Create an original avatar from a photo

Start from Avatar Maker home.

1. 1Click the Create from an existing photo card. Clicking Choose a photo inside the card does the same.

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   Action Click the Create from an existing photo card. Clicking Choose a photo inside the card does the same.

Check The menu on the left also has Create from an existing photo. Both open the same screen.

First you are asked to confirm a condition about the photo. The tabs 1 Confirm, 2 Photo and settings and 3 Create show which stage you are in.

1. 1Read the text: the person in the photo is yourself, or you have permission from that person (or a guardian, for a minor) to use it as an avatar, and you will not use a photo that infringes anyone else’s rights.
2. 2If that is true for your photo, tick I have confirmed the above.
3. 3Click Next. The button cannot be clicked until the box is ticked.

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   Check Read the text: the person in the photo is yourself, or you have permission from that person (or a guardian, for a minor) to use it as an avatar, and you will not use a photo that infringes anyone else’s rights.
2. 2
   Action If that is true for your photo, tick I have confirmed the above.
3. 3
   Action Click Next. The button cannot be clicked until the box is ticked.

Check You may not use another person’s photo without permission. If you are unsure, ask the person in the photo first.

This is the second stage. Choose the photo on the left and enter the details on the right. The figure shows the form after it was filled in.

1. 1Click Choose a photo and select the file (you can also drag a photo onto the box). The photo appears here with its file name below. Click Choose another photo to change it.
2. 2Enter a name for the avatar under Name. This demonstration used ミサキ｜作例.
3. 3Choose Gender (unspecified, female or male). The screen says it is used as a guide when suggesting voices.
4. 4Auto idle pose is the pattern of blinks and small body movements while the avatar is not speaking: Off (stays a still image), Calm 1 (recommended; the head hardly moves), Calm 2 (lively, with more head movement) or Calm 3 (slowly turns the face left and right). This demonstration kept the preselected Calm 1.
5. 5Head-motion strength is 100% by default; lower is subtler, higher is larger. This demonstration kept 100%.
6. 6Check the form and click Create.

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   Action Click Choose a photo and select the file (you can also drag a photo onto the box). The photo appears here with its file name below. Click Choose another photo to change it.
2. 2
   Enter Enter a name for the avatar under Name. This demonstration used ミサキ｜作例.
3. 3
   Action Choose Gender (unspecified, female or male). The screen says it is used as a guide when suggesting voices.
4. 4
   Action Auto idle pose is the pattern of blinks and small body movements while the avatar is not speaking: Off (stays a still image), Calm 1 (recommended; the head hardly moves), Calm 2 (lively, with more head movement) or Calm 3 (slowly turns the face left and right). This demonstration kept the preselected Calm 1.
5. 5
   Check Head-motion strength is 100% by default; lower is subtler, higher is larger. This demonstration kept 100%.
6. 6
   Action Check the form and click Create.

Check The Credits row shows what creating this avatar will use. On the plan used for this demonstration it said that no credits are used on your plan. The message depends on your plan.

After you click Create, the third stage shows the progress. The figure is a crop of the right part of the screen (the name and the progress).

1. 1The current task and the percentage are shown. In this demonstration it went through examining the photo, adding natural motion and registering the avatar.
2. 2You can click Go to My avatars to move to the list while you wait.
3. 3Click Cancel creation if you want to stop.

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   Check The current task and the percentage are shown. In this demonstration it went through examining the photo, adding natural motion and registering the avatar.
2. 2
   Check You can click Go to My avatars to move to the list while you wait.
3. 3
   Check Click Cancel creation if you want to stop.

Check The screen says you may close this tab and that the avatar will appear in My avatars when it is ready. In this demonstration it took about two and a half minutes.

The screen changes when the avatar is ready.

1. 1The heading says the avatar has been created, and the line below says you can use it from the avatar selection in the editor.
2. 2The person is shown cut out from the background. Check that the face and shoulders are complete.
3. 3In this demonstration the message said that a high-quality version is being prepared and will replace this one automatically. The avatar can be used while this message is shown.
4. 4Click Go to My avatars to open the list of avatars you have created.

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1. 1
   Check The heading says the avatar has been created, and the line below says you can use it from the avatar selection in the editor.
2. 2
   Check The person is shown cut out from the background. Check that the face and shoulders are complete.
3. 3
   Check In this demonstration the message said that a high-quality version is being prepared and will replace this one automatically. The avatar can be used while this message is shown.
4. 4
   Action Click Go to My avatars to open the list of avatars you have created.

Check How the avatar looks after it is replaced by the high-quality version has not been checked on this page.