How to Make Your Own Dream Avatar

Avatar from an Existing Image

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  Select a website that allows you to recreate your picture in the dimensions of an avatar and find existing picture to resize. One example of this type of site is Shrinkpictures.com. Once you have the image ready to be altered, remember its location on your computer.

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  Upload the picture to the site. Use the "Choose File" button and select the image from your hard drive.

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  Alter settings as desired and hit "Resize." The dimensions (in pixels and by percentage of original) are the most important for the avatar. Choose the one that fits your Internet site best to avoid warped-looking picture results. Finally choose special effects and image quality as desired and select the "Resize" button to convert the image.

New Avatars

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  Select a website that helps you create avatars from scratch. These websites generally let you choose a variety of elements about the avatar, including gender, hair color, style, clothing and other variables. One website for avatar creation is Doppelme.com.

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  Choose variables per page and hit "Next." Each page will offer different choices, starting with gender, skin color and eye color. Aft selecting each, the cartoon image on the right of the page will change to reflect your choices. This will help you determine how your avatar will look as you build it. Click through each selection field until the end, where you will have a dream avatar unique to you.

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  Save your avatar by creating an account on the website. Some sites require usernames and passwords to save the avatar. Complete these steps if you want to use your avatar in the future.