The Mesh Project - Update

There have been some improvements and additions over at The Mesh Project  -- where if you have been following along -- all this is free (donation for dress and shoes).

The big news is that there is now a selection of hands.


Choose your style and your need.

The hands originally appear as white BUT the hud remembers your body color and all you need to do is click to match hands perfectly to your skin tone.

They even remind you to use the styling hud. How great is that?

And that is one reason why I am pulling for these folks to advance in the market. Many things are so well thought out.

If you already have hands from a previous visit, the Shopping Hud (you might need a new one as it has been updated) will tell you to touch that REDELIVERY button.

Now there are still issues. The same primary ones I found. Talking to the folks I know who have both journeyed over to pick up their free items and gone through the set up process, here is what we found.

The biggest obstacle is the skin matching issue. I haven't talked to anyone who could get a very close match. I am sure there are some skins that do blend well *wink* -- just none that anyone I know is wearing.

The second issue is the retrofitted head. If your skin doesn't match well, there is no way the free fader tattoo will solve the problem. Again, this has been true for all the folks I talked too.

The 0 fat for retrofit (original avatar heads) is a little less daunting. There are plenty of thin folks out there in SL. 

Now you can buy skins and heads (breathtakingly expensive but a lot of work so I get that). That would most likely solve the issue. But there is a huge -- I am guessing -- market for gals that would like their "I've Been Living With It For Seven Years" head. I am in that camp. So some kind of tintable tattoo overlayer? I don't know. And I am sure the folks behind the project already know about the issues.

 Anyway, since the posts on these mesh bodies are still in my Popular Posts on the sidebar I am figuring you guys would want an update. There must be a group to join to learn about the news. I will have to check that out more carefully when I go to pick up MY new set of hands. (Didn't find one yet.)

Many thanks to Sami for taking screenshots so I could post her findings AND for doing my legwork and adding her input!  And Lani too (well that was "me" really) for checking out the redelivery procedure.  I am SO VERY lazy this summer. Who knows why?

Oh, one more thing --- When Lani (chubby) got the new updated dress she found that it didn't work for her at all while the previous one did. So, this is just a note for any of the designers at The Shops (or full figured gals)  who might be reading. Not everyone wants to be a size 0. The PREVIOUS dress worked just fine for fatter gals, so she just switched back.  Hoping that NOT having 0 body fat will be an issue.

This is just a personal comment.

I have Slink feet and hands now. For a long while I did not. I finally got them to work pretty well for my body, matching the skin tone. The hands however do not fit all that well for whatever reason (perhaps my long arms). I have noted this on other avatars. 

I love that the hands and feet on The Mesh Project  body fit perfectly AND that they are customizable for size and shape. Hence, in general, I think this is a better product :D. Since much of the SL fashion world is already in the Slink camp, it may be difficult to get designers to join in for products (remember designers we DO need a body with just undies and no bra!). If rendered items were my skillset, I would be joining. Alas, the pixel painting area is not where I excel. 






Other post on The Mesh Project:

http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-mesh-project-full-body-mesh.html

http://chicatphilsplace.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-mesh-project-full-body-mesh-2.html


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