WELCOME01

I’m creating a new blog and I’d like to make an avatar that would be an animated picture of myself. I’ve tried Windows Paint, but I wasn’t quite able to create the look I wanted. Are there any other free programs that I could use to create a picture of myself?

Use your own digital camera. Get someone to make a video of you. Then upload the video file and convert it to a gif animated file format. Use any good animation program to make yourself look funny.

FREE software:

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ (Animation included)
25 GIMP Video Tutorials to Help Get You Started: http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/gimp_video_tutorials/
GIMP/Saving: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GIMP/Saving
GIMP Plug-in Registry: http://registry.gimp.org/
Using GAP: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/Using_GAP/
How to install gimp gap on windows: http://registry.gimp.org/node/3500

http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/ (Animation included)
Blender for Dummies (PDF) Download: http://www.baydownloads.com/search.php?a=4megaupload&q=blender%20for%20dummies%20pdf

UnFreeze: http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/ (Animation)

Make a GIF Online: http://www.makeagif.com/

GIF Animations Instructions: http://www.frontiernet.net/~steve_glimpse/animinst.html
How to create an Animated gif (Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z93Z1v5dypE
How to Make a Animated GIF from a Video Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RMvoLyI_qs

Ron