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Low-poly avatar maker

Rebuilt out of a few hundred polygons: faceted hair, blocky shoulders and a blurry face texture, lit like the character-select screen of a late-90s console game.

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From a selfie or a sentence, in about ten seconds. No card needed.

Polygon examples

Each of these was drawn from one line of text, shown under it. Type your own, or add a selfie instead.

Low-poly 3D game character avatar of a young woman with a copper-red bob and round glasses
Made from “19-year-old woman with a messy copper-red bob, round tortoiseshell glasses, chunky green cardigan, curious look”
Low-poly 3D game character avatar of a young man with spiky brown hair in a basketball jersey
Made from “21-year-old man with a spiky mop of brown hair, oversized blue basketball jersey with no lettering over a white tee, cheeky grin”
Low-poly 3D game character avatar of a golden retriever in a red bandana
Made from “a golden retriever with a realistic, naturally proportioned head turned slightly to one side, long wavy golden fur, mouth open in a happy pant, wearing a red bandana”

What makes it Polygon

Faceted geometry

Hair and head made from a handful of large flat polygons with hard edges.

Low-res textures

A blurry, slightly warped face texture with visible blocky texels.

Console-era lighting

Simple vertex shading with a touch of colour banding and jagged edges.

Character-select backdrop

A deep blue-to-black gradient behind you, ready for player one.

How to make one

  1. Pick Polygon. The button on this page opens minipic.me with Polygon already chosen.
  2. Add a selfie or a sentence. One face in good light, looking at the camera, works best. Or describe anyone (or anything) in a few words.
  3. Keep it. Download PNG or WebP from 64 to 1024 pixels, with the background kept or cut out to transparent, or tweak it ("add a red scarf").

Great for

  • Retro 3D and indie game profiles
  • Speedrunning and let's-play channels
  • Discord servers for retro collectors
  • Game jam team pages
  • Vaporwave and nostalgia accounts

Questions

What makes it look late-90s?

Low polygon counts, blurry textures and no anti-aliasing: the limits of the first 3D home consoles, reproduced on purpose.

Can I make a whole team roster?

Yes. Draw each person in Polygon and line them up like a character-select screen.

Is it free?

Your first two avatars are free, no card needed. After that, your first pack is $5 for 12 avatars, then packs start at $9 for 20, and credits never expire.

Do you keep my photo?

A photo you add to draw once is used for that drawing and not kept. Photos you save in People are kept privately until you delete them or your account.

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