Janine "Iris Ophelia" Hawkins' ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style
For those of us who regularly watch Draxtor Despres' Linden Lab-sponsored mixed-reality mini-documentary series, The Drax Files: World Makers, this particular episode has been a long time coming. Draxtor finally got the chance to sit down with Nylon Pinkney, offline wedding photographer and online fashion designer, and neither of them disappoint.
Nylon Pinkney has been one of Second Life's most popular (and esoteric) creators for years now. From the Deimos Boardwalk to Tableau, her distinct painted technique and vibrant style have been a mainstay of Second Life for the better part of a decade. Because of this I was pretty excited to see what she had to say...
As a long-time fan of Nylon's work, I think my favorite part of the video might just be when she explains her preference for using her own hand-drawn textures, adding "It's not perfect, but I don't have any interest in perfect." Nylon's work in Second Life runs counter to the popular face of the virtual world because it's all about celebrating imperfections, from crooked features to clashing colors, even taking on SL's biggest taboo: Old age.
You can check out more of Nylon's work on the SL Marketplace, Flickr, Society6 and of course the Tableau sim [Teleport link], or catch up on any episodes of The Drax Files that you may have missed over on Draxtor Despres' YouTube channel.
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