How to Create Creepy Avatars for Free

Internet communities. There are many different types of avatar available, and they can be as representative or as misrepresentative of your actual looks as you like. Creating a creepy avatar can be a great option for horror-lovers who wish to post on forums under a suitably macabre image.

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Find a suitable base image. If you have a general idea of what image you would like, search the Internet for a suitable picture. You can tinker with the image as you wish later, so the image you choose at this point doesn't have to be perfect. Remember, if you're going for creepy, less is sometimes more; small details can make an otherwise wholesome picture more genuinely unsettling than one of a blood-curdling monster. Save the image to your computer, or alternatively, right-click and "Copy" the image.

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Open your image editing software. There are many free image editors online, such as Photoscape, IrfanView and GIMP, and Windows computers come with Paint installed. Open or paste your picture file into your image editing software program.

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Alter the image as required. Perhaps you have chosen a picture of a porcelain doll, blankly staring into the distance. You can edit general details, such as the color scheme (pale colors are great for creepiness), and also add freakish details of your own. Image editing software offers a lot of options to the avatar maker, such as the ability to take features from one image and add it to another. You could take the eyes from a porcelain doll and add them to an image of a human face, for example.

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Neaten up any alterations you've made, and resize the image. Generally, avatars have to be small images, but the guidelines differ depending on the website you are intending to use the avatar on. Resize the image as required.

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Find an online avatar maker. There are many websites which feature avatar makers, such as I Am Bored, Fun Maza and Mo Fun Zone. These are tools which allow you to add features and accessories to a premade body template to create your own avatar.

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Choose a male or female body type. After this initial choice, you are free to add facial features, accessories and clothing to your avatar. This is generally done by clicking on the relevant tab and then selecting from the options that are displayed on screen. There are options on most avatar creators for creepy characters. These can include evil or otherwise unusual eyes, sharp teeth, or accessories such as horns.

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Combine parts that don't go well together to create a creepy and unsettling image. For example, if you choose the creepiest of the options for all of the clothing and facial features, and then change the eyes to a pair of "smiling" eyes, the image will take on a creepy quality. Your aim is to find something that is unsettling to look at. Test out new combinations and see what effects you can get!