# Stupid question, where does one go to get an avatar if one wants one? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 28, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433 "2018-08-28T21:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/1 "2018-08-28T21:20:24Z")
Title pretty much says it. I’m not tech savvy at all but if I could find one of those little avatars that are being allowed it might be fun to at least look at them. Can someone explain how it’s done? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/2 "2018-08-28T21:24:21Z")
Sure! I’ve done it once. Google, say “Weiner dog images”. Pick the one you want, save it to your computer. Go to [https://avatarmaker.net/](https://avatarmaker.net/) , and follow the directions there to resize your chosen image for an avatar. Tip: square images seem to work best, and the smaller the original the better the avatar seems to come out. But that’s just my experience. Like I say, I’ve done it once. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/3 "2018-08-28T21:24:52Z")
User CP (top left) Edit Avatar (under settings) Find any old pic (that’s the right size - specified on the settings page) Upload HTH 😉 ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/4 "2018-08-28T21:32:37Z")
Given your user name, maybe one of these would serve: [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=funny+baker+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFp4b-2JDdAhXJKsAKHVUKA\_8Q\_AUICigB&biw=1132&bih=698#imgrc=gGYRrJ7JOZM3kM:](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=funny+baker+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFp4b-2JDdAhXJKsAKHVUKA_8Q_AUICigB&biw=1132&bih=698#imgrc=gGYRrJ7JOZM3kM:) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/5 "2018-08-28T21:33:50Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Google, say “Weiner dog images”. Pick the one you want, save it to your computer. Go to [https://avatarmaker.net/](https://avatarmaker.net/) , and follow the directions there to resize your chosen image for an avatar. Regarding size, for this site the image needs to be 50x50 pixels or less. You can use other programs such as Paint to resize your image if you know how to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/6 "2018-08-28T21:37:01Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Tip: square images seem to work best, and the smaller the original the better the avatar seems to come out. But that’s just my experience. Like I say, I’ve done it once. 😉 > [@Aspidistra](#): > > Find any old pic (that’s the right size - specified on the settings page) > [@bob\_2](#): > > Given your user name, maybe one of these would serve: [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=funny+baker+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFp4b-2JDdAhXJKsAKHVUKA\_8Q\_AUICigB&biw=1132&bih=698#imgrc=gGYRrJ7JOZM3kM:](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=funny+baker+images&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFp4b-2JDdAhXJKsAKHVUKA_8Q_AUICigB&biw=1132&bih=698#imgrc=gGYRrJ7JOZM3kM:) It doesn’t matter so much what the initial size of the image you use is, but that it is simple enough that it “reads” clearly at a very small size. Complicated images with a lot of detail won’t look like anything. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/7 "2018-08-28T21:40:22Z")
Yeah, that’s what I meant. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/8 "2018-08-28T21:50:39Z")
Yep. Gato’s done it at least once. Just sayin’.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/9 "2018-08-28T21:55:00Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Yeah, that’s what I meant. For example, I had absolutely no idea what your avatar was supposed to represent until I downloaded it and looked at it in a higher magnification.😉 I still don’t know what it has to do with catfish. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/10 "2018-08-28T21:57:12Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Title pretty much says it. > > I’m not tech savvy at all but if I could find one of those little avatars that are being allowed it might be fun to at least look at them. > > Can someone explain how it’s done? Just in case you’re asking a bigger question, an avatar is any picture that you choose to upload to represent yourself. There’s not a specific type of picture called an avatar. For this site the size is limited to 50x50, but that’s just the setting the board uses. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/11 "2018-08-28T22:09:07Z")
Thanks so much for the advice. I’m going to work on it. I went to Google and never realized how many “weiner dog images” there are out there! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/12 "2018-08-28T22:09:14Z")
Although there are technical questions involved, since the OP is looking for advice this is probably better suited to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/13 "2018-08-28T23:15:56Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I went to Google and never realized how many “weiner dog images” there are out there! Try Googling without “dog” and just see how many you get. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/14 "2018-08-28T23:49:25Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Try Googling without “dog” and just see how many you get. 😉 I advise against that.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/15 "2018-08-29T02:04:18Z")
Thank you for showing me how to do this. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/16 "2018-08-29T02:10:18Z")
Thanks from me also. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/17 "2018-08-29T03:49:43Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > For example, I had absolutely no idea what your avatar was supposed to represent until I downloaded it and looked at it in a higher magnification.😉 > > I still don’t know what it has to do with catfish. The new one is clearer. But I still don’t know what it has to do with catfish.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-question-where-does-one-go-to-get-an-avatar-if-one-wants-one/820433/18 "2018-08-29T04:11:58Z")
Very few of them do.