How to Get an Avatar

GameChat · 05-19-2007, 06:40 AM

The Game Chat's AVATAR GUIDE

How to get an avatar: An avatar (av) is like a buddy icon. It is a picture that shows up below your name when you post.

One way to get an avatar is to find a picture that you want as your avatar. Then save the image to your computer, by right clicking and hitting "Save Picture As" Once it is saved to your machine go into your user control panel. The "User CP" button is located up at the top left of your screen. Once you get in click on "Edit Avatar" on the left hand side. Or you can just click here and it will take you to your edit avatar page. There you will see a checkbox that says "use a custom avatar" check that box. Then the second option under the custom avatar spot you will see " Upload an Avatar From Your Computer". So you browse for the picture and then you hit the save changes button, and BADA BING you have an avatar.

Also, you can upload an avatar from a URL. If you want to upload it from a URL then you have to find a picture you want on the internet, right click the picture, go into properties, and copy and paste the URL into the first line in the custom avatar section thats says "Enter Avatar URL". Then you want to save changes and you have an avatar.

Also, if the file size is too big (it can be no more than 80 x 80 pixels) you need to go into Photoshop/Paint/Paint Shop Pro and save it as a .jpg and then lower the quality of the picture. Also, in the rules it states

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddy

Avatars must be no more than 80 pixels in height, and no more than 80 pixels in width.

Please obey those size restrictions for avatars. Enjoy!

EDIT: Sticky please?
Thank you Paddy or Administrator for making this a sticky, I really appreciate it.

allen12 · 05-19-2007, 12:53 PM

Not announcement, it's not important enough.
STicky WOULD work.
Anyway, it's Photobucket. Or you can use imageshack.com, or imageshack.us

For those who don't no pixels, I'll tell them. Pixels are a unit of measurement of windows or pictures on a computer. I'll take you on a virtual tour. Go to your desktop and right click Propoties. Then go to Settings, you see the bar?
That's for the pizxels the computer shows

GameChat · 05-19-2007, 07:04 PM

That's what paddy said and you don't need image shack. Right hand click on a picture you see, then click ''save picture as . . .'' then go to edit avatar
and upload the pic from the computer and BADA BING! You have an avatar.

Junkeeper · 05-24-2007, 03:51 AM

Hi Guys,

Which avatar's picture format do you think is the best (gif, jpg, bmp)? Talking about gif, can this forum support avatar with animated gif?

allen12 · 05-24-2007, 11:51 AM

animated hmmmm...
RolandofGilead used to have an avatr animated, don't no if its the gif extension.
depends on the sizwe of the different extensions

GameChat · 05-25-2007, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkeeper

Hi Guys,

Which avatar's picture format do you think is the best (gif, jpg, bmp)? Talking about gif, can this forum support avatar with animated gif?

We can't use Gif here because of the new admin. JPEG is my fav.

Junkeeper · 05-29-2007, 02:56 AM

Do you guys know where to get cool avatars?

GameChat · 05-30-2007, 12:16 AM

No, but surf the web and if you see one you like, right hand click and click save picture as . . . then click save again.Go to google and put a character of a show or something and they'll show pics of that character then do the thing i told you.

allen12 · 06-04-2007, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkeeper

Do you guys know where to get cool avatars?

Try sunshine's advice. Go to google and search __x__ pixels avatar

GameChat · 06-05-2007, 12:02 AM

Not really, just do what I told you guys to do, I'm tired of posting here.

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05-19-2007, 12:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
allen12 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the World Of Runescape Posts: 1,413 OGN$: 0	Not announcement, it's not important enough. STicky WOULD work. Anyway, it's Photobucket. Or you can use imageshack.com, or imageshack.us For those who don't no pixels, I'll tell them. Pixels are a unit of measurement of windows or pictures on a computer. I'll take you on a virtual tour. Go to your desktop and right click Propoties. Then go to Settings, you see the bar? That's for the pizxels the computer shows

05-19-2007, 07:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
GameChat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: (515) Posts: 2,911 OGN$: 0	That's what paddy said and you don't need image shack. Right hand click on a picture you see, then click ''save picture as . . .'' then go to edit avatar and upload the pic from the computer and BADA BING! You have an avatar.

05-24-2007, 03:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Junkeeper Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 388 OGN$: 0	Hi Guys, Which avatar's picture format do you think is the best (gif, jpg, bmp)? Talking about gif, can this forum support avatar with animated gif?

05-24-2007, 11:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
allen12 Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the World Of Runescape Posts: 1,413 OGN$: 0	animated hmmmm... RolandofGilead used to have an avatr animated, don't no if its the gif extension. depends on the sizwe of the different extensions

05-29-2007, 02:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
Junkeeper Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 388 OGN$: 0	Do you guys know where to get cool avatars?

05-30-2007, 12:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
GameChat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: (515) Posts: 2,911 OGN$: 0	No, but surf the web and if you see one you like, right hand click and click save picture as . . . then click save again.Go to google and put a character of a show or something and they'll show pics of that character then do the thing i told you.

06-05-2007, 12:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
GameChat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: (515) Posts: 2,911 OGN$: 0	Not really, just do what I told you guys to do, I'm tired of posting here.

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