In this edition of our Creator Newsletter, you'll find updates, tips and inspiration based on your interest and experience level. Take a look at the latest IMVU Studio creator tool release, the 'Make what Brings you Joy' Creator Contest, fresh inspiration by Creators screwball, RainEvenMorn and Gatho, helpful new tutorials and more.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
New Release forIMVU Studio BETA
IMVU Studio is our next generation creator tool, currently in development. Our latest releases introduce several new features including normal and specular maps, visual improvements, new lighting and a fresh new user interface. Try it out and give feedback. Help us make Studio the best it can be. Learn more here!
IMVU Studio BETA Try our next generation Creator tool! Help from our Community. Can't find the info you're looking for? There are Creators who can help! BROWSE DISCUSSIONS. Try IMVU Studio BETA! December Creator Newsletter Find updates, tips and inspiration. The world is virtual. The feels are real. Each month 7+ million people visit IMVU, where they spend an astonishing average of 55 minutes per day customizing their avatars, chatting with friends, shopping, hanging out at cool parties, sharing experiences, and earning real money creating virtual products.
New Creators Tiers
Have you taken a look at the new Creator Tiers? Designed to acknowledge Creators for their hard work, this new system focuses on product creation and sales, plus it provides opportunities for Creators to gain bonus points while they hone their skills. Take a look!
NEW TO CREATING
Get Started Creating
We've got a brand new tutorial to help you advance from the basics, to putting your own original style and taste into your products.
Itunes movie maker. Create your own patterns to give your products a customized look! Learn more here!
If you've never created before, these tutorials are ideal for getting started!
- Making a Shirt using IMVU Classic or IMVU Studio BETA
- Making Furniture using IMVU Classic or IMVU Studio BETA
- Making an Accessory using IMVU Classic or IMVU Studio BETA
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Get Inspired
In the mood for a pool party? Check out this easy-to-texture Pool Float by screwball! Have fun and make it your own!
Tiled Textures for Rooms and Furniture
If you're texturing rooms or furniture, this handy technique from @Keodi, allows you to use tiled textures to fill a large space with the same texture. Learn more!
Opacity Maps
Not sure what opacity maps are and how you can use them to customize your products? Creator @Polystyrene provides us an easy-to-follow guide. Check it out!
Minimum Coverage Guidelines
Understanding and following our Minimum Coverage Guidelines is vital for all Creators. Not only will they help you design your products more effectively, they will also help you get in front of the audience you want. Take a look at this article to learn more. Details here.
TEXTURE ARTISTS
Get Inspired
Are you a room or furniture texturer? Check out this inspiring Ivory Room Bundle by RainEvenMorn, which evokes the feeling of a Greek Island getaway. Beautifully furnished in a cozy naturalistic style. Their partner, Gatho, creates the original meshes the room bundle is based on.
In the need for sparkle? Teamviewer control alt delete. We thought you might be. Take a look at these two Jewel Sunglasses variations from screwball – you can either wear them or better yet, go for the up look. Change the jewel colors, frames or lenses for your very own style!
Tiled Textures for Rooms and Furniture
If you're texturing rooms or furniture, this handy technique from @Keodi, allows you to use tiled textures to fill a large space with the same texture. Learn more!
Refresher – Minimum Coverage Guidelines
Take a few minutes to refresh yourself about our Minimum Coverage Guidelines and how to test your products to make sure you follow them. Find details here.
Get Featured in this Newsletter
Apply to have your texture featured in our next newsletter as an inspirational example for other IMVU Creators. Your product could also be promoted in the IMVU Discover Feed! Apply here!
'Make Yourself Some Joy' Texturing Contest
Starting September 26th, texture artists will be invited to enter the 'Make Yourself Some Joy' Creator Contest!
Create textures that make you happy – whether it's designing clothes that delight you, fashioning a room you would love to lounge in, or creating a pattern and/or color that makes a piece of furniture shine.
We've even added a Halloween category for some extra fun!
Keep your eye out for a message with contest details!
2 Opportunities for Creators who use Social Media
For those of you who use Social Media to promote your IMVU shops, we'd like to share two new opportunities.
Image Social Media Feature
If you add the hashtag #IMVUCreatorFeature to your social media promotional posts you will be considered for a feature in IMVU social channels. Your posts must include an image.
Video Social Media Feature
Submit a sped-up (around 1 min long) video file of you creating a product to socialmedia@imvu.com for a chance to be featured on our IMVU social channels.
IMVU social channels have large followings making this an excellent way to be seen by millions of IMVU enthusiasts.
MESHERS
Get Featured in this Newsletter
Apply to have your mesh featured in our next newsletter as an inspirational example for other Creators to use. Apply here!
Body Mesh Deep Dive
Get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to create a body mesh from scratch. Settle in for this 5-part body series with Creator DeadlySin. Watch ow!
Epic games fortnite phone number. Extended Creator Reports
If you're not already using our Extended Creator Reports, we encourage you to learn more about this helpful tool! Extended Creator Reports provide information regarding potential copying of meshes and animations. Textures are not included in the reports. This is a completely opt-in process and does require verification of your own account. Learn more and give it a try!
Get Inspired
Are you a room or furniture mesher? Check out the work of mesher Gatho, who partners with texture artist RainEvenMorn. We love this Potter's Hangout Bundle the partners co-created. You'll see beautifully detailed texturing built on top of the fully realized room. The nuanced lighting makes this one super special.
'Make what brings you Joy' Meshing Contest
We invite you to make meshes that take you to your happy place – whether it's clothing that delights you, a room that blisses you out, or a piece of furniture that you could lounge on all day.
We've even added a Halloween category for some extra fun!
You'll have plenty of opportunities to win, and lots of prizes to choose from! Submissions must be NEW products, uploaded to your IMVU shop between now and the morning of September 19th Pacific Time. Enter now!
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PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS
Introduction
IMVU Studio is our next generation creator tool, currently in development. It will serve as the foundation for new features and optimizations on IMVU Desktop and Mobile, allowing Creators to take their products to a whole new level.
We are offering IMVU Studio as an early Beta, introducing several new features including normal and specular maps, new lighting and a fresh new user interface.
What To Expect from Beta
IMVU Studio is a new platform built from the ground up for both Mac and Windows. Expect to encounter bugs, stability and performance issues. Studio will be continuously updated during this phase and quality will improve with each iteration. We will also be rolling out key features as we move through Beta.
We strongly feel that getting our community involved in the development of your tools early will result in a better product for everyone. Besides, you know your creative process better than we do! We're excited to get your thoughts, feedback, suggestions and bug reports as we move forward.
New Features
- Normal and specular maps
- Undo/Redo History
- Derivation catalog built into Studio
- Control over submesh/material assignments
- New user interface
- Better security for your assets and project files
Stand Alone App
IMVU Studio is a new stand-alone client. After reviewing your feedback, we concluded that separating Studio and Desktop would result in smaller downloads, allow independent development on each app, and improve the experience for both users and Creators
Backward Compatibility
The underlying structure of how products are created has remained the same in IMVU Studio. About 90% of existing products in our catalog will be derivable into Studio . If you are familiar with Classic Create Mode, you should be able to start creating products in IMVU Studio in no time.
New Features Coming Soon
These will be exposed in future releases
- Spotlights – Control cone angle, brightness and falloff
- Shadow Maps – Spotlights will have the ability to cast a shadow
- Increased Texture Map Sizes – Support 1024 x 1024 texture sizes
- Particle System Panel – Particle System 2.0 coming soon
Participating in the Program
Who Can Participate
If you are currently enrolled in the Creator Program, you will have access to IMVU Studio! You are welcome to download Beta and try it out. We appreciate your help and support in this stage of development!
Don't know what the Creator Program is? Click here to learn more and join!
Download IMVU Studio Beta
Download for Mac
Supporting macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or later
IMVU Studio Creator Discussions
Tutorials
Watch the Intro to IMVU Studio Video Playlist HERE!
The Basics
Importing Projects and Files
Actions and Animations
Avatars (3ds Max)
Other Resources
