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Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 3:02 pm
by Sakura
Erm... I didn't get it this time... are you unable or unwilling to change the settings on your scan software?
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 5:02 pm
by Hiki
Neither xD The file is huuuuge and rather blurry if I just save it the way the scanner scans it. And since this computer isn't mine, I cannot afford to put lots of huge files on here, so I resize the file immediately after scanning.
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 5:44 pm
by oldwrench
Ok, I don't have the original to rescan, so I re-sampled the one I have at double the dpi and sharpened it a bit then saved it as a jpeg at 10% compression. It's about the same file size as the one you uploaded. here's what I get.
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 9:04 am
by Sakura
Have you tried scanning at black+white (not grayscale!) and saving as gif file?
I have a tool that allows selective compression in jpg images. Instead of treating all 16x16 blocks the same it reduces the bitrate for simple blocks while increasing the rest. It creates a very good quality at high compression rates.
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 2:13 pm
by JHawkNH
Sakura wrote:Have you tried scanning at black+white (not grayscale!) and saving as gif file?
I wouldn't suggest saving the image as a black and white image. With pencil drawings it make them look really bad.
Maybe I should send Hiki a large flash drive so that she can save off her images without having to worry about taking up someone elses hard drive space.
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 4:39 pm
by Sakura
It really depends on the dpi. At 1200 dpi there is no blurring at all. And gif saves without loss of quality and without increasing the file size too much because it compresses the image in whole and not one 16x16 block at once.
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 10:06 am
by Hiki
Erm.. I'm actually happy with my pencil scans..

I appreciate the tips and all, but I'm not the one who wants them bigger xD And since I upload them at dA as well, I don't need a ginormous-sized file because they'll make it smaller anyway. Might as well do it myself so I can make sure the quality is good enough for me..
Also, I don't think my scanner can scan at 1200 dpi xD
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: May 30th, 2011, 1:20 pm
by Hiki
Here's a preview of something I'm working on :) Kaigara got a make-over =w= You probably won't see the finished piece for a looooong time, if I upload it at all xD

- Kaigara (c) me
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: July 1st, 2011, 7:24 pm
by Hiki
Another w.i.p.

- All characters (c) me
I'm going to put this on a notebook when it's done =w=
Re: Hiki's artsies (or something like that)
Posted: July 6th, 2011, 4:34 pm
by JHawkNH
That is really good Hiki. Are you planning on coloring that one.
Also,
CHARLIES ANGELS!!!
Sorry, had to say that.
