Making an avatar

**Fraggle09027** · April 4th, 2008, 11:47 AM

How do you make avatars?

Is there a program to use?

I received my avatar from a user in another forum and I was wondering how I could make my own, any thoughts?

**RocketFoot** · April 4th, 2008, 11:51 AM

It's mostly a matter of resizing an image to 80x80 (for this forum)

You can use just about any photo editing software to do the job or try the Power Toys for Windows Resizer! If you need some help, just ask! There are several folks here that can help, myself included...

**DaveM55** · April 4th, 2008, 12:07 PM

I use a real old version of Paint Shop Pro.

**Fraggle09027** · April 4th, 2008, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by RocketFoot

It's mostly a matter of resizing an image to 80x80 (for this forum)

You can use just about any photo editing software to do the job or try the Power Toys for Windows Resizer! If you need some help, just ask! There are several folks here that can help, myself included...

Originally Posted by DaveM55

I use a real old version of Paint Shop Pro.

I can shrink photos down to avatar size however I'm unsure how to put one together using different images.

Another software issue is I do not use windows. I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 but I am sure there is plenty of debian files I could use.

**toadyoforangeville** · April 4th, 2008, 01:18 PM

what if I already have a pic for it but its not on the web but in WORD???

**Fraggle09027** · April 4th, 2008, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by toadyoforangeville

what if I already have a pic for it but its not on the web but in WORD???

Use to shrink it down.

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/

I am not a knowledgeable source at all for this.

**lildobe** · April 4th, 2008, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Fraggle09027

Another software issue is I do not use windows. I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 but I am sure there is plenty of debian files I could use.

I can't remember if it's preinstalled, but even if it's not, it's quick enough to install with the app manager -

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is the best image manipulation program for Linux.

Have fun!

**NineseveN** · April 4th, 2008, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Fraggle09027

I can shrink photos down to avatar size however I'm unsure how to put one together using different images.

Another software issue is I do not use windows. I am currently running Ubuntu 7.04 but I am sure there is plenty of debian files I could use.

GIMP is your best bet. It's in the repositories (just go to add/remove or use synaptic and search for GIMP). There are tons of tutorials out there for it, you should be able to find exactly what you need.