Tokushi Avatars

Fantasy/Anthro avatars and accessories for Second life!

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Hi all!

After a very long break, we are finally (really this time)…back!

The last year or so we have had many delays due to a few setbacks real life and creatively. But we are finally moving ahead to create avatars!

Due to some technical reasons, and the age of older projects we have previously announced (the macaw and so on.) We regretfully need to shelve the old builds, and plan to start from scratch moving forwards. This means, that while we will not be selling the previously mentioned or shown projects, they will be revisited and updated in time. Some things that will be happening soon:

We have finally updated the look of our in world vendor! Head over to Skittlebeans or any of our vendor locations to see it J Listed below are some things we will be doing in the coming months:

-          All of our older pre-mesh avatars will be moved exclusively to the online marketplace. All new avatars will be placed in the vendors in world AND on the marketplace.

-          Racush is currently looking at our older sculpt avatars that have been having bug issues. If there is a fix that is not too tool extensive, updates will be sent. If not, the avatars will be retired from our vendors (we will update more on this.)

-          We will be creating some new versions of older avatars. These will not be updates, but new full avatars for sale. Some of these will include: Griffin, Wild dog, Dragon, Possat, Birds, Fox ect.

-          We have decided to return to the second life body method for now. These will be reminiscent of our previous avatars, but with attached rigged mesh attachments like legs, heads and so on. We will however be creating some full bodied mesh creatures with clothing created for them as well.

-          Toki will now be sculpting most of the primary avatar parts, so you may see a style change from our previous builds.

-         We will soon be holding release parties again. So we look forwards to seeing you in world! 

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The Air spirit avatar is now available in all Tokushi vendors!

When you purchase this avatar, you will not only receive the full mesh body. But a second version with the avatar’s part’s connected to the second life body for easy modding/wearing clothing (with body texture included.)

There are 11 colours to choose from!

These avatars will be available in our Online marketplace store soon. We will update when that happens!

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I Reviewed SweetDream's AI Photos, and the Realism Held Up

I went in skeptical. I've tested enough AI companion apps to expect that uncanny plasticky look, the eyes that drift slightly wrong, the skin that reads like a render. So when I started generating photos of my character on sweetdream.ai, I kept waiting for the seams to show. They mostly didn't. The lighting behaves, the proportions stay consistent shot to shot, and the face I designed actually keeps being the same face instead of quietly becoming someone else.

What impressed me on closer inspection was the consistency. A lot of platforms can produce one good still and then fall apart the moment you ask for a second angle. SweetDream kept my AI girlfriend recognizable across casual selfies, golden-hour portraits, and more candid setups. That continuity is the part most tools quietly fail, and it's the difference between a gallery of strangers and a believable person.

The visuals don't exist in a vacuum, either. The same character creator that nails the looks also drives genuinely natural chat that remembers what you told it, plus voice messages and calls that don't sound robotic. Stack that against the usual names like candy.ai or ourdream.ai and SweetDream's photo realism is, in my testing, the thing that pulls ahead. If lifelike images are your dealbreaker, this is the one I'd point you toward first.

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Here is a preview of our new beautiful eyes that will debut with our spirit avatar!  You will be able to change the eye colour and shine to any colours you wish! Pupil resizing will be available as always :)  Avatar to be released very soon! (we have decided to skip a party this time around, and go straight to vendor release! So keep an eye out for the update!)

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Was asked to see the avatar’s legs in a relaxed/standing pose. So here is a bit of a turn around. Also shown is a mask attachment which will come with the av.

To answer some questions popping up-

-          There will be a SL body version of this. Due to needing to do an extra skin, this is being worked on currently and will have an example posted when done.

-          You can hide parts of the mesh body, so you can hide parts that may clip through accessories and clothing.

-          Hair supplied is rigged

-          There will be a full range of colours available

-          This av will have a full range of features like our existing avs (expressions, moving hands ect.)

-          Extra clothing will be available at a later date fitted exclusively for this avatar after release (like the otter.)

-          This is the LAST unique mesh body shape we will be doing. This avatar is 3 years old. Our later avatars will be featuring a standard male and female mesh body shape, that will be featured in all avs so we can produce a extensive clothing range.

-          This av will have applicator for textures

-          Eye shading in this example is not final.

-          We plan to make a mesh dummy for those who wish to create their own clothing and attachments. This will be released LATER, after the avatars release.

-          UV maps for easy custom texturing will be supplied.

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Final texture work for our upcoming Air spirit!

Hooves, tongue gems and hair will be recoverable via the HUD :)

Party date TBA!

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Party vendors are ready for tonight!  SOOOOOOON!

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All the otter colours that will be available soon!

Otters will be released this Friday! Parties locations and times are located on the last post :D

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The otters textures are now done and only in need of their recolours and scripts, woo! The Otters will be released on Friday March 20th, and we will be holding two parties that day at 2 club locations! First up will be "Furnication" from 6-8pm SLT Then "YIFF" from 9-11pm SLT There will be live music, vendors for those who wish to be the first to purchase an otter...and the chance to win a free one!

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Almost done with the textures! Avatar release date TBA later today!

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This is an avatar we have actually had near complete for almost 3 years! We have finally decided to dust off, re-visit and announce it! The Air spirit is a fully rigged mesh avatar, complete with a bunch of our usual features such as hand poses, and comes complete with rigged mesh hair (pictured). Option to hide body parts means it can be worn with many different attachments and clothing. Avatar is shown in a flight pose here. Textures shown are a work in progress, and not the final version.