A few weeks ago, June Dion from B@re Rose accepted to meet me for an unusual request. She was to pose in some of her favorite outfits and tell the story of their creation. Then, we’d submit the pictures to Flickr photographers, and ask them to “create” around the costume, mix June’s world with their world.

Uncover is happy to present the first of  “Tell us a Story”, Undine

Story and modelling: June Dion

Image processing by Ariel Brearly

UNDINE
One of my customers asked me to make a new mermaid, since I hadn’t made one in a long time. She wanted goth and witch style, so I tried to make one like that. I started with remaking an AO and made a posestand this time to assist with building. I  made grander poses and movements for a wicked woman mermaid. After that, I got the idea that she should be living in the deep sea.  I used the Arowana photo from my graphic library, encorporating all the texture for prims / clothes (except eyes) from that. To enhance the deep sea feel of the mermaid, I made the tail similar to an invertebrate animal. While making the texture, I added frills like fur around the arms to resemble a fur shawl in silhouette. This outfit had no name until it was complteted, but was named Undine after I read a story about this mythical water nymph who could curse her unfaithful husband.

** Visit Ariel’s Flickr gallery at http://www.flickr.com/photos/14405515@N03/