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[fulguritus]

Good art weekend.
Sold a piece, had three commissions and I also am buying a piece.
I also had a bunch of people inquiring about the wee ones.
I'm going to have to learn how to make prints.
Anyone know about that?I think I need nice photos of them to do that

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[eyeruh]

You can generally get a decent print if the resolution is 120 pixels per inch or higher, so for an 8x10 you really need an image at least 960 by 1200 pixels. Closer to 150ppi or so is better but I've gotten good results with 120 or so. The quality of the lens is also a factor, of course.

The other big thing to watch for is making sure you're aligned straight-on with the photo to minimize perspective distortion (converging lines). You'll always get some unless you have a tilt/shift lens but those are super-expensive and you can correct for it in photoshop if need be.

Also, using soft, even daylight will give you MUCH better results than using a flash.

[danamongden]

I've got a fair amount of experience going from digital to print w/ matting and so-forth.

I don't know much of anything about going from physical to digital.

[c_ha_rlie42]

Gray and cloudy up here. Only streaks last night were in my dreams.

[piper_chris]

I love the texture in your paintings!

[fulguritus]

Thank you!

[astrosmiley]

they do make large flatbed and even 3d scanners that will pick up the texture of the paint - probably prohibitively expensive to buy, but maybe not so expensive to pay for a scan or two... Past that point, I have a wonderful 44" wide format printer that would love to print some of your prints for a very reasonable price :^)