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I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 5:44 am
by zeb
I'm sure it's simple but I can't work it out.

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 5:49 am
by BurtReynolds
this reminds me: Since its not 1996 and no one uses dial-up connections any more, the restrictions on avatar size should be relaxed a bit.

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 5:56 am
by zeb
Agreed.

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 5:57 am
by zeb
My specific problem is that when I use google to search up a 90x90 picture for avatar purposes the end result is something that is about 10% smaller than all of the other avatars on RM.

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 6:10 am
by The Argonaut
You can crop and resize any image you want. My avatar started out as a screen grab from a DVD. I'd suggest an avatar with a face, so it looks like your avatar is saying the things you post.

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 6:40 am
by zeb
Like this?

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 10:16 am
by Birds in Hell
BurtReynolds wrote:this reminds me: Since its not 1996 and no one uses dial-up connections any more, the restrictions on avatar size should be relaxed a bit.
Nah, I like the uniformity. Some bozo would inevitably upload a gigantic, page-destroying avatar.

zeb: find a photo you want to use, upload it to Photobucket and resize/crop as desired using the in-built tools.

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 12:11 pm
by The Argonaut
zeb wrote:Like this?
:shake:

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Wed August 19, 2015 1:30 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
zeb wrote:I'm sure it's simple but I can't work it out.
Image

Re: I don't know how to make a good avatar

Posted: Thu August 20, 2015 4:50 am
by zeb
Birds in Hell wrote:zeb: find a photo you want to use, upload it to Photobucket and resize/crop as desired using the in-built tools.
This worked perfectly. Thanks spenno.