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Old 02-24-2008, 07:57 PM   #41
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the key is to start of high resolution then downsize as needed, going the other way never works well
but what software? i only have paint and some photoplus 6.0
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but what software? i only have paint and some photoplus 6.0
adobe photoshop and illustrator is a likely answer.
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Old 02-24-2008, 11:15 PM   #43
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adobe photoshop and illustrator is a likely answer.

i use photoshop cs3
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Old 02-25-2008, 06:19 AM   #44
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yeah but the thing is they cost money and i dont have any money i used it all to buy blank longboards
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yeah but the thing is they cost money and i dont have any money i used it all to buy blank longboards
There are free trial versions available.
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try >Paint.net< and / or >Inkscape<. Paint.net is more like Photoshop and Inkscape is more like Illustrator.
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I also have CS3, but someone told me the other day about a new image editor that is open sourced, I forget the name but it is supposed to e getting good.
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I also have CS3, but someone told me the other day about a new image editor that is open sourced, I forget the name but it is supposed to e getting good.
Do you mean the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)?
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You can never go small to large with any file that is not vector, such as .jpeg, .gif, .png, etc. Imagine nylon netting. The more you stretch it the bigger the holes in the nylon are. In comparison, its the more information that is lost. Therefore, huge amounts of pixelation.

If you dont have the software, take another picture of it in high res setting from straight on. That way you have a high res large photo, can size it down if you want, or print it and stencil it. Thats the fastest and cheapest way to do it.

If you want a free software, even though it wouldnt do anything for you if your image is too small already. There is gimp, someone already mentioned. Also, super simple programs like Picasa from Google.
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I also have CS3, but someone told me the other day about a new image editor that is open sourced, I forget the name but it is supposed to e getting good.
i wish i had the money for that.
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i wish i had the money for that.
i do to
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limewire can be very helpful if you dont mind the questionable legality issue. In my mind they charge way to much any way, even though that doesnt make it right. Oh well.
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limewire can be very helpful if you dont mind the questionable legality issue. In my mind they charge way to much any way, even though that doesnt make it right. Oh well.
read above and piece together post 43 and 51, and figure out your own conclusions
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ok i have to make a design 9 inches wide and 46.5 inces long and the pictures now is probaby 1 inch long and 2 inches wide what the hell do i do cuz i cant make it that big with out it being all crazy and crapy looking
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Be careful with those downloads, the keygens are full of trojan horses. I have cs3 legit, but technically it isn't mine it's my employers. Same goes for most of my cameras too.
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ok i have to make a design 9 inches wide and 46.5 inces long and the pictures now is probaby 1 inch long and 2 inches wide what the hell do i do cuz i cant make it that big with out it being all crazy and crapy looking
At this point it would probably be easier to free hand the drawing on the board and use your current image as a guide to look at. Because no matter what tool you use scaling up the image will look bad.

If you have the patience you can trace the image with one of the vector programs and then scale it, but it's almost as long doing that as it is to remake the image at the proper size in any of the programs.

It's all about how much time you need to paint it.
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man theres only a day or two left in Feb.............. does this contest roll over into a March contest

It looks like the build off for Feb was knida the same way???????????

I was stoked to maybe enter a deck but after all the rambling on and general thread hijacking....... it seemed rather usless .......

I never did understand where we voted......... the other forums i surf have a voting poll right on the top of the thread for votes or polls.......? Anyone?
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ok i have to make a design 9 inches wide and 46.5 inces long and the pictures now is probaby 1 inch long and 2 inches wide what the hell do i do cuz i cant make it that big with out it being all crazy and crapy looking
If you'd like, you can email it to me and Ill help you out. I have all the programs to help. You wont be able to do anything unless you make it vector (infinitely scalable through illustrator) at this rate in the game.

My email is sylviajane@gmail.com
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Sylvia, you're a good person to offer to help like that.

Teddy, the voting begins Mar 7. A thread w/ poll and pics will probably appear at that time.
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Teddy, Sniffleless wrote that he would post a entry thread for this graphics contest on Feb 28th or 29th. I can't wait, because I just finished my board last night. Photos are taken, descritption is written. What I need to know is what size should I resize my photos to?
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