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Summer Blog Makeover

Posted on July 17, 2019July 16, 2019 by Irina

I am at it again… I’m messing with the look of my blog again but not too much this time.
If you’ve been around for a while, you may know that I go through a visual overhaul of this place about once a year… well that’s the plan but it ends up being 3 to 5 times a year.

I actually really like my layout this time. It’s flexible and it’s not too heavy to load for most people. It suits my needs well. I’ve also stuck to a rather spartan black, white and soft pink palette since the beginning and I’m not ready to move on.

Instead, I’ve decided to change up my avatar. First, let me just say my last avatar was and is absolutely gorgeous. It was created by an artist called OOPARTZ and I strongly encourage you to see their work. I chose it because it sort of looks like me… (I wish!) I mean she has the same hair cut and colour as well as the same eye colour and general complexion. I always loved it.

However, I was playing around with a character creator and decided it was time to try something new. I really liked a few of the templates and I especially liked that I can create a whole range of expressions and poses to really bring my avatar to life. I spent way too much time creating versions for every occasion and I would like to use her in posts from now on.

In my head, I call the avatar Rini which is one of the ways my dad use to call me.

I hope you like her as much as I do:

angry Rini
Drooling Rini
cleean up Rini
Backstab Rini
dubious Rini
Have Pie Rini
happy fang Rini
Fancy Rini
exhausted Rini
Kitty Rini
Laughing Rini
little devil Rini
Love Rini
Macaron Rini
Megane Rini
might get uncomfortable Rini
Phone Hello Rini
playful Rini
Praying Rini
Puppy Rini
Rawr Rini
Shed Light Rini
Sherlock Rini
Special Occasion Rini
Tired but Happy Rini
Confused Rini
Beat up Rini
Undercover Rini
Holding breath Rini

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35 thoughts on “Summer Blog Makeover”

  1. A Nerdy Perspective says:
    July 23, 2019 at 9:34 am

    Awwww you’re new avatar is the cutest!! I love all the different expressions too 😆

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    1. Irina says:
      July 23, 2019 at 10:30 am

      Thank you !!

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  2. Dark Red Rose says:
    July 22, 2019 at 12:00 am

    Okay your avatar is the cutest thing I have layed my eyes upon! I love it!

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    1. Irina says:
      July 22, 2019 at 10:30 am

      Yay!

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  3. YumDeku says:
    July 18, 2019 at 8:51 pm

    It’s amazing

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    1. Irina says:
      July 19, 2019 at 10:34 am

      Thank you!

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  4. The Otaku Judge says:
    July 18, 2019 at 5:43 am

    I can create waifu avatars with a character creator? Why am I only learning of this now. Nice pics, although your dog is a bit scary.

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    1. Irina says:
      July 19, 2019 at 10:30 am

      You can and should

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  5. mythos says:
    July 18, 2019 at 4:58 am

    I love it so much! I’m excited to see all the personality your posts will have with all the new pics! 😀

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    1. Irina says:
      July 19, 2019 at 10:29 am

      I’m hoping it’ll bring abit of life

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  6. Fred (Au Naturel) says:
    July 18, 2019 at 3:26 am

    I always thought your avatar was a near photographic likeness,

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    1. Irina says:
      July 19, 2019 at 10:28 am

      Flaterer…

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  7. Krystallina says:
    July 18, 2019 at 1:32 am

    Rini is awesome! I can’t wait to see how some of these poses end up in your posts.

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    1. Irina says:
      July 19, 2019 at 10:28 am

      Thank you! I’m looking forward to it too

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  8. Animated Andy says:
    July 18, 2019 at 12:48 am

    These designs all look incredible. Well done!

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    1. Irina says:
      July 19, 2019 at 10:27 am

      Glad you like them!

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  9. Dawnstorm says:
    July 17, 2019 at 10:03 pm

    The avatar looks great. An amazing piece of software, if you can make something this varied on a template. I’m most surprised by the doggie picture.

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 10:06 pm

      I’m not quite sure how to make that fit in the context of a post but by golly I’m going to try.

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  10. ramon3ljamon says:
    July 17, 2019 at 5:32 pm

    Mignonne

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 5:50 pm

      Charmeur! merci

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  11. raistlin0903 says:
    July 17, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    Who…she looks seriously cool indeed! Nice job! (And I sometimes wish I had skills like this 😅😅😅).

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 5:50 pm

      No skills needed!

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      1. raistlin0903 says:
        July 17, 2019 at 5:59 pm

        Lol…well, you could have fooled me as I think it looks great! 😊

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  12. moyatori says:
    July 17, 2019 at 2:06 pm

    Aww…this is so unbearably cute! Is the character generator a top secret?

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 2:34 pm

      It is but if you promise to keep it between us, it’s picrew

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  13. Pete Davison says:
    July 17, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Adorable. But you’re going to share this cuteness and NOT tell us what the character designer you used was…? For shame! 🙂

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 2:34 pm

      That was a jerk move…I don’t know what came over me. It’s picrew

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  14. salmanalfarisi says:
    July 17, 2019 at 1:12 pm

    great

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 2:34 pm

      Thanks

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      1. salmanalfarisi says:
        July 18, 2019 at 4:08 pm

        you’re welcome

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  15. crazyidiot78 says:
    July 17, 2019 at 12:46 pm

    Nice it has a bit of a gothic loli feel.

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 2:33 pm

      I think it’s the black, white and red

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      1. crazyidiot78 says:
        August 4, 2019 at 1:05 am

        probably

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  16. matija says:
    July 17, 2019 at 12:04 pm

    Kawaii

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    1. Irina says:
      July 17, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      Domo arigato

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