An avatar is a small picture which appears on the forum under your username, to the left of every post.

<- my avatar is Barbie & Ken on their fake wedding day

Avatars have size requirements, so your picture needs to meet the following criteria:

Maximum dimensions: 90 x 90 pixels, maximum file size: 6.00 KiB.

If you have problems with resizing your picture, try this very useful site: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/create-avatar/

Once you've created your avatar, do the following:

- go to User Control Panel at the top centre of any forum page
- click on Profile
- click on Edit Avatar
- upload your avatar from your computer by clicking Browse
- when done click Submit

If your picture is too large you will get an error message about the size.

Let me know if there are any problems!