

It was the start of a learning process I really want to look into more, even if I do not want to fully work with AI and my avatar only – Second Life is way to pretty for that and so many amazing creators, designers and sim builders did (and do) put a hell lot of work into creating amazing places for us to be there and to create pictures.

Clothing

Outfit: +CHANDRA+ – “Lucca Outfit” (Reborn) – NEW @ Engine Room // March 2024

Accessories

Nails: V/. VoluptasVirtualis – “[Esbaa]” (Maitreya, Bento) – NEW @ Engine Room // March 2024

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: BeSpoke – “Nature Spirit” – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // March 2024
Eyes: REPULSE – “Post Mortem Eyes (Blind)” (BoM)
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”

Poses, Props & Tools

Pose (incl. Lantern & Keys): [piXit] – “Clementine Posepack + Props” – NEW @ Engine Room // March 2024

Location

Tirna-Nog

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Wicca’s Originals @ UBER // March 2024

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Wicca’s Originals @ UBER // March 25th – April 22nd

Item: Elvira Corset & Skirt

Sizes: Maitreya LaraX, Maitreya(Lara+Pertite), Legacy(Classic+Perky), Reborn // mod-copy-no trans

HUD: 10 Colors & Metals

LM: Uber // March/April 2024

Happy New Year!

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TUNES

Everything will be alright
Everything will turn out fine
Some nights I still can’t sleep
And the voices pass with time
And I keep

No time for tears
No time to run and hide
No time to be afraid of fear
I keep no time to cry

[- Sisters of Mercy -]

Happy New Year everybody! – Hopefully it will be better then the past ones, I really had enough crap going on and it is time to get better 😉

Maybe I have the strength to sit down and write down the most of what happened at least in the past 4 month – I guess that already could fill a damn book 😉

Clothing

Top: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Lisbeth Top” (Reborn)

Accessories

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Okami Earring” (made for Swallow Gauged S)
Bindi: Wicca’s Originals – “Zen Bindi” – NEW @ The Warehouse Sale // December 2023
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Collar: [CX] – “Achlys Posture Collar” (Reborn, colored)
Arms: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Nyx Bracelets” – NEW @ Kinky // December 2023
Nails:[FORMANAILS] – “Boneta” (Reborn, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – “No Diversity”
Eyemakeup: Rubedo – “feather – 13” (LeL. EvoX BoM)
Lipstick 1: [theSkinnery] – “PoisonedLips Addon 1 50%” (LeL. EvoX BoM)
Lipstick 2: [Cubic Cherry] – “{Tenuous} Lipstick” (LeL. EvoX Applier)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Noel 3.1” – NEW @ Mainstore // December 2023
Ears: ^^Swallow^^ – “Gauged S Ears (f)”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL.EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or one of her various amazing facebands)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”
Tattoo Neck & Chin: BodyArts – “Void” (LeL.EvoX BoM)

Poses. Props & Tools

Pose: STUN – Claudia 5 V.2″ (Bento)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

No one knows what it’s like…

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TUNES

But my dreams they aren’t as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That’s never free

[- The Who -]
Clothing

Top: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Lisbeth Top” (Reborn)
Pants: FashionNatic – “Blythe Shorts Black Jeans” (Reborn)
Gloves: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Riot Kidz” (Reborn)
Shoes: .{PSYCHO:Byts}. – “Avril Leg Warmers” (Reborn)

Accessories

Piercings & Tattoo (Forehead): BodyArts – “Signum” (LeL.EvoX BoM, unrigged mesh)
Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Chains & Blood Tears: Hexed – “Sinner Set” (Mesh, LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ FaMESHedX // October 2023
Armbands: Badwolf – “Hera Armbands” (Reborn)
Nails & Rings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Tyra Claw Set” (Reborn, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: no.match – “No Savior (size 1, normal”
Hairbase: no.match – “Hairbase – braided / bw2″ [LeL.EvoX BoM)
Eyeshadow 1: Guapa – “Akeldama Black Eyeshadow” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Eyeshadow 2: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Eyeshadow Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Blush: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Blush Black” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Lipstick: Guapa – “Akeldama Spiderlips” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Face Tattoo: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL.EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBODY – “REBORN v1.69.6”
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo Dindy ( Full )( Medium )” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: PALETO.Backdrop – “Arts Wall”
Deco 1: DRD – Converted Tram – Trash Can
Deco 2: DRD – San Mora – City Trash – Bins
Dog: JIAN – “Boston Terrier :: Companion” (Animated)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Alone…

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TUNES

And the night goes by so very slowOh I hope that it won’t end thoughAlone

Till now I always got by on my ownI never really cared until I met youAnd now it chills me to the bone

How do I get you alone

[- Heart -]

Clothing

Harness: [CX] – “Firmly Bound Harness – Black” (eBody Rebron, MAZE.mods)
Dress: Insomnia Angel – “Lisa cotton dress” (eBody)
Shoes: **UTOPIA Design** – “Nikita” (eBody Reborn)

Accessories

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Piercing (Mouth): LittleFish – “EziliV2” (Lel. EvoX, Avalon)
Collar: [CX] – “Achlys Posture Collar” (eBody Reborn)
Upper Arms: MAZE – “Ribbons for Soft Arms” (eBody Reborn, Part of MAZE.mods)
Forearms: Insomnia Angel – “forearm corset piercing” (eBody Reborn)
Fingers: L’Emporio – “Dedalus” (eBody Reborn, Bento)
Fingernails: L’Emporio – “Short Claws” (eBody Reborn, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: Exile – “Carolyn”

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: eBody – “REBORN v1.69.4”
Tattoo: .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo Tiriana ( Medium )” (LeL. EvoX BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Poses (incl. mug): Foxcity – “Heatwave”
Background: DRD – “MM3 – Mystery Mansion”

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Wicca’s Originals @ Engine Room // September 2022

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Wicca’s Originals @ Engine Room // September 20th – October 20th

Wicca’s Originals has performed another medical miracle.

Named after the infamous sky pirate, Captain Bellamy Barclay, these arm and hand prosthetics gave them a renewed chance at continuing their dominance of the skyways after a tragic accident in the boiler room left them without an arm.

Powered with the technology available to Barclay at the time, these arms self-contain a pressurized gas chamber capable of operating for 48 hours without refueling under normal use. However, if one needs to get into a bar brawl or a particularly intense swordfight, the valve can be loosened to enhance the power behind each swing.

The three fingers are uniquely articulated to compensate for the lack of a thumb as best they can, and the entire apparatus is padded and built to withstand rugged use.

Whatever your own reason for needing a new kind of arm is, Wicca’s Originals has you covered.

Can be worn with Maitreya, Reborn, Legacy (F and M), Jake, and Gianni bodies, and comes with 10 color options for padding as well as metals.

Location: Engine Room

Wicca’s Originals @ Kinky // August 2022

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Wicca’s Originals @ Kinky // August 28th – September 23rd

If the Laurien Top was already enough to bring out your more seductive and confident side, the Hotpants will only enhance it further.

Just like the Laurien Top, the Laurien Hotpants are equally as seductive.

Combine them together and finish the look, embodying Laurien’s essence of beauty and sensuality.

Sizes: Maitreya, Legacy[F], Reborn
HUD: 10 colors & Metals (+on/off button for panty)
Event Location: Kinky Event // August/September 2022

Wicca’s Originals @ The Warehouse Sale // July 2022

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Wicca’s Originals @ The Warehouse Sale // July 23rd – August 18th

The engineers at Wicca’s Originals have developed some new, cutting edge kit, a must-have for any transhumanist.

The Rush Bracer strikes the perfect blend between “chrome chic” with function, offering an exterior shell which is safe to paint a myriad of colors, as well as a clear, hardened plexiglass viewing panel to see the circuitry and microprocessors inside.

Future fashion asks us to not just decorate our body with clothing, but to actually update our body itself to rise to that fashion challenge. Besides this, those circuits are not just for show. They improve the precision of fine motor control by several times over, allowing limiters in movement and strength to be configured on the fly.

A benefit of taking over the musculature and nerve clusters is the Rush Bracer has the medical benefit of mitigating and overcoming various kinds of nerve damage, such as RSI or carpal tunnel.

Reject the limits of the flesh, get your Rush Bracer installed today.

Sizes: Maitreya, Legacy[F], Reborn, Legacy[M], Belleza Jake, Signature Gianni
HUD: 10 Colors & 10 Metals
Event Location: The Warehouse Sale // July 2022

Wicca’s Originals @ Midnight Order // July 2022

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Wicca’s Originals @ Midnight Order // July 20th – August 20th

Today we have the honor to introduce you to another item of pure beauty and power. Worn and created long ago by Liuva, these boots will let your inner desires be expressed outloud with a beautiful harmony of both elegancy and confidence.

The Liuva Boots will make you feel empowered, as only the fiercest of individuals can wear them. Be ready to be the center of attention because when you walk in the room, you will turn heads, everyone will want to know who you are as the light shines off of the beautiful and yet, just subtle enough, spikes on the Liuva Boots. Some people may say the spikes represent the strength behind beauty, but you can find your own meaning.

Trying something new can be challenging and scary but such is the cost of living, face those challenges with Liuva by your side.

What are you waiting for?

Sizes: Maitreya, Legacy[F], Reborn, Legacy[M], Belleza Jake
HUD: 10 Colors & 10 Metals
Event Location: Midnight Order // July/August 2022

 

Wicca’s Originals @ Mainstore // July 2022

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The thump, thump, thump of the music reverberated through the nightclub. The dance floor was wall-to-wall hot, sweaty, nubile bodies. It was Friday night and the youth of the city was out to celebrate life and the weekend.

Surrounded by her posse – four fast friends since first grade – Teagan wanted nothing more from the night than to forget the troubles of the week. Wearing her go-to clubbing outfit – leather bra and skirt and kick ass boots – she let the music possess her body. Her only plan tonight when she walked through the nightclub doors was to dance and have fun with her friends.

Then it happened. Teagan felt the presence behind her. No one else existed in that moment; not even her dearest friends. There was no physical contact, no eye contact, no words spoken. She was being hunted and Teagan was the prey. Despite the heat in the crowded club, a chill ran through Teagan’s body.

Music continued to pound through speakers with the same pace and rhythm, but Teagan’s movements slowed, became more sensual. The wait was agonizing, but still she did not turn around. Fear and excitement fought for control over her emotions.

Time stopped when a body pressed against Teagan’s back. At first it was barely there; more like a fantasy or daydream. Not tentative, but a tease. It moved with her as Teagan continued her slow undulation to the music. It did not take control, but mirrored her everything minute move.

Teagan’s short brown hair cut was meant to help her stay cool in the torturous summer heat. It also bared her neck to the hot breath that caressed the exposed skin and raised goosebumps. A hand brushed against her ribs and slowly slid around to rest on Teagan’s bared midriff. With only the slightest pressure, the hand pulled her body back and firmly trapped her in place.

The deafening music drowned out Teagan’s moan when teeth nipped at her earlobe. Two bodies moved in perfect sync. Teagan’s eyes drifted closed and she let every sensation fill her, claim her. She did not hesitate or reject, but accepted what was offered.

In the past, Teagan dated nice guys and it was, well … nice. But always there was something missing. Something always out of reach. Something just not right. In this single moment, Teagan understand what that something was and the floodgates opened. Hot tears ran down Teagan’s face as a soft hand stroked her arm.

“Let go, beautiful,” a lilting voice whispered in Teagan’s ear. “I won’t let you fall.”

As recognition dawned, Teagan turned her head and open her eyes to see Faith Bunin smiling at her. All blond, blue-eyed and gorgeous Faith Bunin, who, last month, was named most talented new Artist of the Year at the American Music Wards. Her first album went Platinum in six months and her second was due to be released soon with even higher expectations.
Teagan might just be a lowly receptionist at the record label, but she knew Faith Bunin would be a sensation from the moment she walked in the building. From that day on, Teagan was in awe. She always told herself it was the woman’s talent, or the amazing way she made everyone around her feel special or important. Was it more than that all along and Teagan just turned a blind eye?

No more words were needed. Teagan danced with Faith, comforted by the knowledge she was safe, she was accepted and she was free to openly be who she was.

Proud to be gay.

Sizes: Maitreya, Legacy[F], Reborn
HUD: 10 Colors & Metals
Location: Mainstore