I caved in and picked a lovely hairstyle by Calla as the new 'do for Samantha. It was really difficult to resist. There are some wonderful styles in Calla's collection.  I spent a lot of time on this yesterday and have gotten a lot done on the skin. I need to go back over it and even out all the highlights, though.

Working on this new skin, even though I did just release the Entice for Men line, has taught me a few things. I've had fewer obstacles with this one than my previous skins.  Skinning, at it's basic level, is still just texturing a 3D model. It's easy to get caught up in the fact that it's reproducing a humanoid form. Seams are a very interesting part of this. Some people tend to ignore seams outright. Stop! No! I'm not riding the criticism train. I'm just sayin'.

For me, seams were an immediate hatred situation. I mean, skin doesn't have seams! AGH! Right? Yeah. So, I found myself being afraid of seams, again, with this skin. This is a poor reaction and one I've learned from. While they are annoying, they aren't going away, and it's better not to be lazy and to just deal with them. In the end, I'm going to try and avoid making Samantha look like she's caged inside her mesh.

Sam is also a departure for me, as a skinner, for various reasons. She's not as soft as Entice, and there are definitely more noticeable highlights. Especially in regards to the face. Remember, glowierer! Or something!  Oh, and I'll go ahead and say that her breasts are definitely more "blam!"  Wait 'til you see the nude pics.  Besides, there's no need to reproduce Entice and just name it something else, that's redundant. I find redundancy to be confusing, not only to myself, but to skin-buyers. Often what designers see as "different" can come across to others as "not different enough". I certainly don't want to confuse my customers. :) Samantha won't be for everyone, but, then, none of my skins are.

However, I don't have any plans to replace the current Entice line with Samantha, I don't think that'd be fair to those who adore that skin, and it wouldn't be fair to myself, either.  I still have plenty of makeups to release for that line.

Bah!  Previews, right? 

I've pulled off my former "firmer" description.  I decided to go for healthy instead of needing-to-eat-a-sandwich.

More at a later date!  ...