Explain your avatar
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Explain your avatar
I often find myself looking at people's avatars thinking 'hmm, what's that about?' and so I have started this thread! As a place where people can explain their avatars! Simples!
I'll go first. My rather awesome avatar (which is as irreverent and amusing as what I is ) is - unsurprisingly - Discworld related. Because Terry Pratchett is as close to the perfect human being as it is possible to get. EDIT: APART FROM MATT!
This is the original image in full (if rather small):
On the left are the gods of the discworld (Blind Io - king of the gods; The Lady (you mustn't say her name or she will vanish); Fate; Billious, etc). On the right is Cohen the Barbarian. Famous hero of the discworld - stole fire from the gods (later tried to give it back ).
Clearly this is a mickey take of 'The Hand of God' or 'Creation of Adam' from the Sistine Chapel - the artist here is the Totally Awesome Paul Kidby, Official Discworld Artist (TM). He often does a pastiche on famous works of art, like these:
Rembrandt, The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (AKA - erroneously - The Night Watch, which is also the name of the Pratchett book Kidby's pastiche accompanies):
More familiar to my American chums:
From Reaper Man:
So there you are. Right. Who's next then ?
I'll go first. My rather awesome avatar (which is as irreverent and amusing as what I is ) is - unsurprisingly - Discworld related. Because Terry Pratchett is as close to the perfect human being as it is possible to get. EDIT: APART FROM MATT!
This is the original image in full (if rather small):
On the left are the gods of the discworld (Blind Io - king of the gods; The Lady (you mustn't say her name or she will vanish); Fate; Billious, etc). On the right is Cohen the Barbarian. Famous hero of the discworld - stole fire from the gods (later tried to give it back ).
Clearly this is a mickey take of 'The Hand of God' or 'Creation of Adam' from the Sistine Chapel - the artist here is the Totally Awesome Paul Kidby, Official Discworld Artist (TM). He often does a pastiche on famous works of art, like these:
Rembrandt, The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (AKA - erroneously - The Night Watch, which is also the name of the Pratchett book Kidby's pastiche accompanies):
More familiar to my American chums:
From Reaper Man:
So there you are. Right. Who's next then ?
Last edited by BecMacFeegle on Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:34 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : arse kissing)
BecMacFeegle- Birthday : 1983-09-28
Age : 40
Re: Explain your avatar
My old avy is just the Libertarian Party logo.
My current one is an avy I saw elsewhere and I laughed when I saw it. So, I stole it.
I don't even know the meaning behind it either.
My current one is an avy I saw elsewhere and I laughed when I saw it. So, I stole it.
I don't even know the meaning behind it either.
TexasBlue
Re: Explain your avatar
Is that Pierce Brosnan? I thought it was him. As for the stretching...i have no idea...
BecMacFeegle- Birthday : 1983-09-28
Age : 40
Re: Explain your avatar
BecMacFeegle wrote:Is that Pierce Brosnan? I thought it was him. As for the stretching...i have no idea...
Yeah, it's Pierce. The stretching is what had me.
TexasBlue
Re: Explain your avatar
Mine needs no introduction, at least to the wife. Dead Space is a survival adventure horror game on the XBox 360 and PS3. I'm probably going to change my avatar soon enough anyway.
Re: Explain your avatar
And clearly mine needs no explanation - a painting of the author of my siggy quote.
dblboggie
Re: Explain your avatar
dblboggie wrote:TexasBlue wrote:I made one for Kronos.
It seems a little plain...
Better than nothing. Hint, hint.
TexasBlue
Re: Explain your avatar
I would think (and hope) that my avatar speaks for itself.
i_luv_miley- Birthday : 1969-07-14
Age : 54
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