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Our catch lights are dynamic and change over time to produce up to 18 different looks while you wear them. You can set it manually or to be more random and more life like.
This is a most incredible system nobody else makes anything like this with the same level of control or in the same unique way.
What is a dynamic Catch light? Simply a Catch Light is the surface reflection in an eye and photographers work hard to find catch lights as it makes the subject more beautiful and pleasing to look at.
Few if any classical portraits will win awards if there are no decent catch lights on the subject’s eyes.
SL eyes are normally created with from a photo of a real eye and the SL designer then puts a catch light on the eye manually with a tool like Photoshop. Doing this is a totally wrong thing to do if realism is the desire.
There is a serious problem because, as the SL avatars eyes move so do the catch lights which is a very unnatural way for surface reflections to work.
Even child animations have animators that make the eyes move under the reflections as it should be. Our system solves this basic problem by using a special purpose made eye and lens system.
If for example in the real world you are in a night time bar and there is a pretty catch light in your eyes, like a table lamp reflection, then as you look at your friend with good eye contact those catch lights will hardly move even if you look sideways or up and down as you speak, which most of us do.
Without catch lights your eyes will look dull and boring.
The human brain knows when something is wrong even if it does not know what is wrong and moving catch lights makes it feel like a game and not real. Catch lights should not move. Only the eye should move under the catch light.
I-Candy “Catch Lights” Eyes are UNIQUE by using a most advanced lens on the Avatar eye surface. This not only adds realistic Catch Lights, it gives the eye more realistic lighting and shaping due to a shadow system with put on the lens.
Once you have got used to our eyes there is no going back and nothing else looks or feels as involving and fun to wear. Some people may not notice you are wearing them but will subconsciously feel more connected to you.
HOW IT WORKS IN GAME:
The 3D shaping is created by a special lens system fitted over a special eye type we make. The result is that your eyes will look more lifelike with beautiful shaping and also move in a more realistic way. The difference is that with the lens fitted your eyes will move under the lens which is more like real life.
The system can be set up as a dynamically changing eye system or a fixed set up to your own preferences.
The advantage of a dynamic system is that it forces the eyes to change in subtle and dynamic ways to look and act more like real eyes. Just like real eyes these i-Candy lens eyes will have different surface looks and reflections over time as you move around in the Second life World environment. It will help your avatar come to life!!
You are able to control the amount of shading under the eye rim with positioning of the lens system.
The system also allows for slanted eyes such as oriental eyes reverse slanted eyes with a symmetrical tilt to ensure that the curve is accurately followed.
This pack contains a HUD system to enable accurate fitting of the eyes lens which can made invisible.
1 lens system, plus a backup, is included to shape and make the eyes look most realistic with 3D shaping and beautiful catch light reflections.
It should be noted that our eyes have no surface reflections on them as this is done by the lens and not the eye.
In particular some of our more advanced eye packs have special eyes that have darker shades of white for a more convincing eye for either men or darker skinned ladies such as an African woman.
It is possible if you want to use your own eyes and our lens system to enhance your own eyes. This will not be ideal but may be preferred by some users.
The eyes look incredibly realistic when on.
A fitting service is available if required.
Please send an IM to Anzhela Karsin if you would like help fitting your lens.
See item in Second Life- Advanced i-Candy eye with no reflections for base eye
- Various white tone levels to suit race and gender
- HUD system for fitting and accurate adjustment
- Realistic catch light reflections
- 3D eye shaping with shadows and highlights
