Hey ezryder, I haven't really made an avatar before so hopefully this looks alright. (When I need something I've historically cut and paste, then just change colors using GIMP, but I'm trying to actually create my own stuff now.) I know you mentioned black hair, but I didn't know what style of hair you're looking for so I left him bald at the moment, but adding hair would be pretty simple. Let me know what you think. Changes are easy, especially colors.
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Edit: Okay so I kept tweaking it a little. I like the last one a lot more than the first one I posted, but I thought I'd leave the little evolution of changes I just made in case you like something you see in an earlier version.