I didn't think it would take this long. This project got put on hold for awhile with all the Relay For Life fundraising going on, but over the past week I was finally able to sit down and figure out exactly how I wanted these skins to work and make it happen. Unfortunately, I think about four or five people beat me to the punch in the last week or two. Que sera. I'm just happy to have this project done, I'm very pleased with how they turned out. Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback and ideas. I used quite a lot of them.
During my research gathering phase, I think about half liked the auburn red brows and half thought they should be more of an orangey-red. So I decided to do both! What I have are Charmed Skins in tones 20, 30 and 40 in both "Auburn" and "Carrot" hair colors (eyebrow & pubic).
You redheads seemed to be torn again on whether or not these should have freckles. So, hopefully my solution will accomodate most of you. I've left tone 20 freckle-free, added medium freckles on the nose and shoulders of tone 30 and put the most and darkest freckles on tone 40 to simulate the effects of sun on fair skin. I know not all redheads freckle in the sun, but some do and this was the best way I could think of to cover as many bases as possible without driving myself crazy making 900 skins. Don't forget! These skintones are *moddable*. So you CAN go darker and be freckleless on tone 20 (adding some warmth with the rainbow slider can produce a more realistic skintone when pigment is on 100. I would recommend something in the 30-40 rainbow range.). You can also be freckled on tone 40 and very fair by setting pigment at 0. If that's not fair enough, try adding some blue undertones (rainbow slider 70-80) for a very pale, milky appearance.
What about makeup?
I'm glad you asked! I had SO much fun doing the faces for these. I did two makeup packs for both the Auburn and Carrot skins. First up is the Neutral pack. I brought over two of the most popular neutral makeups, Neutral 1 and Neutral 4. Based on feedback I received I also did an almost nude face, called Barest. I tried to do totally bare, but I'm sorry, this girl just has to have some eyeliner. I also loved Nalirra's suggestion for the Clinique Tenderheart lipcolor, so I did up one to match that and called it "Tenderheart" (original, I know).
Shown here on Auburn tone 30: Barest, Neutral 1, Tenderheart, Neutral 4 (click any to view full size)
Also available for the redheads is a green pack. I am *very* happy with how these look. If there's enough demand, I may bring them over to the regular line with black hair.
Shown here on Carrot tone 30: Green 1, Green 2, Green 3, Green 4
Here are the full body skin ads. These are NSFW (full frontal pixel nudity), so click only at an appropriate location. :P
VERY good work!
Posted by: Iris Ophelia | June 27, 2006 at 04:28 PM
Oh wow amazing job on these Starley I realllllly love the green eyeshadow i cant get acces onto sl right now but im defintly going to check these out when i can, keep them coming :D
Posted by: Garbage | June 27, 2006 at 05:07 PM
Wow -- totally missed them while I was gone. Beautiful, Starley.
I will have to buy a set when I am less poor. :D
Posted by: Celebrity Trollop | July 05, 2006 at 02:12 PM
can i trie it
Posted by: milliny | July 27, 2006 at 03:52 PM
Yes. As always, there is a demo for each skin. :)
Posted by: Starley | July 27, 2006 at 05:01 PM
Love the "barest" ones. I bought 2! The eyeliner brings out the avatar's eyes but doesn't look "made up", which I really like.
Thanks for the freckles!
Posted by: Ingrid | August 02, 2006 at 02:54 PM