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Are there any composite-avatar scripts that I could steal or take a look at?

In a project I'll be working on soon there will be a need to generate avatars. The generation process will be one of those where the user can select different heads, hairstyles, clothing, etc. Some items will also be unavailable at first and will have to be earned or purchased. I already have a fair idea on how to do this, but since it ...

Finding google profile image url when user is logged in using Google's OpenID provider

is there a way to find the the profile image of a user that's logged in using his/her google account (through OpenID). I've checked stackoverflow and it seems they're using gravatar service to assign an avatar to the email address. but it should be possible to fetch the user google profile image directly from google. any clue? ...