In a comment to the post about my Avatar, Legal-ize-IT suggested that I do Avatar's for my various boyfriends. But I can't, not in any satisfactory way anyway! Boyfriend number 2 is from Singapore, and although boyfriend number 3 is British, he is ethnically Indian. Everything I see at the Yahoo avatar web site looks Caucasian to me.
Beyond that, although it is possible to alter the skin colour, if I was a very black African (e.g. Nigerian) then it wouldn't be possible to create a skin colour dark enough. Also, saddle-up said I was "tres cute" - but then I reckon all the possible avatars from Yahoo look quite cute! Why can't I put an older face on my Avatar's body. I don't want to pretend that I'm 21 years old any more - I've been with boyfriend number 1 since 1989!
Am I missing something? If anyone knows of a less biased web site for avatars then please let me know!
I kinda thought the same thing about the age. I'm slightly older than my avatar makes me look, and it's not that I'm trying to kid on. I suit my age very well, actually.
ReplyDeleteI have seen African and Asian features for the avatars,you just have to play around with skin tone,faces and hairstyles to get the look you want. Admittedly they are "young" but I guess that means they were meant for teens to play with..LOL!
ReplyDeleteI thought the same about ethnic features and skin colour, too. The range is limited, and you can't play around with the build like on My Virtual Model. I guess one can't be too young-looking, too slim or too cute!
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