Create your own APC avatar - Page 2 - The Water Bucket

gnatster · 04-22-2006, 05:49 AM

I used MS Paint for mine.

Details that look odd when large will be not be seen in a small avatar.

Norbert Sabat · 04-22-2006, 10:26 AM

Heh, i forget about this stuff
Year ago i was one of this freaky people with this avatar. Heres some of my stuff - you can use it for yourself if you like.

Jane in Upton · 04-22-2006, 03:34 PM

OK, I guess I figured it out, although it took a LONG time to get the eyes in the right place (I can sympethize with your frustration, Caven!). As it is, I guess it turned out to be a rendition of me when I've had too much coffee - the caffeinated, staring bug eyes will just have to do.

Norbert - I like the big grin on a few of those. Strikes me as somewhat "South Park". The semi-evicerated grey matter is a nice touch too *wink*.

I'm on an older Mac, and don't have MS toys. But I got it to work.
-Jane

JanS · 04-22-2006, 05:08 PM

LOL! Very nice Jane!

For me the nose and mouth were the toughest part. Actually my nose isn't quite as big as it shows in my avatar. LOL!

Jane in Upton · 04-23-2006, 05:26 AM

Yeah, noses are tough!

At one point, I tried just two little dots, representing nostrils, with a tiny line above representing the nose tip. I've seen some animation where that effect works quite nicely. WELL, I nearly fell off my chair laughing at the Miss Piggy verison of myself! I was kind of tempted to post it, too, with a little text bubble of "oink?" in the corner!

At one point, both the face and body were the skin-tone "fill" I'd used, and I realized it looked like I was standing there in that odd red landscape stark naked. Hmmmm, just add a hint of a curve, areolas implied below the bottom image border (to avoid the R rating...) and..... TSK TSK TSK! Gotta keep it family friendly, LOL!

-Jane

PS
I like all the outfits Francoz gives himself. A man of every season!