08-07-2020, 09:25 PM
Greetings. I came across this forum after seeing Hydrastorm (previously, darkstorm I think) mentioned on a youtube channel.
I've been in SL for several years now, mostly building things on my sim or for myself. I'm an artist/photographer with a background in television. I'm semi-retired, so I spend a lot of time in SL being creative. (Well, as much as my limited talent allows. heh)
Recently I've wanted to make clothes, hair and skins for the main mesh bodies and heads that are out there (rather than my own body/head creations), but I've hit the roadblock of not having access to dev kits from these creators. I can't get them because I don't have a store; I don't have a store because I can't create for these mesh bodies. So...
I'm not here to download items, or even use hydrastorm to copy stuff for my avatar and use it inworld. Rather, I'm interested in using it to copy items I own so that I can take it into blender to use as a reference, and then create my own skins, hair, clothes/shoes and whatever else. At least, I hope Hydrastorm will be of use in doing this, from what information I've read so far.
Anyway, that's about it. I've been having a look around the forums, but I don't seem to be able to read some of the tutorial posts. I think I need a higher post count, apparently. Looking forward to sharing info, mesh and even my own creations once I learn more.
I've been in SL for several years now, mostly building things on my sim or for myself. I'm an artist/photographer with a background in television. I'm semi-retired, so I spend a lot of time in SL being creative. (Well, as much as my limited talent allows. heh)
Recently I've wanted to make clothes, hair and skins for the main mesh bodies and heads that are out there (rather than my own body/head creations), but I've hit the roadblock of not having access to dev kits from these creators. I can't get them because I don't have a store; I don't have a store because I can't create for these mesh bodies. So...
I'm not here to download items, or even use hydrastorm to copy stuff for my avatar and use it inworld. Rather, I'm interested in using it to copy items I own so that I can take it into blender to use as a reference, and then create my own skins, hair, clothes/shoes and whatever else. At least, I hope Hydrastorm will be of use in doing this, from what information I've read so far.
Anyway, that's about it. I've been having a look around the forums, but I don't seem to be able to read some of the tutorial posts. I think I need a higher post count, apparently. Looking forward to sharing info, mesh and even my own creations once I learn more.
