Out Exclusively @ Pure Vibe Shopping Event

 I thought it would be cool to have some headphones to release at the PureVibe Shopping Event and so came up with these! I've named them BassWarrior after the digital camouflage incorporated into the design.

They come with materials enabled and have subtle LED style fx so they look great in club lighting.

There are three designs in the collection :

Made a little video to hopefully illustrate some of the FX

Thanks for reading! 

Taxi To Event 

Special Edition : Candy Heartshaped Booth

 

 I really wanted to show-off the flexibility of this building and have created a version of it specially for the upcoming SOTW.

This reduced version of the Heartshaped Store/Booth is simple to modify, low in land impact and built  with events in mind.

The building is designed to be tintable, although the shipped version comes in pink and blue, you can virtually colour it in any way that you like!

If you are someone that has never edited before, I've made a simple video tutorial explaining how you can do this :

I hope you have fun with it! Thanks for reading!

PSP Safari Adventure Hunt

 I had a lot of fun making the hunt prizes for this event :

With crazy googly eyes!

It started with this set. Then I decided to make another! 

To find them, you will need to pop over to Oddfish inworld

If you'd like to join the Safari adventure - TP over here!

There are some fun events organized around the hunt which you can participate in :

Happy Hunting!

WIP : Work In Progress for Genre (DEC)

WIP Sneak Peek at what I've been working on for the Mongolian inspired round of Genre in Dec.
(Modern Couture Version in Monochrome)

• Materials enabled
• Separate Dress, Collar/Fur, Headpiece
• Detailed.

Also in "Traditional"

I'm looking forward to participating in the year end round of Genre. 

The theme is Mongolian and I've been inspired to create this dress.

Here are some images that inspired me :

Epicene Round II

Epicene is upon us again and just about to start (10th May)

Following on from my previous release at this event "Nothing is random", I've decided to continue my exploration in architectural and sculptural form by making this set of Art Wings.

While the items come in sets of pre-textured groups (Whites, Blacks,Golds) they are set with modify permissions so it is possible for you to add your own colours or even modify the basic shapes and sizes of the wings.

Ultimately, the idea is to give you creative freedom with how you wish to interract with these pieces for you to document/perform as you like.
Thank you for reading!

 Your Taxi to Epicene

Behind The Scenes : Let's Party like its 1929

" Let's Party Like It's 1929"
Pose by Anlar Poses from Anais mini series pack out @ Shiny Shabby (Feb 2016)

When I received the blog pack from Bampu Legacies for "The Great Gatsby Headdress", of course I just had to write about it!

Art Deco and Art Nouveau are some of my favourite periods in art and coincidentally - as one of my (many) side projects; I'd been fabricating some hand-drawn art deco style "Great Gatsby" inspired wallpaper which is what I've used in the background to these images.

Bambi is such a creative designer who lavishes so much detail on all of her projects and this one is no exception with it's jewelled/embroidered rosettes, feathers and sparkling gem stones. Perfect for every chic flapper living it up in virtual 1920's.

"Post Modern Juke Box I"

Complimenting this lovely headpiece are the beautiful organically shaped set of "Sile" earrings by Kunglers.

"Sile" available as a new release @ Shiny Shabby

"Post Modern Juke Box II"

Soooooo....

Well, I think I can take my "Blogging" hobby to extremes sometimes - when I have an idea in mind on a sort of image I want to create but cannot find the items I need to make this happen, I make these props myself; which is how this dress and telescopic cigarette holder came to be.

I'll have a mini rant here about the idea that "bloggers" are free loaders begging for free stuff.

This really infuriates me because to reach this point (writing this blog) has been a labour of love with hours invested in creating the dress (2+ hrs), the cigarette (2+ hrs), the look , the shoot and pose (many more hours) - and that's not even including how long it takes for me to sit down and gather my thoughts to compose a blog entry in itself. This culture of misunderstanding really makes me shy away from applying to blog for anyone. *mumbles*

Sometimes I am frustrated at myself for being "trapped" by details - I have this need to get it just so... and this cigarette holder is a good example. I just could not seem to find one on marketplace with the exaggerated length and telescopic detail I wanted in the design like so :

A silly thing that S. finds endearing about me and I find annoying in myself because in the end who is going to look at these details in my image? (Laughs) But you know how it is... I would know and so that is that :

The cigarette itself is made with laid paper and is signed "Oddfish"
This is actually a tribute to
Sobranie Cocktail Cigarettes

My Telescopic Cigarette Holder
I imagine it to have been hand turned ebony,
tipped and capped with embellished silver and set diamonds for silly sparkle
Iconic objects have that sort of faff.

Screen captured details of my outfit as is.

Full Creds :

Dress & Cigarette (Made by me)

BamPu Legacies for the J&A 2016 Expo (Feb 26-Mar 5) - The Great Gatsby Headdress

Kunglers Sile Earrings for Shiny Shabby (Now)

Siratama Pearl Bracelet & Breath Gold Gift ring are gifts out at Creator's Collection Box

Hair is *barberyumyum* 49

The Skin that I am wearing here in these images is Rosie from Elysium in Creme worn over Lelutka Simone Head on Maitreya Lara Body with Slink High Feet (adorned with Poute Oasis Heels) 

and IKON Triumph Eyes in Dusk

Other Jewels & Fluff :

Eclectica Dragonfly Ring

Lassitude and ennui Knotted Pearl Necklace (still a fav!)

The Annex Snow Queen Pearl Choker

Birdy Foxy Neck Snuggler {Sugar}

My first 2016 release! Oddfish Landmark To SLURL Translator Pin.

Yes I'm afraid the geeky rather than arty me has decided to have a go at making something which I hope will make your SL Blogging and Event Co-coordinating experiences that much easier! Converting a list of Landmarks to SLURL's is something I do almost everyday for blogging, but recently I was given a notecard for an event with some 60 Landmarks to participating designer booths. The idea of having to look up each landmark for their URL's was far too daunting a thought (and I know other people must do so much more!)

I had a look for something to convert LM's to SLURL's  but couldn't really find what I was looking for and so with the help of a superscriptor friend, I have come up with this solution.
Currently I have released it on Marketplace as early access for 20 participants at a very low price.
It will also be available to buy in store in final release.

The Oddfish Studio Landmark To SLURL Translator Pin
A useful gadget for anyone who needs to convert a batch of LM's to SLURL's quickly!

I've also created a Product Support page - thought it might be a good idea.
I'll keep adding and refining the way information is provided here.

So if you feel that this gadget might be useful to you, pick it up for a steal on
http://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Oddfish-Studio-LM-to-SLURL-Translator/8442351

Enjoy your Second Life <3
D

All Oddfish Products come with full product support 

New : Event Exclusive Art In Hats

Three event exclusive noggin decorators!

I'm participating in Art In Hats 2015 and have created the above collection just for this special date in your calendar! Check it out.

More News : VIP Treats!

I did finally get the VIP vendor up and running in the store.
I always think it's best if you can choose the gifts you get, rather than get any thing which might not even be suitable for you.

So in the VIP vendor you will find quite a few things I've made - some are just experiments I've done (I've done a lot of experiments) which you might find amusing. Others I've also placed on Marketplace with some retail price. Being a VIP means that you have exclusive group only access to this vendor and that you can purchase the things in it at a special group price or get it absolutely free!

I hope you enjoy this and thank you for your support!

Here are just some of the items up for grabs :

Mesh Sonic Screw Driver + FULL PERMS nano police box sculptie kit

Mesh Gumball Machine (1LI) Full perms - comes in two textured variations (Classic, Plain)

2-4LI Complete Shower Cube - Two showering animations.

New Mesh Studio / Store

After receiving some really positive feedback from my earlier mesh store release,  I decided to revisit and refine those ideas with the imput.
I've created a modular system of wall panels, floor pieces and roofs and assembled the following very low 6LI studio / store.

Open Plan Light Studio is modularly constructed
and made easy to retexture and tint.

Light airy design with central well , baked textures and lots of glass and wall panels

I've also made the internal structures inside the building completely removable, further reducing the LI of this build to a very slim 5LI. The build is entirely copy and mod so you can create a shopping mecca or mall in a matter of minutes - each personalised by its own number or plaque with a stylish signage board that is part of this build.

Mesh model and textures are all original creations  incorporating my own photography stock.

I hope you find this build useful to your own SL adventures. Thank you for visiting!

xoxo

N'o'J

New Things! Easy Sculpted Angelfish School [Type 1] and an introduction to Smart Water

I guess the gun gacha of earlier kind of got my creativity buzzing - so whilst I haven't been flickring quite as much lately, I have been making things that quite intrigue me.

Freely swimming fish for your tank or pond

Finally released Angelfish after a development period of almost 2 years??!? - er yeah... something like that. Fio scripted the engine a while ago but it's taken some time on my part to think on how best to showcase the system. So lots of firsts here just as a taster of how intelligent the fish behaviour is in smart water.

I've also re-jigged the fish as single sculpts of a group to reduce LI since Angelfish are a schooling fish.

The groups you see here is only 1LI each - so really prim frugal stuff.

Making fish is almost as easy as 1, 2, 3 

Smart water is what tells your fish where and what area in which to swim. As an introduction to the system, this kit contains the very basic version of smart water which is a cube. The later expansion packs will also contain other forms that enable your fish to perform in other ways such as shying away from other objects and walls, roaming in open linden water and things like that!

Marine Angelfish come in a rather wide variety specimens and types which makes it ideal as a form of kit fish which you can retexture in many different ways to make your aquarium full of colourful fish.

As it uses the same basic sculpt shape - this reduces lag as it only needs to load once for all your different types of Angelfish. Yay bonus!

Angelfish are out now in marketplace on 

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/OFDF-Schooling-Angelfish-Kit-10-Type-1/5993919

as well as in store where you can also collect a free mesh fish tank with your shopping!

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Jersey%20Island/168/199/22

Building Tips :
1) After rezzing your fish - you can change their sizes to create variety in your tank. They'll still swim in their different size and shapes.

2) To keep your animations smooth, rez the animating aid included in your kit within rendering distance (20m or so) of your fish. This will help preload the fish to cache.

Fashion Assassination : The Mythos

I finally got around to doing that beauty shot that I had wanted to do but hadn't had the time for in making the Fashion Assassination things. A little story telling time...

Judgement Day

Details for the Missionary Ultra Rare Prize from Fashion Assassination Gacha
Only 50 pieces can be won.



I'll also be updating page with a weekly tally of the number of guns that are left in the machine.

This will be updated every Friday.

The current availability as of 3rd May stands at

Image by Cool Text: Logo and Button Generator - Create Your Own Logo

Oh ps : Nath did a neat article on these in his blog

Sneak Preview! : Fashion Assassination Gacha

Hello again!

So back in my sekret underwater batfish cave - I've been making items for an upcoming gacha fair!

Fashion Assassination Gacha Key

I had great fun making these as I created little stories in my head about each and every gun. Over the course of the next couple of weeks I'll try to take better close ups of these items and make some better beauty shots explaining these stories (just don't hold your breath as my RL at the moment is totally kicking my azz - but hey it's the thought that counts!)

The collection is for an upcoming Gacha event called "LIKE blah Gotta Gatcha" and runs from 25 April till 11 May. However, if you can't wait for that then this machine is already available in my shop with a caveat - The shop machine is much stricter in terms of chance than I've set the machine at the event. (These settings will be more relaxed after the event so you can still play for the prizes if you miss the dates)

Each Mesh Gun is packed with its own pose hud (1 of 5 different types) featuring the poses from this collection.

Your guide to the various pose huds which come with each mesh gun.

All the artwork that adorns these guns are my own unique textures created specially for this collection. The poses that accompany these prizes are also original creations inspired by my love for films like "Wanted", "Shoot 'em up" and "Dogma".

On Rares & Ultra Rares.
One of the great features of the Casper Vend system is that it uses a system of tickets to calculate 'chance' and as this process is transparent you can look up a machine to view these settings.

With the exception of a few(8) copies of the ULTRA RARE that have gone to bloggers & friends for review, this prize is quite exceptional and exclusive. There are only 50 copies for the gacha (Ever!) and once it is gone its gone. I've done it this way in keeping with my own sense of artistic integrity.

The ULTRA RARE is inspired by the graphic novel 'Preacher - Saint of Killers'

The RARES are inspired by the stories of two angels that are guardians of hell from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series.

Check it out and let me know what you thought!
XoXoXo
N'o'J

The prize packaging is a friendly 0.5 in land impact which is less than 1 prim!