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Sat Sep 20, 2008 2:01 am
Livinginfantasy says...



Alright, maybe this has been asked before... but how do you choose your avvie? Where do you go? What do you look for? Does it depend on your mood? Is it funny? Thoughtful?

Too many questions? Wait, was that a question? Okay, I'm stopping with all those questions.

But seriously, do you mind describing the process? I like to think of my avatars as my hairstyles; I pick what I like, and after I get tired of it, I find something else. Sometimes, I consider transferring back to previous ones (the pen one is soooo coming back for those who know).


*leaves so people can share*
  





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Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:12 am
Cobra says...



I picked my avatar according to my main character and his disposition towards others i.e. kill everyone he doesn't like and most of the people he does. (Also I picked it because I think it looks pretty cool)
The corpses are piled high around. Blood carpets the floor and flames scorch away the last remnants of humanity. The screams of the damned echo in my head. I smile. I am home.
  





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Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:17 pm
oneeyedunicornhunter says...



I picked my avatar because it matches my username. :D

Of course I don't actually hunt unicorns, one eyed or not. I'm a vegetarian. ;)
Am I a one eyed hunter of unicorns or a hunter of one eyed unicorns? The world may never know.
  





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Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:32 pm
ProfessorRabbit says...



I go to Google and search 100x100 images. Then I save all the ones I like in a folder on my desktop, and choose them one by one to use as avis when I get bored with the one I've got.
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:53 am
silverSUNLIGHTx says...



i go to iconator.com and find whichever one that i like best at the moment.
i change my avvies frequently because i get bored with them really quickly.
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Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:43 am
Miss Freckles says...



i have friends who make awesome avvies and banners and who are happy to make them for me.
the one i have at the moment i found on the internet i think. and i need to change it because it's not really christmas yet.
he can fly he can fly he can fly he can fly
  





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Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:01 pm
andimlovegalore says...



I get all mine from LJ =D and I just choose ones I like.
  





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Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:15 pm
Clo says...



I use iconator, because I'm a lazy idiot.
How am I not myself?
  





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Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:15 am
hellodaydream says...



I make mine.
:]
I didn't make this one though, but I liked it so much I had to use it.
  





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Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:22 am
thatannagirl says...



Ditto silverSUNLIGHTx and Clo. Iconator is pretty much my go to place for avatars. Choosing one really depends on my mood.
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Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:41 pm
.:Echelon:. says...



I just go with my favourite band at the moment. *singing faith no more*
Every rose has it's thorn..
Just like every night has it's dawn.


I've matured a lot and I realised it was time to come back.. for good!
  





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Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:27 am
Livinginfantasy says...



Iconator?
Never heard of it.

I go to glitter-graphics.
  





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Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:43 am
W says...



I just like Ivysaurs. : )
el oh el
  





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Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:32 am
rubberduck says...



I surf the net and jump from site to site till I find something I like. (got loads of potential avvies sitting in my folder.)
I've been sticking with this avvie for months though.
I (surprisingly) never get tired of it. :)

Haha. Ivysaurs. I thought that was a dinosaur till I saw the avvie. *pokes the person above*
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Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:35 pm
Amimone says...



I usually find an image that I like and work it a little (colours, levels, textures) until it's perfect. I am, however, planning to start an icon collection from several sites. Didn't know about that iconator one, thanks! :wink:
  








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