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Flare_Boy · Member Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 90

Does anyone one have a recommended pixel size so the picture isn't SUPER big?

Stratadrake · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject:

Yes, set your scanner to 75dpi -- this is close enough to the resolution of a standard computer monitor to make a scanned drawing appear roughly life-size when viewed.

When scanning artwork, you simply [i]must[/i] pay attention to the scanner's resolution setting, this is what determines the size of the resulting image. If you scanned a piece large, open it up again (in Photoshop, GIMP, etc.) and resize it to something smaller.
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London · Moderator Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 6474

I prefer scanning things very large and shrinking them on the computer. It's easier than fiddling with the scanner settings every time I want to scan something.

As for size, it depends on how much detail your art has. I usually shrink things down to a width/height of no more than 800 pixels. For things with more detail, I shrink it enough so that it can fit on my screen in at least one direction, haha.
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Blade · Still very bored Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 264

I usually make it as tall as 850-800 pixels.
But really try to work with what fits on the screen without having to scroll.
Unless you have a heck of a lot of detail.