lapis and gold
Lapis lazuli -- the the colour of the sky, the colour of the deeps. Flecked with golden stars, symbol of life, of healing, of love, of immortality. Are we not all made immortal in love?
Some outfits we put together quite quickly, some finally click... this one is one I've been playing with a lot over the past two years, I think: I keep having this idea, this vision, and elements finally came together.
See, lapis lazuli is one of my two favourite precious stones (the other being opal), and when I saw the Pure Abyss skin from Fallen Gods, I knew that I wanted to pair it with the Damned hieroglyph tattoo that I had gotten from them a couple of years prior. Last year I found the Kintsugi golden tattoo from kosmii at Fantasy Faire... and it all started to come together.
The Merith outfit is from Faida, and it's just perfect: the linen is revealing, and maybe hinting at a mummy's wrappings. I modified it just a little using the textures edit tab: I tinted the linen just a little to give it more of a 'natural' look (and less white), and I took all of the metal bands and collar, and dialed up the specular reflection to make them shine like gold.
Add a few more jewelry pieces, and then the piece-de-resistance: the Starfire wings from aii & ego. These are highly customisable, with an extensive HUD. I played around, and managed to create a gold that satisfied -- and then went back and adjusted all of the other gold trim and jewelry that I could so that they all had the same gold tone -- not too yellow, not too white.
This year I've added the lovely lapis-and-gold Leight (Anubis) horns from A Fantastical notion, found at Fantasy Faire. Again, I did a little editing to dial up the specular reflection on the gold. To be sure, they look amazing as is, I just wanted a really high gloss.
Am I finished? Hardly. But... I am very proud of my lapis goddess.
Of course... I got to Alia's Jail-and-Bail this year, and found myself somewhat 'scooped' -- but more on that story tomorrow.
Aeon's pose is Isis 1 from Astalianda (Marketplace link) Faire store at Opet
Pictures were taken at Opet at Fantasy Faire 2022
The Bristol windlight was used
I am wearing:
•Fallen Gods -- Pure Abyss skin Faire store at Opet
•Fallen Gods -- Damned (Black/Gold) tattoo Faire store at Opet
•A Fantastical Notion -- Leight (Anubis) horns Faire store at Gaalthyr
•aii & ego -- Starfire Angel Wings
•kosmii -- Kintsugi Cracks tattoo (BOM) tattoo Faire store at Bassett Towwn
•monso -- Akali2 Hair (type A)
•Faida -- Merith linen sirt & top (Maitreya/Flat/Petite/Slink/Tonic Fine/Legacy/Legacy Perky)
•Spyralle - Scarab Beetle Deluxe Wearable
•RealEvil Industries --Dreamcatcher Bracelet & Rings
•Rama.Salon --Riri hair
•Mayfly -- Luminous Persian Blue eyes
•[GA.EG] -- Barbara mesh face
•[GA.EG] -- Glamour Lashes
•Maitreya -- Lara Petite mesh body, hands and feet
lapis and gold
Lapis lazuli -- the the colour of the sky, the colour of the deeps. Flecked with golden stars, symbol of life, of healing, of love, of immortality. Are we not all made immortal in love?
Some outfits we put together quite quickly, some finally click... this one is one I've been playing with a lot over the past two years, I think: I keep having this idea, this vision, and elements finally came together.
See, lapis lazuli is one of my two favourite precious stones (the other being opal), and when I saw the Pure Abyss skin from Fallen Gods, I knew that I wanted to pair it with the Damned hieroglyph tattoo that I had gotten from them a couple of years prior. Last year I found the Kintsugi golden tattoo from kosmii at Fantasy Faire... and it all started to come together.
The Merith outfit is from Faida, and it's just perfect: the linen is revealing, and maybe hinting at a mummy's wrappings. I modified it just a little using the textures edit tab: I tinted the linen just a little to give it more of a 'natural' look (and less white), and I took all of the metal bands and collar, and dialed up the specular reflection to make them shine like gold.
Add a few more jewelry pieces, and then the piece-de-resistance: the Starfire wings from aii & ego. These are highly customisable, with an extensive HUD. I played around, and managed to create a gold that satisfied -- and then went back and adjusted all of the other gold trim and jewelry that I could so that they all had the same gold tone -- not too yellow, not too white.
This year I've added the lovely lapis-and-gold Leight (Anubis) horns from A Fantastical notion, found at Fantasy Faire. Again, I did a little editing to dial up the specular reflection on the gold. To be sure, they look amazing as is, I just wanted a really high gloss.
Am I finished? Hardly. But... I am very proud of my lapis goddess.
Of course... I got to Alia's Jail-and-Bail this year, and found myself somewhat 'scooped' -- but more on that story tomorrow.
Aeon's pose is Isis 1 from Astalianda (Marketplace link) Faire store at Opet
Pictures were taken at Opet at Fantasy Faire 2022
The Bristol windlight was used
I am wearing:
•Fallen Gods -- Pure Abyss skin Faire store at Opet
•Fallen Gods -- Damned (Black/Gold) tattoo Faire store at Opet
•A Fantastical Notion -- Leight (Anubis) horns Faire store at Gaalthyr
•aii & ego -- Starfire Angel Wings
•kosmii -- Kintsugi Cracks tattoo (BOM) tattoo Faire store at Bassett Towwn
•monso -- Akali2 Hair (type A)
•Faida -- Merith linen sirt & top (Maitreya/Flat/Petite/Slink/Tonic Fine/Legacy/Legacy Perky)
•Spyralle - Scarab Beetle Deluxe Wearable
•RealEvil Industries --Dreamcatcher Bracelet & Rings
•Rama.Salon --Riri hair
•Mayfly -- Luminous Persian Blue eyes
•[GA.EG] -- Barbara mesh face
•[GA.EG] -- Glamour Lashes
•Maitreya -- Lara Petite mesh body, hands and feet