Using real images online can be uncomfortable for many, and with numerous lurkers online, their fear is justified. However, not using any images, or using the default picture makes you similar to everyone else. To stand out from the crowd, you can use customized cartoon-ish images of yourselves, or avatars, as they are popularly known.
Knowing good avatar-creator websites is essential, so here is our roundup of 5 useful websites to create cartoon characters of yourselves. Clicking on the images will take you to the corresponding avatar creator websites.
FaceYourManga

FaceYourManga is one of the newer avatar services, and created much buzz during its launch as the preferred avatar creator for Twitter.
We had reviewed FaceYourManga during its launch – read our review of FaceYourManga.
Portrait Maker
SimpsonizeMe

Create a Simpson character of your liking.
WeeWorld
Yahoo Avatars
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Yahoo’s own avatar creator. You can use this avatar in Yahoo Mail and other Yahoo services easily.
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um outro site também muito bom é o ‘ http://digibody.com/avatar-maker/index.php ‘. Ele cria caricaturas em forma de rabiscos, ou melhor, cartoon.