Blender Cookie | Creating an Island Environment in Blender 2.6
This 3-parts tutorial explains how to generate an island environment with Blender 2.6 and the ANT Landscape Generator, an add-on for Blender. Though not all of what is explained in the tutorial can be applied to Second Life, this tutorial is nonetheless useful to learn a number of techniques on how to model terrain with Blender.
inSight Designs' Blog | Find images faster with Image Finder
Amisha March, one of my favorite texture artists, found this tool which Second Life builders will find very useful to tame their ever growing texture libraries. Image Finder is a fast and easy-to-use image organizer, and it's free! Available for PC and Mac, it requires a registration to the Fundy Software's web site.
While you visit Amisha's web site, make sure to check her textures, they are among the best in Second Life.
New World Notes | Iris' 5 Point Checklist for Flawless, Foolproof, & Photoshop-Free Second Life Snapshots
Modavia Fashion Marketing Blog | Graphic Dix Tutorial – Local lights
A very good tutorial by Graphic Dix on how to use local light in Second Life to improve your photo taking. As usual, click the link to visit the Modavia blog.
Ciaran Laval | Using Convex Hull To Lower Land Impact
A great tip posted by Ciaran Laval to reduce your land impact (aka prim count) of your builds. Click the link to visit Ciaran's blog.
WU-Gallery | Adding Multiple SLURLs to a Second Life Map
An interesting tutorial by Lusus Saule where he shows how to create a map of your land with multiple SLURL for each landing point. Visit the WU-Gallery blog to read his post.
WU-Gallery | Five Gimp Plugins for Second Life Photographers
The title says it all. If you use the Gimp and are into serious Second Life photography, visit the WU-Gallery blog for more information on these plugins.
Natales' Things & Stuff | Troubleshoot Your Second Life Connection
This post by Natales Urriah helps troubleshooting your connection to Second Life. If you have problems read her post!
Natales' Things & Stuff | Cloth Simulation
In this post Natales Urriah explains how to use Cloth Simulation, a feature in Blender 2.5x to make mesh clothes.
Second Spaces | The one where I opine and advise
A very interesting post by Elle Kirshner on Second Spaces full of advices for builders.
