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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Feeling old, well, I think Dr. David can give you a minor facelift to welcome you back! hmmm, let's see, a snip here, a tuck there, replace this, replace that, frame this, polish that,..

Voila! How's this?

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1043589132.gif

Now tell me, do I have another satisfied customer? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

This one was fun, and thank god it was already animated for me! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers!

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Outstanding! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif Yup, another satisfied customer! Thank you!

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I'm glad you like it, Enjoy!

..and did you notice that we're both here Online at the same time? lol It's turtle chat! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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David, you are a genius. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

You have a skill par excellance! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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David, you da man!
In the words of one certain Darth Vader, "Impressive!"

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David, I have been enjoying my avatar very much - thanks again for creating it for me.

If you're still looking for avatar requests, I have a possibility for you. As I was searching the web the other day, I found an image that I would love to put in an avatar (see below ). Would you be able to put this into an avatar with a starfield background, and the hourglass from my current avatar at the lower left corner? Thanks! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
http://<a href="http://forum.shrapne...643996.bmp</a>

Edit: Link didn't work

[ January 27, 2003, 05:10: Message edited by: Chronon ]

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You need to do this (without the space in [ img]:

[ IMG]http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1043643996.bmp[/IMG]

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1043643996.bmp

[ January 27, 2003, 07:57: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

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Chronon, did you mean something like this?..

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1043668475.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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David - Exactly what I was thinking of; it looks great! Thanks, once again, for your avatar wizardry. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Imperator Fyron, thanks for your explanation of how to include an image in a post. The process is not intuitively obvious; it took me half an hour Last night just to figure out how to upload the image. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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So now that everyone has one of your avatars (except the stubborn few who either A) Like the knowledge that they created (or stole from the web) their own or b) refuse to fall victim to your diabolical plot) what are you doing with all that free time. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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What I do with all my free time is simple... I have fun!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif (and when I'm not having fun,.. I'm usually sleeping! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif ).. but wait I always have great dreams! So I guess I'm always having fun! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Cheers!

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If you ever wondered what the waitresses in the 'Cantina' look like, well here is a sample..

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044291021.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044291035.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044291050.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044291063.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044291111.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Hmmm.....I see she is imune to my gaze! (dang need to get a tune up)

(Cool Pics David)

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Wow! Beautyyyy...!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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If you have time, and it isn't a bother, can you clean my avatar up a bit? Maybe if my avatar looks better, I won't be such a lurker. **chuckle**

If you think it sucks so bad you need to start over...**looking at shoes** here are some other poses of him. I think he looks best with the jacket and gun though to tell you the truth. But, you are the artist. Also, if he could get a red omega in the bottom left corner, that would be cool too.

If you are too busy, that is also fine. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

http://www.ultimatebattles.com/blinky1.gif

http://www.ultimatebattles.com/blinky10.gif

http://www.ultimatebattles.com/logo_blinky.gif

http://www.ultimatebattles.com/data/cross.gif

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can you add my cousin to the list of servers...

helen baxendale...

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Omega_Prime,.. will this do?

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044324276.gif

Cheers!

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Oh yeah. That rocks. Thanks.

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**trying on my new duds**

How does it look on me?

Thanks again David. Very clean and nice.

[ February 05, 2003, 00:18: Message edited by: Omega_Prime ]

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Ah ha! So this is where they come from. I was like, scratching my head over that. I tried to make mine as neat as I could before I posted.

Any chance you can slam me into one of those nice shiney frames David?

Thanks!

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First I put your pic in a frame, then I did a quick search for Sea Monkeys on the net and made these other pics for the sake of variety!

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044502483.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044502430.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044502378.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044502326.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044502250.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044502038.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Very nice! Thank you. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I will use this one. If anyone else wants to claim one of the other Sea-Monkey icons, go right ahead.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ February 06, 2003, 20:44: Message edited by: Sea-Monkey-Pirate ]

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Oooo. Very nice stuff, David. I just picked it out of the gallery today, but I wondered what my new "inside the brain" avatar would look like "shined up".

In case you're really bored, what I REALLY think would be cool is some M.C.Escher avatars. Reflective sphere, geometric shapes, impossible figures, etc.

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First, let's satisfy your curiosity..

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044575127.gif

..now about M.C. Escher.. This self-portrait of his turned out ok, but all the 'drawings' I managed to try shrinking had way too much detail to survive the process. So I guess you're out of luck!

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044575142.gif

Cheers!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I like the border, although I think the new reflection in the corner interferes with the original reflection in the "glass".

Quote:

..now about M.C. Escher.. This self-portrait of his turned out ok, but all the 'drawings' I managed to try shrinking had way too much detail to survive the process. So I guess you're out of luck! 1044575142.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044575142.gif Cheers!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Very nice!

I did a little searching and came up with a couple of Eschers that may survive the shrinking. Let me know what you think:

(Book cover)
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/08...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Probably the most likely candidate, as the shapes are already fairly small. I like the sphere or the knots. Here's a better Version of the bottom knot:
http://www.dmi.unict.it/~nicosia/images/escher.jpg

(3 Spheres)
http://www-rocq.inria.fr/i3d/i3d/peo...res.escher.gif
If we pick just one--the left one would look cool, and I'll bet you'd still be able to recognize the center one, too.

(Dewdrop on Leaf)
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~runnion/...es/dewdrop.jpg
A close crop of the center drop would probably work out decently.

(Close up of eyeball with skull)
http://btr0xw.rz.uni-bayreuth.de/cja...p-escher10.htm
Now THIS one would be VERY cool. You'd have to crop the center pretty close, but I bet if you cropped it right around the iris you could still see the center detail.

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Tried to do a bit myself with my amateur photoshop skills. How about this?

http://webpages.charter.net/tinabrad/escherAvatar.gif

Found a colorization someone had done at www.worth1000.com then shrunk it down:

http://webpages.charter.net/tinabrad/colorEscher.jpg

http://webpages.charter.net/tinabrad/colorEscher2.jpg

Which looks better? Full frame or eyelid over the frame?

[ February 07, 2003, 06:14: Message edited by: MegaTrain ]

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This is for Pax, if he ever drops by and only if he likes it!

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044617690.gif

Cheers!

..and now for some Escher fun..

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">First, nice work, and there are lots of good stuff at the link you posted.

The b&w eye looks good, the colorized one seems to be missing the glare/reflection seen in the b&w one. I like both Versions, but would probably shrink the eye a bit more to fit it within the frame for the sake of consistancy.

..I'm going to try a few more escher stuff and see how it turns out. If any make it through the shrinking process, I'll post them.

Cheers!

..Edit: Here are the results so far..
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044621525.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044621540.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1044621552.gif

..the dewdrop did not shrink well and neither did the twisted gear!

[ February 07, 2003, 21:48: Message edited by: David Gervais ]

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That's pretty cool. I'll have to give that sphere a try.

(testing, testing, 1,2,3).

That knot looks pretty cool, too. It is still pretty recognizable as Escher.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You do not want to know what we do to guina pigs here http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

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My favorite Escher:
http://www.worldofescher.com/store/P3.html
The ants on a mobius strip.
Not that I want an avatar like that. It does remind me of the micro management in SE IV.

[ February 07, 2003, 12:46: Message edited by: F Te antKe ]

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F Te antKe, that is a nice pic, it invokes a perpetual feeling that would make guina pigs envious! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers!

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Very nice David.
Been awhile since you made some and I was beginning to wonder if you retired. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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I was just giving people a chance to absorb the existing avatars! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Oh, and I'm glad you like my latest batch!

Cheers!

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..I just decided to post the few remaining avatars that were sitting on my workscreens..

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829580.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829593.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829607.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829620.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829631.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829643.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829655.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829667.gif

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...part deux!...
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829687.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829699.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829711.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829723.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829741.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829753.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829785.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829799.gif

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...Part Three!...
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829817.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829831.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829849.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829862.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829880.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829893.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829904.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829915.gif

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...and the final few...
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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829931.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829943.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829955.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829968.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045829992.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045830006.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045830019.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1045830033.gif

I never can decide how many is in a 'few'

Cheers!

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Well, my time is getting more and more limited, so I'll be putting avatar creation on the back burner for awhile. (hence the reason for renaming this thread!)

Also, here is a gif with all the different rank insignas for the various promotions.. (feel free to clip, select the surrounding red as the transparent color and then paste it on your avatars as you see fit.)

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http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1046284610.gif

The ranks are in this order..

Private, Corporal, Seargeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lt. Colonel, Colonel, (the stars are for the different generals!) 1 star Brigadier General, 2 stars Major General, 3 stars Lt. General, 4 stars General, 5 gold stars General of the Army. The final badge is for the SpecOps people.

Cheers!

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Ok, I uploaded a small htm file that displays all of the avatars posted in this thread!

Just click on the big pic to see them! Enjoy

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newup...1040151738.gif

[ March 14, 2003, 23:04: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

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Ok, would anyone care to help me and have some fun at the same time?

First, I want to separate the 'reserved' avatars (that I did specifically for individual people)and place them all at the beginning (top) of the file. All the avatars are numbered so if you see your avatar and want it 'reserved' (place it on a protected list and therefore not available for 'adoption') just let me know the number and I will include it in my next update.

I don't plane on making any new avatars (except by request) but I really would like to get my emporium in some kind of order.

Did I mention having fun while you helped me? here's the fun part, hidden within all those avatars is 1 (one) all new never before seen avatar. If you can find it and tell me what or who it is, your avatar will be placed in position #1 of the emporium.

Just follow the link in my sig or the link in the previous post!

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ March 11, 2003, 13:30: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

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Now, how does that Google Cache work again? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">ME! ME! ME! only mine!!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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Primitive claims 461 as his image.
Got no idea about the new hidden image, so I take a wild guess at 313.

David:
Thanks for exellent service.

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I wish to claim number 096.

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Obviously, I claim number 316, since you made it to my specifications...

Thanks again for all the cool avatars!

No idea which one is the new, hidden avatar...

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I claim 246. Thanx again David http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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How do I see the numbers?

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I claim... euh... nothing ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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Well, mine is 002