Many of you know I have a lot of statues in my store, but I didn't set out originally to offer them. A few years ago I wanted one for a build I was doing at the time and found one on the Kitely Market. Wanting to add materials, I replaced the base texture with a marble and realized that all that was left was an amorphous blob that barely resembled the original statue. So I decided to see if there was a better way. The resulting workflow is pictured. I start out with real world scans of famous statues (such as Hebe pictured) that are readily available, and load it into Blender. Since it had 2 million faces, I needed to reduce the complexity to 80,000 faces or less to be able to upload it inworld but still have detail for those who are unable to use higher graphics. You can see the two models side-by-side in Blender. At that point I bake the normals to replace a lot of the details that were lost without increasing the complexity, then upload the less complex model and the new normalmap into opensim. The final photo is the result.

You can see all my statues on my store regions:

Main Store: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Lunaria Emporium - Main Store

Kitely Store: grid.kitely.com:8002:Lunaria Emporium

And many of my items are available on the Kitely Market here: https://www.kitely.com/market?store=13957705

St. Patrick's day will soon be here! I created this prim skirt for those who wish to wear prims. This is two skirts each with 24 panels. I wore it and did not lag but I would not suggest wearing it if you have lots of other attachments too as it will cause your LOD to go up. You can find this in the Monentes Jewelry store in the new Classic Closet section. Please feel free to texture it and use it any way you wish. Free to give, you may also create outfits using this. If you want your name on as the creator there is a little center ball you can edit. That is fine. Many thanks to Copyright (c) 2007 Dalien Talbot, and a few other folks thanks to whom this skirt rezzer script exists: Loop Rez by Ged Larson 2006 I put out a box with the skirt rezzer, scripts and info manual. You can create your own prims for the skirt panels, mine is a cylinder that has been hollowed with a nice path cut. Experiment with your own panels.

Zoree Jupiter Live- Every otherThursday @ 11am- AMV Grid

Zoree Jupiter singing LIVE @ Speakeasy Swinghard! Zoree is
a truly incredible live singer with a wide variety of music and
a voice that ranges from soft, sultry & sexy to ready to rock
your socks! Don't miss her events, every other Thursday, 11am Grid time!
Dress is casual to semi formal.

Come 30 mins early for Cliffs pre show tunes!

Map us at: alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events

Icky Thump Live @ Inner City Dance Club- Saturday 1pm

Inner City Dance Club brings you British Singer / Guitarist Icky Thump (icky Flux in SL)
A Blues man by heart playing a mix of songs, putting his unique twist on them armed only with his guitar, stompbox and strong "Dylan-esque" vocals.
Icky will whisk you to the land of Delta blues, moving your body & soul, leaving you wanting more.
Every other Saturday 1-2pm - An hour of Music, Fun & Friends On the AMV Events Region

alterenatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events (213, 109, 35)

Joao Frazao Live-ArtSpeak Cafe' every other Thursday 11am -12n

Joao Frazao Live beautiful, sensual Ukulele Music, Guitar & Vocals @ArtSpeak Cafe', Thursday @ 11 am, AMV Events, AMV Grid. He has spent the last 25 years playing, recording & promoting Portuguese folk music all over the world, his own shows & as a session musician for several main stream Portuguese artists. Relax, dance and enjoy the beauty of Joao's uniquely joyful sounds!

Joao's Website http://www.joaofrazao.net
MAP alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events/1011/448/30

Mavenn Live @ The ArtSpeak Cafe' Thursday 10-11am Blues & Soul

The Incredible Mavenn Live Performs LIVE at The ArtSpeak Cafe'
every other Thursday @ 10am. Mavenn is a great blues and soul
vocalist! My personal favorites are her covers of Beth Heart, Melody Gardot
and the list goes on and on! Join us just before Joao takes the stage.
Mavenn Live - 10-11 AM Grid time
Joao Frazao - 11 AM -12noon Grid time

alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Events/1011/448/30

The New Alternate Metaverse Cafe' at AMV Welcome
Fine foods, snacks, desserts- 15 varieties of pie and the best Coffees in the metaverse! Aloria Asana is your hostess & Manager. Make new Friends, or sit and clean out your inventory over a hot cup of cappucino!

Radio AMV Street Party-DJ Maia Antarra Wednesdays 5-7 PM

DJ Maia Antarra will be bringing her high energy electronic dance music to Alternate Metaverse's Radio AMV Dance Party on Wednesdays 5-7 PM- Maia is well known throughout both SL and OpenSim for her amazing Electronica & Trance sets! Cam shop in the mini mall @ AMV Street Party while you dance!

Hop over to AMV Street Party region- Next to AMV Welcome

alternatemetaverse.com:8002:AMV Street Party

Karaoke at AMV's Got Talent Wednesdays 1-3p @ Softly

A Karaoke event for all musical tastes, in the style of RL Karaoke clubs.
Music is streamed real time to a wide screen TV via your MEDIA PLAYER & Sang In VOICE. Most songs have scrolling texts with color visual prompts, others may just have texts. Some may have backup singers or "Low" vocals, some not. 5000- songs and growing- 2 hours of fun for all!
Host Crystal - Karaoke DJ is Cataplexia

alternatemetaverse.com:8002:Softly (383, 131, 21)

I tapped an alt to experiment with the Open Sim take on Reborn... I have tested Reborn in SL via demos (also with an alt), and I don't recall it cracking 300k in the complexity rating. So... Ok, great for photos, but I'd pass on it if you want to go clubbing on the dance floor, especially a crowded one. Most people won't be able to see your Reborn creations... you will be a gray doll to many. For now, it's best to stick with Decadence, Athena or one of the curvy Ruth2 mods.

(BTW, this ensemble is 600,000 on the complexity scale!)

Hello people of Open Sim! Destiny Grid is seeking new members. They have one of the best prices for sim rentals ($15 per month for up to 4x4 sim! $5 per month per 5000 extra prims). Use my avatar name: Shimada Yoshikawa as a reference.
https://destiny-grid.pleasecome.in/sledjchisl.fcgi/account...

♬
Ⓩ░░░ ( ¯:¯)░Remy Farman & 乙ƠƦЄЄ░JUPƖƬЄƦ
Ⓞ░░(¯`·.\ /.·´¯)░back to back at Gentle Fire
Ⓡ░ (¯ `·. ❀.·´¯)░1:00 - 3:00pm
Ⓔ░░(_.·´/ \`·._)░ Casual
Ⓔ░░░ (_.:._)░Pop,love,disco,fado,rock,country,etc
New location:
♥Map:
hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Riderwood/128/128/22

DJ Maldrul's "Make Love Not War" at Hot Daddy's Tonight--6:00PM Grid Time!!
Region: Hot Daddys on Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
Added by: Kith Whitehawk
Details:
It's Monday and time for another fabulous Hot Daddy's "DJ's Choice" set at the Dance Dock! DJ Maldrul's theme for this week is "Make Love Not War'"!! DJ Maldrul is gonna spin tunes about L O V E! He's got songs about falling in love, the power of love, endless love... you get the idea. Come get that loving feeling down here in the Bayou! The Tribe is here and they've got plenty of hugs to go around if you need one!

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou Hot Daddys

GREETINGS!
PINK MOON Again is pleased to invite you to enjoy a spectacular Concert with our great friend and excellent singer
!ROGUE GALAXY!
When?
Wednesday 02/22/2023
Time: 1:00 p.m. SLT
Wardrobe: Casual
Venue: PINK MOON JAZZ, BLUES & MORE
LM: hop://watersplash.outworldz.net:8002/iEchoes/42/35/28

******** Do not miss it ********

!!!!! IT WILL BE A GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE YOUR PRESENCE!!!!

The "A Boy Named Sue" Official "Woman In Black" Outfit! Johnny Cash never looked so good!

Hey! A little known fact about the song "A Boy Named Sue." It was written by humorist, children's author, poet and early trans activist Shel Silverstein. OK, I'm lying. Shel actually wasn't very funny.

Oh HELLO: Outfits With Options
grid.copykat.ovh:12000:Xinashi

Just wanna say TYTY to all my AWESOME customers & friends! This posting is all new to me, so maybe I will get the hang of it soon. Please come visit the R&M Creations MAIN Mall or one of our 4 satellite shops. Landmarks are at the landing point.. right of the TP Boards, with a few other FAVE LMs.
R&M=RobertaLyn Rocastle +MillyAnn Morgana
TYVM HUGS
MillyAnn Morgana

I created this CatWalk venue and offered this at the end of summer. I thought it would be nice to offer it again to anyone who has a need for a CatWalk it is free to copy. I found many of the parts at Sketchfab, and built it the best I could. Please feel free to mod it and use it any way you like. It is a complete venue with tables too. It is at the Monentes Store in the foyer.

DJ Rosa at Rockin’ The Blues Annual Mardi Gras Street Party—Closing Night at 6:00PM Grid Time!
Region: N'Awlins in Wyldwood Bayou Grid
Event begins: 6:00PM Grid Time
***COSTUME ALERT***
DJ Rosa is gonna take this party out with a BANG tonight at N’Awlins on Wyldwood Bayou Grid! Rosa will be spinning rowdy Blues, Creole, & Zydeco tunes & The Tribe’s feathers are still fluffy & filled with glitter! Dress up or come as you are down to Bourbon Street & PARTY ON! (Check out our new Costume Shop in N'Awlins!)

wyldwoodbayou.com:8002:Wyldwood Bayou N'Awlins

Hello, my name is Tara. This is my first review for Virtual Melody -> https://taraaersopensim.blogspot.com/2023/02/virtual-melod... where I happy to live and work as Blogger, Stylist, Photographer, Model and Creator. I invite you for a walk and first look at INTERLUDE sim at Virtual Melody, where Art Gallery and Musical stage are located surrounded by beautiful nature: mountains, lake, there are some waterfalls and park with romantic places and views. All landscaping and decoration were made by Rogue Galaxy, Interlude sim owner. Virtual Melody Grid is the Home of touring musicians in opensim and the metaverse. On Feb, 14th Virtual Melody Interlude (OpenSim grid) was proud to present
VALENTINES CELEBRATION & ART SHOW featuring RL/VL Artist VIKTOR SAVIOR and Live Singers: OUIENANDA, DJEMBE DRAGONFIRE, SAMUEL JAMES. In a case, you missed this amazing event, I have an review with photos in my Blog for you to read -> https://taraaersopensim.blogspot.com/2023/02/virtual-melod... P.S. All of our Venues are open to the public. Membership to Virtual Melody is by invitation only.

Bonjour / bonsoir à tous,
CinéParc chez Jo (comme tous les dimanches ? )
Au programme ce soir : "L'homme qui défiait l'infini" ("The Man Who Knew Infinity"), un film britannique de Matthew Brown, sorti en 2015.
qcgrid.mooo.com:8002
15h Qc / 21h Fr