[Question] PNG Avatars

**Jester** · 02-01-2012, 09:55 PM

I've created 2 Donnie PNG avatars, so the background matches the the forum and isn't white.
This one:

works fine.
However this one:

works when posted like this, but as my avatar is still white.

What do I need to do to fix this?

*Powder* · 02-01-2012, 10:01 PM

I cheat, I make the avatar background the color of the panel that houses our user ID. Transparencies seem to be hit or miss.
Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. Dunno. One of the benefits to making the gray background is you don't have any ugly white pixels.

**Jester** · 02-01-2012, 10:08 PM

Thought about that, actually.

Went the colored background route. Still some white pixels, because I suck either way .

*Roseangelo* · 02-01-2012, 10:17 PM

It looks like you got it changed, but I would guess the problem was that the forum was resizing the avatar (it is only slightly too big), which threw off the transparency.

**Jester** · 02-01-2012, 10:20 PM

Funny thing is, it seems if I upload straight from my PC PNG files don't work (possible the resizing) but when uploaded to my Photobucket account, they're ok. I may double check dimensions, though.
EDIT: Bing bing bing, it was being resized. it was all of 2 pixels too big.

*oldmanwinters* · 02-02-2012, 03:48 PM

That Rob Paulson homage is bizarre Jester!

**Jester** · 02-02-2012, 05:35 PM

I was debating sticking with one or the other. Was gonna post for reactions here, but then just decided to go with it.

*Donnie* · 02-02-2012, 08:35 PM

Bold move! Lol that's crazy, I like it!

**Jester** · 02-02-2012, 08:51 PM

I also debated using the snarly Donnie with Raph, but this just melded better.

02-01-2012, 09:55 PM	#1
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	PNG Avatars I've created 2 Donnie PNG avatars, so the background matches the the forum and isn't white. This one: works fine. However this one: works when posted like this, but as my avatar is still white. What do I need to do to fix this? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

02-01-2012, 10:08 PM	#3
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	Thought about that, actually. Went the colored background route. Still some white pixels, because I suck either way . __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656 Last edited by Jester; 02-01-2012 at 10:14 PM.

02-01-2012, 10:20 PM	#5
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	Funny thing is, it seems if I upload straight from my PC PNG files don't work (possible the resizing) but when uploaded to my Photobucket account, they're ok. I may double check dimensions, though. EDIT: Bing bing bing, it was being resized. it was all of 2 pixels too big. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

02-02-2012, 03:48 PM	#6
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,482	That Rob Paulson homage is bizarre Jester! __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

02-02-2012, 05:35 PM	#7
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	I was debating sticking with one or the other. Was gonna post for reactions here, but then just decided to go with it. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

02-01-2012, 10:01 PM	#2
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	I cheat, I make the avatar background the color of the panel that houses our user ID. Transparencies seem to be hit or miss. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. Dunno. One of the benefits to making the gray background is you don't have any ugly white pixels.

02-01-2012, 10:17 PM	#4
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,114	It looks like you got it changed, but I would guess the problem was that the forum was resizing the avatar (it is only slightly too big), which threw off the transparency.

02-02-2012, 08:35 PM	#8
Donnie Something from the Past Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,256	Bold move! Lol that's crazy, I like it!

02-02-2012, 08:51 PM	#9
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	I also debated using the snarly Donnie with Raph, but this just melded better. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656