No, just paintings that I really like. I can’t afford even prints so I want to print them out as 8 x 11s with no loss of resolution. Maybe it is not possible. For all my hard core b.s. and “arrogant” debating tactics, I do have a softer side. If you want to see something beautiful go here: www.cordair.com/ denys/index.htm and check out “Golden Apple” and the female figure “October Eve”. For REALLY exact technique see www.cordair.com /shen/index.htm and click on “Purple Cloud”. As you will see, I have a thing for beautiful women. Maybe I’m a lesbian.
I’ll check 'em out - I’ll see what I can do via Photoshop, and let you know.
Patricia :-)
ooops - I meant to address the above post to “the ‘softer side’ of huck”.
That would be the back side.
Huck - you can’t go up, you can only go down.
Um.....
Let me try that again.... when a picture is initillly scanned you have to select the size and resolution. This is what dictates what you can do in the future with the pictures. The problem is you can only get smaller in size and preserve detail. You can not go bigger because detail that is not there to start with can not ber 'created'.
The next issue is the file type. If you start out with a .jpg file you are behind in the game. If you open a .jpg file and then save it again as a .jpg file you degrade the image, even if you save it with the most detail. .jpg compression is extremely damaging to image files and should only be used when you are completely done with your image. If you are starting with a .jpg file, save it first as a .tif or .eps then do your work, then go back to a .jpg when you are completely done.
If you can not afford a print of some favored artwork, sometimes you can find them on art sites at reasonable size, and they print decently. 72 is screen resolution - less than half of what you need to make a decent print. that means it will look good on your monitor but will be a waste of paper and ink if you print it out.
I put all of my photography work on line at 72 dpi and 250 pixels max size to prevent theft of the images. the only way to make them look good is to make them 125 pixels wide - effectively makeing them 144 dpi. Unfortunately that is also the size of a large postage stamp. Well, unfortunately for the people who don't want to pay for my photography!!! *grin*
Anyway, I think that answered your question... or maybe not. I have a head cold and am on a lot of drugs....
Thanks M and P – My goal was never to produce a full size copy. I am sure this is not what the artists intended when they posted their work. – I want only a good representation of what I see on my screen. I will just make do with reduced size prints and using the paintings as my desktop. Maybe someday I can afford the originals.