Avatars

Nekko · Post by **Nekko** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:18 pm

I have some good pics on my computer but when I'm able to get them as an avatar, it's not that great. Any suggestions, I need help.

WereWolfBoy · Post by **WereWolfBoy** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:02 pm

try sending them to me i believe i could help you there nekko

RedEye · Post by **RedEye** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:08 pm

Happy hints for Avatars:

1. Keep the image simple. If the site has a size limit, then try something smaller to test out the image quality.
2. Keep the image simple. It's gonna be compressed to hell and gone anyway, and the more data it has, the more it will suffer.
3. Keep the image simple. There is a finite pixel count alotted to avitar space, and the more image, the more it's mooshed.
4. Keep the image simple. It's competing for recognition with everything else on the page. If you must, ask one of the Admins to bend the rules and post it for you.
5. Oh, yeah: Keep the Image Simple!

That's about it.

Midnight · Post by **Midnight** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:02 am

I'm not really much good at editing stuff to make pictures into icons, etc., but what seems to work best for me is:

* Shrink down by 50% at a time... seems to have better results than irregular percentages; might be something to do with making one pixel out of exactly four rather than parts of nine (or some other weird number) pixels.
* Crop as much as you can, just keep the most characteristic part of the original picture. Don't worry if (for example) a face fills up most of the screen to the extent that you can't see the hair. It's the face that matters anyway.

Baphnedia · Post by **Baphnedia** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:27 am

Or, depending on the picture, use just a part of the picture...

Such as my example (me): http://paradice.net/lwl/big_guns2.jpg

RedEye · Post by **RedEye** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:56 pm

Awww, Baph's got himself an Abrahms to play with. Did it come with the chewy surprises inside or was it empty?

Great artwork, Baphnedia!