AFK…but back!
It’s been awhile…but it was so nice to log back in to SL and speak to my old friends! As the saying goes, “Good friends are like stars…. You don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.” I’ve come back in baby steps (that new viewer took some getting used to!), so decided it best to reopen this blog to help me get back into my second life.
And what better way than to update my profile pic! A very good friend (who despite my absence has popped right back into my sl and is one of my inspirations to come back!) notified me today that my profile was rather blank. Turns out all my profile info was wiped out recently (I swear it was there a couple of weeks ago), so gave me a very good project today. I learned a fun new trick in photoshop as well, to create a darkened edge, aka vignette, around the photo to create focus on the main subject. Here’s how!
1. Create a new layer…remember how? If not, here’s how!
a. Go to the layer menu on the top of the screen and select new > layer
or
b. use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J
2. Select Layer 1 and select Filter > Distort > Lens Correction…
3. Drag the vignette amount slider to the left to darken the edges. The further left you drag the slider, the darker the edges are
4. Adjust the midpoint slider, which determines how far the darkening effect will extend in towards the center of the image.
5. Adjust the opacity, which reduces the darkening amount around the edges.
What I am wearing:
Outfit: Nylon Outfitters – Goldfish Dress
Skin: Linda G3 – PXL
Hair: Joy – Maitreya
Scarf: Crinkle Scarf (Red) – Muism
Shoes: Moxie (Gold) – Maitreya
Pose: Diesel Works Modeling Chair
