Creating Avatars from personal art

[mikeoh]

Could you be of more help in creating avatars out of personal drawings, photos of cars, and getting them into that 100x100 pixel size? Is there a program that will strip the info and keep your image recognizable? Is there a paint or drawing utility that will allow you to specify the size of a drawn or pasted object and strip the extra pixels without ruining the effect?
How about making the wheels turn? I want! I want! Wahhh - of course, you could ignore this thread, but for those of us who are proud of our drawings but a trifle stupid in the computer department, is there a drawing add-on that will do what I am suggesting? I use paint by the way, because it is so simple. I have used other programs with more whistles and bells, but which ones offer the icon product that fits your limits?

[Doc_Ratchet]

I also use paint, and am a bit on the computer illiterate side. With paint, I just kept reducing the image size by 5% under "Stretch/Skew" in the "Image" pull down menu and then try to upload the image to AF. Once AF allows it, I know I've hit my target size. Hope this helps.