What is the story behind your avatar? - Page 5

Mitchi · 08-03-2010, 06:12 AM

@ski

It was cropped from a larger version that I made, which was part of the sig (it was a multi sectional one for directing people to different areas of an MMO based forum).

If I could find the original files for it I'd make one for use on other forums, to make my avatar less confusing. Novice coloring job ftl :<

GeoffC · 08-03-2010, 06:13 AM

looks like you have a foxy tail for hair !!!

ski_power · 08-03-2010, 06:14 AM

Oh no no it looks very nicely done. Just that I have this awesome skill of interpreting images in a totally different reference frame.

Mitchi · 08-03-2010, 06:21 AM

@GeoffC

Foxes are awesome so I'll take that as a compliment. Also, the cat in your ava is gorgeous.

@ski

Nothing wrong with that, it's actually an interesting POV that I never thought of. Thanks for it

GeoffC · 08-03-2010, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitchi

@GeoffC

Foxes are awesome so I'll take that as a compliment. Also, the cat in your ava is gorgeous.

Thanks - she is ..... a maine coon, one of two sisters, though the other is tabby coloured ....

follow the cats in my sig line ....

cbarnett · 08-03-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkpadx

I'm curious about how these avatars were made. Did you hire a sketch artist to draw your picture, or was it made by some computer software after supplying your picture as an input.

They were done by a real guy, if I recall correctly, not some automated process. Alex might be able to recall more, or there might still be info somewhere in the mod only sections but it's been so long, I don't remember the details.

ski_power · 08-04-2010, 05:37 AM

^ Soo..... this is a caricature of yourself. hmm. looks good

@GeoffC: I've heard cats do plenty of stupid things, and no offense but in the picture it looks like your cat either just did something very stupid or is going to.

Ea · 08-04-2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Roger Parkinson

Mine is an astrolabe, a mechanical device for figuring star positions. They go back a long way (eg ancient Greece) but mine is modern. Of course we have computers to do this now if we want, but this is prettier.

I've noticed that avatar before and thought it was very interesting and nice looking. I didn't think it was modern, though.

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Originally Posted by ski_power

@Mitchi: Your avatar, to me looked like a girl in deep, emotional thought. Dancing never crossed my mind. Oh wait, now I see it, the blue things are headphones and the other brown things are the hands.

I thought it looked like she was crying.

ski_power · 08-04-2010, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

I thought it looked like she was crying.

Ok, NOW it looks like crying to me too.

Mitchi · 08-04-2010, 07:10 AM

Heh. Well the tear is supposed to be makeup/facepaint so...

Again, interesting, as I never really thought about it as more that

dsvick · 08-04-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitchi

@ski

It was cropped from a larger version that I made, which was part of the sig (it was a multi sectional one for directing people to different areas of an MMO based forum).

If I could find the original files for it I'd make one for use on other forums, to make my avatar less confusing. Novice coloring job ftl :<

Very nicely done! Amazing the difference in interpretation you get between the cropped avatar and the full image. Looking at your avatar I came up with what it sounds like a lot of people did, a sad redhead. Looking at the full size one though I would have gotten the face paint or tattoo (or maybe even sweat) out of the tear drop. Is she single?

GeoffC · 08-04-2010, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ski_power

@GeoffC: I've heard cats do plenty of stupid things, and no offense but in the picture it looks like your cat either just did something very stupid or is going to.

She is most likely hungry and wondering why she's not being fed, and having to pose for the camera !

Mitchi · 08-04-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Is she single?

I haven't drawn her a boyfriend (or girlfriend) yet, does that count?

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

She is most likely hungry and wondering why she's not being fed, and having to pose for the camera !

Well the main hobby most cats (mine included) is practicing their contempt faces at any given moment. After all, what kind of cat would they be if they couldn't look down on everything as haughtily as possible?

Ea · 08-04-2010, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Very nicely done! Amazing the difference in interpretation you get between the cropped avatar and the full image. Looking at your avatar I came up with what it sounds like a lot of people did, a sad redhead. Looking at the full size one though I would have gotten the face paint or tattoo (or maybe even sweat) out of the tear drop. Is she single?

She's definitely cute.

WT Sharpe · 08-04-2010, 02:56 PM

I started with this one, which is a picture of me with my Fanner 50 pistol with the trick swivel holster. It's not the most recent picture of me, in case anyone's wondering.

The next one I used for quite a while was this picture which I cleaned up and modified from an old Charles Atlas ad of the type that appeared in practically all the comics of the 50s and 60s.

I've used others for special occasions, but the one I'm using now was drawn by FlorenceArt. It seems to be a nice fit.

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08-03-2010, 06:12 AM	#61
Mitchi C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER Posts: 51 Karma: 500 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Narnia, and the north! Wait, is Narnia Canada? Device: Jetbook Lite, Droid Eris	@ski It was cropped from a larger version that I made, which was part of the sig (it was a multi sectional one for directing people to different areas of an MMO based forum). If I could find the original files for it I'd make one for use on other forums, to make my avatar less confusing. Novice coloring job ftl :<

08-03-2010, 06:13 AM	#62
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	looks like you have a foxy tail for hair !!!

08-03-2010, 06:14 AM	#63
ski_power Book eater Posts: 181 Karma: 2068 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 3 G 3G (<-lol)	Oh no no it looks very nicely done. Just that I have this awesome skill of interpreting images in a totally different reference frame.

08-03-2010, 06:21 AM	#64
Mitchi C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER Posts: 51 Karma: 500 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Narnia, and the north! Wait, is Narnia Canada? Device: Jetbook Lite, Droid Eris	@GeoffC Foxes are awesome so I'll take that as a compliment. Also, the cat in your ava is gorgeous. @ski Nothing wrong with that, it's actually an interesting POV that I never thought of. Thanks for it

08-04-2010, 05:37 AM	#67
ski_power Book eater Posts: 181 Karma: 2068 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle 3 G 3G (<-lol)	^ Soo..... this is a caricature of yourself. hmm. looks good @GeoffC: I've heard cats do plenty of stupid things, and no offense but in the picture it looks like your cat either just did something very stupid or is going to.

08-04-2010, 07:10 AM	#70
Mitchi C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER Posts: 51 Karma: 500 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Narnia, and the north! Wait, is Narnia Canada? Device: Jetbook Lite, Droid Eris	Heh. Well the tear is supposed to be makeup/facepaint so... Again, interesting, as I never really thought about it as more that

08-04-2010, 02:56 PM	#75
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I started with this one, which is a picture of me with my Fanner 50 pistol with the trick swivel holster. It's not the most recent picture of me, in case anyone's wondering. The next one I used for quite a while was this picture which I cleaned up and modified from an old Charles Atlas ad of the type that appeared in practically all the comics of the 50s and 60s. I've used others for special occasions, but the one I'm using now was drawn by FlorenceArt. It seems to be a nice fit.