Shimohime's Simple Avatar Tutorial

Shimohime · Post by **Shimohime** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:57 am

There are many ways to transform a simple image into an avatar. This is only one of the many ways one can use Photoshop to create avatars.

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This is a beginner tutorial and very easy to do, however, knowing the basics such as where the layer options are, and all the tools is necessary. :!:

Original:

Texture:

Final:

Tada~ I'm done!

I hope this tutorial helps ^^ feel free to ask me any question if this wasn't clear enough.

naljamees51 · Post by **naljamees51** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:00 am

oo really nice and eazy tut..
but maby some1 dunno how to make a border

(it dont mean that i don't gnow^^ lol)

woutR · Post by **woutR** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:50 am

oooor, you just make a screenshot of an avatar from this forum and just color it in the colors you want..... IN PAINT !!!

<------------- It's what I did

nightbloom · Post by **nightbloom** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:41 am

Props...

Im too lazy to write tuts and I take a lotta shortcuts. Apparently ppl dont think sigs are good unless you use a lot of layers.

I dont use a lot of layers. Only enough to get the right order of images.

Post by **dom** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:20 pm

You have to watch what images you use in any creations - copyright and ripping problems.

pingpongboss · Post by **pingpongboss** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:10 am

pretty crazy how you can turn

into

Only image editing program i know how to use is paint

Snudge · Post by **Snudge** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:43 pm

pingpongboss wrote:Only image editing program i know how to use is paint

WoutR would be proud

iGFX · Post by **iGFX** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 3:56 pm

This looks like a longer way then to just duplicate the layer, Gaussian blur it, Then set it on lighten and apply a underwater or cooling photo filter.

Either way the outcome is great.

Shimohime · Post by **Shimohime** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:23 pm

iGFX wrote:This looks like a longer way then to just duplicate the layer, Gaussian blur it, Then set it on lighten and apply a underwater or cooling photo filter.

Either way the outcome is great.

True, but it's easier to make minute color adjustments when u're not just taking the whole layer and altering it. Also, gaussian blur doesn't always give the right amount of glow or color.

Key-J · Post by **Key-J** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:22 pm

Nice, we have a couple of SIG tuts, but none for Avy. So ill give this a stick. Give it more details, hints and tips. It could be a great guide

GG

timtam · Post by **timtam** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:00 am

so complicated =(

Paint avatars ftw.

sinblesser · Post by **sinblesser** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:23 am

Cool, nice guide btw. xD

linange · Post by **linange** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:45 am

Simple, Easy, Beautiful!

Very well done...

Shimohime · Post by **Shimohime** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:40 pm

Thanx for the compliments; and fixed with extra stuff and placed in standard tutorial format ^^

0l3n · Post by **0l3n** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:42 pm

Nice, so much smaller now

TokiWartooth · Post by **TokiWartooth** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:46 pm

can some1 make me a sig and avatar O_o i suk at drawing so...paint doesnt cut it either lol

timtam · Post by **timtam** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:34 am

TokiWartooth wrote:can some1 make me a sig and avatar O_o i suk at drawing so...paint doesnt cut it either lol

Paint doesnt cut it?

Blasphemy!

there you go! Luke Skywalker eating his own lightsaber!

Discipleuk · Post by **Discipleuk** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:13 pm

i agree with timtam:) paint is great lol

mmsicis · Post by **mmsicis** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:15 pm

paint is for patian you have to change color on every pixel if you want perfect quality on paint! acctuly its hard programm i think photoshop is much easyer!

UkRaiNeR · Post by **UkRaiNeR** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:25 pm

kool ^_^.. look i just resize my pic

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the.dead.illusion · Post by **the.dead.illusion** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:46 am

i dont really use effects for avatars, i just use paint for some of them

pherball · Post by **pherball** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:22 pm

Looks real nice, simple and to the point.
I might use this one day... Lol

Ze_ToKiN · Post by **Ze_ToKiN** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:45 pm

wanna teach me how to do it with paint?

Mugen† · Post by **Mugen†** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:55 pm

UkRaiNeR wrote:kool ^_^.. look i just resize my pic

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+1

way easyer
this is more usefull for makeing sig thou ill try it later( lazy a$$ here

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