

Adam n Eve's shading on this skin, and on most of their products, is a good example of how shading should be done in Blue Mars. While you can leave some of it up to the effects of light and shadow playing off the avatar mesh, the best results will come from including some shading on the textures themselves as well– this is what makes me rave about Moxxi so much (including the bikini pictured). A blending of shading to compliment the mesh of whatever the item is, whether its an avatar or a shirt or a pair of shoes, can really take a product to the next level in terms of quality. Sachi's shading on Sharifa's arms and legs is particularly well done, though I would like to see more around the clavicle.
I should also note that I'm not wearing my usual shape underneath this skin. Instead, I'm wearing a Sion shape from Shade City, even though it has rather prominent asian features compared to this skin. I like the way this shape sits with this skin in particular because this shape is far curvier than others, and I've found that Adam n Eve's skin shading looks better on a slightly more substantial figure. In particular, I find on a too-skinny avatar, the belly shading looks unnaturally straight and tends to de-emphasize the hips a little as a result. As always, try before you buy so you can see if the skin sits right on your own shape.
Tell me what you think of Adam n Eve's Sharifa skin in the comments, or by email!

This is excellent. I pointed out to AR that ethnic skin tones were not available. I created my own black skin . AR has taken note of this (Its on Glenns List) Can I moan a little? People come to Blue Mars and its Free, everywhere you go is Free. When I joined Blue Mars a year ago there was nothing to buy. When it happened I grabbed 20 bucks and went shopping. Now I look cool. People do not be cheapskates (sorry). Blue Mars has replaced slice bread on my menu. Spend 20 bucks invest and look good like the rest of us. I coined a new crs Supastars = Bluemars. Its worth it BM is going to take over the metaverse! Visit IDIALab.org our newest developer and tell me Im wrong
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