Thanks to Barb S's help, here's my first attempt at posting a photo. It's a pretty cool 3-part cartoon with one part featuring Rick Glawson at the bottom. I thought everyone here might like to see it. I only wish I could have met him and Lola.
I hope this works!
Posted by CJ Allan (Member # 52) on :
Greg.......... I picked up a copy of Street Rodder when it was first brought to our attention........
"Great artwork by Bell......and definatly a fine tribute to Rick & Lola......
Thanks......cj
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
I can't read it. I even downloaded it to look closer in photoshop, but too low resolution. Is there any chance of going back to an original scan & if you can give us about 550 pixels wide at 72 dpi it would be much better.
Posted by CJ Allan (Member # 52) on :
Doug........ I Greg can't, I'll scan it in later this afternoon, and e-mail it to anyone that asks.......just let me know........
Also.........it's in the back of the Sept. issue of "Street Rodder", on the stands till 8/26
Hope this helps............cj
Posted by Greg McRoberts (Member # 3501) on :
Hi Doug,
It was scanned @ 72 dpi and saved as a 500 pixel wide jpg. which are the instructions i was given. I agree it's a pretty rough and I'll be glad to save it at a much higher res. I was just afraid of posting a file much too large to load.
Suggestions?
Posted by Steve Shortreed (Member # 436) on :
Just a couple tips Greg. Since most computors can only display at 72dpi, higher resolutions are not the answer.
This is a very detailed piece of work. The current image is 286 pixels wide and 400 pixels vertically. When Barb says 500 pixels, she means 500 pixels in width. The current size would be fine for most pics, but this particular cartoon is so detailed, a larger image is necessary.
Here's another tip. When saving photos, you can choose the comman jpg format or save it as a gif. Why and when should you consider saving as a gif?
The jpg format compresses files. The more you compress, the smaller the file size. This is great, but there is a trade-off. The more you compress, the more detail and quality you lose.
The gif format is best for artwork that contains fewer than 250 colors. It's perfect for line drawings like this. Using gif, you can reduce the colors to the bare esentials, redusing file size without sacrificing quality. I would reduce this cartoon to somewhere between 4 and 8 colors, 72dpi and 500 pixels wide.
As a general "guide," I use jpg for photographs and anything else that contains more than 250 colors. We usually compress them to 70% of their original size. You can fool around and go lower, but this works for us.
Play around with the two formats and you'll soon see when and where to use each.
Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
To add to what Steve says, if you have photoshop, when you save for the web, it brings up a window that allows you to see what the art or pic will look like under both formats. Like Steve says, pics do better as jpegs, and artwork does better as a gif. It also allows you to see how big the file will be and how long it will take to load on a 28.8 modem. Neat schtufff!
Posted by Greg McRoberts (Member # 3501) on :
Thanks for the tips fellers. Much 'preciated. I know what you're saying about gifs and I agree. I posted it through PhotoIsland and they only permit jpgs, so I was kind of stuck. and you're right steve, it has an extrodinary amount of detail for what I was trying to do. Maybe I'll re-scan it and crop out the top two cartoons.
Posted by Greg McRoberts (Member # 3501) on :
Thanks to a rescan by CJ and a new posting address from Doug, here's a much better view of the Rick Glawson cartoon.
Thanks a lot for your help guys! Posted by CJ Allan (Member # 52) on :
Hard ta beat them "ALLAN" boys, when they get together..................eh ??
But.......Mom always liked him best........ !!
I'll still be happy to e-mail a copy to anyone that wants one.......Now that I scanned it in about 20 damn times to get it half way right.........
Just e-mail me It's done in GIF at 200dpi
..........cj
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
cj, thank you for sending it to me, and for publishing it here in a way we can see.
This appears to have been done by someone that knew nothing about "the boss." The cartoon lacks the character and appearance and type of work and presentation Rick would do. I think it should have not been published.
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