Eat Rice!

Interesting News

2009-06-28T23:10:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard, I'm the new hair designer for Atomic owned by Ivy Graves! I know, it's very exciting and she is just a wonderful person to work with. I'm about to wet myself in anticipation. Honestly, she is such an amazing talent and to have the honor to get such a position means so much.

I already have two hairstyles completed so make sure to visit the Atomic sim and join the VIP group to get a freebie sample of what's to come from Ivy and I.

Also, are you missing Eat Rice? Didn't get a chance to snag up some of your favorite hairs before it closed? Well, no worries. Some select items can now be found on Xstreet for super cheap. How cheap you ask? Well how is 37 hairs for L$500 sound?

To snag some of these up as well as the hybrid items, click here.

Hope you enjoy.
<3 Ellie

Harlo Harlo

2009-05-15T21:26:00.001-07:00

Just because Eat Rice! is now gone doesn't mean I am. Check out my new art blog here.

See you there.

:>

Animation Tests

2009-05-05T16:11:00.000-07:00

HAT

2009-04-04T00:35:00.000-07:00

'nough said

Howdy Howdy

2009-04-04T00:10:00.000-07:00

I know I have been terribly lazy with my blog entries. Mostly because I am closing the store and it's honestly a difficult topic to bring up.

Last week we had the sim closing sale and it was wonderful. A lot of people came by the main location and said their goodbyes. I got a lot of amazing and heartfelt notecards from fans expressing how sad they were that it was the end. Thanks so much to everyone who sent those and if I didn't send you a personal thanks, your effort didn't go unnoticed.

Lately I have just been focusing on school and there hasn't been any new additions to the Hymn line. I just want Hymn to be something I do when I'm bored and not a huge responsibility like Eat Rice was. Not to say I didn't enjoy the work and pushing myself until 6am the next day but my priority is set on my classes for now. I only have a year and a half left and then I will be really making the money.

In case no one knew of why the closing date said April 26th and the sim is now closed, the Deviant Kitties location is still open. The reason I ditched the main so early is because of rent. I wasn't making any sales since everyone was waiting for the discounts so I had to do what I had to do. However, the week before the final closing, I'll be having a sale at Deviant Kitties. So if there was something you missed and wanted that is at that location, you're in luck.

Anywho, I think I'm gunna sleep now but enjoy the recent work I've been doing for school and friends.

Thanks everyone for putting up with my slump. <3

My response...

2009-03-21T02:49:00.000-07:00

to this is.

I know Photoshop too. :D

I think...

2009-03-21T02:15:00.000-07:00

my ex made this about me.

Cool. At least it's done well. :D

I Need a Hero

2009-03-15T22:32:00.000-07:00

Make a Hero here!

Photo Day w/ Friends

2009-03-08T03:02:00.000-07:00

Japanese Girl's Dream

2009-03-07T12:56:00.000-08:00

Recent Animation Tests

2009-02-27T19:16:00.000-08:00

Facial Expression Test:
Type a name:
Here is my facial expression test. Yes, there are some issues like the hair moving slowly but I had to turn it in this week. I'm just happy I actually did it. Yaaaaay! I suck at animating. Lawl.

Kitty Weight Lift Test:
Here is Tag (before I developed him Further) picking up a ball. The ball is suppose to be there before it appears so just go along with it. ♥

Happy Fat Tuesday

2009-02-24T17:53:00.001-08:00

A special rap that my friend Ariel and I made last night at 4am.

Recent Projects

2009-02-22T14:51:00.001-08:00

Meet the Designers of Hymn

2009-02-22T14:50:00.001-08:00

Eat Rice! is closing April 26th. Hymn will be opening sometime in the beginning of June at the old Eat Rice! Main Location.

Eat Rice! Closing?

2009-02-02T18:33:00.001-08:00

This is extremely hard for me to do and I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it but I need to just do it. I’ll be closing Eat Rice! for good probably at the end of April sometime. Eat Rice! is very important to me and a wonderful piece of my life. I will miss it with all my heart and how amazing you have all been. You have no idea how much it has meant to me that my work actually meant something to everyone and that I was even able to be recognized as one of the top neko stores on SL so thank you.

Eat Rice! has been around since 2007 and every year has been wonderful. It’s changed so much from the first day it opened and I’ve also watched my personal style grow since then. That’s part of the reason why I’m closing the doors. There are just so many neko shops in SL now and as much as I enjoy being a catgirl or any other type of hybrid I’m ready to move on.

I will however be part of a new project, which consists of three of us. It’s somewhat of a little designer community and we will be sharing one shop. We decided to name it Hymn and it will most likely be replacing the Eat Rice! main location. It’s going to be more of a mainstream style but we’re going to focus on indie. I will let out more information as we draw closer to the closing date. I’ll also be having a “Going out of Business” sale sometime in April.

<3 Ellie

This Weeks School Work

2009-01-24T15:26:00.000-08:00

So here is some stuff that I've been doing this week. I'm in Animation Tech 1 so I'm just starting to learn how to do traditional animation- that means you're not allowed to make fun of me. Also, here are some finished pieces I did for my Characters and Environments class.

Winter Semester

2009-01-19T21:46:00.000-08:00

**Image is a current assignment I am working on for Characters and Environments.

School started and I am already swamped with work. There is so much stuff that I've had to do this weekend and it's only the first week. That means that as the semester goes on I'm going to be deeper and deeper into assignments so don't expect any new releases for a while. The good news is that I've been playing with Corel Painter and I really wanna make some new skins with it- the bad news is I dunno when that'll happen. I'll be posting some of my school work up here so you can see what I've been up to and will strive to keep you informed on my life.

<3

Oh hai! and Happy New Year!

2009-01-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

So after Christmas I got really ill and haven't had the chance to make any new goodies. I had a great holiday and regardless of infection I also had a good New Years because I got to spend it with some of my favorite people. I hope everyone enjoyed the freebie and look forward to the Valentine freebie I will release closer to the actual date. This week I'll be releasing the fawn set for people to purchase and perhaps a new hair. I will get to making different versions of my already released hybrid items once I finish the standard ones I've got planned.

So while I've been ill and chilling over break, I've been laying in bed at night working on my sewing 'cause I'd eventually like to make plushies of peoples avatars that can be ordered. Once I get better, I'll offer it inworld and the plushies will include a little hand made sketchbook that can be used for doodles or even a journal.

This week I'll also be on a detox diet. It's only for the 7 days and afterward I'll just be counting calories. I'd like to lose a pound a week and hope to be 30lb less by next year. I'd be happy even if it was just 20! Hehe. I'll make sure to post and let everyone know how the week is going. There is a high chance I'll be grumpy.

I know a lot of you have contacted me about the two model positions I have open and we're almost done conducting interviews. If you haven't been contacted yet for a first interview there is a chance you somehow didn't make the cut but perhaps next time.

Well look forward to the week 'cause something will be new in the store. After this week I will be starting school back up which means I'll be distant from SL until Spring. I'm hoping that the store will support me enough where I can just work on it over the summer. The economy is shot right now so it's hard to tell. I'll just cross my fingers and continue working.

For now, it's bed time. Night night. <3

New Hair & Freebie

2008-12-16T22:59:00.000-08:00

Eat Rice! Jay Hair:

The Jay hair is this adorable coon tail piggy style that was inspired by the RL photo you see next to the text from one of my models, Jay. There are adorable little sculpty pieces through the hair as well as scripted color change coon strands. If that still isn't cute enough, it includes a sucker with a mouth animation. Fwee!

Eat Rice! Christmas Kit:

If you're not part of the Eat Rice! Notice Group or Subscribe-o-Matic then you will need to head down to the shop right now and snap up this kit. It comes with the cutie color change scripted Holly hair as well as a preview of the new fawn set with Christmas antlers included. It's totally free so go get it now before the holidays are over.

<3 Ellie

Twilight City

2008-12-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

Here is my finished environment! Yaaay! I hope everyone likes it... now I will go collapse until tomorrow when I have to work my ass off again. XD

<3

Sonic Promotional Postcard

2008-12-06T01:29:00.000-08:00

Ahhh... so stressed; so much to do in so little time. Here is the promotional poster/ postcard. I still have lots of stuff to do and eventually I'll have it all posted on here. For now, I need some sleep so i can get up and work all day tomorrow.

<3

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T23:34:00.000-08:00

Don't forget:

Eat Rice! is holding a day-after-Thanksgiving Turkey Hunt. There will be eight turkeys in total and they will be spread out at 8 different Eat Rice! locations. Your job will be to first teleport to the main location and receive the first turkey's notecard. Inside the notecard will be a riddle for you to solve with a list of Eat Rice! locations; the answers to the riddles. It is up to you to find the correct answer and travel to that location. But, all you searching wont be in vain because each turkey will give you a prize. The event starts at 3:30pm slt so don't miss it and don't forget to head to the main location for the first clue.

On a different note:

Thankie Stacia for your awesome support and making me feel better. Sometimes I just get in little fits about my art when I have a bad day creating or I read something negative so again, I apologize to everyone for being whiny. Anywho, because finals are approaching fast, I will be busy for the next few weeks so if you don't see me on or my responses are slow, I didn't run away- just busy.

Anywho, Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope everyone eats lots of food and has a wonderful time with you family. This day is special because we celebrate and reflect of how thankful we are that pilgrims took over this land and helped contribute to the killing of the Native Americans. Yaaaay! But no really, be thankful you're alive, amongst those who love you, and got a couple days off from school/ work. However, I will be eating and doing homework all day tomorrow. Yaaay.

Here is the progress of my kitty and now I shall sleep. Night night everyone.

<3

Ehhhhhhhhhh...

2008-11-24T23:09:00.000-08:00

I seriously get in these moods where I feel like everything I create is a waste and my stuff is never good enough. Seriously, there are times I just want to delete my store or better yet, burn it down and urinate on the ashes naked while I munch on a BBQ marinated Turkey leg.

The amount of work I put into it and everything it's like people still are not happy. It's like, I will never be recognized as a top designer in SL. I'm just being realistic here. For some reason though, I never give up. I keep thinking that I can make something really beautiful or something fashion bloggers will be like "OMG! Eat Rice made this one hair that's to die for". Nope, that's not me.

I guess it doesn't matter. I mean, eventually I wont have time for SL and the store will be gone but the time I put into it in between class and it's like... I exist and only a few see it. I sound so bitchy right now, I know. I need to shut up and stop whining but I gotta let it out.

As an artist you put so much of your soul into your creations that it kills you because, again you feel it's never good enough. You think that it's what represents you but in the end no one wants to put themselves out there on the shelf. And your art isn't the way you want it because everyone always thinks they're better than what they may very well be. Don't be offended, it's true.

I just wanna be emo today. Can I be emo? I'm not emo, more indie but I feel like it. Siiigghh... I tried making a pigtail in Maya/ Z-brush and it ended up looking like a fury penis. GD! Freakin' tit nuggets... ewafhawrehgierjregwrojgweo raaaah!

---> On a lighter note, school is done for the semester in three weeks which means I can be more active on SL. That also means I have finals to work on which seem like they will never end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My brain is going to catch fire and all I have next to me is an empty glass of water.

Fok.

PS: No one ever reads this blog so why do i even bother to bitch. loooool!!!

Current School Projects

2008-11-23T01:23:00.000-08:00

So I figured that people would be interested in seeing what consumes my time away from SL. The classes I currently have projects in are Advance CG Environments, Intermediate 3D, and Business Practices. What I'll be showing is the environment I'm preparing to texture tomorrow for my Environment class and also a Sonic drawing for my Business class.

Basically what the assignments require from us in CG Environments is to create two scenes in Maya for midterm and the final grade. You guys already saw my midterm one which was the Sky Sanctuary and now this one is for my final.

The Sonic drawing I'm working on is a promotional poster for Business class. My boyfriend is currently working on a sequel to a flash animated Sonic film he made back in 2003 and we wanted to use his current project as our trailer that we're suppose to create. So, that's why the promotional poster is of Sonic. The point of the assignment is to create a company and develop a background, business card, biography, and work to show for it so in the future we can establish ourselves.

New! Tagged Neko Ears & Tails

2008-11-22T19:15:00.001-08:00

The Eat Rice! Tagged Ears come with an adorable little Satellite with glowing wiring on the right ear and on the left and a little serial number tag so those men in the white coats can find ya. Well, yes they're scray but at least on your tail you have a walkie talkie radio and even a small thing a food ration just in case you get lost running and hiding from them.

Review the attached notecard to learn more about this product.

<3 Ellie

Everything New

2008-11-15T20:41:00.000-08:00

Eat Rice! Hybrid Sets:

Our hybrid line is something fresh to Eat Rice and is unlike any other in-world. All the ears and tails were hand sketched and modeled in Maya then brought in world, contributing some of SL’s sole building options to the items giving the user a sudden sway of loyalty because they will never want to take them off. The hybrid line is also very user friendly because, like the hair, it contains a script that allow the avatar to adjust the size to better suit them. Also, the ears and tails provide a twitch option where you can pick what mood you want them to animate in, reflecting how you truly feel without words. Not to mention, you’re not limited to one color choice upon purchase of the basic hybrid kits but five as well as if you want pierced ears, plain ears, wounded ears, wounded tail, and plain tail. And if you’re on for the normal neko tail instead of the fluffy one or you prefer a puppy spaniel tail to the retriever, you can select which tail you want to come with your kit at the vendor.

Eat Rice! Revamped/ New Hair:

Eat Rice is constantly researching what is in the now and attempts to be two steps ahead of what will be fierce tomorrow. One way that allows us the pleasure to be established as a “peak quality hair distributor” is all our hair (new or old) contains a resizer script. A lot of people who’re not familiar with building struggle modifying their hair to best suit their avatar. Now, instead of moving white boxes and adjusting arrows, you simply click on the hair and the script takes care of it for you. Also, a variety of Eat Rice hair has some sort of accessory and/ or color change option to personalize your style even further.

Eat Rice! Wilted Skins:

The 80% hand paitned skins and other items we offer in our shop are just as innovative as the items previously mentioned and continue to contribute to our inventory everyday. We’re constantly striving to allow avatars the freedom (whom aren’t builders themselves) to make their avatars exactly what they have envisioned. Since SL is a virtual world, our avatars are a reflection of ourselves; what we, as individuals, desire to be. Subconsciously, it means a lot to a person and that’s why designers are emerging on the grid everyday. Eat Rice is honored and privileged to be a help to an avatars quest for avatar adaptation and will continue to push to be a source for more avatars to rely for their personal style.

Eat Rice! House Parties

2008-11-11T11:00:00.000-08:00

So you’re interested in the Eat Rice! House Parties? Well, let me explain first what an Eat Rice! House Party is. If you’re familiar with the real life Avon, Body Shop, or even the ever popular Tupperware parties then you will love this. Eat Rice! is offering to bring a two person team into your home presenting Eat Rice! products to your guests, explaining in detail what each item is, and allowing you to purchase the product during the time of the party. All you have to do is select what items you’d like to share with your friends, drop it to the party Captain, sit back and wait for the party to come to you. Still interested? Then let me explain how you can make this possible.

Your first task is to set a date and time of when you would like this party to happen but make sure to book it at least three weeks in advance. How you go about booking a party is after requesting pricing from Annabelle Reinard, you drop a notecard or im of the date and time you wish for the party to happen and how long you want it (also an LM to the location). She will then contact you ASAP to get everything squared away but you must have the amount listed on the grid deposit (pricing recieved by Annabelle on first contact) ready so we can secure your spot on the calendar.

After you have this set up with Anna, she will then inform you of who will be the Captain of your party and the Sidekick. The Captain of the party is who you will deal with from now on. She will also be the one to answer any questions for you and organize the majority of what needs to be done. The Sidekick is the one who assists the Captian and also presents half of the items at your party.

Once your Captain and Sidekick have been assigned, you will now receive a notecard with numbered slots where you will fill in what products you would like to be shown at your Eat Rice! House party. Once that has been completed, you will turn it into the Captain and everything will be taken care of for you. Now all you have to worry about is whom you’re going to invite and what flavor punch to serve.

On the day of the party, the team assigned to you will come thirty minutes prior to set up and help you with anything you’re concerned about. Then, with the time you have reserved, they will present the items to the guests and hopefully provide you with an unforgettable experience.

** Don't forget: Want further information on pricing? Contact Annabelle Reinard right now so we can get you started on your event.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.

<3

Woooo!

2008-11-11T09:24:00.000-08:00

So tell me, did everyone love the surprise!? I hope so. I know a lot of things got moved around and such but there is always so much going on in my life that I'm immune to it. LOL. Anywho, so we had the Geisha party and that was fun. Some really great Eat Rice! fans came and broke it down. There were also some gift cards handed out to some great girls in kimonos which was exciting.

The Nex-core fashion show was suppose to happen last weekend but it had to be moved because some people that run it were having RL stuff to deal with but I still opened the store to the public. A lot of people came and crashed the sim a few times but we had fun; especially the winner who got the 5k store card that was raffled out.

There are a lot of new items in the shop if you haven't been by yet. I have a whole new hybrid line, a few new hairs, brand new scripts in all the hairs, some hairs revamped, brand new skins, and a couple of cute new collars. I put a lot of work into everything and it was hard to handle it while going to school full time but I did it. Now I can focus on making a few new items here and there.

This Sunday is the Nex-core fashion show and it's going to be insane. There is gunna be a giant Buddha spitting out models in the sky as they walk across a runway made of clouds. Haha... crazy I know. I'll be sending out an LM to the location on the subscribe-o-matic and the notice group. We were gunna have it here but since my store is a opensource sim, it wouldn't be able to handle all the traffic.

Anywho, today is my 23rd birthday so go me! I'm working on a lot of stuff for school so I'll make sure to post snapshots of what I've been up to. The semester ends next month which means I'll have more free time to work on SL and make some beautiful holiday goodies. I freakin' love Christmas and am always sad when it's over.

Anywho, heart you guys and soon I'll post all the new goodies I added to the store.

<3

I'm Officially Famous

2008-10-27T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hely named a hair after me and without me asking! Yaaaay! LOL and it's so freakin' adorable... just like me. Teeeheee! No, I kid about me being cute but the hair is so amazing and she has a couple other new styles as well. Not mention that this week she has a pumpkin hunt going on at the main sim so get down here and get all the amazing Halloween freebies before they're gone!

Don't forget that this Saturday is the Eat Rice! "Slaughtered Geisha House" VIP Only party. If you wanna become a VIP member and join us for the celebration where the surprise will be revealed, simply run a search in-world for the Eat Rice! notice group and join. Having a hard time? Look up my name and under my groups you can fine it there.

For more information, please review this past post.

<3

50% Off Sale

2008-10-26T00:27:00.000-07:00

Yah!!! It's my Rez-day and I wanna celebrate by having a half off sale at the main location. Curious of what exactly is on sale? EVERYTHING. So get down to Eat Rice! this weekend and snag while you can because you never know if some items will be carried any longer or not *hint*.

<3

The Real Obama and McCain Debate

2008-10-24T01:08:00.000-07:00

Finished Sky Island

2008-10-19T22:34:00.000-07:00

Yes- this bish is done and I am freeeeee! Well, until the next project not to mention the big party is coming up. What a wonderful way to end the month, eh? Anywho, I hope you enjoy... I put a lot of work into it. <3

Something Fresh

2008-10-11T16:41:00.000-07:00

New logo and even some store cards coming soon! Lots more will be revealed Nov. 1st at the Eat Rice! Geisha Slaughter House party. Yes, I do enjoy the torture. <3

Getting Excited Yet?

2008-10-10T01:12:00.001-07:00

Don't forget to join the notice group (by running a search in-world under groups for "Eat Rice!") so you can attend and get the freebie Halloween kit handed out earlier this month. Also, make sure to shop for some really great Samurai and Geisha attire but make it slaughter-licious. Hehe.

<3 Ellie

Beautiful SL Video

2008-10-05T21:05:00.001-07:00

School Work Update

2008-10-05T15:33:00.000-07:00

So I've been working really hard on my CG Environments but haven't really touched my Fishy too much (sounds dirty... hehehe). Here are some snapshots of everything I've done since the last time. The Sky Sanctuary will be done by Oct. 20th but I'm not sure on the fish yet because our teacher is indecisive on a due date. <3 Enjoy.

Unicef Haunted House

2008-09-30T23:15:00.000-07:00

I've done the Unicef Haunted House but have you? It's such an amazing layout and a lot of fun to go through. They did a wonderful job for such a great cause! Not only are there tons of creepy things floating about, exorcist pose balls, and odd pictures of horrid scenes hanging around but there are trap doors and zombies that you can kill-(they provide the guns at the entrance). It is so much fun to wander through and see all the hard work they put into it. There are even lots of freebies and you don't have to make a donation to enter, though you would be a heartless bastard not to ;).

"It only runs for the month of October, the "Haunted Mansion" is now open at Carnivale Amusements! Can you survive, only the smartest can outwit it. This large scale haunted house only has one way out, and many choices will doom you to never find it at all. Only here until Nov 10th, then it is gone, forever.

All sales donate 25% to Unicef automatically, donation boxes are available if you wish to donate more. Drop by Carnivale Amusements for some spooky Halloween supplies. And help Unicef Canada in the process!

From spooky prefab buildings to unique avatar costumes perfect for all those upcoming costume parties. And even a few accessories for the home just in time for the season!"

Go and get your spook on and remember, don't be greedy!

<3 Ellie

Halloween Kit

2008-09-29T23:46:00.000-07:00

That's right... it is out! It's the Eat Rice! Free Halloween Kit! Weeee.

This little item comes with the Eat Rice! Wilted Halloween Skin, DK Lashes, Toast Thief Yellow Green Eyes, Eat Rice! Wilted Shape, and the Eat Rice! Roxas Halloween Hair. Wanna know how to get this? You can obtain a kit of your own by joining the Eat Rice! notice group (if you're not already a member) and search the past notices for the item.

I hope everyone likes it and is looking forwards to the Eat Rice! Halloween Bash on Nov. 1st.

<3 Ellie

WTF? Hentai?

2008-09-29T20:43:00.000-07:00

Random post of me wearing this amazingly made skanky hentai looking weird warrior outfit... please don't jax to it. Fwee! <3

For Your Listening Pleasure

2008-09-24T02:18:00.001-07:00

5:38am <3

Youmacon Fun

2008-09-23T23:03:00.000-07:00

I'll be at the Detroit Youmacon from Oct. 30th- Nov. 2nd! So if you're a Michigander, make sure to hit me up with a comment, IM, or notecard in-world because I will be carrying a couple buttons and prints to give to you rice lovers for free. Not to mention you get to be like "I met Ellie Celt IRL which makes me cooler than everyone else on SL that likes Eat Rice! stuff," or not.

Will I be dress up? Somewhat... I'm just wearing some adorable cat ears that look just like my avi's but without the piercings. Speaking of dressing up, I'm sure you all are aware of the Eat Rice! VIP Nov. 1st Halloween Bash. Yes, it will still be happening and I have some more info on it...

The party will be starting 5pm SLT and is a "Slaughtered Geisha House" costume theme party. That means the girls will dress up like demented Geisha's (blood and all) and the boys will dress as haunted Samurai (stitches and such). I want everyone to be as creative as possible; the more creative you are the larger the chance you will win a prize:

1st - L$2500 Gift Card
2nd - L$1500 Gift Card
3rd - L$500 Gift Card

My models and I will be judging the competition and it will be revealed later in the evening of the event. There will also be a live DJ so don't forget to hide some dancing shoes under your kimonos. And remember, you can only come if you're a member of the Eat Rice! Notice Group. It's open enrollment and to join you simply run a search in-world for Eat RIce! If you're still having a hard time, look up my profile and under groups you will find it there.

This weekend I will be on more than the last and getting shit done. I am so overwhelmed with school work that I might not be able to get as accomplished as I hoped in time for the surprise opening. It's alright though, the surprise will still be above and beyond.

If you can't make the party, don't you worry. The secret will be revealed to the public on Nov. 8th with a Nexcore Fashion show at 1:30pm SLT. It's going to be off the chain, or in my case, right off the rice fields. Lawl.

Until then, I plan on having a Rez-day sale at the main location. What is Rez-day you ask? It's the day I rezzed into the wonderful world of SL. I'm going to be marking everything down in the store at 50% off. This will be happening Oct. 25-26 so make sure to save up for the discounts!

<3 Ellie

School Work Progress

2008-09-22T07:13:00.000-07:00

I haven't really been motivated to work more on my school work but I'm not behind so no worries. I'm hoping this week I'll have a little more motivation. I'll be working in mudbox on my sky sanctuary now that the majority of the geometry has been roughed out. Enjoy <3

Teehee

2008-09-21T17:20:00.000-07:00

Video Blog 03

<3

Just Because

2008-09-16T00:43:00.001-07:00

Progress on School Projects

2008-09-16T00:07:00.000-07:00

Since I can't reveal too much on the surprise and the stuff I've been working on for it, I'm going to show my progress in school. I've already posted the concept art so here are the models so far smoothed. The first is the start of the geometry for my fish and also some front and side pics of him. It's the eye socket if you're confused. The, the 2nd to last piccy is of my CG Enviorment so far. Right now I'm just roughing out the geometry and then will mess around with it in Mudbox. Uhh... and the last pic isn't 3d, it's a snapshot of me tonight after a long day of school. Arrgghhh.<3

Rainy Day Tunes

2008-09-13T01:53:00.001-07:00

Update

2008-09-13T00:47:00.001-07:00

So far school has been a lot of fun! I am currently taking two Maya classes and am falling in love with the new Mudbox coming out. I've schedule my weekends so I can work nonstop on sl during the weekend and finishing up school work during the week. I am hoping to get everything I wanted to get done finished in time for the huge surprise. The official date the surprise will be revealed to the public is Nov. 8th but if you're in the Eat Rice! Notice Group, you'll be able to attend the early Halloween Party so get in it before Nov. 1st or you wont be able to enter the area. I just can't wait to get everything done and show everyone what I've been putting so many hours into.

Anywho, here is some concept art for the 3d stuff I am making in my classes. I'll take snapshots of the models later. Hope you enjoy <3:

Sooo...

2008-09-01T17:26:00.000-07:00

The fall semester starts up tomorrow which means my items and visits in SL will be slowed. I have a huge thing coming up hopefully by Halloween- it's gunna be sweet. Anywho, the models will be working again so they will be there to help you guys out. Also, I'll strive to come on once a day to answer any ims and solve problems. There might not be any new hair and such until October. It's all part of the big surprise.

<3 Ellie

Neko Charm Necklace

2008-08-28T21:44:00.001-07:00

New at Eat Rice! is an adorable neko charm necklace with a scripted bell that rings when you walk. It comes in five different colors with each having a different image of a neko anime girl. Come down to Eat Rice! today and snag it up for the low price of L$100.

<3 Ellie

L (Death Note) Hair

2008-08-27T19:51:00.001-07:00

That's right, not only have I made the Light hair but I've also made his enemy's, L. The majority of the hair is made up of sculpty and is even unisex. It also comes with a cake ao and a fork that hangs out of your mouth. Come down to the Eat Rice! main location today and sample a free demo.

<3 Ellie

Roxas Hair

2008-08-26T01:24:00.000-07:00

Inspired by the Kingdom Hearts 2 character, Roxas- I've made a new funky female hair style. It's got a definite anime look to it mixed with a little scene kid. It even comes with the legendary Paopu fruit that releases cute particles. Come down to the main location and try on a free demo today.

<3 Ellie

Cutie Outfit

2008-08-25T06:57:00.001-07:00

I had the urge to go shopping today before building some new hair and put together an outfit I thought was blog worthy. The top and shorts is by Elephant Outfitters location at Armidi; the bangles, pumps and sunglasses are by Armidi. The hair is made by Kin and is called Blossom. The lashes are made by cake, skin by MinaJunk, eyes by me, and piercings by Deviant Kitties.

Hope everyone likes the outfit! I'm working on a hair today that is inspired by the Kingdom Hearts character named Roxas. There will be more information on that later. For now, I think I shall take a nap. Make sure to visit the hair fair if you haven't already!

<3 Ellie

Hair Fair Styles Finished

2008-08-21T01:51:00.000-07:00

OnRez Demo's Available

Eat Rice! Vylorna Hair:
The Vylorna hair is an amazing side pony tail with the majority of it made up of sculpty. It's an inspired "scene" style with scripted color change bangs to match with every outfit. This hair is available for purchase at the 2008 Hair Fair to go check it out.

Eat Rice! Kyandii Hair:
The Eat Rice! Kyandii hair is inspired by an item everyone loves to eat (other than rice), candy! The hair is a mod/ twiggy styled bun that comes with a sculpted hat of an anime girl enjoying a spilt jar of candy. This style is available at the 2008 Hair Fair and 50% of the profit goes towards "Locks of Love".

Well, I found out that the maximum amount of hair we're allowed to have at the fair is 5 so I had to get rid of the 6th. Also, I started running out of time and didn't get the chance to do the Misa or L hair but it will eventually get done. Now what I'm focusing on for the rest of this week is my brothers wedding that I am in this weekend. I hope you guys enjoy the hair and for an LM to my spot at the hair fair, visit main shop for one.

HB Willow Skin Samples

2008-08-14T17:39:00.000-07:00

Eat Rice! HB Willow Pale Pack:

Eat Rice! HB Willow Plain Pack:

Eat Rice! HB Willow Tan Pack:

Eat Rice! Willow Dark Pack:

<3 Ellie

Limited Edition Willow Skins

2008-08-14T13:27:00.001-07:00

I've finished the customized skin for the Harajukubox Skin Faire event and it turned out better than the original Willow skin. It's a limited edition so it only be for sale this weekend at the event. I eventually will do a skin style kinda like the HB ones but it wont be set as cheap as the price I've put these suckers at. There will be the four set Eat Rice! tones (pale, plain, tan, and dark) but in each set you get the 8 make-ups at a low price of L$2500. Isn't that awesome?

For more information on the event, please visit the Harajukubox Blog for details.

<3 Ellie

Autumn Style Anna Hair

2008-08-13T22:41:00.000-07:00

So last night I worked on the new Anna hair. I wanted to make a style for the autumn season plus my friend requested a long while back that I name a hair after her, so that's where the new Anna style comes in. It was inspired by one of Tyra Bank's styles on America's Next Top Model- the season that had the model Kim in it. For some reason, I have an obsession with that tomboy. Anywho, I sketched out the gist and added in some Eat Rice! specialties.

The entire hair is made of sculpty and no- I did not put flippin' bangs on it. For some reason, people feel like pinned-back-bangs make an avatars forehead look too big. Honestly, I really like the breathe of fresh air. All my styles have side swooped bangs (which I have irl) but sometimes you've gotta mix it up. A couple people who sampled it whined about the "lack of fringe" but I say "whatever, whatever, I do what I want". Also, there is an autumn flare hair accessory (as seen in the photo) that will be included in the package.

Omfg rant time: It pisses me off when people constantly im me and tell me what I should do or make for the store. Lets be real here. Yeah, some of the suggestions made are amazing and sometimes I use them. Other times, it's been done or I don't give a damn. My store isn't here to just make people happy. The items in my store are made only because I was inspired and/or enjoy the challenge. I guess I am just lucky that people actually like what I make and purchase it. I refuse to sit here and ask myself "what will the people like?! what will the people want!?"- if I did that, then there would be no originality in my work.

I don't understand why in Second Life avatars like to play it safe by purchasing whatever the cliche is. Fuck standard beauty.... yes I dropped the f-bomb. SL isn't real so why make yourself look as realistic or even as slutty as possible? I will admit, my avatar is a thin little hottie and I would kill to have that look irl but give it a break. Sample something new once and a while and maybe be a little more open minded? Us designers work our asses off just trying to accommodate the common consumer.

Speaking of designers, wtf is with some of the designers attitudes on sl? I will be the first to tell you that if you're a fan of mine (which I am honored that you are) and you happen to see me at my shop and hesitate to talk to me, I am nothing special. If you want to talk to me- do it! I honestly love conversation with others who enjoy my work and am more intimidated to be talking to them because they're my critic. I am the furthest away from being a celebrity and refuse to project that facade to others. Honestly, I'm just a 22 animation major that has big hips and a typical college life. If you saw me irl, you wouldn't even give me a second glance. How dare those people who actually were lucky enough to be successful in the game treat other people like they're nothing. I say fuck that and eat moldy anus.

So, the Harajukubox Skin Faire starts this friday and I'm going to be customizing the Willow skins. I just am going to do some neat vine make-up on the eyes and maybe mess with the shading and adjust the lips a little. I hope I see people there and interested in the one-of-a-kind item.

We'll see if I get the fourth hair done by the end of this week. Meep!

<3 Ellie

Demo's Up and New House

2008-08-12T01:23:00.001-07:00

So, I said I wouldn't do it but I did. I put the Light and Birdie hair up but only the demo's are available. Go check them out and see if it's something you'd be interested in purchasing at the Hair Fair. Tomorrow I plan on working on this new fall hair after I help Hely with some demon sculpty prims.

I changed the clothing ads over to the new style but didn't have the effort to change over the accessories. Retaking all the pics and photoshopping everything (price, name, and photo) takes up time. I'll eventually get to it but not right now.

I moved my house today! I found a better offer and more prims on a main land but no worries- I was smart with how to edit it. I bought some sculpty mountains to give me privacy and splurged at Botanical.

Here is a somewhat full view of my little swamp-like valley. It's actually a pretty large land and I have a great view of the ocean. Not to mention I have plenty of prims to build my hair here instead of at sandboxes and friends houses.

Here is my friend Xan (owner of Symptom) and I hanging out on my rocking bench. He had just finished farting into the microphone causing me to laugh until tears streamed down my face. I am so in love with my new location and hope it brings me lots of inspiration.

Yes, that's Sonic, Tare Panda, and a Chocobo behind me on the shelf.

Hope you enjoy and please sample my new work! Also, I will be in the Harajuku Box Skin Faire this weekend- more details soon.

<3 Ellie

Night and Day Looks

2008-08-10T15:13:00.001-07:00

Day Look by Kyoot Army:

Kyoot Army is one of my favorite shops in second life not to mention she started around the same time as I did. Obviously she is way beyond my skill and became considered high fashion in SL right away. I'm still working on that... hehe. Anywho, in this pic I am wearing some of her newer items. The shirt is called Ilia Cowl Neck Hood and it even comes with the sculptie hair you see in the pic. The Cuff Pantaloons pants are also KA as well as the VooDoo belt. The umbrella is made by Torrid Wear and comes with the purchase of this amazing umbrella ao called Paraplu (the ao's poses is seen in the pics). Also with the outfit is Fashionably Dead's coon skin and Armidi's sculpted black pumps. The eyes are made by me, Eat Rice!

Night Look by Symptom:

Well, everybody already knows that I am a fan of Symptom since I forced my friend to open the store at my old location. He has just started making clothes and is wicked at it; way beyond my skills. This tank is called Danger Tank and the jeans are named Kiss It. Really adorable names for some amazing city night wear. The shoes are made by PornStar, the hair is by Aden, skin is by Fashionably Dead, cig is by FNKY, belt by Electro Kitty, and collar by The GL.

So if you're having a closet crisis, here are some suggestions of the sort of neko wear I enjoy.

**To find all these stores, simply run a search in-world and select all their main locations.

<3 Ellie

Birdie Hair

2008-08-10T02:12:00.000-07:00

Yay! I did end up finishing a second hair this week and lemmie tell you, it is off the chain. The Eat Rice! Birdie hair is now one of my fav out of all the ER styles. The hair is a semi-long look with swooped over bangs and a sculpty layer on the top. Also, the hair comes with two attachable animated different colored birds; one that sits on your head and the other on your shoulder. Not to mention you receive a feather/ egg hair clip that you can attach to the style. And, to top it off, you get an animated bird cage to carry around that has a built in ao. Isn't that an amazing package for only L$300?

This style will be available on the 22nd at the Hair Fair. Tomorrow, I am thinking of putting the new styles up for people to demo before the event but it depends on how I feel once I sleep. I think I'd rather torture you all and make you wait.

Happy Sunday, btw- it's almost time for McDonalds breakfast :D!

I hate infomercials.

<3 Ellie

Light Yagami

2008-08-08T01:18:00.001-07:00

Eat Rice! Light Yagami:

I finally finished the Light hair. I had hoped to have at least two hair done by this week but at this point I'm not too sure it's possible.

Anywho, this hair is modeled obviously after Light from Death Note. It's a unisex hair but in my opinion, I think it looks better on boys :x. The hair even comes with a Death Note that is scripted with an animation override and also a pen that sticks out of you mouth.

The Light hair wont be available until the Hair Fair on August 22nd and there will be six other new styles as well.

I hope you likey and i'll keep you updated on the others!

<3 Ellie

:o No ways!

2008-08-04T21:23:00.000-07:00

So, last week I was asked by a couple reviewers to send them some freebies and in return they would review them online to help me draw in more business. I went on google today and ran a search ( like I normally do) on my store and came across one of the bloggers I had sent my stuff to;

http://nekotails.blogspot.com/

I am so excited because not only does this girl do me so much justice but she even is spending a few days on my items. An artists greatest fear is for someone to call them out and tell them they're not talented and deceiving not only others but themselves. I know that sounds so odd but even a professor has expressed this ideal to me once. My point is, I'm scared shitless. LOL! Well, I am glad she is a fan so far. Her first entry is very flattering.

Anywho, I so need sleep; only got about 3 hours last night and right now my hair is currently wrapped in a towel.

<3 Ellie

Hair Fair Inspiration

2008-08-04T08:26:00.001-07:00

Like I said, I wont be releasing any new hair for a while until I finish making six new styles for the hair fair. I thought it'd be nice to get everyone pumped up for the occasion by posting some ideas I have for the six different styles.

Misa Amane:

Light Yagami:

L:

If you're a fan of Death Note, hopefully that got you excited in your panties. I'm going to try and make Light's and L's hair unisex so girls can wear it too. I'm praying that these hair turn out the way I want them to. I'll post some sneak peak snapshots as the builds start to get somewhere. Enjoy!

<3 Ellie

Far & Away

2008-08-03T23:56:00.000-07:00

So, it's been a long while since I did an outfit post and I was really digging how I looked today so I thought it'd be a good time for one. For this photo, I went to a really nifty sim call "Far Away" and took some snapshots. I've seen this sim in pics a lot in other blogs so I decided I'd also join in on the trend.

In this picture, I am wearing an Armidi Light Grey tank top, The GL Black Leather Collar w/ leash, Armidi Paint Splatter Jeans, Electro Kitty Nezumi Black Leather belt, Electro Kitty Ageha Hair (that has been texture edited by me), Fashionably Dead Dark Coon Skin, Eat Rice! Black Neko Ears, FNKY Cigarette, Eat Rice! Yellow green Toast Theif eyes and Atomic Kitties Kitsune tail. I hope you guys enjoy and consider snagging up these items.

Also, some of you might have noticed that I changed the hair and skin displays photos at the main shop. Since I'm at DK now, I wanted to make a more professional image so do check them out if you haven't already seen them yet. I worked my tails off on them. I plan on editing the other ads but am taking a break from SL for the weekend.

One more thing, I will be in the Hair Fair this year so there will prolly be a lack of new hair releases since I'm making six new styles for the event. I hope they turn out awesome and you guys attend- it's supposedly a huge event.

Yeee!

<3 Ellie