Thats what people have been doing.
so first up.
heres some pixel art that i found
make ur golden hold a gun and such.
image in the spoiler
Spoiler:
if the photo doesnt show heres the link:
https://2img.net/h/oi51.tinypic.com/idd2tk.pngyou also might need fonts. so i have a font generator link here.
Font Generator
you click the font you want and then at the top type what you wish to have
make sure you save as because other wise it wont be transparent and you dont get the nice outline.
if you want a picture of your golden avatar to edit with
sanandreas has a nice tutorial how to get them heres the link:
http://forum.elite-dev.com/showthrea...ble-avatar-TUTim not going to show you HOW to do this cause simply you can do it in paint
its not hard to cut ur avatars parts and place them over top.
if you have any more questions please leave a comment below
Subject: Make Your Own Pixel Art! 
Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:11 pm