First you need MS Paint and or a photo editing software like Photoshop, Gimp or some clone...I use Serif Photoplus.
Choose a photo of yourself, full face is the easiest. Then choose a clown, scary face, or draw your own. Adjust the color tone of each photo so they are close in color and tint...a few mouse clicks will do this.
Then bring up the first photo in MS Paint, expand the 'canvas' by dragging the bottom right corner. Then 'past from' in the edit bar the second picture into the larger canvas. Adjust the size of the 2nd photo with the 'stretch/skew command. Now both photos should be same basic size and color tone.
Using the 'select' tool, split one photo in half (you be join one right side and one left). In 'edit' click on 'cut'. Then paste and drag off to the side of the enlarged canvas. Repeat cut command on the second photo, opposite half. Past and drag this half and join it with the first. Voila a combined avatar!
Now save and then open this 'avatar' into your photo editing software. Chose the 'smudge' tool, and blue the connection 'line' of the two halves. How detailed you want to get, determines the final product, but remember Avatars are usually about 100 X 100 Pixels in size.
Here is the final product of my four Avatars...not Hollywood quality, but not a lot involved to create. So practice, have fun, and create!
