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How do you put in a avatar. Help im new at this.

AstroLad

By AstroLad,
Posted on: 2006-02-09 17:18 in Player Guides

 

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Can anyone help?

 

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The following info does not originate with me. I merely copied it. It was helpful however.

You will need:
1) An image you like (screenshot of your CoH Toon maybe).
2) Image editing software (demo of Photoshop is easy to get).
3) An internet connection (you do have one don’t you?)
4) A place to host your image (I may have idea on this one).

Step one: GET AN IMAGE

Take some screenshots of you favorite City of Heroes toon, or pick any image you like.

Step two: EDIT YOUR IMAGE

You can edit your image any way you like, but the main thing you must do is crop the image and resize it to 80 pixels by 80 pixels (about an inch by an inch).

Step three: FINDING A HOST

There are a variety of sites offering hosting for avatars and other images, most either charge or are advertising scams (sorry if you run this sort of site and feel justified in doing so, I got very depressed while I was looking for a good one). Fortunately I can save you this hassle (yay me!). Head over to http://www.imageshack.us/ they have a very nice, easy to use, site that stores images for free (you don’t need to register, but it might be an idea).

Step four: GET YOUR IMAGE WORKING HERE

Imageshack will provide an URL to your image when it is uploaded, copy this URL into your account settings here and there you go, your toon for all to see.

If you find the above helpful, all credit must go to the person who wrote it. Unfortunately, I no longer remember who that is.

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I've also got a decent guide in my signature- check it out!