Avatars on the internet have existed practically since it began to become popular. In the past, when creating an avatar, we had to use the image of a character from a game, a game image or any other reason. always related to video games but not exclusively.
According to the RAE, the definition of avatar is "graphic representation of the virtual identity of a user in digital environments", in case you had any questions. In recent years, many are the software developers who allow us to create custom avatars according to our features. Apple, Samsung and Facebook are three of the companies that make this possibility available to us, although they are not the only ones.
Thanks to the possibility of being able to create personalized avatars, it is increasingly common to find this type of images on social networks. If we talk about social networks, we have to talk about Facebook. If you want to know how to create an avatar on Facebook, you must perform the steps that I show you below.
Reasons for creating an avatar
Let's be honest, very few of us are like Brad Pitt or a Cindy Crawford and on very few occasions, we do well in the photos. If you have tired of using any photo in your messaging applications or social networks, and you want once and for all, put an image of yourself, even a drawing, the solution to create an avatar.
We are going to create the avatar that we create as we see ourselves in the mirror, applying certain improvements that we plan to do (mainly related to our diet) and not including any trace of wrinkles, pimples or other blemishes.
Create avatar on Facebook
To create an avatar on Facebook we must use, yes or yes, the complete Facebook application. At the time of publishing this article, the Lite version of Facebook available in the Play Store does not offer us this possibility.
We start with the process. Once we have opened the Facebook application, we go to any publication and click to or comment on it. Just to the right of the text four, a face icon is displayed. Click on Create your avatar.
On the avatar presentation screen, click on Next.
Next, the first thing to do is choose our skin tone. Facebook offers us up to 30 different skin tones to suit as many users as possible.
Next, we have to establish, if we have hair, if we have it: short, medium or long along with the hair color.
Now it's the turn to give shape our face, the complexion of the same and the lines / signs of expression of our face.
The next aspect that we must configure are the eye shape, color and if we want to apply some kind of makeup.
After configuring the shape and color of the eyes, it is the turn of the shape of eyebrows, their color and if we want to add a bindi (a red circular mark that decorates the central part of the forehead common in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia)
If we use glassesIn the next step, we have to select the shape of the glasses and its color.
La nose shape and the type of slope that we use (if it is the case) is the next step that we have to establish.
Next, we have to give it shape to mouth and if it were the case, the color of the same if the same lipstick is used on a regular basis.
We start with facial hair. In this section we must select what type of beard, goatee or mustache we have along with its format and color.
One of the first steps that we have to configure in the Facebook avatar is the complexion of the face. Now it's the turn of the body complexion.
Next, we have to specify the type of clothing what do we use. This section includes the traditional clothing of all countries.
Continuing with the accessories, now we have to establish, if applicable, if we use a hat, turban, kippah, beret, cap… Along with the corresponding color.
Finally, and continuing with the accessories, the last section to customize our avatar allows us to type of earrings we carry.
Throughout the process, we can click on the icon represented by a mirror so that our face appears on the screen, in case we have forgotten of how we are physically. These will help us to create the avatar the most adjusted to our reality.
Modify our Facebook avatar
Once we have created our avatar, we must review all the customization options that this functionality offers us so that suits what we want. Once we are clear that we are not going to make any more changes, click on ready.
Then Facebook will show us our avatar, avatar that will be our new way of being us on Facebook and Messenger, the messaging application of the same platform. If once we have created the avatar, we have started to use it but we don't quite like it, from the option that allows us to add our avatar, we can edit it again.
How to use the avatar on Facebook to comment
From now on we will be able to share our avatar to start any publication through the custom avatars to express any kind of emotions. To do so, we just have to click on the emoticon icon located to the right of the text box and select the one we need.
Use Facebook avatar as profile picture
The last option that this function offers us, allows us replace our profile picture with the new avatar that we have created. If we want to use it, we can establish in which position we want to do it of the 6 available and the background color of the avatar. Finally, we must establish how long we want to use our new avatar with custom posture as the profile image of our account.
Use Facebook avatar in WhatsApp, Telegram ...
When we have created our avatar, and it is shown in full screen, we can make a capture and later cut it so that we can use it in messaging applicationswhich we usually use, in our Gmail or Outlook account ...