Avatar use cases
The crop is the brief
A profile picture is not one image; it is the same image at four sizes and two shapes. Each page below uses a real layout constraint — a Discord circle, a YouTube comment row, a Twitch dark chat, a plain brand page.
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yourname
Playing something good
Discord
Discord shows you at 40 pixels in a member list. Design for the outline, then the face.
Preset: Anime
yourname
New video · Talking avatar
YouTube
Next to comments, your face is 24 pixels. Make the expression do the work.
Preset: 3D Cartoon
yourname
A short, good stream title
Twitch
On a dark chat, contrast is the brand. One accessory is the memory hook.
Preset: Pixel Art
Your name
Product designer · Berlin
For brand pages, fictional personas and concept work. AvatarSay creates illustrated people — if you need your own face, use a real photo.
Preset: Professional Avatar
The same file
One export, four tests
We generate 1024×1024 so you can upload the original and let each platform do the cropping.
Discord
Circle. Keep the face in the middle 80% and the shoulders low.
YouTube
Circle. Test at 24 px next to a comment; the expression should still read.
Twitch
Circle in chat, square on the channel page. Avoid thin lines and dark-on-dark.
Brand page
Circle or square. Plain backdrop, even light, illustrated persona — not your own likeness.
Design for the smallest version
Describe one strong silhouette. Test it at 40 pixels before you commit.