Avatars, avatars, AVATARS!

[Buster's Uncle]

With Gamera running around my forum drunk half the time and resurrecting the zombies of old threads from the Pond, I figure, in light of Valka getting me to increase the size limits of avatars, I oughta dust off the ol' Custom Avatar Project.

Below's what I made for myself today for when I get tired of my five-year mission.

This is the place for people (Valka) to post from their own avatar collections, Valka, or creations, Valka.  -And maybe tell a story if they like or ask for help or critiques or whatever.

Requests taken and usually turned around and posted quick.  Getting me to teach you what I can instead a plus, even if that's more trouble the first time.

[Metaliturtle]

What's wrong with Drunken Necromancy?

[Buster's Uncle]

Did I say anything was wrong?

I need to buzz Green1 again to come get his beer on and talk crap with you whenever y'all can sync drank rampages - stories about gaming culture w/ some (wrong) conspiracy theory stuff for occasional spice.

[Valka]

Avatars are fun. It's strange to think that just 11 years ago I didn't even know what they were, and had a heck of a challenging time to figure out what to use and how to upload it.

During the past while, though, I've been entering a lot of avatar contests at TrekBBS, and getting a bit more inventive (still amateur compared to other people, but I'm happy with my efforts so far).

I'm running a Doctor Who avatar contest there now - voting phase is still going on until early tomorrow morning (MDT). The results so far are not at all what I would have thought they'd be...

[Metaliturtle]

Can't wait to see people's work

[Buster's Uncle]

Can't wait to do some lessons.  What do you not know how to do that you'd like to, Val?  I'm considered an ascended master of avatars, as Gamera will confirm.

Dumb-dum de-stickied the Custom Avatar Project years ago, BTW, Jokemonkey - no hesitation about using his powers in personal matters.

[Unorthodox]

suppose I should update for the new size...

work yer magic.

[Metaliturtle]

the guy still wearing the avatar you made for him?  He was sitting under a Ban Hammer...

[Buster's Uncle]

Who do you think?  This is not a trick question - try to post his name.

suppose I should update for the new size...

work yer magic.

Too late for tonight - and I chose the shot you're wearing because -also cool, and a fraction of the work because of angle.  That one maybe?

[Metaliturtle]

[Buster's Uncle]

EDIT when the filter fails.  Please do not circumvent.

[Valka]

Can't wait to do some lessons.  What do you not know how to do that you'd like to, Val?  I'm considered an ascended master of avatars, as Gamera will confirm.

Among other things, things to do with animation and how to excise one part of a picture and make it available to use in others. An example would be the Lake Minnewanka Squirrel. The original photo was of a honeymoon couple whose photo at Lake Minnewanka got upstaged by a squirrel who popped into the frame at the last minute. The photo was posted on the National Geographic site and later went viral. At some point later, someone made a "squirrel generator" site and I was able to use that... but it's defunct now.

I'll post some of what I was able to do with it, though. That squirrel sure gets around, not only for avatars but also for lolpics.

[Buster's Uncle]

http://alphacentauri2.info/index.php?action=articles

Nothing there but smilie how-to instructions, actually, but a pretty complete course and all the technique scales up.  Questions welcome.

Show me a specific copy/paste job that vexes you, and we'll see what I can add.

[Buster's Uncle]

W/ the squirrel, it sounds like you need a transparent background copy for ease of juxtaposition.  I can help you with that, if the smilie tutorials don't teach you how...

[Buster's Uncle]

As a historical curiosity, attached is my first avatar - for a state chess association website.  I did not know how to do much back then...