Whether for a forum or for Steam; to be fully present online you need a good avatar. An avatar is a digital alter ego and not a portrait or even a cartoon. It is best to create a square image of a puppet that best represents you in the online world. We use Avatar Generator.
Step 1: Compare
Avatars Generator is free. You should know that the result will not be larger than 560 pixels by 560 pixels. Not super high resolution, but it's big enough for all online profile avatars. Surf to www.getavataaars.com and explore this online generator. By the way, there are many more online generators to be found. But they often work on the same engine and therefore also give similar results. The designs of the designer, Pablo Stanley, look very original and fresh. For those who want advanced, Stanley even gives away his entire library of elements to create avatars, via the link at the bottom of the page. If you want to get started with those designs, you must download the Sketch app for macOS, which costs 99 euros. So we keep it simple with the online generator, which is much more user-friendly.
Step 2: Choosing Elements
Try the button random a few times to get a good idea of the fun possibilities of Avataaars Generator. You can choose whether you want to make a puppet that has a circular background, or whether you prefer a transparent background. There is no option to choose between a male or female doll. You can even determine the gender simply by selecting the right elements. How do you want her? Do you choose glasses? If so, which style? What color can the hair get? Do you want a mustache magnum or a ring beard? Just work through the options from top to bottom.
Step 3: Download
Then use the button Download PNG. Unlike the jpg format, png supports transparency. The avatar's background will therefore be transparent, so that you can place the character on any web background. If you want to make the avatar bigger later without losing quality, click on the button Download SVG. Scalable Vector Graphics is an open file format for vector graphics, so you can easily scale without loss of quality with the right software.
