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Sjeng · Mar 23, 2009, 11:17 AM // 11:17

Well, the title says it all. There's a lot of interesting Avatar pictures on this forum, and I'd like to know where you got it from / what it means / what it is that is depicted / etc.
Mine is a detail from a drawing StarrTheInsane made for me in my artwork contest some while back. I got many great entries, and this one won, so I cut out my main characters and made this avatar ^^
Post everything, even if it's simply a screenshot of your GW character, doesn't matter. If it's a well known comic/cartoon/anime/movie character: no matter, pop-culture differs a lot from continent to continent, and something familiar to Americans can be unfamiliar to Europeans.

PS: oh, and perhaps explain why you chose that particular image?

Fril Estelin · Mar 23, 2009, 11:34 AM // 11:34

The Laughing Man, the mysterious case that is investigated in the first series of the anime Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Somewhat inspired by a few stories from Salinger. A hacker of a new kind, akin to what Kusanagi becomes at the end of the first movie, an electronic being (some modern scientists would call this a "singularity") that exists in the vast net of 2020+.

EDIT: my avatar is the logo that the Laughing Man projects onto people's faces when they're hacked (yeah in 2020 your eyes are computer screens

)

(the hero-villain of the second series, Hideo Kuze, is more interesting, but less visually intruiguing...)

Etta · Mar 23, 2009, 11:40 AM // 11:40

My avy doesn't mean anything. It's a self portrait of me in Obama's hope poster style, that I did in Illustrator. Well, I just want people to know that I'm the dude s well.

Arkantos · Mar 23, 2009, 12:02 PM // 12:02

What you talkin' bout Willis?

Sjeng · Mar 23, 2009, 12:05 PM // 12:05

Could you give a little more explanation? Is that Webster?

sph0nz · Mar 23, 2009, 12:31 PM // 12:31

Code geass code geass code geass.

Fabulous.

Snow Bunny · Mar 23, 2009, 12:42 PM // 12:42

Mammoth mountain.

Yang Whirlwind · Mar 23, 2009, 01:27 PM // 13:27

A picture of my eye worked over in Photoshop.
Reminding people that the staff is watching,- so you better behave.

zelgadissan · Mar 23, 2009, 01:35 PM // 13:35

It's a Mr. Saturn from Earthbound - although I would hope the majority of people that play games would know that....

Eragon Zarroc · Mar 23, 2009, 01:37 PM // 13:37

random picture i found by googling "evil". i think it looks like a pitbull skull of flames (sorta) lmao

Dronte · Mar 23, 2009, 01:41 PM // 13:41

Self explanatory?

Abedeus · Mar 23, 2009, 02:19 PM // 14:19

What do you want, a fu...freakin' cookie?

Jumping Is Uselss · Mar 23, 2009, 02:27 PM // 14:27

everyone hide, Bourne is going to sni-

pumpkin pie · Mar 23, 2009, 02:41 PM // 14:41

I always use this avatar

that was my dog bobo's tail. and then one day I saw a print ad on a random ad blog page, if not mistaken, it was a series of friskies cat food. if not mistaken the taglines is get friskies or something, and then I saw that butt.

the butt of a pug stuck in the doggy doors and the cat walking away. so i thought i'll look for a bobo's butt and paint one on it as well, but can't make it as cute as this one. so. i crop the advertisment and made it into my avartar.

yes i play the sims

attached is a picture of bobo eagerly running out the backyard door with his teddy bear ...

i miss him.

Sjeng · Mar 23, 2009, 03:07 PM // 15:07

That's a PUG? gawd, I always thought that was a pig! lol.
I remember you having an avatar of a slice of pumpkin pie on wheels though, what was that about? lol :P

Kattar · Mar 23, 2009, 03:09 PM // 15:09

Mine means a welding mask is mandatory in the area. A safety sign for job sites.

Tullzinski · Mar 23, 2009, 03:23 PM // 15:23

Album Cover from Jethro Tull Storm Watch, switch between that and Jethro Tull Broadswoard and the Beast with Ian Anderson portrayed as an elf warrior... Huge Tull Fan who is polish

. But Tool is taking over many spots in my cars 6 CD Player!!!

Sjeng · Mar 23, 2009, 03:41 PM // 15:41

That Thull dude has some cool coverart! his dance reminds me of a ranger's /flute emote :P
*jazzflute flashback from Anchorman!* :O

Tyla · Mar 23, 2009, 03:47 PM // 15:47

I'm a beginner artist. And I also don't know how to colour properly when it comes to scanning -> editting digitally.

pumpkin pie · Mar 23, 2009, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sjeng

That's a PUG? gawd, I always thought that was a pig! lol.
I remember you having an avatar of a slice of pumpkin pie on wheels though, what was that about? lol :P

ahaha, nah its just a screenshot of the pumpkin pie in the game. no wheels.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyla

I'm a beginner artist. And I also don't know how to colour properly when it comes to scanning -> editting digitally.

practice Tyla you can do it! I saw this very nice book that i can't get my hands on, lol no credit cards (actually no credit at all :P) and it would convert to a few hundreds in my money, so I'll just look at the digital tiny versions. but if you can, should buy it, has Daniels' tutorial!!

free tutorials here thou. some very goods one too! step by step! like this one here and this here.

if you need photoshop answers you can ask me
but if you want you can try Gimp but i can't tell you anything about this, i too lazy to download and install it. but i am sure you already know this!