I decided to treat my longstanding Victorian/steampunk roleplay avatar in Second Life, who has traditionally been an old woman, to a new LAQ Vivien Bento mesh head (designed for an older woman) and a Maitreya Lara mesh body. This is my first LAQ head and I’m impressed by all the options that come with it, including very lifelike mocap animations for the face. I’m very pleased with the look I was able to get. The wrinkles you see can be turned on and off using the included HUD. (Don’t you wish you could do that in real life?)
So I’ve taken my newly updated avatar out for a stroll around the steampunk city of New Babbage, which has all kinds of nooks and crannies to explore:
My avatar is wearing:
- Isabella hair in silver by ChiChickie (in the top two pictures; no longer available)
- Shirley-Anne hair in white by Alli & Ali (in the bottom two pictures)
- Flat Isabel outfit in black by Bare Rose (in the topmost picture; includes hat)
- Gwendolin outfit in ivory by Cog & Fleur (in the bottom three pictures; the outfit includes boots, earrings, and hat)
- Vivien Bento mesh head by LAQ (included skin)
- Maitreya Lara mesh body
- Southern Belle & Woman in Ballgown Bento AO by Tuty
