Well
here we are, our first real post in two years. I'm going to try to
bridge the gap a little by writing about our latest series of shapes.
As most of you know, Mesh has come to the Grid in a big way –
buildings, furniture, accessories, and yes... clothing. Mesh rezzes
faster than sculpties, moves with your body in a way that sculpties
can't, and makes textures look much cleaner and crisper than
traditional system clothing. There are a few drawbacks though, the
biggest of which is that rigged mesh clothing cannot be fitted or
adjusted to one's avatar.
Of
course, we have “Standard Sizing”, an average of several hundred
avatar shapes which some clothing designers have adopted to ensure a
consistent fit, but we believe that this method is lacking in many
ways considering the relatively small sample of sizes used to arrive
at their interpretation of “small”, “medium”, and “large”
compared with the millions of possibilities floating around on the
grid. Sure, the clothes are beautiful, but when you're left with the
option of making your avatar rail-thin or giving it a big belly just
to fit into those nice mesh jeans you begin to understand just how
limited “Standard Sizing” can be.
Rather
than try to limit Men's options, Agape has now created a series of
shapes designed to take advantage of the mesh clothing that already
exists out on the grid. Clothing designers aren't psychic... They
can't know or design for every deviation from a “standardized look”
and if we all had the exact same body we'd be in Blue Mars (where
everyone looks like Tom Hulce). Our Studio Series shapes were created
to give you a variety of looks that will fit the majority of mesh
clothing out of the box without having to give your body a major
overhaul because really, when you're forced to change your shape just
to be able to dress nicely something is clearly wrong.
With
two shapes released and a third on the way, Agape's Studio Series
body shapes provide a simple way for those who want to dip their toes
into the pool of mesh clothing to do so and look fantastic. Each
Studio Series shape includes a fat pack of Agape's “Simple Eyes”
as well as a detailed styling card that will allow even a beginner to
recreate the model's look on the product packaging. Stop by our
Mainstore in Lionheart Nala and pick up a demo of “Ivo” or
“Zander II” and be on your way to looking fantastic in mesh.
