And On The Seventh Day, Ryker Created Eden

Ryker Beck, noted artist and the designer behind Genesis, has as much drive and determination as she does talent and creativity. For the last few weeks, I have stalked her plurks and flickr relentlessly, just waiting for her to give us yet another glimpse into her quest to design a new skin line. Along the way, she’s asked for comments, suggestions, criticisms…and she’s taken them all into account, incorporating those that fit her vision, and filing away the rest for future reference.

In the end…Eden was born!

Genesis: Eden: Nutmeg: Saturday with Freckles

I’ve seen this skin on several different avatars, each with a unique shape, and what I find magical is this: Eden seems to morph itself onto whatever shape you are wearing and play up its best features. I was talking with Jori Watler about Eden on Sunday night and her comment was, “It should be called Chameleon.”And she’s right.

I’m obsessively particular about skins and rarely find any outside of my beloved Fleur that fit my shape.  Genesis is a whole new world.  This is no fly-by-night, first-time skin designer throwing new makeups on an open source base. No. Ryker Beck has painted, tweaked and refined this skin with a sense of artistry and eye to detail that rival even the most accomplished and experienced skin makers.

Keep reading to see the rest of the twenty (That’s right! T.W.E.N.T.Y…and each comes with a freckled version, too!) make up styles and a full-lenth photo of the body.

Click on each photo to view in large size.

Eden will be available at the Genesis main store on Zion beginning March 17th. I’d get there early if I were you, there’s sure to be a stampede!

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10 Responses to “And On The Seventh Day, Ryker Created Eden”

  1. paypabak 11. Mar, 2009 at 8:22 am #

    Drool cup, please! My sleeves are sopping.

  2. Ryker Beck 11. Mar, 2009 at 8:27 am #

    Gabbyyyyyy, mah darlin. :) Thank you so much for the review! You are a gem. XD And you look B-E-A-UTIFUL!!!!!! Zomg. :) <3333333 Love you!

  3. Gabby Panacek 11. Mar, 2009 at 7:23 pm #

    Rykeeeee! So glad you liked the post, and these skins are so far beyond gorgeous we need a new word for gorgeous…not to worry, though, I’m sure I’ll come up with one soon. Thank you so much for sharing them with me and letting me have a tiny part in your process.

    Pay, I have a brand new fluffy towel with your name all over it! Or would you prefer a mop?

    xoxoxo for both of you!

  4. iara 21. May, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Hi there! Hi Gabby!
    Let me ask you! where can i find this wonderfull hair?
    thx and congrats! I love your blog!
    iarita beck (SL)

  5. Gabby Panacek 22. May, 2009 at 7:29 pm #

    Hi Iarita. Thank you for the nice comment. The hair in the top photos is Gertrude from Curio and the bottom photo from Armidi. I can drop you the style name when I am in-world.
    <3

  6. iara 22. May, 2009 at 9:13 pm #

    Thx so much Gabby!
    I’ll go there, at Curio!
    Cya hon, have a nice day!
    Hugs

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