~ Avatar Making Guide ~

Post: 28682173_1 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:50 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:50 am

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	Avatar Making Guide Introduction I know that this thread looks like it's full of more words than you'd like to sit and read on Gaia. The second post is the quick sheet for the ideas in the rest of the guide. If you want to look further into a topic, just go to the post that addresses it. :3 I tried to be concise with each idea. This guide was put together to help Gaians with dressing their avatar. The focus of this guide is the matching style. It's not a guide for cosplays, themes, real life avatars, etc. However, following some of these guidelines will also help bring out the full potential in those styles. I must say that these are only suggestions. This guide has pulled common ideals into one thread. It is not here to force you to dress in this style. In the end, all that matters is that you, yourself, like your avatar. This guide was made for those users who are making their first attempts at this style. However, it's always nice to refresh yourself on these guidelines, even if you're well versed in the style already. ;] I also hope to show that avatars don't have to be horribly expensive to look good. Note: Most of the avatars used in this guide were made using Tektek's Dream Avatar Creator Tool. This is a guide. This is not a thread for people to post tektek requests. The goal of this guide is to help people be able to dress themselves. If I tekteked outfits for people in this guide, that wouldn't get us anywhere. o: You don't learn how to dress yourself by getting ready made outfits handed to you. I'm always willing to help you find what items would help complete your avatar. ^^ I don't rate avatars, but I will give suggestions according to the matching style. I love to help people perfect their outfits to fit the look they desire. :3 Please post any constructive criticism, good or bad. I'm always trying to improve my guide. Please don't just post that you don't agree with the matching style. That's okay, you're entitled to your opinion and I know people like you exist. :3 I'm not forcing anyone to dress this way. I like pretty much all avatar styles... this guide would be way too large if I tried to include them all. ;] All posts are loved. <3 Please enjoy. I hope this guide helps you in creating that perfect avatar for you. :] <3 If you have any questions or comments, please post them in this thread. ^___^ Index Post One: Introduction <= You are here. Post Two: Basic Guidelines Post Three: Recommended Items- Key Items Post Four: Recommended Items- Color Groups / Making Outfits Post Five: Example Avatars- First Avatars / Budget Avatars Post Six: Example Avatars- Matching Post Seven: Example Avatars- Color Balance / Overall Flow Post Eight: Example Avatars- Originality Post Nine: Example Avatars- Layering Vs Clutter Post Ten: Item Coordination Post Eleven: Avatar Arena Entries Post Twelve: Extra Avatars Post Thirteen: Affiliates

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Post: 28682173_2 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:51 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:51 am

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	Basic Guidelines Post Two: Basic Guidelines I did not make up these guidelines. Many people keep these in mind when dressing up their avatar because, when used effectively, they usually make an avatar more pleasing to the eye. This is a 'quick sheet' of the rules. Examples of each are given in posts further down the page. Matching Pick two or three colors that compliment each other. More colors can be used. A good place to start is by matching the items to your hair and your eye color. There are two schools of thought on this matter. Some believe that the hair and eye color should match the other items on the avatar. Others believe that's ludicrous because you don't match your outfit to your hair and eyes in real life. I believe that avatars flow better overall when everything matches. You have a few options when it comes to this: Stick to the colors of your hair and your eyes and always include those in your outfits. Change your hair and eyes to fit the new outfit. You can delete and recreate your avatar in the new color scheme. Eyes can be covered with contacts, masks and glasses. You can buy new hair from the salon or wear a wig. Masks that cover the face often hide hair. You can also use a really short hairstyle and hide the hair with hats when you don't want that color to show. You can also use hair that is a mute color and won't stand out too much. Try the colors of white, grey and black for this. Use the same shades of each color. Colors on Gaia vary a lot. Many blacks are often dark blue. The white colors have many different shadows that slightly change the color of the overall item. Don't just throw on any item because it says 'blue.' It's fun to find one item that has mutiple colors and then build your avatar around it. Color Balance Spread the color(s) evenly around the avatar. Try to have those colors appear on the top, the middle and bottom of the avatar. A key to succeeding is not having an item of one color touch another item of the same color. Alternate the items of different colors. Accessory items play a big role in this. Flow Don't make the avatar top or bottom heavy. When the avatar is top heavy, too many items are cluttered at the top of the head or one large item is on the head. The avatar looks like it's going to topple over at any second. The avatar is bottom heavy when an item sticks out too far on the bottom half of the avatar. This often makes the avatar look awkward. I think you can usually get away with it, if the large item is at the very bottom of the avatar. For example, large shoes or having a pet sit next to you on the ground. If the item(s) on the head are overpowering and large, balance it by wearing larger shoes. Using a cane works. This tricks the viewer's mind. Visually seeing that the 'weight' is supported a cane makes the avatar look balanced. When both male and female avatars are wearing the same items, the male avatars usually look better. The male frame is better balanced and items look better on it in general. Females have to worry more than males about whether a combination of items will have a nice flow to them. Their small feet and stance can't balance their items. Originality Avatars that stand out usually aren't typical. If your avatar looks like every other avatar, then it's not going to be noticed. Don't use more than one item from the same set. Anyone can put items from the same set together. You can get away with two (three at most) if the items are accessories and don't cover a major portion of the avatar. Try to use items that few others use. You can also use items that everyone uses, but try to put a new spin on them. Layering/Clutter There's a fine line between layering enough items and adding too many items. Wearing too few items leaves the viewer wanting more. Too many items is unapealing to the eye. (The exception is the overly cluttered avatars. Some do turn out rather neat.) Use the different layers to your advantage. This will allow you to better balance the colors on the avatar. Female avatars have more accessories at their disposal for layering purposes. Also, while many guys won't wear skirts, layering skirts over pants provides for much more color matching options.

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Post: 28682173_3 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:52 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:52 am

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	Recommended Items Post Three: Recommended Items- Key Items This post lists items that are useful in any inventory. These items are staples for those who'd like to change their avatars and make different avatars often. They're also good items to keep in mind when making an outfit that you'll choose to keep for a long time. This post lists some basic types of items that are useful. The next post lists a few groups of accessory items. Some examples of how this makes dressing easier and faster are also shown. Key Items These are the items that are useful when designing a dream avatar, or for keeping in the inventory to work with many outfits. Having a variety of items that equip in different layers is the goal. I will list items that are relatively cheap. Hahah, believe you me that I want to list them all. I also want to list more types, such as skirts and shorts. I know you don't want to read that much, so I'll hit a few highlights. Please bear with me. >.<;; Tattoos Tattoos layer under on top of the skin/base and under other items. Some tattoos even layer with other tattoos. They come in an assortment of colors and can help fill up empty spaces on your avatar. If you're having difficulty with finding an item that will fill in and help balance the color in a certain area, see if a tattoo will work. The best part about Gaia tattoos is that they're removable. :} Any: White Clown Makeup, Kachina Clown Body Paint, Blush Clown Makeup (high and low), body dye (various colors) Female: - Male: - Undergarments These are wonderful items. They basically equip under shirts, skirts, pants, socks, gloves, etc. These items are definitely a key tool in adding more color or filling up spaces that just seem too bare. Any: lonjohns, White Wool Shirt, Black Wool Shirt, Elegant Snowy Leggings, Santa Baby Leggings, Blade's Leggings, baseball undershirts, galaxy suits, spacey body suit leggings, spacey body suit tops Female: the strapless bras, soft underwears, one piece swimsuits Male: wetsuits Items that Hide Hair Color This category includes wigs and masks. Many of the current wigs on Gaia are either expensive store items, expensive monthly collectibles or expensive evolvign items. I only list versatile wigs that look like they'd work with multiple outfits. The expensive wigs are listed in the expensive items section. Masks are very handy as they will hide both the eye and hair color. Many masks exist at a cheap price, but are often very colorful. I will only list masks with basic colors. Any: Black Skeleton Mask, The Mask, Egyptian Short Black Wig, Benkei Wig, Blonde Yamanba Wig, Red Yamanba Wig, elegant antoinette wigs, elegant lord's wigs Female: - Male: - Items that Hide Eye Color Now, I know people don't run around matching their clothes to their eye color every single day. However, this is Gaia. And we're dressing up in the matching style. Eyes can be used just like an accessory. Eyes do add that punch of color right where you need them. ;] However, if the eyes don't match, they can stick out and ruin the whole overall balance of an avatar. So, when the eyes don't match, change them to match. Any: Zorro Mask, chache shades, torque shades, Romani Glasses Female: - Male: - Necklaces Any: anti fashion necklaces, ties, the 4th amigo ties, Gold Locket, Neck Ruffle, scarves, winter scarves Female: pompom scarves, Male: bowties Gloves An excellent way to cover bare arms and add in more color to the midsection. Females have more choices in this area. This is good because female hands look very awkward and nubby. XD [/personal opinion] Any: medical gloves, Those Black 90s Gloves, Gold Bracelet, Roco Rochel Costume Bracelet, Black Gloves Female: Felicia's Gloves, daisy's gloves, lex's gloves, peasant gloves, Elegant Blue Gloves, Male: Dancer Cuffs, Matial Arts Bracers Belts Belts add color to the middle of the avatar, can break up two items of clothing that are the same color and often pull in that last touch of sophistication. Any: leather belts, buckle belts, single loop belts, galaxy belts Female: - Male: - Socks and Ankle Items These items are great tools for adding color to the bottom of the avatar. Open toe shoes really bring out the potential of socks. The ankle items layer over socks and usually layer over pant items. Any: leg warmers, class socks, snug lacy leggings, egyptian gold anklets, tennis socks, baseball socks Female: White Mid Sock, winter socks, stockings, striped stockings, punk socks Male: radicool socks, long socks, Retro Scholar Cloudy Socks Handheld Accessories These are very versatile. Holding these items in different positions will bring different colors to different areas of the avatar. Handheld items come in all shapes, sizes and colors. ...Or at least a lot of them do. Any: pimpin canes, magician's wand, boomboxes, jenny's purses, ceramic mugs, galaxy grenades Female: - Male: - Expensive Items Base Modifiers Base changing items are those that change the skin tone of your whole avatar to another color. Sometimes they even change the facial features or shape of the base too. This list does not include the grombie, zurg and vampire bases because they cannot be equipped and unequipped by the click of a button. Though this guide does not focus on dressing up your avatar with themes, a different skin base can be helpful. You can also use the base as if it were another item you're equipping to spread a color around your avatar. Also, there are people who believe an avatar's skin color is another color on the avatar that must be matched. Turning the whole avatar blue, for instance, would hide whatever flesh that may stand out, and allow you to add blue items to match your skin. Any: Superior Form, Skeleton, Masterpieces (the main pose: base + hair), Masterpieces (skin), White Drome Egg (Black, Red, Tawny and White skins) Death Wisper (Consume), Furugasa (Onryo no kaminoke), Female: - Male: - Wigs I already have a list for wigs up above. However, many wigs are found outside of stores and their prices keep increasing. Either that, or they're just expensive in general. Wigs come in handy because they can be used to alter your avatar's hair color for an outfit without having to go off and buy new hair from the salon. Any: elegant antoinette wigs, elegant lord's wigs, Elemental Hair (all poses), Mythic Hair (all poses), Yokai's Treasure (Oni's Mane), Fire Flower (hot head), Fire Flower (hot head eruption), Masterpieces (David's Hair), Magical Girl (wig), Western Zodiac (Mane of Leo), Biancamella (taffy wigs), White Drome Egg (feather wigs), Head Case, Female: - Male: - Contacts These are items that change the base eyes on the avatar itself. Any: Oculus Magica, Oculus Mythica, White Drome Egg, Determined Eyes, Inari's Beads (kitsuneme) Female: - Male: - And here's a quick list of expensive items that make good key items. They're just too expensive for me to say that every inventory should have one. Many of these items are cheap at this moment, but will increase in price. If you like any of these items and can buy them at the moment, go for it. ;] Devil Tail Chain Wallet Golden Laurels Winged Anklets Dark Halo Ancient Katana Demonic Anklets Oculus Magica Fresh Grass Skirt G Pin Labu Necklace Soot Face Explode 4 Leaf Clover Pin Card Shark Bands Long Drag Various mood bubbles from the Cash Shop Go Player

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Post: 28682173_4 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:53 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:53 am

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	Recommended Items Post Four: Recommended Items- Color Groups / Making Outfits This post lists items that are useful in any inventory. These items are staples for those who'd like to change their avatars and make different avatars often. They're also good items to keep in mind when making an outfit that you'll choose to keep for a long time. The above post lists some basic types of items that are useful. This post lists a few groups of accessory items. Some examples of how this makes dressing easier and faster are also shown. Items in Color Groups Buying items in color groups will allow you to easily make new outfits for your avatar. You know you have items that work well together because you bought items that match. Just mix and match items of two different colors to make a new outfit. Please scroll down to post ten if you'd like some tips on how to spread the color around the avatar. All you have to do is buy a few key items that match each other. You don't have to have a whole bunch of items to change your avatar frequently, but it does help. Be sure to buy items that equip in slots that are balanced around the avatar. I'll list a couple groups of items that make good accessory items. Many other items on Gaia match these items. Many more expensive items match them too. xD I will not list every match possible or I would be here forever. x.x Plus, no one would read it all. XD After the lists are a couple examples of how you can work this to your advantage. =] Black Black Class Sock Black Leather Belt Black Pleated Tennis Skirt Black Tennis Headband Black Tennis Socks Black Tie Black Wool Top Blade's Leggings Drop Dead Gorgeous Onyx Skull Hairpin Icy Snug Lacy Leggings Lex's Dark Gloves (Female) Magician's Wand Onyx Galaxy Grenade Romani Glasses Suspenders (Male) Those Black 90s Gloves That Black 90s Visor Waste Glamrock Headband Red Clot Glamrock Headband Clown Nose Crimson Red Pimpin' Cane Red Bowtie (Male) Red Ceramic Mug Red Flame Shoes Red Leather Belt Red Longjohns Red Tie Red Tennis Headband Red Tennis Socks Roco Rochel Costume Bracelet Ruby Galaxy Grenade Santa Baby Leggings That Red 90s Visor Warm Starter Skater Guy Shoes Blue Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory Blue Bowtie (male) Blue Flame Shoes Blue Longjohns Blue Paper Crown Cobalt Galaxy Belt Cobalt Galaxy Grenade Cool Sporty Starter Sneakers Icy Snug Balloon Skirt Navy Ceramic Mug Tide Glamrock Headband White #FFFFFF Complex Band (Female) Baseball Base Dancer Cuffs (Male) Diamond Galaxy Grenade Drop Dead Gorgeous Skull Hairpin Drop Dead Gorgeous Stone Skull Earrings Elegant Snowy Cravat Elegant Snowy Leggings Fitted White Shorts - grey trim (Male) Lex's White Gloves (Female) Neck Ruffle Neutral Hip Starter Sneakers White Beret White Bowtie (Male) White Hachimaki White Leather Belt White Medical Gloves White Mid Sock (Female) White Wool Top Gold Decorative Daisy Egyptian Cobra Headband Egyptian Gold Anklet (right) Egyptian Gold Anklet (left) Egyptian Gold Armlet Gold Bracelet Gold Hoop Earrings Gold Pocket Watch Gold Tennis Socks Gold Tiara Monocle The 4th Amigo Dusti Tie Yellow Torque Shades Yellow Candy Striped Stockings (Female) Yellow Inflatable Water Wings Making Outfits Now~ let's put some of these item groupings to use. =] Remember the rule of three. Picture your avatar split up into parts. I often picture my avatar divided into four parts. Dividing the avatar into two halves can sometimes work too if you have two chunky items. However, we'll picture it split into three parts. The three parts are: the head, the torso and the legs. Now, no matter how many colors you use in an avatar, make sure that each part of the avatar has that color in it. For example, say you use a red hat and red socks. Be sure to also add a red item to the middle by using red gloves, a red skirt, red shorts or a red belt. This keeps the color evenly spread around the avatar. This is also why accessory items are key. ;D Take advantage of the many ways items can layer. This helps you spread a color evenly around your avatar. Females First, let's choose a color. Blue sounds like a good color. Evenly balance some blue items around the avatar. Next, let's choose a second color and evenly balance those items around the avatar. The grecian shorts are excellent items to use under skirts and with stockings or socks. Now~ we choose a third color. Red sounds fun. The red hair brings red to the top of the avatar. The socks will show through the flame shoes. The belt will show over the skirt on Gaia. The bottle is added because it is both red and blue. Item List: Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory BLUE CRUSH! Bottled Cooler Blue Flame Shoes Blue Paper Crown Canary Yellow Pimpin' Cane Clown Nose Golden Yellow Ribbon Grecian Shorts Green Icy Snug Balloon Skirt Mustard Ruffled Top Red Class Sock Red Leather Belt Red Longjohns Estimated Total: 11,369 Gold (Estimated with known item values on 10 May 2007) Now~ let's use the first two colors again and then add a third 'group' of items to make a different outfit. We'll add white as our third color. However, since we already have yellow, we'll use a couple items that are both yellow and white. Item List: Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory Blue Flame Shoes Blue Paper Crown Canary Yellow Pimpin' Cane Decorative Daisy Grecian Shorts Green Icy Snug Balloon Skirt Mustard Ruffled Top White Wool Top Yellow Candy Striped Stockings Estimated Total: 9,136 Gold (Estimated with known item values on 10 May 2007) Males First, we'll choose a few white items to spread around the avatar. Next we'll throw in a few black items. Bear with me, I know this doesn't look very balanced at the moment. I have a target in mind and know that I can always go back and tweak the amount of black or other items. Those Black 90s gloves layer under Dancer Cuffs. And finally, we'll add our third color: Brown. Yes, brown. We need shoes, so we'll add Buckskin Leather Kachina Dancer Boots. These shoes contain all three colors that we're dressing the avatar in. The brown wrinkled vest is a close enough match. The Black GetaGRIP top is always a nice choice. :] A handheld is always a nice addition, so the wizard's wand was added. Next we'll choose our hair. I've chosen the guy's stardom brown hair (lite) because it's a near match. It adds brown to the head. Don't forget that hair can be used to aid in matching. Total Value: 27,165 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Wizard's Wand Brown Reading Glasses White Bowtie Brown Wrinkled Vest Black GetaGRIP Top Buckskin Leather Kachina Dancer Boots Dancer Cuffs Drop Dead Gorgeous Onyx Skull Hairpin Those Black 90s Gloves Black Leather Belt Fitted White Shorts - grey trim White Beret Let's make another avatar using the first two white and black groupings of items and add a third color to it to make a different outfit. Green is a great color that really pops off the screen. ...But not in a way that blinds people. The following items were chosen. The Green Jersey Top was used because we already have white in the avatar. I chose black hair and green eyes. If we add the green to the white and black items we've already chosen, we get this avatar. This avatar does not look very polished. We had to unequip the Skull Hairpin to wear the Sacred Leaf. There is not enough black at the bottom of the avatar and too much white around the neck area. So.. we go back and tweak our outfit a touch. The Black Class Sock item is added to bring black to the bottom. We take off the White Bowtie and add a Black Tie to bring black to the neck. Emo Glasses were added because the face looked plain. Total Value: 20,399 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Fitted White Shorts - grey trim Those Black 90s Gloves Dancer Cuffs White Beret Black Leather Belt Black Class Sock Emo Glasses Fat Lace Sneakers Fuzzy Green Green Jersy Shirt Sacred Leaf Black Tie

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Post: 28682173_5 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:54 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:54 am

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	Example Avatars Post Five: Example Avatars- First Avatars / Budget Avatars First Avatars Many people run around in peasant clothes, starter sets and snug sets when they first join the site. Those are all great items. But if you save up just a touch of gold as you explore the site, you can add to those items and make great avatars. If you're new to the site and reading this guide, hopefully I don't have to persuade you to go out and make avatars using items other than the starter clothing. Wearing starter clothing stereotypes you as a new user (duh XD;; ). But it can also have the negative connotation of being an annoying person, or N00b. It's best to try to start incorporating other items into your wardrobe or start saving up gold for a different outfit. I'm not saying that using starter items is bad, but Gaia has so many wonderful items. O: You should use your time to look around and see what items Gaia has and what items you like. Surf the shops and the market to see what items exist. Check out what items other users are wearing. Many people keep changing their dream avatar as they discover new items. ^^ So, take your time. And remember, avatars don't have to be expensive to look good. And hey! As of February 2008, Gaia released more starter clothes. These clothes are all in the stores for 5g each. What a great excuse to buy them. =D Be sure to mix and match the items and show off your great sense of style. Even though they're 5g, and may not sound like they cost too much, don't go around and splurge on items you know you won't wear. That 5g really adds up. o: And, side note, be sure to participate in any Quests that may be released in the Announcements. And be sure to participate in Gaia's Events. Not only will you get to see some nifty trailer to some movie or get to hang out in a forum and celebrate with other Gaians, you can often obtain free items for doing these things. (The requirements to obtain the free items often include posting a certain number of times or watching a short movie clip.) Those free items really help boost your wardrobe. :3 While these avatars are fine for your first couple days, why not start getting creative and make cool outfits of your own? =] [Space] For this avatar, we worked with the Warm Starter Polo. We added items that were close to the same color maroon of the shirt. Blue and orange items were added in order to balance her orange hair and blue eyes. Our big splurge for this outfit was the Blue Forbidden Skirt. At 2200g, it's almost half the cost of the whole outfit. The bright side about this is that it is a store item and the price will never get any higher, so you can take your time gathering the gold you need. You can also buy it cheaper in the marketplace if someone puts it up for sale for less than store price. Be careful, many people will try to sell items for higher than the store price. Always check the store price before you buy a store item in the marketplace. Total Value: 4,752 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Blue Forbidden Skirt Buttoned Down Foliage Pants Blue Paper Cat Band Red Paper Crown Crimson Mink Shoes Warm Starter Polo Daisy's Warm Gloves Thick Blue Winter Socks This avatar is modelled around the black hair and pinkish eyes. :3 The warm starter rocker girl flats were pink, black and white. Since the shoes added white into the avatar, the skull pin was added and a black and white shirt was used. Total Value: 3,528 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Drop Dead Gorgeous Stone Skull Hairpin Cloud Zebra Top Neo Gloves Anti-Fashion Pink Anti-Accessory Warm Starter Rocker Girl Flats Celebrity Miniskirt Pink Tiger Pants This avatar was modelled around her purple hair and blue eyes. :] To spiff up the avatar even more, some gold accent items could be thrown in. Check the gold item group in the above post for some ideas on what items would be good. :] Total Value: 2,058 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Icy Snug Balloon Skirt Violet Tied Top Flashion Purple Star Stockings Cool Sporty Starter Sneakers Blue Checker Cap Elegant Blue Gloves Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory White Medical Gloves This avatar could also be spiffed up a touch, but it would make it much more expensive. It still wouldn't be outrageous though. The Midori Cache Shades would work well with these items. So does the Dont Ask Dont Tell Olive Shirt. Try it out for yourself. =] Total Value: 747 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Neutral Starter Khaki Shorts Pale Green Rough Walking Shoe Long White Socks Castaway White Shirt [Space] Here's a modified version of the previous avatar. Total Value: 1,650 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Fitted White Shorts - grey trim Red Class Sock Pale Green Rough Walking Shoe Cool Starter Rocker Guy Tee Here's a simple avatar for all you red/black/white fans out there. Our splurge here was the Red Leather Belt at 1675g. It's a very useful item to have to be able to add to any other outfit you make. Total Value: 4,185 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Neutral Hip Starter Sneakers Red Class Sock Radicool Blackout Trim Shorts Red Trim Work Shirt Red Ceramic Mug Stethoscope White Wool Top Cloud Zebra Hat Red Leather Belt Inspiration Pick a favorite or interesting item and work around it. Pick a monthly collectible item and work around it. Work off of your favorite colors. Match the eye color and hair color you already have. Budget Avatars Not all avatars have to include donation items to look good. Nor do they have to include expensive items to look good. I won't include any donation items in these examples. While they may be on the cheap side at the moment, they won't always be. XD Store items stay the same price. You can find deals on items in the marketplace, but be sure to check that you're not paying more for a store item than you would if you bought it from the store. Item List: Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory Black Leather Belt Blue Leather Native Pants Blue Winter Wrap Blue Wrinkled Vest Classic Partition Top Cloud Zebra Shoes Drop Dead Gorgeous Onyx Skull Hairpin Magician's Wand Pirate Patch SuperStar Blue Tint Shades Those Black 90s Gloves Estimated Total: 13,506 Gold [Space] Total Value: 5,346 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Anti-Fashion Pink Anti-Accessory Pink Ribbon Skirt White Mid Sock Lilac Vintage Closed-Toe Mid Heel White Ruffled Top Lex's White Gloves #FFFFFF Complex Band Our hat takes up almost half the price at 1950g. The Green-Blue Winter Beanie can be substituted here for a Blue Paper Crown and a Drop Dead Gorgeous Skull Hairpin. Total Value: 4,450 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Green Checker Pants Green Jersy Shirt Blue Longjohns Icy Snug Balloon Skirt Blue Phat Sneakers Green-Blue Winter Beanie White Medical Gloves Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory Total Value: 4,534 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Green Trim Work Shirt Green Longjohns Green Flame Shoes Short White Socks Charcoal Ribbed Pants Grey Beret Drop Dead Gorgeous Skull Hairpin

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Post: 28682173_6 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:55 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:55 am

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	Example Avatars Post Six: Example Avatars- Matching Matching Pick a color scheme. Use two to three colors. I've even seen avatars using five colors that looked really good. Use items that are the same shade. Don't use different variations of the same color. As you can see, this avatar follows the rule of color balance, but doesn't follow the matching rule. The shades of the colors are off. The avatar is interesting, but lacking at the same time. [Space] As you can see, each color in this avatar is very close to being the same shade. The avatar could use a touch more black around the head. :] [Space] Total Value: 21,756 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Blue Leather Native Pants Fairy Wand Anti-Fashion Blue Anti-Accessory Black Leather Belt Cloud Zebra Shoes Blue Winter Wrap Blue Wrinkled Vest Decorative Daisy Egyptian Gold Armlet Gold Pocket Watch Pirate Patch SuperStar Blue Tint Shades Those Black 90s Gloves Classic Partition Top For making avatars with three colors, you can pick two colors and then balance them with a white or a black. White and black accessories are easy to find. The blue and purple items in this avatar were balanced with black items. The purple items aren't exactly the same shade and the pants are a little too light blue. I hesitate to use this avatar as an example, but I think the overall avatar is very cute. ;3 [Space] Total Value: 23,549 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Black Leather Belt Black Tie Royale Purple Pimpin' Cane Lex's Dark Gloves Crinkle Drawstring Top Pansy Flashion Purple Shoes Dark Slate Gunner Hat Acid Wash MehTRO Jeans Colonial Stockings SuperStar Purple Skirt Pop Top Orchid Coat Platinum Record Earrings In this avatar, pink and red items were balanced by white items. The red leather belt would equip over the skirt. The labu necklace from the 2007 Valentine's Day event would look very nice with this avatar. [Space] Total Value: 21,616 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Pink Ribbon Skirt Anti-Fashion Pink Anti-Accessory Thick Pink Winter Socks Red Phat Platform Sneakers Elegant Snowy Leggings Crimson Red Pimpin' Cane Clot Glamrock Headband White Wool Top Red Leather Belt Doll Ears Flashy Summer Top Red Tie Roco Rochel Costume Bracelet If you want to play with what colors to use, here's a tip. Bright colors tend to pop off the screen. You can do many odd color combinations as long as the color of the items match and they are evenly balanced around around the avatar.

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Post: 28682173_7 created on Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:56 amPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:56 am

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	Example Avatars Post Seven: Example Avatars- Color Balance / Overall Flow Color Balance Now that you have a color scheme, spread that color evenly around the avatar. This goes along with the layering section, but take advantage of the different item slots. It'll let you equip more items to spread the color around. The avatar doesn't flow if a whole chunk of color is missing from some area on the avatar. While the green catches your eye... it draws your eye to the bottom half of the avatar. The avatar looks unbalanced. [Space] In this avatar, the green and black items are spread around evenly. [Space] Total Value: 6,952 Gold [Item Information] Item List: Fat Lace Sneakers Fuzzy Green Green Hibiscus Pajama Shirt Neutral Punk Starter Pants Those Black 90s Gloves Black Tie Sacred Leaf Also, don't use an item if it throws an extra color into the mix. Only use it if you plan on matching that extra color, if not, that one color will draw all of the attention and not your avatar as a whole. In the first avatar, the cyan stripe in the skirt draws in the eye. The second avatar spread out the cyan color and is more evenly balanced to the eye. Item List: #FFFFFF Complex Shirt Canary Yellow Pimpin' Hat Daisy's Sunny Gloves Flashion Yellow Skirt

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