1. #21
    This is the Graf who says he can't make art from scratch!!!

    This Ki-27 is looking gorgeous and needs finishing m8.

    VP is right, if you intend to get your work printed at any size, then at least 300dpi is a must. Phoenix's drawings are started at 300dpi and fill an A3 page before they are formatted. After they are formatted, they are closer to 450dpi.

    You need a reasonable rig to run these kinds of resolutions.

    Don't even get me started on places to get your work printed . . . .cuz basically (in my area for sure) there aren't any who do it at a cost effective price with the quality you should expect.

    I like the 6 easy steps too, more like 6000 steps at 300dpi.


    That said, this is a good very basic way of getting started.
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    So how's this for a rookie's first attempt? Man, I've stayed up two solid nights working on this. Everytime I go to stop I see something else that could be done. I could keep tweaking it but knowing me I would tweak it right out the window...

    I have the utmost respect for anyone creating these profiles. Salute to Goody for getting me interested.



    If I attempt a 300dpi image will it scale down smoothly for viewing in its entirety on the screen?

    Again, thanks for giving this old Sailor something to do for a few days. The fine bride is not too thrilled but she loves me anyway.

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    It's definitely a good start, mate, and I se you've added your own "style". Keep it up!
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    Thanks. The bezier curves gave me fits trying to figure out how to use them. And I winged my way through the layers trying different techniques on shading and stylizing.

    But taking the outline you provided and getting the above out of scratch has pleased me.

    I have a D model outline that I am going to work on. I have set the DPI at 300 and doubled the size of the outline. A concern I have is that I will loose line detail if I try to scale it down after I finish.

    Any tips on sizing?

    Edited for the word bezier.

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  5. #25
    Don't scale it down, simple as that; save the template when you're finished. Once you've got a template you can save copies in .jpg format, resixing them to taste using the "Image Size" menu. Yes, you'll lose detail in the resized pictures, but then it'll still look great (much better, in fact, then a work made at your current resolution).

    Notice that when you increase the DPI of something, it increases the overall dimensions of that piece.
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    Thanks for the tip. That is a simple solution. It will make for much more detail that can be added.

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  7. #27
    What's a good place to get the original pictures from?
    Finding the line drawings is tough.
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  8. #28
    Originally posted by actionhank1786:
    What's a good place to get the original pictures from?
    Finding the line drawings is tough.
    This is where private/personal profile art falls down, there are no reliable drawings available unless you have access to the factory blueprints.
    All other drawings have been subject to the artists own interpretation and due to this are subject to alteration.
    Your best bet is to gather as many "drawings" as you can then make your own from them. Try to back it up with photographic reference where ever possible.
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  9. #29
    Alrighty, here we go with the high-res stuff...resized of course by Photobucket.

    Basically I've decided to have a go at high-resolution profiling, far bigger then anything I've done previously. The entire profile template has been restarted at 200dpi; it's unlikely that anything from the original will be re-used. So, here's the first shot after about twelve hours of work, plus a few minutes here and there.

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    Liking the exhaust on this one Goodwood. Will bet it took a chunk of that 12 hours eh? Great job on rest so far.

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