Las Arenas Rosadas

Las Arenas Rosadas


Cruising through flickr, I happened to see pics by Jean Ricard Broek of the beautifully crafted island of Las Arenas Rosadas, and had to see for myself if what came across in the pictures would be the same inworld. And I wasn't disappointed.

Sure, the wait for all the sculpties to rezz was long, longer if your graphics are on higher settings, but once it's all loaded you can see it's definitely worthwhile. Every piece of the island is so beautifully constructed, from the rich greens of the windswept palm fronds to the shadowing and reflections on the sand and magnificent water, once you begin to take a closer look at the quality of the work it's actually quite amazing.


Las Arenas Rosadas


This is an idyllic spot for photography as no post processing on the landscape is necessary, and optimal for explorers as the creator, Naiman Broome, has crafted a very realistic-looking and well thought out island. It all looks lovingly thought out, there's no sign of trees just copied and thrown around to fill space, every stretch of beach appears to be it's own private area but the island as a whole seems like it was plucked straight from a postcard.

Placed inside the hut along the shoreline are some of the natural features available for sale. Besides copyable palm trees and the hut itself, my favourites were the different water conditions you could buy. The colours and sun reflections on the waves, foams and washes that Naiman has made had me gobsmacked, the detail is insane.


Las Arenas Rosadas


Once I'd overloaded on snapshots and environment setting play, I moved on to some of the neighbouring sims, namely Las Islas, where Naiman has a fashion store surrounded by more small islands, and Las Rocas, which is still under construction but looks to be a cuban-feel resort town. Whether or not you can afford to buy what's on offer, it's set among a lovely location.

I appreciated how much it felt like I really was walking around on an expert recreation of a real island, Las Arenas Rosadas definitely raises the bar for what talented creators can do, and if nothing else is just somewhere that's pretty to look at and fun to poke around in for awhile.



Las Islas