Is your chat-room getting rained out? Maybe too much sun in your eyes? Rain or Shine, you'll be covered with the Umbrella. This highly animated, utilitarian fashion accessory is a smart addition to a wide range of outfits and costumes, from a coy Southern Bell to a wealthy, well-dressed Executive. Looking for something humorous? Pair it up with the Personal Storm for the perfect running gag!
Commands:
"UmbrellaLean" - lets you take a load off, well looking suave doing it!
"RainOpen" - uses the Umbrella to stop Rain
"SunOpen" - uses the Umbrella for a bit of Shade
"UmbrellaSpin" - spins the Umbrella (best used with RainOpen or SunOpen)
"UmbrellaFire" - lets you fire off a few Rounds, Penguin-style!
PLEASE NOTE: The Umbrella works equally well for Male and Female avies, but is found under Female Gloves. This item also conflicts with any item that uses Channel 95 in the avie's body. Extremely few items replace that body channel, but if one of your items does it will either remove this item, or the other item. It might not properly fit certain items like Hand Replacements and Custom Avatar Bodies. To ensure your satisfaction with this product, please use TRY IT before you BUY IT! There will be NO REFUNDS if it doesn't fit your needs.
Not fond of Red and White? Wish that gunfire had some SOUND EFFECTS?! Well quite complaining and DERIVE it! Make your own version, and even sell it the catalog for a small markup over my original, and keep the extra profits for yourself! You can express yourself AND earn credits at the same time. How's that for a sweet deal? You'll need a full account on IMVU, as well as a copy of Previewer. You can find out more about Deriving on the IMVU's Education Center. Here are the templates you'll need below:
This is the Texture map for the Umbrella Parts. This covers everything but the Fabric parts. Use this to make small changes to the appearance of these parts, such as color or materials:
This is the Wireframe layout for the Umbrella Parts. You'll need this if you wish to make a completely new Texture map from scratch, as it will show you exactly how the image attaches to the model:
This is the Texture map for the Underside of the Fabric.
The Fabric Parts of the Umbrella have an Opacity layer, but I haven't included a template here because it's solid white. If you wish to cut holes in either the Top or Bottom of the Fabric, you need merely make a Black & White image fitting the size of your Fabric Texture maps, with the Solid parts being White and the holes Black. Use the Wireframe layout below to guide the cutting process. Also make certain you're finish Opacity layer image matches the same dimensions and layout of your Fabric Texture map, or graphic flaws will appear.
This is the Wireframe layout for the Fabric of the Umbrella. The Top and Bottom Fabric use the same layout, so this image will work for both. If you wish to make a custom Opacity layer, you'll need this to guide your work:
This is the Texture map for the Top of the Umbrella's Fabric:
To add sound, I highly recommend you download and use Audacity. It's a free sound editing tool that can export out OGG sound files. OGG sound files compress down to less then 1/10th the file size of WAV files. SO USE OGG FILES!!! You can download it here:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Please keep your sound volume levels within acceptable limits. DON'T MAKE YOUR SOUND AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE!!! Loud sounds will annoy other users, and reduce your sales. Also avoid using Looping sounds, as IMVU has no controls to stop Looping sounds once they start playing.