Mayalily Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Does you avatar have an age?My avatar seems to look anywhere between 21-30 to me. Depends on what I'm wearing.Anyhow, I had this thought about setting an age for my avatar so I could find the right look for her because some things just don't look good on my avatar.So I have a couple of questions, does your avatar have an age and do u think u could achieve a better look for your avatar if you give it an "age"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Petrov Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 My avie looks around 30ish but I recently picked up some skin from Curio that has a bit more mature look to it. However, I dress her in whatever I feel like on the day--regardless of 'age'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayalily Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Eeek, my rl bf just told me he thought my avi's age looks about 35. I don't think my avi looks good in everything, so I was wondering if determining an age can help to try to narrow down what is a good look and what isn't since clothing is not demo available. Anyhow, I'm trying to figure out, what is "Mayalily's taste" or direction she should go in for her wardrobe 'cuz some things just don't look good on my avi. If I look 35, I need to wear more grown up clothes then or get another skin for younger looks? I'm not sure..........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Petrov Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I say just pick one direction and go for it. Your world. Your imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pussycat Catnap Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Can't say I've ever really thought about this - even in the midst of child AV debates, I've never given thought to my assumptions of my own AVs age. They're so much self representations, even as furries - for which I'm not in a RP-persona, that I don't think I've externalized that aspect of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imnotgoing Sideways Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 18. () Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squashy Beeswing Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 18. :matte-motes-grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayalily Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yeah around 18-21 seems easier for a larger variety of looks. If I look 35 (I thought 30 at most) than I might be dressing her too young for her age. And I'm not quite a cougar avatar either, so I feel stuck in a rut of inbetween young and cougar. I just may go for another skin, or try to figure out who Mayalily is by trying to design an age to her. It's like our avatars develop along the way and our tastes do eventually come out somewhat, but I have to admit I feel a little stuck and/or restricted because I do think my avatar looks 30-35, and I'm dressing her a lot younger than that, and sometimes it's frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Garsdale Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I haven't given my avatar's age much thought. The only thing I hope is that my avatar doesn't look 20-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squashy Beeswing Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 @ Mayalily It wasn't a conscious decision, as such. I never really thought about the age until i made my first alt, and the alt seemed to emerge as a more down-to-earth and less silly / emotional character (though they all are me, regardless). That's when i decided that if the alt is around 27 and an older sister type, then Squashy probably is about 18. And it seemed to fit perfectly with her look and general demeanour, and the sort of silly mistakes Squashy made when she first came to SL. *rolls eyes* I'm sure this sounds ridiculous and it probably is, but that's how i saw it and still do. :matte-motes-bashful-cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceera Murakami Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Ceera's apparent age is 27. That was what she felt was her best look, so as a shapeshifter that is the age she normally chooses to appear as. Chronologically, well, she's a Kitsune, and isn't Human, so she is actually over 700 years old. My "oldest" looking alt is a male that has an apparent age of 50 or so. But being a furry, it's rather hard to tell. My youngest alt appears to be eight years old, but after I have some fun with her for a while as a kid avatar, I'll probably allow her to age to be 19 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Boyle Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 She was 27 when she started and is 31 now. I hadn't thought a lot about it until I read this thread. Reading it makes me think that I should, perhaps, take advantage of the ability to become younger in SL and be 18-22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayalily Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 No, you look 30ish to me, Thorn. So you're good, well quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josain Zsun Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I spent a lot of time trying to get my AV to resemble me physically…and he does in a reality long ago and far away…so long ago I can't remember. But that's part of the fun of virtuality. Nobody knows if you are pedigreed or a mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kascha Matova Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Josain Zsun wrote: I spent a lot of time trying to get my AV to resemble me physically…and he does in a reality long ago and far away…so long ago I can't remember. But that's part of the fun of virtuality. Nobody knows if you are pedigreed or a mutt. Me too, and she does, or at least she will once I can find a crow's feet tattoo layer item. As it stands, I think my avie is probably about 32-34. She is very comfortable with her style and in her own skin, stays in great shape, but not because she's a gym rat. More because she has a high metabolism and can eat like she wants without too much worry. She's got a few toys that cost money and she worked hard for them, as well as her absurdly awesome home, but when I corner her and try to find out what investments she made that paid off like this, she poofs, or tells me my ISP has a problem with latency, and then starts stuttering on purpose so I can't understand her. Nobody gets that good at dodging questions before 30, and she has no crow's feet, or wrinkles of any sort, so she can't be older than 35. Bingo - I've got her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloise Baily Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Mine looks about 30 and is not the standard "pretty" avatar...I get told often enough I could improve it, the cheeky sods. I just made her to suit me. I didn't really think about how old she is, so in that respect, no, I don't think I could dress her better. She is me and I am her, by personality, taste and habits. I prefer it that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kascha Matova Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Eloise Baily wrote: Mine looks about 30 and is not the standard "pretty" avatar...I get told often enough I could improve it, the cheeky sods. I just made her to suit me. I didn't really think about how old she is, so in that respect, no, I don't think I could dress her better. She is me and I am her, by personality, taste and habits. I prefer it that way The standard pretty avatar? What are you trying to say?! Hmmmmmmm??? :matte-motes-smug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayvell Villota Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I haven't really thought about it, but, just judging by looks, my avatar looks around 18 - 20, or somewhere around there, however, appearances can be deceiving, as I'm 22, and I look around 18 - 20 myself, so who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Little Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 My avatar is more a blank canvas. I took these 2 pictures the same day. The one a fan picture of how I imagine Cersei Lannister would look in SL. The other one a plain fantasy image inspired of the fabulous "headdress", lol. Same avatar, Cersei I would say is 10 years older looking than the wild girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venus Petrov Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 /me waves to Eloise Nice to see you post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippie Bowman Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Great Thread Mayalily! Hmmm! Age huh? I guess Hippie looks in his late 20's. Most of the stuff I wear is bikers clothes, or space clothes. Works out well! Far out! Peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowl Paine Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I would guess the age of my Avatar by appearance to be in his late 30's For human shaped avatars, age would help :smileytongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Mayalily wrote: Does you avatar have an age? Yes. But a lady never tells (publicly) and a gentleman never asks. All I will say is I am not trying to look like I'm still in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayvell Villota Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I LOVE the second picture that you posted, Marianne, it's so cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayalily Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Yes I agree and understand this; my world, my imagination. If we want a 120 -year -old avatar and young clothes, that's okay too 'cuz that's someone imagination. The reason I thought of this to design an age to my avatar is mostly for photographs, as I love photography and do want some good SL photos to put in my house. From far away I can look almost any age, but in photographs Mayalily looks a lot different age-wise than I thought; so I'm having some difficulty knowing what direction I want to go, but it's mostly for the photographic end. I don't really like the way my avatar looks in photographs for some reason, tho I really haven't had too much time to do some photographs. All my photos so far have been for testing purposes only. However, I want to make an appointment with a professional photographer to get some photos done, and I want to look as good as Marianne. I guess I'd call what I'm looking for: balance. @ Marianne, I LOVE the first one.. lol (And Marianne has achieved a great balance. I want that, too, somehow...?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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