How to Create and Use a Digital Avatar

Images to represent ‘you’ in digital spaces.

First - access one of these free avatar creation locations

Dopple Me - http://doppelme.com/create/# Bitstrips - http://bitstrips.com/create/character/ Picassohead -http://www.picassohead.com/create.html Manga - http://www.manga.com/content/avatar-face-maker Anime - http://avachara.com/avatar/ Pick a Face - http://pickaface.net/create_avatar.html Marvel - http://marvel.com/games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero

Explore each one as you create a variety of avatars - screencapture or save as you chose.

Selecting Dopple Me is an easy option. Follow each of the steps to create a free avatar. Select gender, skin colour, eye colour and ‘next’.

Next you will select options for all the attributes (left side of screen) and then ‘I’m done’.

You can take a ‘screen shot’ of your completed avatar OR set up an account with Dopple Me.

Manga style

Manga style avatars can include some interesting accessories and expressions.

Comic styleavatar

Bitstrips allows you to create a free comic, character or avatar. You don’t need an account to create a character. Take a screen shot of your completed image.

Anime style

Don’t feel limited to one style of avatar. Creating an anime style avatar also provides additional physical characteristics

Marvel Superhero avatar

Marvel comics provide some limitations to creating a ‘superhero’ avatar, but may interest those who have a ‘hero within’.

Pick a Face

Here you are provided with basic facial features and characteristics and accessories.

Picasso Head

Creativity comes alive with this Picasso style avatar creator. You can even add a personalized signature line.

NOW - add your saved image to your email and D2L profiles

Select the location in the topright corner of your email.Click on the ‘change photo’ option. A new window will open.

You can select to upload or take an image using a web cam. Then select ‘set as profile photo’.

If you select to use your webcam, additional screen windows will open. Select ‘allow’ if you choose to continue.