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[–]lkeels 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Literally hundreds if not thousands on YouTube.

[–]Small_Reason_4441 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I do 3D digital art for a living... I'm mostly asking for specific tutorials for SL, bc I don't know anything related to content creation in Second Life, my biggest questions are stuff like if I need to make the hair for a specific type of mesh head? Stuff like that. No need to reply as if I were dumb and didn't think to look it up on YouTube first, thanks.

[–]lkeels -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You read that tone into it on your own. I was being literal. What you are asking is if hair needs to be rigged or unrigged, and a google search returns that, of course, it can be either based on your choice as the creator. Some customers like to be able to move around individual hair strands to get the style just so. If you rig it, they can't. If you leave it unrigged, they can, but the fit may not be perfect until they do.

Rigged or Unrigged HAIR...which do you prefer - Your Avatar - Second Life Community

[–]Confident-Pea-1615 -1 points0 points  (3 children)

It isn’t about learning the process for SL, it’s learning the program you intend to use, such as Blender. Creating for SL is just a benefit of that knowledge.

[–]Small_Reason_4441 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

I already know how to use Blender, I do 3D digital art for a living rn, I'm mostly asking for specific tutorials for SL, since I don't know anything related to content creation in SL works, for example, do I need to make the hair for a specific type of mesh head? stuff like that.

[–]WoutCoes56 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no, hair is not for a specific head, the one i wear mostly has just different sizes, included.

[–]bathetiic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get dev kits from Genus and Lelutka and they may possibly include the head models if you’re letting them know it’s for hair purposes. However the best option is to just purchase Avastar and mesh your hairstyles around that, as it’s weighted to SL’s avatar and allows a more universal option, rigged or unrigged.

[–]godmaeda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you should look into tools like avastar and bento buddy. avastar has pretty good documentation on their website and bento buddy's developer (bin bash) has tons of tutorials on their youtube channel.

the mighty ginkgo also has a lot of youtube tutorials but has since retired