How do you fix your custom avatar to the right size?

samralf · 07-24-2002, 07:33 PM

**Bonochick** · 07-24-2002, 09:12 PM

You need some kind of image editing program. Many here like Photoshop. I use software that came with my scanners. Also, there are many people here (myself included) who do not mind helping people out with creating avatars for them.

**Sicy** · 07-24-2002, 09:28 PM

If you have photoshop, you open the picture you want to use, crop it to your liking then open a new file, set the pixals to 72 x 72, go back to your picture, ctrl a (select all ) ctrl c (copy) and go back to the new file and do a ctrl v (paste) ctrl t ( to bring the sizing tool up) hold down shift and drag the left bottom corner up until your picture is perfectly in the box. Click the move tool button and it will ask you to apply. Click yes.. then file --> save for web and make sure its under 7k (if not you can lower the optimization level until it is) then save.

If you dont have photoshop well.. *shrugs* lol.
Someone can help you.

samralf · 07-25-2002, 03:08 PM

I did what you said sicy and it does not work. I just get the corner of a picture.....I think i need help.....

**Sicy** · 07-25-2002, 03:14 PM

Do CTRL T and it should select the avatar and make like little boxes... thats the sizing tool.. then you drag it so that not just the corner is showing.

samralf · 07-25-2002, 03:42 PM

I did the control t and it looks bad. it won't let me crop my picture either. I just got this computer so i am not that familiar with everything yet...

**Sicy** · 07-25-2002, 04:34 PM

Well.. email the pic to me then.

sicy@interference.com

samralf · 07-25-2002, 06:55 PM

Thanks...I just did

kobayashi · 07-26-2002, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sicy
make like little boxes

07-24-2002, 07:33 PM	#1
samralf War Child Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 999 Local Time: 04:08 AM	How do you fix your custom avatar to the right size? __________________

07-24-2002, 09:12 PM	#2
Bonochick Halloweenhead Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cherry Lane Posts: 40,820 Local Time: 04:08 AM	You need some kind of image editing program. Many here like Photoshop. I use software that came with my scanners. Also, there are many people here (myself included) who do not mind helping people out with creating avatars for them. __________________ __________________ "Knight in shining Zubaz." Bonochick [at] interference.com

07-24-2002, 09:28 PM	#3
Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 71,047 Local Time: 12:08 AM	If you have photoshop, you open the picture you want to use, crop it to your liking then open a new file, set the pixals to 72 x 72, go back to your picture, ctrl a (select all ) ctrl c (copy) and go back to the new file and do a ctrl v (paste) ctrl t ( to bring the sizing tool up) hold down shift and drag the left bottom corner up until your picture is perfectly in the box. Click the move tool button and it will ask you to apply. Click yes.. then file --> save for web and make sure its under 7k (if not you can lower the optimization level until it is) then save. If you dont have photoshop well.. shrugs lol. Someone can help you. __________________

07-25-2002, 03:14 PM	#5
Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 71,047 Local Time: 12:08 AM	Do CTRL T and it should select the avatar and make like little boxes... thats the sizing tool.. then you drag it so that not just the corner is showing. __________________

07-25-2002, 04:34 PM	#7
Sicy Sizzlin' Sicilian Forum Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 71,047 Local Time: 12:08 AM	Well.. email the pic to me then. sicy@interference.com __________________

07-25-2002, 03:08 PM	#4
samralf War Child Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 999 Local Time: 04:08 AM	I did what you said sicy and it does not work. I just get the corner of a picture.....I think i need help.....

07-25-2002, 03:42 PM	#6
samralf War Child Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 999 Local Time: 04:08 AM	I did the control t and it looks bad. it won't let me crop my picture either. I just got this computer so i am not that familiar with everything yet...

07-25-2002, 06:55 PM	#8
samralf War Child Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 999 Local Time: 04:08 AM	Thanks...I just did

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