Marianna ^✦✔ @Marianna

Weeeeee'rrrrreee heeeeere!!!!!! Yayyyyyy! It's Christmas! We still have a bit of construction so pardon our dust...but we couldn't wait to bring you another wonderful place to visit this year! The snow is cold so dress appropriately but hopefully, this little Christmas town will warm your hearts!

While most of us associate PBR only with mirrors and shiny metals, there is a lot more to it since all surfaces benefit from it. The top pic here shows the room with the old standard (blinn phong) textures and materials taken using the FS 6.6.17 viewer, while the bottom pic shows the same room with all pbr textures taken using the FS 7.1.11 viewer. Note that you can add both texture sets to a surface so that any viewer can see something. Also note that there is a reflection probe filling this room that prevents the blue light outside from seeping in (a current known bug being investigated).

Saturation, lighting, and detail are significantly improved across the board when all surfaces are pbr, which is what Physically Based Rendering was designed to do: to more accurately capture the interplay of light on various surfaces. For those wondering about how performance was affected, these were taken using my 8 year old desktop that has a GTX 1070 graphics card. I was at 40 fps on ultra graphics, but you don't need to set the graphics that high to get this look. That's because the new viewer is more efficient since it uses more of your computer's available resources.

Do you want to build a snowman? When Friday the 13th falls in December! Free to Copy and Buy for 0 on the OSGrid Sandbox Plaza for 24 hours:)

The mask if from Sketchfab and credited. The snowman stuff is from LK mostly with a texture from Pixabay. The knife is Nebadon's from his more recent collection shared at the OSCC a few years back.

As some already know, we have had issues a couple days with access to the private E Grid lands.

Great News!

A configuration setting was adjusted and access was restored to the private lands here!

Thank you for your patience!

Welcome to Pendle Hollow!! This is Harmony speaking! LOL! We were going to open Pendle Hollow with a big birthday bash for Pixey and Harmony's rl birthdays, but Hurricane Milton had other plans! Pixey is in Florida and got through the hurricanes and has power but no internet and they aren't expecting it to be restored for another week or more, so she asked me to go ahead and open the region for al of our open sim friends! I am cleaning up after the storm of building and landscaping and will have this scary, beautiful region opened Friday with a little construction still going on and shops to fill!

Pendle Hollow is a Halloween themed region based on the Pendle Witches (Pixey, Harmony and Macy!) in England in 1612! We don't practice witchcraft and believe that witches are good and loving, at least we are! We will still have our party with DJ Macy spinning some spooky rock, country and other Halloween delights so please watch for our announcement!

Chapter 10 - Amaranthine from my book Eos Renascent is now on Wattpad. You can read it here for free: https://www.wattpad.com/story/176823549-eos-renascent

“I…I..” he stammered, unable to find words for what he was experiencing.

These are not your past,” she said gently, “these are all you, now, in this moment.” She let go of his hands. “You will not remember it all, but you will remember the feelings and the longings, the love and companionship. They will carry you to fulfill your purpose.”

“I don’t want to leave,” he tried to say, as the beautiful scene slowly faded then disappeared.

Lukas found himself back at the gathering in the temple with the Amaranthine, unaware of the angry crowd around him. He felt the fog descend over his mind once more and it saddened him. Falling to his knees, he looked up into her eyes as she reached down to touch his cheek.

“Always remember, Lukas, you only see what you're looking for. When you want only love, you will see nothing else.”

IN MEMORY OF DAD

♬ WHO: DJ James
♬ WHAT:MIXED
♬ WHEN: 6-8 pm GRID TIME
♬ WHERE: THE BADASS HARLEY LOUNGE
♬ COME DANCE WITH US!!!
♬ BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND SONG REQUESTS

hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Badass%20Club%20Land/431...

It's a very surreal experience visiting 'Wednesday at Midnight' at Marianna's grid: http://three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002. There are lots of ways to die when exploring there, but all of them are fun. You can get killed by worms, stabbed, and drowned or just walk in still alive if you find the chalk circles to explore the Neitherworld (pictured) . There is a way back to the living world, too. Just stop groveling at the end of the hallway.

It's a very surreal experience visiting 'Wednesday at Midnight' at Mariannas grid: http://three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002 There are lots of ways to die when exploring there, but all of them are fun. You can get killed by worms, stabbed, and drowned or just walk in if you find the chalk circles. Mo worries, you will live on to explore the Neitherworld (pictured) . There is a way back to the living world, too. Just stop groveling.

!!! Save the Date !!! Men's Ballet "About Bees & Flowers"

Saturday, 12th October 2024, 10.30 am SLT
We will learn what r e a l l y happens between bees & flowers ... ;)

Map address: pangeagrid.de:8002:Koeln
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!!! Unbedingt vormerken !!! Männerballett "Die Wahrheit über Bienen und Blumen"

Samstag, 12. Oktober 2024, 19.30 Uhr MEZ
Wir werden endlich erfahren, was t a t s ä c h l i c h zwischen Bienen und Blumen passiert ... ;)

Taxi: pangeagrid.de:8002:Koeln

New landscaping has arrived! I am obsessed! Meadows and bushes and trees and flowers! I put a big red glowing NEW sign above them. When you land, face the store and walk to the right then left at the corner. You can't miss them. You will find "New" signs to identify recent additions in the shop. More architecture is now available as well. Thanks for visiting. All are welcome.

New: animesh hummingbird, as wearable and free roaming
Apologies to all who came to the shop in vain......I forgot to put the sellboxes in place^^...
Please come and pick your copy up now!

UPDATE; seems somehow the humz got broken for some people, deforming the avatar; I replaced the bird in the sellbox, if u have this issue, please return to pick up the new!

Good Day, Friends!

I’m often asked, “What happens to the art when it’s taken down to make room for a new exhibition?” My response has always been that select works from each artist are preserved and moved to another gallery space, becoming part of a permanent exhibition that contributes to OpenSim’s evolving history. Up until now, that was only a vision—a future project in my mind.

I’m thrilled to announce that vision has finally come to life with The Archive Collection. While the name may be straightforward, it leaves no mystery about the treasures inside! 😊

I’ve included some photos—one of them shows me standing in front of the building, to give you a sense of its scale. To enhance your visit, I’ve also added a grand piano I uploaded and added a variety of scripted music that you can play by touching the keys while enjoying the art. There’s even a version of the piano with animation options available at my shop.

As we approach September, those of you with art ready for display are welcome to bring it by the gallery anytime. If you’re not already in the group, please let me know so I can add you to the correct role so you can rez.

I’m incredibly excited about this exhibition and, from what I’ve seen so far, it promises to be a feast for all our senses! Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Hello Folks!!
News!!! A permanent small shop with really beautiful,fine selected autumn and Halloween items whose selection is constantly being expanded.
Neuigkeiten!!! Ein permanenter kleiner Shop mit wirklich sehr schönen ausgesuchten Herbst und Halloween Artikeln dessen Auswahl ständig erweitert wird.

IN THE BEGINNING . . . SIX

These pics were taken inside of Gram Z's Vintage Country Barn which I obtained from Lavia Lavine's region https://opensimworld.com/add/?t=&pid=92358&ptype=10! This is an awesome barn! I fell in love with it the moment that I saw it. Lavia has so many useful items on her region(s) which are a must see.

I know I have two pics the same here but I do not see where to delete them, so I will delete the one pic at a future time.

There is a new blog by Thirza Ember about the gallery. Thanks for reading! Some of you are mentioned in it.:) Bring your art to the gallery so we can get it up, please! Thank you!
https://hgsafari.blogspot.com/2024/08/dreams-on-10th-dimen...