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v1510nAry
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Al Yu
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5000 X 2500 and 10000 X 2500 are sizes I normally use to get good details.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2001 4:13 am |
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what size screens/resolutions do you guys have? I tried working on a canvas that was 2000x2000 in 1024x700 on a 17' screen and I just found myself confused... if I zoomed out to see the entire canvas I couldn't see the lines and if I worked at 100% then I didnt know where I was...
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2001 5:39 am |
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| i know this probably isn't typical of everyone out there, because i pretty much taught myself what i'm doing, but i work at 7.5"x10"x300dpi, which is a good size for printer output and matting. On a 17" monitor at 1024x768 it is workable, but 1280x1024 is better. |
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Al Yu
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2001 8:47 am |
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I use a two monitors setup 20"(1152 X 870) 15"(832 X 624) When I need to zoom way in for detailing I open another window in the small monitor and hide the tools so I can detail and see what I am doing to the overall image at the same time.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2001 11:17 am |
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Right now I'm working at 6000 x 4800 and 8400 x 6600. These are for poster prints, printed at 300 dpi. I haven't noticed a change in detail between working at 6000 x 4800 or half that size. if i need to i will work sub pixel....at 200% - 300%. There's ALOT of zooming in and out. its like working on a mural, running back 50 feet every 10 minutes, then running back to it..... 
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| Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2001 9:00 am |
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| This totally depends on where the final image is going. For print, the higher the resolution, the better! For film, anything beyond 4000 pixels is a waste, and that's only if you're going to 70mm IMAX. 2000 pixels is more standard for film. for small web stuff, most people (eg non-artists) tend to have small displays (1024x768, 1280x1024 being "high" for most consumers) so anything larger thanthat is wasted on most people. |
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