Patrice logo shot

Patrice logo shot
Originally uploaded by patrice_c.

More on Toscana

There has been a bunch of internet attention to the Toscana sim:
intoscana

and on italian TV

SLURL

Toscana

I started another Italian Sim two weeks ago, then went to Mexico for a week's RL vacation. It was great to be warm, swim and have massages, but I missed SL, and especially Véronique. Toscana (Tuscany) is an interesting project, sponsored by the regional tourist authority.

I am working for Grocon Emoto, who is the art director, and Kitten Lulu, who is a wonderful builder. I will put some more posts and links up as we progress. This is another project where I started with RAW files, using Backhoe. Emma Nowhere is another Terraformer who is using Backhoe, and she has a good blog entry about it, and other RAW methods. She is also a dear firend of Véronique and me.

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Lesbian Mafia HQ

I have been busy terraforming, and have not had much time to post. Here is some documentation of a recent terraform I did, from sketch to finished. The building was done by my pal Bjerkel Eerie. The final picture shows the opening party.

Ma Belle Femme

Model test shot
Originally uploaded by V. Lalonde.

My blog is mostly about my work in SL, but today is the anniversary of the day Véronique and I got married, in October 2006. She is a wonderful partner, someone who forgives my faults, listens to my moans about work problems, and someone who makes my day complete. She is a good listener, and gives me excellent advice, both personal and business.

Véronique, je t'aime!

Psycho House!

Last week, I did another small job for a good friend, ComradeX Munson. He has a small plot on an island (by coincidence, Véronique and I lived on the same island for a couple of months before moving to Iron Fist).

Comrade wanted a house like the one in the movie "Psycho". See the second photo for reference..

I raised his land as much as I could (+-4 metres on this island)and then dug a basement underneath where the house is. Then I made a stepped slope, using the smallest land tool and one click raise, and a little dock at the water. Of course that is wrong in terms of the movie, but, it gave me the best elevation.

Finally, here is a pic of ComradeX and his sweetie, September.

Forrest

As I posted, I have been a busy girl, the last two weeks. A lot of the work was spent on a panther forest. There is some personal history there, I was a panther, active, for about two months, and my first big terraforming work was done on a panther forest. That ended up being lost, and I am not in the panther life any more (although my furs and weapons are still in the closet, and come out for sparring).

My friend Alice McConnell, a huntress and sister, has started a new tribe, with new land, and hired me to terraform. Usually, I do a land plan, but Alice had some very clear ideas about what she wanted; below is one of the sketches she provided me.

Patrice is back

I have been totally negligent of my blog. I have a good reason... to busy doing terraform work to blog. But, I have a little time, and a lot of material to put up, so, I will be posting few times tomorrow. In the mean time here is a picture on a REALLY BIG bulldozer.

RAW files

I have started using a tool called Backhoe which allows editing of RAW files using a 3D window. Only useful for private SIMS, but I think easier than using Photoshop, and easier to show a preview to clients. There is a good blog on the Photoshop method, at Primdig .

I will try to put up a step bye step on Backhoe later in the week. I would love to get a step by step on the estate division using Photoshop, if anyone has done that.

Useful link to the SL Knowledge Base on using RAW files

Ok, back to Terraforming.. but with a little sexeh

Some of my work is whole sims, like Legenda, but, I also get calls to do smaller work. A friend of a friend asked me for help with her 1024 square metre space. It is the landing spot for a skybox, and surrounded by neighbours, and +4 metres, -4 metres covenant. (That means, you can raise land 4 metres, or lower 4 metres).

So, I was watching Ugly Betty, and thinking sexy thoughts, and this idea came to mind, and I sketched it:


The nice part is the female shape suits a lower spot for landing, and a "water feature".

here is the rough finished result:


My client will do the planting of trees etc., based on some consultation. Total time from look to complete = 24 hours.
My billable time = 1.5 hours.

You can get good results with a small plot and a small budget, if you apply imagination (and as Véronique said to me, a dirty mind).

Post Sixx Girl

Well this is totally not terraforming, but, I am flattered and pleased to have been chosen to be a Post Sixx girl for the Second Life Herald. Thanks to Marilyn Murphy for her encouragement and fabulous photograpy, and to the SL Herald editorial staff for choosing me.

Warning, the images after the link may not be safe for work.

More help from friends

When I first started working on the island, I talked with Rexor about the theme. He said, Italian, Medieval, time of legends. I wanted to put in two beaches, a morning beach and and evening beach. I also thought, there should be a shipwreck.

I went looking for ships, and shipwrecks, and found some nice ships, but not suitable for wrecking. I knew my neighbour, Bjerkel, (on Iron Fist, where Veronique and I live), was a wicked ship builder. Bjerkel built my a great wreck in 3 days.

The pictures show, Bjerkel and I on the morning beach, with the wreck, and a long shot of the beach wreck and landscape.

It is not just me, me, me.. it is friends and collaborators

An island, a whole sim, is a big project, and Legenda has gone fast. It would be easy to assume, from reading this blog. that I am the most active worker. I am doing my share, but, Lost Liberty, the main builder has been my ragazza, accomplice, wise advisor, link to Rexor.. a multitude of things. And, she lives in EU time, so sometimes, I am bugging her with questions, as I am going to sleep, and she is just getting up. She has been awesome. The bottom picture shows me and Lost at the site for a cafe. The top picture shows the finished cafe, about 5 hours later. Lost, you totally rock.

Work done in the last 3 days:

fix up the new gorge with a grotto, and more waterfalls, plants etc (Lost and Pat)
cafe at the North East beach
check of the shoreline, and much smoothing
shipwrieck started by Bjerkel Eerie.. more info later

Final stages on Legenda

I have been busy the last few days, and have got a lot done, with the help of Lost Liberty, the builder on Legenda. We revised the waterfall, basically making one ourselves, with prims from Luna Bliss, and flopsie McCardle, my landlady and great friend. also, filled the cave under the lake, with a secret place, and made a gorge.

I usually work in my Safety Girl helmet and builder type clothes. Today, Rexor gave me a really nice present, a suit of armour- so here is me armoured up!