Hand-Drawn Avatars or Signatures

Started by cookie_lovr April 5th, 2009 3:07 PM
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Have you hand-drawn something as your avi in ANY forum before?

Signomi

Age 32
Female
Britland (United Kingdom)
Seen 1 Week Ago
Posted October 10th, 2022
7,480 posts
17.8 Years
Every single image I showcase as my avatar, in my signature, in my profile picture, is completely hand drawn by myself. Including my current set. People can click the star in my signature to view my deviantART account and see some of the work I actually show off.

I enjoy drawing and always feel the need to showcase my artwork through whatever means, the girl I usually draw happens to be a character I've made up about...three years ago now, so I've kept her consistently in my themes. It actually makes me feel good, knowing everything I've done to complete the aesthetic of my theme set was done myself, so it's been a habit for a long time to actually draw my themes rather than grab random images and have people make the graphics for me.

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Age 31
Female
QLD, Australia
Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
I've only drawn my theme what... once? XD; That was during the baby eater times, yeah I can't draw so I don't bother normally.

Amaruuk

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Age 34
She/Her
Seen 2 Weeks Ago
Posted February 3rd, 2023
1,301 posts
15 Years
Every single image I showcase as my avatar, in my signature, in my profile picture, is completely hand drawn by myself. Including my current set. People can click the star in my signature to view my deviantART account and see some of the work I actually show off.

I enjoy drawing and always feel the need to showcase my artwork through whatever means, the girl I usually draw happens to be a character I've made up about...three years ago now, so I've kept her consistently in my themes. It actually makes me feel good, knowing everything I've done to complete the aesthetic of my theme set was done myself, so it's been a habit for a long time to actually draw my themes rather than grab random images and have people make the graphics for me.
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I don't like the idea of displaying something I didn't make (or in the case of the Kenshin theme I had briefly, tweak/assemble). I use my own artwork to represent myself on every site I go on (heck, my desktop wallpaper is always one I made). I enjoy the feeling of having done something myself, as it's more satisfying than having asked someone else to or just grabbed something off the internet. Plus, everyone has their own interpretations of things, so making my own stuff ensures that the idea I have is executed in the way I envisioned (or as close to it as possible for my skill level).




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Age 32
Finland
Seen January 27th, 2013
Posted January 28th, 2012
642 posts
14.8 Years
Yeah, my current avatar is drawn with a tablet :laugh: and on MS Paint, no less! I'm starting to experiment with our tablet, so I went with a simple Paint avatar first. I'm planning on making myself an actual theme later on, as soon as I figure out the finesses of GIMP. I'm not too good with that yet, so it might take a while xD

Anyway, I really like the idea of making my avatar and signature look like me and no-one else. I have the skill and the equipment to make my visions come true (well, more or less so), so why shouldn't I?

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Seen July 14th, 2010
Posted April 1st, 2010
203 posts
14.4 Years
I love to draw, and my drawings represent who I am. So yes, I always have a picture that I drew as my avatar/signature combo. My ideas are pretty whack though, but I guess that expresses who I am. Plus, it's fun to see what I can come up with as a theme; I plan on changing my current one soon with new pictures.

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Seen October 26th, 2015
Posted May 10th, 2010
879 posts
14.7 Years
I had one hand drawn theme and one hand drawn signature, and my profile picture's hand drawn, or rather, hand written, though I dunno how many people can read what it says.
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