Make an avatar for your blog:
Step 1: Create an avatar for your blog and for you to use when leaving comments. Avatars are a representation of yourself. Check out this post about avatars. Create your avatar using one of the websites below.
Step 2: Once you have created your avatar and transferred it to your post like mine below, I would like you to explain, in words, why you designed your avatar the way you did. See my avatar for an example explanation.
Any age can use these avatar sites:
- Build your wild self
- DoppelMe
- Wimp yourself – relates to ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’
- Harry Potter and others saves as GIF
I had a lot of fun creating this avatar. Firstly, I needed to choose a skin colour. After experimenting with all the skin colours available I decided to go with a light brown colour because I thought it would compliment the brights colours I wanted to use later. Secondly, I added facial features and hairstyles. As a teacher I’m used to having sensible haircuts, so for this avatar I decided to do the opposite. I choose red hair because I wanted my avatar to be noticed. If you have ever taken a picture of me you will notice that I like to give a big wide smile, so it seemed appropriate to choose the smiley face. When I daydream, I secretly think of being a rockstar and when I think of dressing like a rockstar, I think of large rimmed sunglasses. I choose the biggest ones available. Rockstars often wear leather jackets so that seemed like the right thing to do when choosing the jacket, but when I chose the pants I decided to be silly and dress my avatar in shorts. Lastly, I collect shoes – the more colourful the better. I choose the largest shoes possible and painted them a bright green. You will notice I chose a ski-themed background. When I have any free time in winter I love to ski.