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21 Aug 2020, 12:02 pm

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My avatar is Rapunzel.
Her eyes are closed, because I don't make eye contact. My eyes are almost always shut in photos, and I get teased for it.


It's stunning. Pre- Raphaelite artist?


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21 Aug 2020, 12:07 pm

I forgot this thread existed.

My last avatar was:
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My now avatar is:
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Noldor in the aftermath of the Battle of Dagorlad



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21 Aug 2020, 12:07 pm

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^That could be the real you, more or less as I would imagine you to be! :D
I imaged him more like this...
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21 Aug 2020, 12:15 pm

^Hard to type with your fists. Dunno how some folk manage to look as if they did, when you read what they've written.

Fnord's coffee mug will read "evidence please".


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21 Aug 2020, 12:19 pm

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I forgot this thread existed.

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Lovely!


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21 Aug 2020, 12:23 pm

Teach51 wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My avatar is Rapunzel.
Her eyes are closed, because I don't make eye contact. My eyes are almost always shut in photos, and I get teased for it.


It's stunning. Pre- Raphaelite artist?


https://thewebergroup.net/bill-mayer-portfolio-ii

No it's not, surprisingly. Rapunzel is an illustration by contemporary American artist Bill Mayer. (See above).
I had to darken her hair to look more like mine.

Her look is very similar to Cowper's "Vanity" (1907), and I think she was the inspiration for Rapunzel:

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-art ... art/vanity

I almost used "Vanity" as my avatar but she was harder to crop.


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21 Aug 2020, 1:29 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
Teach51 wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
My avatar is Rapunzel.
Her eyes are closed, because I don't make eye contact. My eyes are almost always shut in photos, and I get teased for it.


It's stunning. Pre- Raphaelite artist?


https://thewebergroup.net/bill-mayer-portfolio-ii

No it's not, surprisingly. Rapunzel is an illustration by contemporary American artist Bill Mayer. (See above).
I had to darken her hair to look more like mine.

Her look is very similar to Cowper's "Vanity" (1907), and I think she was the inspiration for Rapunzel:

https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-art ... art/vanity

I almost used "Vanity" as my avatar but she was harder to crop.


Yes! Vanity is wonderful! It's interesting because I went to school in West Yorkshire England in Cowper Street. It was a poor neighbourhood built in the late 19th century. Perhaps my love of Pre-Raphaelite art was spawned then. I was accepted to study Fine Art at Leeds College Of Art though I opted for nursing which seemed more necessary for humanity than my pursuing my own talent, which isn't that abundant to be honest. I did actually go to art school (externally) and William Morris was my inspiration as was Laura Ashley the dress designer who of course was not Pre-Raphaelite, but for me reminiscent of. I roamed the London streets in her Mutton-Chop sleeve maxi dresses and flowing long skirts as a student.


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21 Aug 2020, 1:32 pm

Is your avatar Pebbles Flintstone, or Little Mermaid?


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21 Aug 2020, 1:42 pm

Little Mermaid I think :)

I couldn't manage to post one of my own choice and she has red hair like me at least. It was available and fit the size requirement which I couldn't navigate for the life of me and didn't know anyone well enough to ask for help.


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21 Aug 2020, 1:48 pm

^I can help with such things and have a smallish collection of cute and not-so-cute avatars which I can send per PM if anyone's interested. Already sized.


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21 Aug 2020, 1:53 pm

A few samples:


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21 Aug 2020, 2:01 pm

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^I can help with such things and have a smallish collection of cute and not-so-cute avatars which I can send per PM if anyone's interested. Already sized.


Thank you Enviro. I actually tried to post my own picture about a month ago and ended up with no avatar at all for several hours until I worked it out and accepted that it was my destiny to be a red, in your face illustration, which is actually quite characteristic of myself. You can't miss me, lots of red. :P


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21 Aug 2020, 2:03 pm

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Lol I would like to see Sly looking as pleased with himself as the fox avatar does.


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21 Aug 2020, 2:05 pm

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Little Mermaid I think :)

I couldn't manage to post one of my own choice and she has red hair like me at least. It was available and fit the size requirement which I couldn't navigate for the life of me and didn't know anyone well enough to ask for help.


I can resize photos very quickly if you need help.


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21 Aug 2020, 2:07 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
Teach51 wrote:
Little Mermaid I think :)

I couldn't manage to post one of my own choice and she has red hair like me at least. It was available and fit the size requirement which I couldn't navigate for the life of me and didn't know anyone well enough to ask for help.


I can resize photos very quickly if you need help.


Thank you so much Isabella, I definitely will be less proud to ask for assistance in the future.


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21 Aug 2020, 2:08 pm

Teach51 wrote:
envirozentinel wrote:
^I can help with such things and have a smallish collection of cute and not-so-cute avatars which I can send per PM if anyone's interested. Already sized.


Thank you Enviro. I actually tried to post my own picture about a month ago and ended up with no avatar at all for several hours until I worked it out and accepted that it was my destiny to be a red, in your face illustration, which is actually quite characteristic of myself. You can't miss me, lots of red. :P


If you ever want to change it, one of us (myself included) can size it down for you if you send us a link to the pic you want.


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