Last Updated Thursday, July 29, 2010
Requests
I am currently NOT ACCEPTING requests.
Q:
Where do I send in my request?
A: I will only
accept requests e-mailed to
cary_morton@hotmail.com.
I will ignore any requests sent to me in any other manner. This
is because often I forget to write these down - my bad!
Q:
Do you accept Mesh requests, or
Re-Textures? WHat is the difference?
A: I do not take
mesh requests, however, I do accept Re-Textures. Think of an
IMVU product as an x-mas gift. A mesh is the cardboard box
that gives the gift it's shape. The texture is the
giftwrap! While changing the texture is relatively easy and only
requires editing the image, the mesh is very hard to change and
requires extensive knowledge of a 3D program. Very few
developers on IMVU know how to Mesh (and do it well), and not
being one of them, I do not accept mesh requests. When in doubt,
ask.
Q:
What order do you finish your
requests in?
A: I do all
of my requests in the order I please, not in the order I get the
request. Usually this means that I do the easiest requests
first, and the harder requests later when I hav emore time to
work on them. So be prepared to wait a large length of time
before your request is finished. This is not uncommon.
Q: When will my request be
done?
A: Asking
me daily or every other day "when will my request be done?"
makes me push it farther back on the list of things to do - so
you'd be wise not to ask. When it's done, I'll upload it to the
catalog. End of story. Generally I do not notify a requester
when their request has been completed, as by then I usually
can't remember who's given the request. So check my catalog
daily to see the updates to it!
Q: What do I need to send
in with my request?
A: Please
include any information I may need to complete the request;
colors to be used, links to a product you want me to derive
from, sample images of a costume or character, specific quoted
text you want on it... etc. This is to cut down on the amount of
research I'll need to do, and the amount of telegrams I'll have
to send you asking what you want. For stickers, please include a
link to the image you want used for the sticker and any quoted
text you want on it. The images you send me do not have to be
cleaned up or pre-edited in any way, I can do this myself, but
you are free to adjust it as you see fit if that is what you
want to do. The best images to send for Avatar Stickers are
LARGE screen captures. Smaller images such as IMVU snapshots are
not acceptable as they are very blurry and pixelated, and almost
impossible to edit into something nice. I do NOT do requests
involving copyrighted or trademarked material.
Q: How do I take a screen
capture?
A: Dress up
your avatar how you want it, and preferably, load a simple
one-color solid background scene. The white room you start in
when you first start up IMVU works well,a nd a green-screen room
works REALLY well. (specifically for avatars with white
clothing).
1. Maximize your chat screen to the very edges of your monitor.
2. Hit the "PrtScn" key on your keyboard. Every keyboard has this key, and it is usually located around your Home/Delete/End/Page Up/Page Down keys. On laptops this may be somewhere different.
3. Nothing will appear to have happened when you hit the key, but I assure you, it has.
4. Open your art program, whichever you use, and "Paste" the screen capture into a new image. You can then use your "Crop" tool to crop in relatively close to your avatar.
5. Save the image and upload it to an image hosting site (such as imageshack or photobucket). I recommend Imageshack in particular because many of the others will resize large images.
6. Copy and paste the URL of the image that the host gives you after it has been uploaded into a telegram or e-mail to me!