When I moved Mastodon instances after the Fosstodon debacle, I set my avatar to a World of Warcraft screenshot I had from a few years back.

It's a placeholder. I need something representative of me. I'm definitely not going the AI route. Should I make my avatar something from my own art (I'm... not skilled), something from my photography, or something from art produced by others?

@skysong Photo you took of urban wildlife. Ask me why I recommend that
@JonLiuFYI Why do you recommend that?
@skysong
I think it's nice if you want to try something you made, but just go for whatever you like best, I guess...