Upload guide: what photo works best

The photo that works best is a clear leaning-in side close-up, mouth open and tongue out, face large in the centre of the frame.

• One person only: Upload only yourself, with no second person and no group photo in the frame.
• Pose and framing: This template is framed as a close view from the side, leaning in from the centre of the frame. Pick a photo that matches that leaning-in side close-up.
• Eyes: Look toward the camera with your eyes open and your face unobstructed.
• Mouth: Keep your mouth open with your tongue out, and nothing covering your lips.
• Light and sharpness: Pick a sharp, recent, high-resolution image with even, bright light on your face. Avoid dark rooms, motion blur, screenshots with bars and buttons, pictures of a screen, and filters that change the shape of your face.
• Outfit: Clothes follow the template scene, not your photo. Do not expect the outfit in your photo to carry over into the result.
• Avoid: front-facing portraits only, mouths closed or covered, distant photos, dark or blurry photos.