Description from original post (created 2010-11-25 23:10):
Hey all,
As part of creating bestminecraftservers.com I created a simple way to fetch Minecraft skins and make avatar-sized images out of your current skin.
They look like this: 
or this: 
To create your own, go here and fill in the username:
http://www.bestminecraftservers.com/user/skin/
Enjoy! Let me know if you find this useful or if there are any problems with it... I may add different image views/renderings also if there is demand.