Creating a dA Avatar

A tutorial detailing how to turn a photograph into a deviantART avatar. Whilst it has been written with Photoshop in mind, I have tried to keep it general so as to be useful for any imaging program.

Resources:
Handmade Paper Pattern: [link]
IMG_1318: [link]
IMG_1393: [link]
IMG_1342: [link]
Lake of Reflections: [link]
Lake of Reflections II: [link]
Glitter Fish: [link]
DeviantART logo: [link]