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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:43 pm


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Hi all!
You can introduce yourselves in this thread. ...Or don't post if you don't want to introduce yourself. It is up to you. ;]

To get to know other users, check out [this]thread.
PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:51 pm


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:24 pm


I wasn't going to, but I guess I should introduce myself. :B I think posting information about yourself in your own guide is tacky. You write a guide to help people, not to advertise your quests or gain popularity.
Anyway~

Username: sdrawkcab
Meaning: S. D. rawks the cab. ...Or not. It's the word "backwards" spelled backwards.
Backwards|sdrawkcaB
I know it's an odd username to type out. You can call me anything you want to as long as it's not mean. I usually go by Cabbi.

I've been on Gaia for quite a while. I tend to reminisce about the old days, but I love Gaia just the way it is. I'm what you call a Gaia addict. I've only gotten as far as the first step of admittance.

I wrote a guide on matching because I disagreed with some of the ideas or tactics that other guides used at the time. Simple as that.

I'm no matching genius. My avatars have plenty of flaws and I'm the first to admit it. I dabble in other avatar styles besides matching. I'm no genius at them either. I'm human.
Back in the day, I used to spend lots of down time on sites like Tektek. I knew of every Gaia item in existence and how each item layered. It was easy back then since we had much less items and much less layers to work with. I still am usually up to date with 97% of the items in existence. I know how a lot of them layer... but it's not so easy to guess anymore.

I believe that we are all free to dress our avatars however we want to. Well, as free as the limits of our own inventories.
I'm open to most avatar styles as long as they show some sort of creativity or thought. I believe that wearing a full set of items takes no creativity or thought. If you don't want to dress in the matching style, you don't have to. Please don't complain to me about how I'm forcing you to dress in the matching style. I'm not.
If you want to dress in the matching style, this guide is here at your service. I try to keep it updated. All I hope for is that it helps you create the outfits of your dreams.

I'm always willing to help with avatar advice. I'm best at the matching style, but I can try to give help with other styles too. I'm also willing to answer any other Gaia questions to the best of my ability.
You're free to PM me, but be warned. I take forever to reply to PMs and sometimes I lose them for a week or so. I'm not overrun by PMs or anything. I'm just... horrible at keeping up with them.

Sorry, I knew I'd write a lot in this post even though I was trying to keep this short and sweet. It's just like the guide. I tried to keep it short and to the point. It's not short.
You don't have to read the whole guide. I provided a quick sheet in the second post of the main guide. If you need any more help, just go to the specific post in the main guide for further explanation. If you want to see even more explanation or are just very very bored, you can read the guides in this guild.

XD Y'all don't have to write this much.
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:23 pm



Username: Zany Czar
Meaning: Hmm.. I guess it's more of an example of my personality. I tend to be pretty random. ;D
Same as Cabbi, call me anything you wish, just as long as it's not rude. Most call me Zany.

I've been on Gaia since '07 and really wish that item prices were the same as they were back then. XD;; Err.. IRL, I'm currently a 9th grader in the IB program, if any of you know what that is. I'm very good at academics but my true love is Soccer / Track, which my skills aren't the best at. ^^; Yeah, I'm the smart one that posted the duplicate thread of this too. ;3

About my avatar matching skills, I'm not the best and I'll be the first to admit it. I tend to like avatars matching, but after posting, you soon realize we aren't avatar nazis at all. On Gaia I spend a lot of time in the Avatar Making Guide original thread, or the Chatterbox. However, I'm usually vending trying to make some spare gold. I don't mind whether you're extremely rich, or just beginning, if you're fun to talk to, or we share common interests, we'll probably become friends. So feel free to PM/Comment me with any questions you may have, or just to talk. Remember, I don't bite.

Whoa, that was a lot. I normally don't write this much. eek Haha.

Zany Czar


Kumi Kasahara

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:39 pm




Username: Kumi Kasahara
Meaning: It doesn't have a meaning but I think I got it from Dynasty Warriors 4 and Crystal Chronicles.
I go by Kumi, just to shorten it up a :3

I've been on Gaia since May '04 but I wasn't very active back then.
I used to match a lot when Cabbi got me into it @.@ but now I've strayed away from matching. Most of the time I can't make a decent matching outfit on my own avi that I like. But I've stuck with semi matching and my own style for a while so I'll be keeping it.
I stalk the guide from every now and then, always a fun thing to do <.< >.>
Something interesting is that my name used to be Fire fox and TundraFox ^^
PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:40 pm


{♫=♥}:

Username: Forbidden Nightmare
Meaning: You can't have that nightmare, it's forbidden! (Well I do not need to explain it any further than what my username literally means) I never change my username though and I never will. Haha!
IRL: I'm going to graduate from high school in 2010. I can't wait to graduate, I'm aiming to become a fashion designer/graphic designer, but my main goal is to publish graphic novels.
I have been around Gaia since '06. I love to change my profile with photoshop (I am going to make something way better than what I have now soon), draw avatars (I have my own artshop) and spam at the chatterbox (sometimes).
I was not good at dressing up my avatar when I first join Gaia, until I saw amazing avatars at the ~Avatar Making Guide~. I pass da word up to mah people and now they all got their avatars all pimped out yo!

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:12 pm



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Username: Ynattirb73
Meaning: It's my name backwards. Plus 73. Ironically, I made this name long before I ever heard of sdrawkcab. (:
I've been around Gaia since April '07. I started lurking around Cabbi's matching guide shortly after that but didn't post in it for a looong time. I was too intimidated. xp
User Image that was my first dream avatar
and
this was my first attempt at a matching avatar: User Image. Thanks to the thread, I'd like to think that I've come a long, long way from that (;
Sometimes I am very picky when it comes to matching, and other times I just pretend things that KIND of match are spot on. Hah. I enjoy the matching style of avatar creation the most as I think it is one of the most challenging styles. I like to help other people when they're trying to match items but sometimes I get a little impatient when it seems that the person is barely attempting to look for items/attempt on their own sweatdrop
Outside of Gaia I'm a Senior (at a university) in Michigan majoring in English with a minor in photography, and I'm hoping to become an Editor. I live in a house with my puppy Cupcake and my cat Percy. My step-brother and my niece also live there.
I met my soul mate when I was 3 years old. I can't seem to get rid of him, no matter what I do 4laugh

I talk way too much and I'm very stubborn. I'm pretty much as pale as you could possibly be, with curly hair that I love about 85% of the time. I'm Irish, a fact that I love heart

In my spare time (when I'm not on Gaia) I take pictures of pretty much anything and everything and I spend time with my nephews and nieces. I love kids and I've decided I want 5 of them. Despite being stubborn and impatient I'm generally a nice person, so feel free to talk to me pirate

PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:50 am


Hey, the names Memory Earth. Just call me Memo.
I live down under, in Australia. So its probably day time for me when its night time for you. Although I live in Aussie I am a Kiwi through and through, I grew up in New Zealand and it is my home.
I've been on Gaia since 06 and I'm an addict for sure. XD The matching style is the way I dress most of the time but I also like to play around in the other styles as well. I love badass avatars <3.
Umm I guess that can be it. If you want to know more about me head on over to my profile, you little stalker, you. ^.^

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:59 am


User: JeeszyCreezy
Meaning: It's the slang name for Jesus Christ in Eddie Izzards comedy skit "dressed to kill" if you watch or hear the routine you might get an idea of the meaning. Most people call me Karma or JC.
I've been on gaia since of April of 2004 and did a lot of account hopping. When I first started I had a female account and really just followed the crowd when it came to outfits. I wanted expensive items over matching items. When matching became more and more popular I really felt like I lacked the skill. I meet Raw in a guild a mutual friend around the winter of 2005 and have had the honor of keeping her as my closest friend since. I mainly wear vaguely matching outfits, I might strike gold once a month with an outfit but I really see myself as a beginner when it comes to understanding layers and colors. I have a male account because of the way things layer on a male account, how they look, the over all style of the male figure. Girls certainly have more fun with items and layers but I just come to love the challenge and over all look of the male avatar. I'm shy with my skills so I'm bad with posting. Please don't rate my avatar. I will try my hardest to show more support in the guild then I have with the guide in the past but it's really hard for me so just give me some room for mistakes. x.x
IRL: I'm majoring in web design and illustration. I hope to work for Gaia in about three to five years.
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:53 pm


Username: xl Inferno lx
Meaning: Well.... I didn't really have a meaning for it...I just like the word "Inferno" : D

Well I joined Gaia around October (?) last year, But I didn't really get it so I just left it. Then in January, I didn't have anything to do, So I went on Gaia and then I started getting addicted...Took me 3 days to find out about the MP emo /shame

IRL? I'm a 13 year old boy living in New Zealand

Well I only just started making Avatars that matched after taking lead from some friends, all of which Avatars were Amazing ;o So after searching around on Gaia I found the Avatar Making Guide, then I started reading it. Ahh what knowledge it contained 8D. I must admit, I'm still a Amateur in making good avatars, so I'm still learning 3nodding And I'm pretty sure this Guild will provide even more insight into Avatar Making 8D

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:04 pm


I'm Bellevi, just call me Belle.

I'm not much for writing about myself.

Mmyep...
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:30 pm



I'm Azurae Skye, just call me Skye or Azur like Memo does biggrin
I've been on Gaia since 2006, but only really started playing in 2007.
I used to frequent the Avatar Guide before I started going to college last year, now, sadly, my Gaia time is much too limited >.< I've missed all you guys though and am hoping this guild will encourage me to post more.
My avatars usually match, at least to a certain extent , although I'll always pick a more fantasy based avi over one that matches perfectly for myself. I try not to get overly hung up with matching and instead create an avi I feel is aesthetically pleases and expresses something, but I've been known to get sidetracked and spend an hour looking for, say, shoes EXACTLY the right color to match, XD!
IRL, I hug people just as much as I do on Gaia. No, seriously, I'm like the most huggy person ever. I also dress about about as wildly in real life, lots of bohemian clothes and accessories and bright colors. I'm a college student in CA, and I love swimming, creating art, and alternative medicine.


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:47 pm


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yhalothar. BLKnWHT is the full name, but I accept BLK, the rare WHT, and the even more elusive Blink. Call me Blink. I LOVE it. For no reason whatsoever. If I had to I'd say it's just so simple.

I do tend to be rather swinging, thus black and white. Also hearkens to the olden 8-bit days when you're look for the BLKM and WHTM menus. I also have a thing for monochromality, and thinking from alternate perspectives, which I personally think plays a major part of my life.
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I began Gaia as your classic newb. Eager and willing to learn, but exceptionally grammatical. I've always valued my vowels, and will usually only lapse in urgency or good humor. I did, however, go into a major hiatus (I think Gaia was hosting the Mimzy and Nancy Drew promos at the time), after which I found some schoolmates who played as well. My return was probably about sometime after the 2008 Halloween event.

During the Christmas event my trading pass was locked, probably from being involved in the single gifting thread I joined. I accumulated 200k before I could thank idleRAT for freeing myself from poverty. I found the Fashion G-mergency thread a while afterwards and have followed ever since.

I've only recently joined this thread, but I'm always happy to offer my very inexperienced advice. I tend towards using only one color and one shade, a very shallow color palette. Does support my uesrname though. I loves me some black and white. I'm still very new to item layering and I may never fiddle around with that. Anything I find will be entirely accidental, because I avoid layering in Tektek in the first place. Hopefully Cabbi will get some help with her layering guide and I may get some more freedom, so Godspeed.
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For my obligatory IRL statements, I do still attend high school, though I don't focus enough on that and too much on this. I. AM. AN. INTERNET. JUNKIE. I do tend to keep tabs, so I won't chase very many threads, instead staying very close to the ones I regulate. As of the moment, I am only attending one very slow RolePlay.

Wow that went off on some crazy tangents, it's not even technically IRL anymore. I loves my techs, and I seriously want to be gamer for a living, or a graphic designer if I can get a hold of a tablet.
PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:02 pm


Real quick introduction. I'm Ryan, I'm male, I'm smart, and I make avatars. Bam.

R Lew


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:39 pm


Jace Quin, it has no meaning. Jace was a character I used to write about in my younger pre-internet days and whichever website I first joined already had a Jace so I picked a random last name which, unfortunately, I apparently did not know how to spell. But through the years I have just kept Jace Quin because it's short, it's unique to every website I have ever been bothered to join and it has a kind of symmetry because the first and last names are not only the same in character length but are approximately the same actual length.

I've been on Gaia for a bit over two years now. I wish I had joined back in '04 when I was first invited. Something I now regret.

I have never posted in the guide because it felt like a community I wasn't sure I could join. But when I saw that the guild was open I jumped at the chance to be one of the first few here. I am not a matching genius but I do try. I only make a new avatar every two weeks to a couple of months so I take a lot of time to create my new ones. I'm a pretty successful Vender/Exchanger/Hoarder so buying new and matching items is pretty easy for me. I do make matching avatars but often go for themed over matching even if I do try to do some matching with my themed avatars.

I'll take a stab at giving avatar advice but if you want my forte you come to me for gold-making advice. I'll give it to you in spades.

I'm nineteen years old. I live in the largely uninhabited state of Maine. Just about to move from my hometown to what passes as a city up here. I have a nephew who is eighteen years and three days younger than I am and also adorable to boot. Eh. I don't give out lots of personal information. So that's enough. If you're really terribly interested you can just gaia-stalk me like everyone else does.
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