Wednesday, August 24, 2016

create an avatar

An avatar is a digital representation of yourself that you share online
  • You will be using Piskel to create an avatar with pixels. All digital images are created with pixels.
  • First, experiment with the tools in this app to get familiar with them.
  • When you are ready to create your avatar, first make sure you have a solid background (eg. use paint bucket to dump a color)
  • When you are ready to save your avatar, first resize to 600x600 pixels.
  • Next export as PNG.
  • See video tutorial below for more directions: 


Done?

  • Download GIMP - select Download GIMP directly
  • Begin the process to 3D print your avatar. You will need to create another version that has a transparent background and only uses black paint. Follow these instructions.