Designing fashion for Second Life can be an overwhelming prospect. Many residents spend a lot of lime trees on Second Life clothing, and a sure way to earn money is to do the same. The best thing about designing fashion SL is that you can sell the same item multiple times. In fact, you can sell it as many times as you want.

The only difficult part is getting started. If you’re not a programmer, designer, or unfamiliar with photo editing, you won’t feel comfortable and won’t know where to start. But don’t worry, we’ve come up with three easy steps you can take to start your journey to becoming a true fashionista.

STEP 1: MASTER THE GAME FASHION DESIGNER: The first step to becoming a fashion designer in SL is to get used to the fashion designer of the game. Open the appearance tool (either via the top menu or by right-clicking on your avatar) and you will be able to edit a multitude of different factors of your avatar’s appearance. To change clothes or design a new one, you will need to familiarize yourself with the texture and color menus. Once you are comfortable with the game designer, you can move on to the next step.

STEP 2: GET THE PHOTO EDITION: To get past the simple designs that you can do through the appearance editor, you will need some photo editing software. Although many of these programs can cost $ 300 or more, we have found an alternative that is just as good. If you want to get serious about designing fashion, you will need The GIMP. (http://www.gimp.org/). This free software is only as good as any commercial software out there, and there is a very active and helpful community of Gimp users who can help you. Download Gimp and learn how to use some of the functions. After doing this, you are ready to move on.

STEP 3: GET TEMPLATES: To use Gimp (or other photo editing software) to design clothing for SL, you will need some templates. A template is simply a 3D representation that can be placed over an avatar. With a stencil, you can design skins, tattoos, and clothing. To get started, you need to download the Robin Wood t-shirt template. (http://www.robinwood.com/Catalog/Technical/SL-Tuts/SLTutSet.html) This will allow you to create your first template design: a T-shirt. The template itself is very well done and through the use of capes and masks, Robin Wood has created one of the best assistants at SL Fashion. Use it.

Of course, there is much more to fashion design than what we have told you. (We have created an excellent fashion design guide that you can find on our website. Just click the link below). You can spend a lot of time learning how to create fashions, but in the end, what you want is up to you. Designing clothing for the residents of SL is not difficult, but it requires knowledge and practice. If you can get to the third step, you will be ahead of 90% of everyone else in the game.

GO AND CONQUER!

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