by Luxe Oct 30, 2009 
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About this Style A few of you, especially from CHIC, are likely familiar with my habit of finding odd inspiration for my avatars all over the place. Sometimes, I will imitate a minion. Most of the time, it is just browsing COLOURlovers.com for a palette that catches my eye. This time, though, it went a bit further. My good friend DNA asked me for a color palette for some new forums she was putting up. She wanted something a bit metallic and steampunkish. The first color I thought of was a really desaturated greenish-gray, like old iron. So, I went into a few images of iron, ore and rusted iron and pulled out five colors.  Which, I do not know how, but she turned that into this gorgeous painting of a clockwork rose garden. Seriously, her talent never ceases to amaze me.  So then I was all ''AMG. I HAEV 2 MAKE AN HA OF DAT PAINTING RITE NAO.'' (Yes, I did spaz a bit like that. It was rather unladylike, actually.) And the rest, as they say, is history. I honestly love finding inspirations for avatars like this because instead of being motivated to use one specific piece of clothing, I end up using a lot of other pieces that would not otherwise see the light of day. It really makes sure I use my whole wardrobe, and it is awesome for breaking avatar funks! Tags: box of fairy dust, cer, crime boss costume trunk, deep red, dew atlantica, dirty white, donna, faded and dog-eared romance novel, gold, hair layering, maid and butler costume trunk, odd inspiration, orange, pirate costume trunk, pixie, rainyday desert rose, rainyday verdure, roq candy loish, salon, salon layering, sardonyx beads, stripes, turquoise, white, wig, wig layering, winsome rogue, zombie survival kit |
