Android emulator shows nothing but blank screen

Question

I am a complete nOOb to Android programming and trying my hands at it for the first time by going through the tutorials. The problem is that I have created multiple emulator

Answer 1

The AVD is just booting up. Wait a bit and you'll see a flashing android and after that it will show you the lock screen.

use the intel AVD if you want it to be a bit faster.