So I've seen alot of nifty avatars, but its obvious that many are just cuts from a larger picture, some of which look really good. So I thought it would be fun to see where the avatars came from.

Mine is called "Fire Wizard" and it's by the amazing artist Myles Pinkney:

www.mylespinkney.com/gallery/paintingLarge.html?painting=fireWizard

Some of his other work is downright overwhelmingly incredible, but there's one more which I think particularly matches this site. He did one of Gandalf smoking in Bag End:

www.mylespinkney.com/gallery/paintingLarge.html?painting=gandalfAtBagEnd

Where are your avatars from?

Updated 31 December 2011 (02:44)

Mine is from a picture called "Elven Archer" by DeviantArtist, CosmoSue:

cosmosue.deviantart.com/

I just use my logo actually

drakonis.org/index?/category/1-humans_and_elves

I found mine,both old and new, on this site.

Updated 31 December 2011 (12:04)

Great idea for a thread! Though mine is from the movie, I should get a painted version

Oh, that's a horribly good site you found there Ioanna!

Drakonis - Avatars

My avatar may not be as professional looking but it was a gift art done by Danielle "Tavorna" Charman who kindly drew my avatar Sapient duXianin riding upon his noble mare, Obsidian.

Posted by ElrondOh, that's a horribly good site you found there Ioanna!Drakonis - Avatars

I know.... That's why I change my avatar from time to time..... And I can't decide on one final...

Updated 2 January 2012 (08:35)

I think we should work through our collective art collections and find poor Elrond a painted version of Elrond!

Posted by SzczepanI think we should work through our collective art collections and find poor Elrond a painted version of Elrond!

Yay, please do so, I'd be very happy!

I found this picture a long time ago, I don't even remember where I got it from. But I still think it's beautiful! http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/840/samethenlirael.jpg/

Updated 5 January 2012 (19:46)

Using my access to an awesome art sorting program your picture is a deviant by an artist who goes by Verdant:

verdant.deviantart.com/art/Dragon-and-Phoenix-Union-54431346

I really like that art style, it's all floaty in the color schemes. Some of the more recent artwork is stunning!

Wauw thanks, that is really awesome! What is the name of the program you're using? I'd like to try it on a few other pictures. I love the artwork, it is painted in such a way, that my mind is almost automatically making up story's about it. Awesome!

Updated 5 January 2012 (22:41)

Posted by Ioannadrakonis.org/index?/category/1-humans_and_elvesI found mine,both old and new, on this site.

Oh thank you, Ty, ty

Now I have 10 undead avatars to choose from

Sorry Pianoster, I missed your question until this topic got bumped up again. The program I use is Tineye which is a massive web search database that only searches images. They have some nifty software algorithms that detects similar pictures and let's you see the links. I use it to check for original photos where people claim they made a picture and I find it elsewhere on the web with an earlier datestamp. It's also REALLY handy for your use, where I find a cool picture, but it's only part of it, or I want to find the author, like in yours.

http://www.tineye.com/

Posted by Szczepan the RedSorry Pianoster, I missed your question until this topic got bumped up again. The program I use is Tineye which is a massive web search database that only searches images. They have some nifty software algorithms that detects similar pictures and let's you see the links. I use it to check for original photos where people claim they made a picture and I find it elsewhere on the web with an earlier datestamp. It's also REALLY handy for your use, where I find a cool picture, but it's only part of it, or I want to find the author, like in yours.http://www.tineye.com/

Google graphics search got same functionality, and, by my tests, it gives better (more rich) results. Although Tin eye results are more clear and grouped nicely.

Posted by ElrondOh, that's a horribly good site you found there Ioanna!Drakonis - Avatars

ACTA will close it for sure

http://www.how-to-draw-cartoons-online.com/cartoon-dwarf.html

It's jazzy.

Posted by Alanar RaskinnOh thank you, Ty, tyNow I have 10 undead avatars to choose from

You are welcome!!

The one I have now I think is a keeper, but you never know....

Haha, and I totaly missed your answer until I was randomly clickin on the forum Szczepan Anyway, thanks! It's a realy cool tool. I have a lot of old pictures on my pc, of whom I don't know the artist. I'm certainly going to use it! Futhermore, I wanted to say to all of you: most avatar's are awesome! Realy nice pictures!

Posted by Ioannadrakonis.org/index?/category/1-humans_and_elvesI found mine,both old and new, on this site.

Me, too