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The biggest questions i get from the general masses lately seem to have something to do with avatars, and how one can either "size one" or find a really cool one.. my answer is always the same:
"the best site to size an avatar for yourself is sumo paint. it's pretty much a slightly lamer version of photoshop.. pretty basic, but totally does the simple task of creating a 100 x 100 pixel avatar..easily. If you're looking for a cool 'avatar' ask yourself what you're actually looking for? is it a simple image pulled from something your into? a comic book person, a war looking avatar, or something you intend to use other places as well, making this image the 'image of your online persona'.. who people know you as online."
some people prefer animated avatars, and this is fine.. but to me, avatars should be simple.. to the point, and still really artistic and 'cool' for lack of a better word. but i've had a few really cool animated avatars myself in my time online. which is going on 12 years in just a few months... avatars are simple, they only become complicated when you put too much thought into them. the best sources for stock imagery (sites that supply free photographs/art/et c for public usage) are definitely sites like stock.xchng and even deviantart.com, and i am a hater of this website but i still troll their stock section from time to time. lots and lots of good stuff/resources. If all else fails.. try Google's 'image section'.. one thing to always remember though.. stealing someone else's avatar is bad news.
why do avatars matter?
an avatar tells other members of the community and staff that you're interested in sticking around the site. if you take the time to go through your settings and read the messages and notes you were sent when you signed up, you'll find lots of useful information about how you can become more active on the site. but an avatar, simply shows you've got some community spirit and an interest in MajCom and what it will become.
why can't MC's powers that be make my avatar 100 x 100px, even if my pic is bigger?
we tried that, what we got was a lot of distorted misshapen avatars that just didn't look right on the profiles or forum boards.. it's really not that difficult to take ten seconds to size an image, especially not now that i've given you a site that will do it for you. i understand it may seem like an awful lot of work to some of you, if it does.. i have no problem helping you, and i'm sure others would be happy to as well. just message someone, but really.. sumo paint is simple to use.
You should also check out this link to an older forum post on MC about Avatar Creation - lots of useful stuff in there too.
if you're desperate, or just really don't want to make one, like i said earlier.. i'm happy to help. and i'm sure others will volunteer to help in the comments of this post.
"the best site to size an avatar for yourself is sumo paint. it's pretty much a slightly lamer version of photoshop.. pretty basic, but totally does the simple task of creating a 100 x 100 pixel avatar..easily. If you're looking for a cool 'avatar' ask yourself what you're actually looking for? is it a simple image pulled from something your into? a comic book person, a war looking avatar, or something you intend to use other places as well, making this image the 'image of your online persona'.. who people know you as online."
some people prefer animated avatars, and this is fine.. but to me, avatars should be simple.. to the point, and still really artistic and 'cool' for lack of a better word. but i've had a few really cool animated avatars myself in my time online. which is going on 12 years in just a few months... avatars are simple, they only become complicated when you put too much thought into them. the best sources for stock imagery (sites that supply free photographs/art/et c for public usage) are definitely sites like stock.xchng and even deviantart.com, and i am a hater of this website but i still troll their stock section from time to time. lots and lots of good stuff/resources. If all else fails.. try Google's 'image section'.. one thing to always remember though.. stealing someone else's avatar is bad news.
why do avatars matter?
an avatar tells other members of the community and staff that you're interested in sticking around the site. if you take the time to go through your settings and read the messages and notes you were sent when you signed up, you'll find lots of useful information about how you can become more active on the site. but an avatar, simply shows you've got some community spirit and an interest in MajCom and what it will become.
why can't MC's powers that be make my avatar 100 x 100px, even if my pic is bigger?
we tried that, what we got was a lot of distorted misshapen avatars that just didn't look right on the profiles or forum boards.. it's really not that difficult to take ten seconds to size an image, especially not now that i've given you a site that will do it for you. i understand it may seem like an awful lot of work to some of you, if it does.. i have no problem helping you, and i'm sure others would be happy to as well. just message someone, but really.. sumo paint is simple to use.
You should also check out this link to an older forum post on MC about Avatar Creation - lots of useful stuff in there too.
if you're desperate, or just really don't want to make one, like i said earlier.. i'm happy to help. and i'm sure others will volunteer to help in the comments of this post.
