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JWBear · 08-11-2009, 10:57 PM

There is an art exhibit that I went to this evening. 22 artists and builders on SL were asked to each create a 3D installation representing one of the cards of Major Arcana. Some where literal interpretations, some were more allegorical, several were interactive. Here are pictures of some of my favorites (in no particular order). You can see some of the others in the background in some of the pictures, as well.

The World

The Tower

The Sun
(This one was really hard to capture.)

Strength

The Magician
(Yes, that's me)

Judgment

The Hanged Man
(It's hard to tell from the still image, but all the stuff over the well is spinning like a whirlwind.)

And finally, Death (With me, again)

JWBear · 08-29-2009, 04:11 PM

I've been designing a new house for Second Life. I built a scale model, but I'm not sure yet when (or if) I'm going to tear down the current house and build this one. Here are some pictures:

JWBear · 08-29-2009, 04:20 PM

... And some of the interior:

The entryway from the front door

The reverse angle

From the living room towards the entry

From the living room out the back patio. I used a white backdrop for most of the pictures, but not this one. I liked how the view looked. (But this view will be from the front of the completed house!)

Up the stairs to the bedroom

Looking back down

The office and studio space from the outside (best shot I could get)

Alex · 08-29-2009, 04:45 PM

Very impresive. Especially to me since I've now tried Second Life three times and haven't yet made it out of the newbie area.

katiesue · 08-29-2009, 06:33 PM

Very nice. Out of curiosity, since I know nothing about it, how long does it take to make them?

JWBear · 08-29-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by katiesue

Very nice. Out of curiosity, since I know nothing about it, how long does it take to make them?

The model took me a good part of yesterday and today (I had yesterday off). To build the full sized house will take about the same amount of time; plus the time it will take to empty and tear down the old house and do some terraforming.

Arranging the furnishings in the new house to my liking will, however, takes weeks and weeks.

katiesue · 08-29-2009, 07:57 PM

Wow - really beautiful!

JWBear · 09-11-2009, 11:22 AM

I've been building the house I made the above model of. I decided to reverse the plan to take advantage of the site's natural slope better.

Here's the old house, emptied of furniture and ready for demolition.

Here's the property after demolition. I left the front steps up from the road, a planter that was at the back of the house, and some of the back patio. They will be integrated into the new house.

Here it is with most of the "stonework" completed. See how I integrated the planter from the old house?

Here it is with the walls and most of the windows in place. You can see part of the reversed model in the lower left of the second picture. I added a greenhouse roof section to the back wall of the den. It wasn't part of the original plan.

JWBear · 05-19-2010, 02:16 PM

Character? Did you mean this for the Sims2 thread?

(The pictures above reminded me that I've done a lot of work on my house since I posted those...)

Gemini Cricket · 05-19-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

Character? Did you mean this for the Sims2 thread?

I have no idea.
The thread where we voted on bf's for your character.

08-11-2009, 10:57 PM	#1
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	There is an art exhibit that I went to this evening. 22 artists and builders on SL were asked to each create a 3D installation representing one of the cards of Major Arcana. Some where literal interpretations, some were more allegorical, several were interactive. Here are pictures of some of my favorites (in no particular order). You can see some of the others in the background in some of the pictures, as well. The World The Tower The Sun (This one was really hard to capture.) Strength The Magician (Yes, that's me) Judgment The Hanged Man (It's hard to tell from the still image, but all the stuff over the well is spinning like a whirlwind.) And finally, Death (With me, again) __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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08-29-2009, 04:11 PM	#2
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I've been designing a new house for Second Life. I built a scale model, but I'm not sure yet when (or if) I'm going to tear down the current house and build this one. Here are some pictures: __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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08-29-2009, 04:20 PM	#3
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	... And some of the interior: The entryway from the front door The reverse angle From the living room towards the entry From the living room out the back patio. I used a white backdrop for most of the pictures, but not this one. I liked how the view looked. (But this view will be from the front of the completed house!) Up the stairs to the bedroom Looking back down The office and studio space from the outside (best shot I could get) __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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08-29-2009, 04:45 PM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Very impresive. Especially to me since I've now tried Second Life three times and haven't yet made it out of the newbie area.
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08-29-2009, 06:33 PM	#5
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Very nice. Out of curiosity, since I know nothing about it, how long does it take to make them? __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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08-29-2009, 07:57 PM	#7
katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Wow - really beautiful! __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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09-11-2009, 11:22 AM	#8
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I've been building the house I made the above model of. I decided to reverse the plan to take advantage of the site's natural slope better. Here's the old house, emptied of furniture and ready for demolition. Here's the property after demolition. I left the front steps up from the road, a planter that was at the back of the house, and some of the back patio. They will be integrated into the new house. Here it is with most of the "stonework" completed. See how I integrated the planter from the old house? Here it is with the walls and most of the windows in place. You can see part of the reversed model in the lower left of the second picture. I added a greenhouse roof section to the back wall of the den. It wasn't part of the original plan. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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05-19-2010, 02:16 PM	#9
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	Character? Did you mean this for the Sims2 thread? (The pictures above reminded me that I've done a lot of work on my house since I posted those...) __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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