(This version is for Female Avies Only!)
Demons making you yawn? Furries too normal for you? Well step up the weirdness with the strangest thing this side of a 60's flashback, the Squid. This blizzard alien lifeform is a little bit Lovecraft and a WHOLE LOT Crazy! Whether in parts, or together as a whole set, nothing will get you quite as much attention as The Squid!
To make the full "Squid" Body, shown on the right, you'll need these additional parts:
PLEASE NOTE: This Torso can only be used by Female avies. It won't fit a Male avie. There is a separate version for Male Avies available in the catalog. It replaced the Upper-body and Both Hands of the avie, so it won't work with any item that replaces any of those, like gloves, most shirts, and certain accessories. Attempting to use said items with this Body will either remove the items, or cause the body to vanish. If you're in doubt about it fitting your avie and your outfit correctly, please use TRY IT before you BUY IT! There will be NO REFUNDS if it doesn't work with your existing outfit or avie. So use TRY IT first!
Wish the Squid was Purple? Hate those Fins on top? How about some SOUND EFFECTS?? Well then, 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. Below is the template you'll need to get started:
This is the texture for the Chest and Arms. Use this to make small changes, like altering the color or pattern. Anything you do is mirrored on the other side, so base your design on something that looks good symmetrically:
This is the Wireframe layout for the Chest and Arms. This shows you exactly how each and every pixel attaches to the Chest and Arms. You'll need this if you plan on making an entirely new Squid Top from scratch, or need pin-point precision for your alterations. This is something best left for the advanced users:
This is the "Gray" template for the Chest and Arms. Use this if you want to make a completely new skin for the Top, but want to retain all of my careful shading that makes it look so realistic. Using this as a Opacity layer in your photo editor, you should be able to pull off a completely new skin that retains the realistic shadowing and lighting of my own:
This is the Texture for the thin, "2D" Parts. This includes the Back Fins and Arm Fins. If you alter or remove parts of this image, make sure you have matching changes in the Opacity Layer below:
This is the Opacity layer for the 2D Parts. If you wish to change the shape of these things, or remove them entire, all you need to keep in mind is that White is solid and Black is invisible. Use solid black to remove parts, and white to change their shape. The finished image should be a black and white silhouette of the elements, exactly as how they appear in your Texture. Use the Wireframe layout for guidance:
This is the Wireframe layout 2D Parts. This demonstrates how the Texture and Opacity Layers work on the model. Use this as a guide if you want to reshape those elements, using the Opacity layer above:
This is the Gray template for the 2D Parts:
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/