Best Way to Print Digital Paintings
tdotson
Thanks to the wonderful tutorials by Al Dawson I have discovered how
much I love digital painting. I have done some that I would like to
print, what is the best way to do this. I paint them at about 400 by 400
pixels, but would like them larger than that in print. I dont think my
printer
can handle this, and wouldnt enlarging on the computer affect the painting?
If anyone has any experience with this I would appreciate some
input on the best way to get mine into print. Thanks.
Tdotson
tdo...@zoomnet.net
ot...@hotmail.com
wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>Thanks to the wonderful tutorials by Al Dawson I have discovered how
>much I love digital painting. I have done some that I would like to
>print, what is the best way to do this.
[...]
Beware inkjet printing. The life-expectancy of color prints is very
short, one-three years. This is a function of the paper you use and
the ink.
If you want to archive prints, you need to use another printing
process (such as dye-sublimation) or have a photographic negative
made. For most people, this means finding a commercial source to do
the work.
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northlite
tdotson wrote in message <7aimcq$hsc$1...@remarQ.com>...
>Hello Everyone,
>
>Thanks to the wonderful tutorials by Al Dawson I have discovered how
>much I love digital painting. I have done some that I would like to
>pixels, but would like them larger than that in print. I dont think my
>printer
>can handle this, and wouldnt enlarging on the computer affect the painting?
>If anyone has any experience with this I would appreciate some
>input on the best way to get mine into print. Thanks.
>
>Tdotson
>tdo...@zoomnet.net
>
>
print 5.5" square, and at 300 DPI (which is what I always work in for
print, not sure if that's the best thing to do but I get some nice prints
that way) it would only be 1.3" square. You need to work much larger for
printing...go to the print preview in PSP and you can see what I mean.
As for just increasing the size of the image like I think you mean...it will
only make the pixels bigger not add more so you'll end up with a very
pixellated image.
northlite
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Don Stauffer
> On Thu, 18 Feb 1999 22:38:02 -0500, "tdotson" <tdo...@zoomnet.net>
> wrote:
>
> >Hello Everyone,
> >
> >Thanks to the wonderful tutorials by Al Dawson I have discovered how
> >much I love digital painting. I have done some that I would like to
> >print, what is the best way to do this.
> [...]
>
> Beware inkjet printing. The life-expectancy of color prints is very
> short, one-three years. This is a function of the paper you use and
> the ink.
>
> If you want to archive prints, you need to use another printing
> process (such as dye-sublimation) or have a photographic negative
> made. For most people, this means finding a commercial source to do
> the work.
>
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> is automatically deleted without being read.
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I agree- for longevity it is hard to beat modern photo print dyes. It
used to be a problem for them, but they fixed it years ago.
There IS a way to do it cheaply, without having to send the image to a
service bureau, if---
You have a good monitor. To do it on a monitor you need a fairly flat
screen one, and one that has no hot spot in the center. If you DO have a
hot spot and darker corners, I suppose one could make a mask to fix that.
you also need a fairly high res monitor, capable of 1280 or more pixels
per width.
You need slow ~ 15th second or so, exposures, and possibly a macro lens,
depending on size of your monitor and close focus distance of your camera
lens. You obviously need a tripod. You need a super dark room (good
blinds and tight fitting doorway). You may want to make a black
cardboard mask with a hole cut into it to put over the camera lens, so
there are no reflections from the monitor to camera and back to monitor
screen.
For the same reason, use the selftimer on the camera so you are not near
it during the exposure, lest you get reflections from your face, hands,
or clothes bouncing back on the screen.
--
Don Stauffer in Minneapolis
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home email- stau...@gte.net
work email- stau...@htc.honeywell.com
JoFlo
seeing them.
JoFlo
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spiritual beings on a human journey." - Stephen R. Covey
tdotson wrote in message <7aimcq$hsc$1...@remarQ.com>...
>Hello Everyone,
>
>Thanks to the wonderful tutorials by Al Dawson I have
discovered how
>much I love digital painting. I have done some that I
would like to
Joe Cilinceon
lead. I use his techniques on all of my work. g
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http://newdawn.gzinc.com/
JoFlo wrote in message ...
Nekosan73
a cc40r filter. I believe that's the correct filter number. The thing is that
film records more of the blue in a video monitor than the eye sees and I'm
assuming that a computer monitor is no different even if you do correct it in
PSP. The filter will compensate for the excess blue and you'll get a more
accurate image.
John Gerardi
Martye
as if this might be information you could use:
The email address of the person sending the message (Carol) is: Carol
Elliott <Steve_...@bc.sympatico.ca> There is a second message below the
first about using Kinko's. Good luck - sounds like fun
~Martye~
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eddie Castro <thala...@prodigy.net>
To: Digital-Artist <digital...@ListService.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: * Copying digital sketch to canvas
>Most Kinko's have an oversize HP inkjet plotter that can
>print 36" wide and whatever height. They can print on
>canvas for about $20/sq.. ft. You can even digitally
>color it and then touch it up with a paint brush. Looks
>way cool! - just a suggestion
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