Creating Avatars and Signatures

Tryden · Jul 19, 2007

Guide to avatars and banners for your Vindictive forum account.


The following is a tutorial to help you customize the look of your posts on our forum. With the addition of avatars and signatures (or signature banners), you'll be able to help our site look more dynamic and allow other Vindictive members to recognize you more easily.


STEP 1: Creating Your Avatar.

Creating an avatar is simple.

Begin by taking a screen shot of your character in game. Press <Print Screen> on your keyboard to do this. Find any pictures taken in your <City of Heroes/Villains> folder on your computer by going to the <screenshots folder>.

Once you have your picture, resize it to a size that will fit nicely into all your posts and not distort the size of the thread. An optimal size is 110x110.

Here is an example:

Use basic photo editing programs like Microsoft Office Picture Manager, or a free photo editing program like Photo Plus. (Which I used to create my banner).

Once you have your avatar ready, go to your character settings on the site. You can access that by clicking here.

Now, you can upload your avatar, or, you can link it from a file hosting service like photobucket. For more on photobucket and hosting and linking pictures, check out Ruthless Babe's helpful post here.

Once you link your picture, hit <Save Preferences> at the bottom of the page, and you're done! Now you should have an avatar that will help add personality to each of your individual posts.

Step 2: Creating a Signature.

Signatures can be a little more easy. To create a basic signature, simply start by entering your character settings on Guildportal as you did before. In case you forgot how, click here.

Now instead of linking an image, use the word document box next to the tab <Default Signature> to simply add some information about your in game characters in CoV or WoW.

Here is an example of a basic signature:

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Destruction:

Tryden (Level 40 - Alchemy/Dark Rites - Zealot)
Nightmare Syndrome (Level 40 - Path of Retaliation - Chosen)
Stormseige (Level 40 - Path of Gork - Shaman)

Order:

Brayken (Level 40 - Path of Grace - Warrior Priest)

Step 3: Creating a Banner Signature.

Or, you could link an image to use as your banner. However, keep in mind that many users of these forums tend to read them while they're at work. So please take care not to use animations, link videos, or have overly large banners in your display. As long as they don't distort the forums, then you're okay. 600x250, or 300x100 are optimal sizes for banners.

Example (600x250):

And that's it. Now you'll have a custom look to each one of your posts. Feel free to tailor yours to your own style, though keep in mind not too make them overly offensive.

Solitary Drifter · Jul 20, 2007

the point of me being "The Drifter" is that no one knows what i look like...until right before they die.Plus i couldn't find a cool enough avatar if i tried.

Ivy- · Jul 20, 2007

Mines =awesome and I made it before Try posted this. WTB better font

Tryden · Nov 18, 2007

Bumping this. Create avatars people, looking at 3 people posting without avatars one after each other is confusing. So read this guide and get cracking.

Tryden · Apr 26, 2009

Bump, for anyone who still doesn't have an avatar or a signature. Here's a guide to help you make them

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