{"id":2175,"date":"2007-06-15T07:27:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-15T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=2175"},"modified":"2007-06-15T07:27:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-15T13:27:00","slug":"fun-avatars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/15\/fun-avatars\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Avatars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been on the search for a good online avatar.<\/p>\n<p>Most online avatars never quite get to where I want. I suppose it&#8217;s because I have that combination &#8220;NOT A MULLET&#8221; hair and a vaguely Tevye-esque face. Don&#8217;t get me started on the Chinese Master beard.<\/p>\n<p>An early attempt brought me <a href=\"http:\/\/userpic.livejournal.com\/15419859\/369731\">an icon that looks more like<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/azadio.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">azadio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So yesterday I found a new service&#8230; They are doing animated avatars (for a charge) that are based on digitizing pictures of you. Everything from nose to chin are pretty much photo realistic. The eyes are close. The forehead&#8230; generic. Then you slap on one of the chosen hairstyles. They add a business suit (male or female)<\/p>\n<p>The results&#8230; sometimes spooky, sometimes.. not too bad&#8230; sometimes.. .just awful.<\/p>\n<p>This is a small version of mine:<br \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/www.apolo.net\/images\/avatar\/av-an-sm.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve put larger versions of this and some others that I&#8217;ve done behind the cut. (Teaser: including <a href=\"http:\/\/aiden_freeman.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">aiden_freeman<\/a> at about 4.)<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like me to do one for you all I need is a good face shot of you:<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neutral background is best<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neutral expression is best<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Full front on face<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Balanced lighting<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At least 250 px to a side<\/p>\n<p>But if you&#8217;re interested, comment and we&#8217;ll try any picture you have.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here's the rest:-->Here&#8217;s the rest:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolo.net\/images\/avatar\/av-an.png\" width=\"208\" height=\"200\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><a href=\"http:\/\/lordandrei.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">lordandrei<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolo.net\/images\/avatar\/av-he.png\" width=\"207\" height=\"200\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><a href=\"http:\/\/shimmeringjemmy.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">shimmeringjemmy<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolo.net\/images\/avatar\/av-ai.png\" width=\"206\" height=\"200\"\/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><a href=\"http:\/\/aiden_freeman.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">aiden_freeman<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><center><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolo.net\/images\/avatar\/av-st.png\" width=\"208\" height=\"200\"\/><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><a href=\"http:\/\/queenofhalves.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">queenofhalves<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td><center><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.apolo.net\/images\/avatar\/av-ni.png\" width=\"209\" height=\"200\"\/><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><center><a href=\"http:\/\/elocinnuala.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">elocinnuala<\/a><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2175\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/15\/fun-avatars\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2175\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/15\/fun-avatars\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-2175\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/15\/fun-avatars\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2007\/06\/15\/fun-avatars\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been on the search for a good online avatar. 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