# Pixelated portrait in EVE Gate **URL:** \ **Category:** New Citizens Q&A\ **Created:** [September 20, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946 "2017-09-20T15:48:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Uta\_Shinmon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uta_shinmon/32/25779_2.png) [@Uta\_Shinmon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uta_Shinmon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/1 "2017-09-20T15:48:53Z")
Hello all! I am viewing my character portrait in EVE gate and it appears to be very pixelated and blurry compared to other characters I viewed. Is there something I have to do to force an update on it? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/2/8/28eda2d20be9a34b36cdc1ffadb7d98e870e117d.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MacGregor\_Orlenard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/macgregor_orlenard/32/15489_2.png) [@MacGregor\_Orlenard](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/MacGregor_Orlenard)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/2 "2017-09-20T15:53:21Z")
You can “update” it ingame so avatar server will refresh it. ---
**Author:** ![Uta\_Shinmon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uta_shinmon/32/25779_2.png) [@Uta\_Shinmon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uta_Shinmon)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/3 "2017-09-20T15:54:53Z")
By update you mean re-take the picture? I tried that and the outcome is still pixelated. This is my 2nd pic ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Boldly\_Gone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/boldly_gone/32/274259_2.png) [@Boldly\_Gone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Boldly_Gone)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/4 "2017-09-20T16:19:32Z")
I was playing on a Commodore 64 with a bw screen. No, the pic you posted is not “very pixelated”. Perhaps those two/three hairs in front of the left ear are a bit edgy, but I don’t see a difference to my avatar or others. ---
**Author:** ![Nora\_Maldoran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nora_maldoran/32/399985_2.png) [@Nora\_Maldoran](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nora_Maldoran)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/5 "2017-09-20T17:34:01Z")
I don’t know about EVE Gate but on the new forums you need to log out and back in, otherwise the server wont update your avatar picture. I don’t really see the picture as more blurry than others, but it might make the impression because of the light source you have chosen. Compare those two for example: ![96012933](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/1/4/1425d0eb474eb04bfa437fd34ebd954389380f20.jpg) ![1008811695](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/0/b/0b759b05b7b6b0f9a331500c310ebae7e72d9b12.jpg) A “hard” or strong source of light gives you sharper edges on shadows making she shape of a face better to recognize for us in general. Edit: Another background could also help because the horizontal lines + color on yours work a bit like camouflage for the face. Also where the black hair of your character is, the background is also black. o7 Edit2: _Whoooooot?!_ I just tried to capture my profile picture (directly from the client via rightclick). If you compare it to older ones you clearly can see the difference! ![old-vs-new](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/c/2/c286bed9a9d318e0b1dc2b84f5a2d2ecbd10c063.JPG) (klick to enlarge) > **Original files:** > > ![93584216-2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/b/8/b8ced88d1cc5ba236d7579adf03fc99fb1b290d7.jpg) > ![93584216-8_blurry](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/8/3/8351498390e408153b4d1323de1bbd5a7c18a11e.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sara\_Starbuck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sara_starbuck/32/13090_2.png) [@Sara\_Starbuck](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sara_Starbuck)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/6 "2017-09-20T23:29:13Z")
My old eyes dont see any problems. Maybe i need bigger monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Vortexo\_VonBrenner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vortexo_vonbrenner/32/64874_2.png) [@Vortexo\_VonBrenner](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vortexo_VonBrenner)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/7 "2017-09-21T02:08:28Z")
esc \> display and graphics \> uncheck “low quality characters” ? Perhaps your choice of background might be contributing to your feeling it’s blurry? ---
**Author:** ![Nora\_Maldoran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nora_maldoran/32/399985_2.png) [@Nora\_Maldoran](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nora_Maldoran)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/8 "2017-09-21T03:41:34Z")
Just checked. I have the option disabled. But I have the feeling like the character portraits are displayed smaller in game than in the past. If they are still saved in the size it was before day X then this would explain the loss in quality. But I’m mostly guessing. > [@Sara\_Starbuck](#): > > My old eyes dont see any problems. Maybe i need bigger monitor. If you enlarge the picture I posted and look closely you can see it at the eyes & tattoos around them. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/pixelated-portrait-in-eve-gate/25946/9 "2017-12-20T03:41:59Z")
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