OK, this tutorial assumes you have a photo editing program similar to paint shop pro, and some basic knowledge of it.
1st you need to decide wich stock avatar you want to use as a base for your custom avatar. This is what you will look like to the rest of FullTilt.
To find these files go to:
program files/fulltilt/graphics/table/avatars/public
Note, you will see the private and pro files also, but unless your a pro or have a private avatar already you cant select these when you play. So go to public. Find the view tab near the top left of your window and sort the public folder by large icons so you can kinda see wich one is wich without haveing to open them all. Once you find the one you want to use, copy the folder and paste it somewhere safe incase you want to go back to default later.
With that done, now its time to make you avatar. So select your picture that you want to use and open it in your picture editor. Im useing one from the 1st Season of CC Sims for the fun of it.
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Now you want to crop the image so you have basicly just the subject you want for your avatar in it.
After you crop it, then resize it to 114x164 pixels.
Now useing your freehand selection tool trace jus the part you will want in the avatar. ( I know mines sloppy, but Im on my 5th pot of coffee, got shakey hands)
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Then right click and
copy it.
Now open a new picture, Leaving the other one open too.
Your new picture should be 114x164 with a transparent background.
Right click on it and select paste as
New Selection. You want new selection so you can move it around a bit to get it centered nicely.
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Save your new avatar as a
.png file (portable network graphics) if it asks to merge it say ok. Name it anything you like, but try not to name it 0,1,2 or 3 for now. Save it somewhere safe also, maybe next to the originals you copied.
Now to put it in your FullTilt files. Make sure your FullTilt software is closed. Go back to program files/fulltilt/graphics/table/avatars/public/#
The # is the file you chose as your base remember. Mine is 9 in this tutorial.
Pick one of the emoitions in side that file. 0,1,2,3
I like to use 3...the confused look because not alot of players use it, but its up to you. Delete the one you want to replace, then paste your new avatar in there. The rename it to the proper #. Mine is 3
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Now open your FullTilt software and go to a play money table and take a look at your avatar. If you like it cool! Needs changes? Just edit the one you saved in the safe place a bit. Close FT, copy/paste the edited version in and check again.
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You have to close FullTilt when you make changes and re-open it after to see them. I dont know why.
OK, now you have one. Make one for a friend and then share your files. Just either pick a differant stock avatar, or a differant emotion to use as the base.