Why Did You Choose Your Avatar?

Nymala Ingasy

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This is my second avatar. My first one was a woman silhouetted against a sunset. Faceless. Not me. I needed a face. I wanted an image I didn't have to ask permission to use and I wanted something to reflect something about me. After much searching, I found this image. She's a painting called "Jewish Woman From Tangiers" by Charles Landelle. Her hair is very similar to mine (those who have met me can attest) and I think some of her facial features are, too. I liked that this was a painting of a Jewish woman and reflected her as she was. Hubby cropped her a little bit and fixed a little bit (she looks a little cold in the original painting. Link: https://www.art.com/products/p41823...es-landelle-oil-on-canvas-french-painting.htm ) and there we are. This is me.
 

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I quite honestly don't remember. :look: I am sure I was browsing DA, and found the artist, and it called to me. :cheeseeni:

(Though it seems I never did ask permission way back when, so I did this time around.)
 

Thaddius al'Guy

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Her hair is very similar to mine (those who have met me can attest) and I think some of her facial features are, too.

I can attest to this. It is true.
 

Nymala Ingasy

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I quite honestly don't remember. :look: I am sure I was browsing DA, and found the artist, and it called to me. :cheeseeni:

(Though it seems I never did ask permission way back when, so I did this time around.)

I always loved her art on DA and wanted to use her work as an Avatar too, but i think at the time when theft of her work was rather high, i was too afraid to ask because of her general 'no' policy. I'm certainly glad that you got it!
 

Polegnyn Nemeara

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My avatar is basically my Xbox avatar aside from a different shirt and extensive Photoshop work throughout a relatively short time here. I consider myself a gamer even if I can only sneak in time to play when my kiddos aren’t home :shifty

As much as I love everyone’s fantasy or classically themed avvies, I chose to stick with something current to reflect TV.net’s presence in the modern world, not necessarily to the fantasy world in the books. I tried to work in some subtle weaves in the background, though.
 
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My first avatar was this one:

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I picked it, because I like Egypt and also that woman kind-of looks like me. I still like it a lot and I don't remember exactly why I felt the need to change it when I did ... I guess I was in some kind of identiy crisis.

Now, I'm using this picture:

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Which I also like, because of the lantern and the slightly dark touch.
 

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I love reading these stories :joy

Mine was drawn by my sister. :pleased-1: I had the blue dress because she drew it when I was a citizen. I guess I should probably change it to white, just haven't gotten around to it.
 

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This was my first ever avatar, when my name was Aleure Tokani back in like 2002. I picked it from one of those ancient fantasy avatar sites we used to link to on the first homepage. I mostly picked it because 1) short red hair and 2) she had a sword and looked like she was up to no good (I mean she is stealing jewels).

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Later on I changed to this avatar when I came back to the site under the name Elia.

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That avatar crop really doesn't do justice to the lovely piece by Kinuko Y. Craft that is used as a book cover for "Song for the Basilisk" by Patricia A. McKillip.

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But when I found out the artist really doesn't like her art used in such ways, I went searching for a public domain image that had a similar look/feel to it. I came up with "Vanity" by Frank Cadogan Cowper.

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But when I found out the artist really doesn't like her art used in such ways, I went searching for a public domain image that had a similar look/feel to it. I came up with "Vanity" by Frank Cadogan Cowper.

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But aren’t you forgetting someone? :P

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Nymala Ingasy

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....And then you Beanified her. :look:
 

Lokadien Vianharl

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Between when I was a part of the site before and now I've had 3 avatars. I picked the first one since it was one of the offered ones and I liked it. When i rejoined i realized my first one was super emo, so looked for an avabale one from the Met. Had that for a bit and the felt it was too dark and was searching tumblr and saw this as a part of a meme. I love memes and enjoyed how light and uplifting it is also I asked to switch.

And now I've got this one.
 

Nymala Ingasy

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But what are you pouring, Loka?
 
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It just kinda "feels" like me. Even my roommate way back when I picked it was like "yeah, that's really you!"
 

Alyria Ess

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My original was awful.

I switched to this lady about 10 years ago and she's been me since. I dunno, I'm pretty pale and until very recently have always had dark hair. I mostly just wear black. She looks like she's over your garbage which is also very me.
 

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I've had this avatar forever. I like that she looks fierce. And in the original she is an archer (it's slightly NSFW, so I won't post it), and because of my love of archery and Birgitte, and the fact that I wanted to be Gaidin (even though I couldn't at the time, yay integration!), I picked it. Have had it ever since, though I did get Anujun to add the purple streak in for my Company.
 

Catt Heckathorne

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My original avatar was used because out of all the batches of free avatars available in 2008 when I joined, it was the least revealing and most like my body type. However, over time I decided I didn't care for her Maiden vibe, and when I changed ajahs I decided to look for something more in line with how my personality had changed in 10 years from college student to 30-something business owner. This painting is from the 1800s, so it's in the public domain, and is from a French painter. The piece is called French Peasant Girl. I like it because it suits my personality much better, looks very much like me now, and she's dressed in much the same way as the Old Order Amish I have for neighbors (the difference is that they are not allowed to wear sontags/bosom buddies, and do always wear prayer caps).
 

Raevyn Tsornin

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i do not remember who my avatar is done by. It was so long ago! :laugh: I sat there with my sister, who joined first and had decided we were Andoran, and looked for an avatar to fit
 
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