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Avatar help needed

Postby Morsecode » Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:06 pm

This is the original photo my current avatar is based on. I'd like it to appear as it is, as an oval, but I can't figure out how to shrink these things without losing quality... :?

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Re: Avatar help needed

Postby Market Harmony » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:31 pm

You need to save the file as a .png with the background removed.

Also, tell us more about the photo... who is it, what did he do, why do you care, where is the picture from, etc. etc?
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Re: Avatar help needed

Postby Morsecode » Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:44 am

It's Edgar Allan Poe.

What's a .png? How do you remove a background? Why am I awake at 3:30 in the morning?
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Re: Avatar help needed

Postby NHsorter » Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:44 am

I filled in around the edges with the same color as the RealCent background and pasted it below. I think this will get the results you are looking for if you use it.

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EDIT: Ah, crap. Looks like I was off a shade. If that gets you closer to where you want to be then I might have time to try the color match again later on.
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Re: Avatar help needed

Postby LooseChange » Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:58 am

Cool 8-)
Both Subject matter and the clever idea of getting the background to match the forum color. Kudos

I wondered who was in the photo, just never asked.
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Re: Avatar help needed

Postby ThePowersThatBe » Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:18 am

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Re: Avatar help needed

Postby Morsecode » Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:06 pm

Thanks! Looks great :thumbup:
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