Origins of avatars

[nihil]

What the hell, this has to work too.

Go.

[Rikka]

where the wild things are!

[Hjordis]

I found this duck decoy one time when walking in the woods and brought it home. I collect wood, you see. My dad didn't want me to bring it home, but I did anyways and now it's my favourite piece in my collection.

[ElstonGunn]

Mine is a drawing I did. It's based on my favorite kind of flower.

[muguly]

The Aaron McCruder cartoon and comic strip "The Boondocks"

[darkeldar88]

Artic Fox in its summer coat

[rahdam]

Kurotsuchi Mayuri, 12th squad captain (bleach)

[Vagrant]

Cat with rubik's cube.

Found the image somewhere on a Caturday page.

[Alexander]

Foamy: a hilarious web cartoon character I've been watching almost since its conception.

www.illwillpress.com

[Tishy]

Foamy: a hilarious web cartoon character I've been watching almost since its conception.

www.illwillpress.com

I -love- Foamy and have wondered if he isn't INTJ...


Mine is a cropped view of Lord Frederick Leighton's 'Light of the Harem' (c.1880)

I'm mad for the exotic and fairy tale aspects of Leighton's works - so British, yet not. 'Flaming June' is another that I love. I could fill my walls with his stuff if I had the cash and could part with my architectural prints.

[Motor Jax]

Foamy: a hilarious web cartoon character I've been watching almost since its conception.

www.illwillpress.com

same here... i've been a Foamy Fan since 2002 when he 1st came out... i also love JoeCartoon...

Foamy was also my avy on other forums for the longest time...

<< -- this one is FOR THE HORDE! HOOYAH!

[Webweasel]

Me at a rave

[ElstonGunn]

I'm mad for the exotic and fairy tale aspects of Leighton's works - so British, yet not.

I would have guessed it was somehow Italian. Shows what I know, eh?

[Dave C C]

The color scheme is that of our National Colors. The total number of dots shown on the dice is 11 and represents the XI U. S. Army Corps. These dice represent the natural gamble taken by all combatants in warfare. The number "11" is the so-called natural winning combination in the game of dice and symbolizes both the natural gamble taken by the XI U.S. Army Corps and the natural winning team it will become.

[dragonsscout]

Spartacus, it's in the given selection. It looks a bit like me, so I chose it.

[Vagrant]

No, I'm Spartacus!

[Jgib5328]

Mine is a drawing I did. It's based on my favorite kind of flower.

I always thought you were black and this was a drawing to represent your afrocentrism.





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I identify with sharks and they're my favorite animals.

[Synamon]

If the avatar next to this window is a dragon then it is Bartholomew, who I pretended was my pet dragon in the Lion's Den. I turn into this lavender dragon when the curse making me human wears off. Since my original avatar on the forum was Lolita with a lollipop (which I still use), Wapiti kindly photoshopped a yellow lolly into the picture for continuity. :cool:

*rawwwrrr*

[EdmontonAspie]

A photo of yours sincerely.

[le Duc]

Mine started out as a pawn and worked its way up.

[rwyatt365]

My love of auto racing has formed my selection of avatars, this one being an astounding photo of Sebastian Loeb leaping his Citroen Csara in a rally. 10 feet in the air at 110 MPH!

[HackerX]

Currently, my avatar is Alice in the scene with her playing croquet with flamingos and hedgehogs, as illustrated by John Tenniel.

[Kisai]

C.A. Rotwang from Fritz Lang's _Metropolis_.

Metropolis is absolutely incredibly seminal in film history. Rotwang is the original mad scientist with the flashy lights et al. in the laboratory. The mad scientist archetype reflects a quintessential desire to separate one's self from and control nature; to violate established order with the hubris of genius.

[Zzyber]

Created by my mother and father.

According to Rewhu it's me being a Sith. Honestly I was just finishing up a few hours of WOW and saw this topic (http://intjforum.com/showthread.php?t=6615) so I figured why not.

[hullolife]

my face

[ElstonGunn]

I always thought you were black and this was a drawing to represent your afrocentrism.

That's a part of it too, even though I'm whiter than Wonderbread.

[nihil]

A drawing of a seated white man SCREAMS Afrocentrism, doesn't it ?

[Undead Bonzi]

No friggen clue. I saw the picture and could not figure out what it was so I grabbed it. If anyone can shed light on just what my avatar is a picture of I would be interested to know. My typical avatar on forums is a giant yellow smiley face or a bonsai tree.

[nihil]

Looks close to H.R Giger's paintings.

[gedreosan]

A spoof of the Uncle Sam "I want you for the US Army" poster using Cthulhu. Here (http://blogs.the217.com/capes/files/2007/12/uncle_cthulhu.jpg)'s a bigger version so it's easier to see.

[Lucid]

Mine is HR Geiger. When I first became aware of this painting it was when I was a teenager, right after something really, really bad had happened to me. As a result of that event I was kind of emotionally dead at the time. I identified with this picture because it appears to be a somewhat decomposing severed head hooked up to some machinery which is somehow keeping it alive (at least that's what it looks like to me). For some reason this makes me think that the head in question is all intellect and no emotion (maybe it reminds me of the Borg Queen... maybe it's because it's dead... maybe it's the expression on her face... I'm not sure). I chose it as my avatar because I identified with it so long ago, because INTJs are somewhat all intellect and very little overt emotion so it seemed fitting, and also because it's really, really cool.

So there's a little more about me and my av than you probably wanted to know. :)

[Angellus]

Simply a blue eyed, white wolf I particularly liked.

[ATCGs]

I'm a computational genome biologist. I tried to find a pic of numbers wrapped into a helix, but couldn't so i settled for this.

[Santana28]

A portion of my favorite painting, by my favorite artist Joachim Luetke (it's a rendition of the Last Supper). Not my favorite aspect of the particular piece, but i take what i can get.

Before that was a picture of my ENTJ boyfriend dressed up as a Bloody Dr. Hitler for Halloween. Before that was a photograph of myself taken about 5 years ago. Before that (if my memory serves me) was a photo of Steve McQueen in my favorite movie, The Great Escape. And before that was an oil painting of Ron Paul sold on eBay which i will forever kick myself for not being able to purchase.

And the beat goes on...

[Ytterbium]

I took a photo of the road sign at the entrance to the village Ytterby. Where the element which name I bear here where found. Slightly altered with -ium replacing the last Y.

[weirdel]

It's Tom Waits. Playing a piano. Backwards.

L.P.E.

[Zombicide]

Using MS paint I created my current avatar as a quick symbol for my disdain and hatred of the zombiesque, not necessarily to be mistaken with fictional zombies, so much as the figurative. You can't quite see it stretched & miniaturized as an avatar but it's a sword skewering the heart of a really cool looking Z (of course representative of the word zombie, representative of a slain zombie). It's suppose to resemble an hour glass amongst other things (e.g. crossed out caution circle, meaning anti or against). It took a few alterations to give it the Japanese/pagan or runological/calligraphic style it now has. The avatar is suppose to be a symbol for my screen name. Yes, I know it sounds pretentious but I'm really just answering the thread. I know the circle cross is more often suppose to be red but I think it looks better with the focus (Z) being red with the black background in this case, besides I felt the sword needed to be more distinctly metallic, so it's grey.





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No friggen clue. I saw the picture and could not figure out what it was so I grabbed it. If anyone can shed light on just what my avatar is a picture of I would be interested to know. My typical avatar on forums is a giant yellow smiley face or a bonsai tree.

Like Nihil mentioned, it's distinctly one H.R. Giger's work, he's the guy who designed the xenomorph from the Alien movie franchise.

[Nikita]

Mine makes me think of the stereotypical ENTJ line, "I'm really sorry you have to die."

[Reganon]

The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David

[ElstonGunn]

No friggen clue. I saw the picture and could not figure out what it was so I grabbed it. If anyone can shed light on just what my avatar is a picture of I would be interested to know.

I think it's a play on the duality of man.


It's Tom Waits. Playing a piano. Backwards.

Oh, that's who that is. I like him because his name is a sentence.


The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques Louis David

It looks familiar to me.

[Jinxu]

I'm interested in psychology, specifically social mood. If you study history you might notice how the social mood in society is always changing from positive to negative to positive again in a constant cycle and how they coincide with positive and negative events in history. For example, the rise of Nazism in Germany, the Cultural Revolution in China, and Terrorism today all show signs of a strong negative mood in society.

To me the yin-yang symbolizes the opposing forces of these positive/negative moods and how they are always in a constant cycle of dominating one another.

[idem]

Miranda by John Waterhouse (from The Tempest)

[Synapse]

This is "Birth Machine" (severely cropped) by H.R Giger. Most of the good Giger avatars were taken, so I just found this one on the Internet and liked it, so I took it. :)

I thought I did a pretty good job cropping it, actually. ;)

[Arminius]

Mine is just a cropped portrait of Vlad III of Wallachia(southern Romania). I find him to be an interesting guy. While a fairly harsh ruler, most of the stuff he is accused of are from his enemies propaganda. He is actually a national hero in Romania for his efforts at bringing order and justice to the country, and for his defense of Romania against the Ottoman Turks.

[EdmontonAspie]

Mine is just a cropped portrait of Vlad III of Wallachia(southern Romania). I find him to be an interesting guy. While a fairly harsh ruler, most of the stuff he is accused of are from his enemies propaganda. He is actually a national hero in Romania for his efforts at bringing order and justice to the country, and for his defense of Romania against the Ottoman Turks.

Ah, the historical Vlad Dracula (Vlad Dragon's Son or Vlad Devil's Son); some say that he came back to life as the inspiration of plebeian Romanians when they overthrew the Ceaucescu government.

But I digress...next intriguing avatar please.

[Zombicide]

I take back my previous, now ( would be hypocritical ) explanation. I judge a user by whether or not I significantly dislike or like there avatar i.e. to say in terms of first impression of course, otherwise it's irrelevant.

My current avatar originated from Final Fantasy Eight, people familiar with the game should understand why Squall Leonhart is rather befitting of the site.

[lambpox]

The supermodel Cole Mohr.

[idem]

Ophelia by John William Waterhouse.

[Muumeh]

Just an owl. I relate to it's big round eyes, since when dealing with people it makes me go "Huh?" or "I can't believe you/people are so stupid". And the eyes of course portray the evil INTJ stare of death. I also am kind of a night person so...

[Nihilum]

My new avatar is the main character, Hayden Tenno, from the video game Dark Sector. He seems like an INTJ, considering he is somewhat amoral, and extremely badass.

I mean, come on, he's a Black Ops agent.

[Synamon]

Just an owl. I relate to it's big round eyes, since when dealing with people it makes me go "Huh?" or "I can't believe you/people are so stupid". And the eyes of course portray the evil INTJ stare of death. I also am kind of a night person so...
The owl is the archetype Keirsey uses for INTJ in his book.

[azelismia]

this is a picture of me, looking as I do every day.

[Reganon]

My new avatar is Princess Mononoke.

[Sesshoumaru]

My avatar is an image from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. (More specifically, the main character Simon)

An anime series which I find to be the most frikken epic in existence due to it's insanity.

[BostonIan]

<---- Scuffed up a picture of myself so it wasn't overly recognizable, then added green for an attempt at a mastermind/villain effect, to fit the forum.

[Synamon]

You look radioactive.

[BostonIan]

You look radioactive.

Eh, that might suit me. But, it's like a new haircut, it's gonna take me a few days to see if I like it.

[le Duc]

...then added green for an attempt at a mastermind/villain effect...

Is that to illustrate sick, or new...?

He seems like an INTJ, considering he is somewhat amoral, and extremely badass.

If that's all it took to be one, you'd think our percentage of the population would be a little higher... ;)

[BostonIan]

Is that to illustrate sick, or new...?

No, just weird and glowy. Weird + glowy = villainous, I think, especially after I blurred out the cardigan sweater I was wearing.

[Valiyn]

Originally I had Thrawn but after some thought about what an INTJ would recognize as one of their own, I went with a different character.

Good morning, Dave.
Would you like to play a game of chess? I play very well.

[Sliderule]

I'm just a dude man.

[Chasse]

Mine is a painting by Kaj Stenvall (http://www.kajstenvall.com/).

[lamplighter]

Naota Nandaba from FLCL, I use a similar avatar of him in a religious forum with the words "Nothing Ever Happens Here", a quote from him in the show, to express my sentiment of how theological debate between Theists and Non Theists never get's anywhere.

[sybiam]

Mine come from Penumbra Blackplague ( survival horror game ).
The guy is named Red...he killed himself to let you live....:(

yes/no

[rara avis]

Mine's a polite excerpt of a Gil Elvgren pin-up...

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t35/bedelia76/librarian.jpg

[WaeV]

Bostonian, I liked your green one better.

My new avatar is Princess Mononoke.

:loveeyes:

[SRVcardsfan27]

All of the avatars I like were gone, and I don't know how to make an avatar 115 x 145 so I picked the Coz because he was the best one left. I enjoy some Cosby, though.... loved the Jello commercials when he used to do them.

[Pcell]

Mine's a character from the manga Blame!, which I'm currently obsessing over. :p

[lamplighter]

Mine's a polite excerpt of a Gil Elvgren pin-up...

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t35/bedelia76/librarian.jpg
oOo the sexy librarian, docile on the outside, wild animal inside. ;D

Mine's a character from the manga Blame!, which I'm currently obsessing over. :p

That looks allot like the art style of Leiji Matsumoto of Galaxy Express 999 and Captain Harlock fame.

[playthestatic]

I find hamsters exquisitely cute.

[Perf]

Hey folks...

Here's the process...

1) I went to select an Avatar from the selection on site and none of them did it for me.

2) I went on to Google images, tried to upload some kind of comic, couldn't do it.

3) I searched for prominent INTJ's on another forum, found that Sir Isaac Newton was the least repugnent of them.

4) Went back to Google Images, tried to find a decent picture of him, but he's an ugly SOB. On the third viewing page, I found a picture of the toilet that, when clicked on, gave me an article on him.

So there you have it...

[INTJoe]

Mine was a stock avatar that I liked. He looks like a wise old man, and I like the color. Then my name magically went blue/purple and it seems to match well, so I stuck with it.

[WaeV]

What makes a name change color?

[Zzyber]

Still me.

[Harmony]

Still me too! Check out that smile, who can resist!? =P

[Zzyber]

Smiling is for E's. You should retest. ;)

[Harmony]

Smiling is for E's. You should retest. ;)

I'm really starting to question my introversion actually... But I always come out an I... A very low I, but an I. =P

[Synamon]

What makes a name change color?

Pure awesomeness. ;D

The people with blue names are forum moderators, red are administrators.

There is a teal color for members who are in the process of confirming their registration as well.

[Mozzes]

Naota Nandaba from FLCL, I use a similar avatar of him in a religious forum with the words "Nothing Ever Happens Here", a quote from him in the show, to express my sentiment of how theological debate between Theists and Non Theists never get's anywhere.

FLCL is 100% awesome. Until recently I was using a pic of Naota climbing out of Canti's head when he has Atomsk's powers.

The one I'm using now is a pic of Greek god Apollo. Though Synamon is probably right about it changing before too long.

[idem]

My new avatar is a photograph - "Bow of the Idem".

[Outdoorwhale]

Mine is myself.

About 6 months ago I was really into airsofting. In that picture I'm probably wearing $1500 worth of Bundeswehr(German army) military gear. But I discovered that most are either racist, elitist or love to kill things and talk about it for hours on how it died.

Now when I play I just go out in a gun and mask to CQB arenas.