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Angelo
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Member # 134

posted 04-03-2003 03:30 PM

Question: do our avatars reflect ourselves in any way?

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JBinc84
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Member # 142

posted 04-03-2003 09:09 PM

It would depend on the picture and the person surely. As for me, I chose a cat avatar cos I love cats

Especially my crazy Cat Tyrus! (I'll post a pic sometime). But someone else might've gone out of their way to do a perfect (but tiny) self portrait, or chosen an image that really reflects a part of themself.

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neo
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Member # 88

posted 05-03-2003 11:13 AM

Sickitties my avatar, he reflects that laddish side that Ive always wanted but never had. Im quite reserved you see

beleive it or not

You can see him up to mischief in most of my pics. This is the first time Ive printed his name on here.

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Pixie Nim
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Member # 35

posted 05-03-2003 12:23 PM

I just found a cute one somewhere on the net... can't even remember where! I'd prefer to have my own artwork, but I'm too lazy for that...

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Bugsy
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Member # 9

posted 05-03-2003 12:27 PM

I'm all penguin

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neo
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Member # 88

posted 05-03-2003 03:30 PM

and Im all CAT baby !!!. You better believe it !!!!.

Gimme a fish...

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Angelo
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Member # 134

posted 05-03-2003 09:00 PM

heh heh, seeing as i started this thread, i may as well write about my one.
Angelo is a character out of a project i'm working on with southern. originally called akira (u think that's unoriginal, wait till u find out what Michelle was called b4!), I first tried to draw myself in an anime style. Inadvertently, it was more flattering than i'd intended it, so i just kept him and drew loads of other characters. Then Project Antichrist was conceived, so i used this guy, changed his hair colour from black to light grey, and his eye colour form brown to blue. So there you have it. Angelo was originally based on myself. Scary huh?

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neo
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Member # 88

posted 06-03-2003 05:30 PM

and the dogboy reflects my sensetive, romantic normal side. EEEE, it's gettin all psychological, he represents my ideal self. Whay's he a dog ?, I dunno, hes always bin a dog. Any psychological types wanna try explain it ?.

Maybe cos dogs are faithful, happy and loveable, things I aspire to be. While cats are selfish, greedy and out for number one.

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neo
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Member # 88

posted 06-03-2003 05:31 PM

Why animals ?. Maybe cos animals are used heavily in symbolism throughout history....

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