Many people, when registering on various sites, think about what to put on their ava. It's quite difficult to figure this out. After all, an avatar is simply the so-called picture of your profile. What other users (including you) will see when visiting your page. The question of choosing an avatar has always worried people - it’s not so easy to make the right decision. So what can you put in this column? What options are considered the most popular on the World Wide Web?
Creating your own avatar
How to make an avatar for a VK group yourself in the correct size? There are many graphic editors for this. The most convenient and popular is Adobe Photoshop. The program allows you to create images of any size in high quality. All this is achieved thanks to a large selection of auxiliary editor tools.
To get started, you need to create a new project in Photoshop.
To create a large picture you need to set the following dimensions in the window that opens:
Width: 250px
Height: 450px
After that, click the “Create” button.
A work area appears in front of us, where the process of creating a vertical avatar takes place.
The following dimensions must be specified for the cover:
Width: 1590px
Height: 400px
As a result, we get a picture in a horizontal position.
As a background for the ava, download any suitable high-quality image and place it on the template. To do this, go to the menu “File” - “Open”.
To add text, you need to select the tool with the letter “T” icon in the left panel.
After that, select the appropriate font and its size.
You can place text in any area of the picture.
If you don't want to create new projects every time, save these templates in PSD format. To do this, go to the menu “File” - “Save As”
After that, you can always open these templates and create new images.
The guide shows the appropriate sizes for a community avatar. They fit perfectly with the usual, classic format, as well as the new VKontakte design with cover.
The classic option means a design of this type:
The new cover design looks like this:
Set photo from album
For those who are interested in how to put a photo on a VK ava, there is another way. To do this, go to the “Photos” menu. There you will need to select an album or photo. After selecting an image, you need to hover over the arrow in the lower corner. There will be an option “Set as profile photo”.
By selecting this action, you will automatically be taken to the avatar editing process described above. This method is convenient because you can immediately upload several photos to an album and change them depending on your mood. After such an opportunity appeared in VK, many users immediately began to use it.
Creating an avatar on mobile devices
If you want to create an ava for the VK community from iOS or Android devices, then you should pay attention to specialized online services.
As an example, consider the Vkprofi service. To work with the site, you need to log in through your VKontakte account. After this, you will have the opportunity to create a cover, avatar, menu and pictures for VK posts.
Go to the "Avatar" section.
You have the opportunity to add pictures, text and sprites in the area highlighted in blue.
This creates the classic design of the following format.
To create a cover, go to the appropriate section.
Graphic elements and text are added in the right column.
To save the final version you need to pay for a license. One day of license costs 50 rubles.
How can an avatar contribute to the success of a VK group?
The appearance of your group helps attract new subscribers and the general attention of VKontakte users. If the group's design intent is completely missing or poorly executed, a visitor to your group may have a bad impression and be discouraged from becoming a member of the group. A successful avatar is the key to your group’s successful prosperity. But, of course, the group’s content should also be of interest.
There are programs and entire companies that are dedicated to promoting your group or community. You can use their services and make your group TOP. Popular and proven services for boosting subscribers are Bosslike and Likemania.
Tips for a successful avatar:
- The avatar image must be of high quality. And most importantly, the avatar should be 2-3 times larger than what you planned.
- The color scheme of the avatar and the font should be similar to the menu design. This will give your band style and a level of professionalism.
- To encourage you to join the group and become subscribers, at the bottom of your avatar you can create some kind of call to join the community.
- On the avatar you can place almost all the important information that characterizes your group. The same cannot be said about the miniature. On the avatar you can indicate the site domain, phone number, office address, competitions, promotions, assortment updates, and addresses of other social network accounts (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter).
Using Templates
If you want to find options for ready-made avatars, then pay attention to ready-made templates. You can download layouts in PSD format on the following sites:
You-ps.ru – Large selection of templates for any topic. In addition to the sources, the site contains useful tutorials on using Photoshop. Downloading files from you-ps is free.
FreePSD community. There are many communities on the VKontakte social network where designers share their design templates. One of these public sites is “FreePSD”.
PS-Magic.ru. Another useful site with design sources in PSD format. Just like on You-ps.ru, here you can find not only avatars, but also lessons on editing and creating them in Photoshop.
Funny pictures for conversations on VK
When one of your friends says that he is on VK, he means not only the use of social network media content, but also correspondence in personal messages and conversations. When creating a regular conversation to chat with friends, we often think about how to make it interesting and funny, what to call a funny conversation, etc.
In order to diversify communication, there are ready-made funny pictures that contain popular answers to certain situations in the conversation of participants.
They can be used instead of all known emoticons, which are sometimes not as appropriate as ready-made pictures.
At a certain moment, in a conversation, instead of responding to ridiculous jokes from friends or interlocutors, you can insert a similar picture with the genius of humor - Evgeny Petrosyan.
Or show the annoying participant from the picture that his comments and remarks are not appropriate here.
For comrades who fully understand jokes and are not offended by them, you can respond with the following picture in your conversation.
Conversations can drag on for a long time; the subject of discussion can be various objects or subjects. In some cases, such funny pictures help us express a special mood that is almost impossible to express in words. Using pictures with humorous overtones, you can cheer up everyone you are talking to. Such pictures can be well-known demotivators, cool animations, frames from famous cartoons or movies with humorous comments. You can make similar pictures and insert them into the conversation yourself.
Ordering templates from freelancers
If you haven’t found a suitable design option on the above sites, then contact professional designers for help. Finding a web designer is very easy. To do this, there are many freelance exchanges with thousands of performers.
Kwork. All services on the site are sold for 500 rubles. Hundreds of performers are ready to create a band design for you in the shortest possible time.
FL.ru. The most popular freelance exchange in the CIS. Register on the site as a customer and publish a task to create an avatar for your public page. After this, performers will begin to respond to the task you created. Choose the candidate you like and start working with him.
Weblancer. A similar exchange for finding freelancers. Place an order and expect responses from potential contractors to create a template.
Communities within a social network. Go to the community search in VK and enter the query “community design”.
You will see a large list of hundreds of groups for this request. All of them belong to agencies and freelancers who design communities. In most groups you can not only order the development of a template, but also find ready-made options available for free download.
How to create a conversation on VK
- To start a conversation from your computer, open the “My Messages” link on your page and select one participant for the conversation.
- Next, in the upper right corner, find the “Actions” button. Click on it and a menu should appear. Select “Add person”.
- From the list of your friends, select your interlocutors. To delete an erroneously selected one, click it again in the column on the right.
- And in order to complete the process, click “Create conversation”.
Possible difficulties
When working with a VK group avatar, you may encounter the following problems:
- Low quality of saved image in Photoshop. To ensure that the final design does not lose its quality, save in Web format. To do this, go to the “File” – “Export” – “Save for Web” section.
- Problems with font selection. Use sans serif fonts. You can download them on the website fonts-online.ru. Remember that the readability of the text on your avatar or cover depends on the chosen font. The higher quality the font is chosen, the better the design of your public page looks.
Change image from phone
Many people do not know how to change their VK ava on a smartphone. In the app, the way to install a photo is also very simple. For those who want to understand how to change their avatar, just go to your page from your phone and click on your current profile picture. A menu will appear there, with which you can upload a photo from your smartphone, take a photo with the front camera, open or delete the current image.
Further image processing is no different from the case with a PC.
Bottom line
An avatar for a VK group plays an important role, especially if the community is commercial. Ava can be made with your own hands in Photoshop, or you can order it online. A good avatar should be easy to remember and attract attention.
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What is an avatar on VKontakte
An avatar is a small-sized picture uploaded by a user to the VK social network on a page or group. An image like this gives you the opportunity to express yourself. With its help you can show what you want to associate yourself with. You can change avatars on VK an infinite number of times; there are no restrictions on this from the site administration. This element allows users to express their inner world. Friends, acquaintances and simply visitors to your profile or group will be able to easily understand your mood.
Size of pictures on the walls of communities with avatars in Vkontakte
The main source of information on VKontakte, not only in communities, but also in the user’s profile, is the wall. Here, from time to time, images appear that can be posted by both group moderators and its participants. The maximum size for wall pictures is 1000 px by 700 px. But it is recommended to make them with a smaller size: 700 x 500 px. This is again due to display on mobile devices in 2021, through which users visit VK more often than from a web browser.
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Cover for the VK community
In some VK groups in 2021, you may notice that the avatar is missing. Instead, the cover is located across the entire width. It usually shows the band's logo with a brief description. Or even advertising some events. Its dimensions should be as follows: 1590 x 400 pixels. But if you make a picture that covers the entire cover area, it may not be fully displayed on mobile devices. Therefore, it is recommended to create pictures with indents on all sides towards the center. And even easier - make the main image like this: 1196 x 315 px. Then make a simple white background by placing the image on a white canvas in the editor with a size of 1590 x 400.
VKontakte group cover
This can be done in any program, including standard Paint in Windows. You can also make a few of your logos in pale colors in the background so that it doesn't look boring. Or add other graphic elements to it. Recently, VKontakte developers provided the opportunity for communities to post “live” covers. These are short videos that can replace each other at a certain time. There are up to 5 videos available for download.
You can use both videos and images in live wallpapers. There are 3 different cover designs available: video, pictures and resizable pictures. In this case, the avatar miniature for the group in VK must be uploaded separately.
To add a cover:
- Click the "Manage Group" button on the right;
- Select the "Settings" button;
- Find among the items here the line “Community Cover”;
Loading the cover of the VKontakte community - Set your group cover.
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Advertising banners in groups
Commercial communities on VKontakte cannot do without advertising. Banners are the main object where you can place your own or affiliate advertising. The optimal size for a banner is: 510 x 510 px. Although the height can be much greater. Product cards are also often posted in groups. The dimensions of their images are no more than 1,000 x 1,000 px. This section displays their thumbnails. When the user clicks, the entire image expands.
To make your own cover or band image, you can use desktop programs like Adobe Photoshop or Gimp. But there are several convenient and suitable resources on the Internet. They will help you create a unique design, because they already contain many ready-made elements and even options for ready-made pictures. Check out a resource called Canva at: https://www.canva.com/. Here you only need to register. With it you can create a unique avatar with the appropriate size for the VKontakte 2021 group.
