Janine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style
There are a lot of Second Life-based pieces of digital art that stand out because of their composition or their beauty or their lighting or any other number of qualities... But there are only a handful at a time that are really doing something different, where you can clearly see the creator experimenting with and expanding on their skills in a dramatic way.
If you visit Sana Dagger's Flickr page, you'll find a lot of beautiful and skillfully-edited Second Life pics-- some girls, some guys, dramatic lighting, and lots of clever little artistic tricks-- but in amongst those there are five shots that really, really stand out. Her newest, "90's", is on the left, but if you're somewhere where bare breasts won't get you fired you should also check out her earlier pictures in this style: "Nusidoll", "Sweet Ballad", "Like a daisy in my lazy eyes", and "Just Me... My doll...".
The inflated-head look is certainly reminiscent of more than a few popular fashion doll lines (think Bratz, Moxie Girls, Monster High, and their pricier cousins Blythe and Pullip) but Sana's seamless avatar styling helps her make this look her own. Hopefully she'll keep coming back to this style in the future.... But still branch out and try some even newer ideas as well. That's really the lesson to be learned from much of Sana's work, especially if you're fashionista photographer yourself. If you want to stand out, you need to take risks. Any risks, even tiny little silly ones. Swim against the current every now and then. What have you got to lose?
(Hat tip: Anya Ohmai)
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