Resize a Digital Image using Paint.net
(Windows)
1. First - IMPORTANT -- make a copy of the original
image and work on that copy.
2. Launch Paint.Net1 Then go to File > open
3. After the image opens, select Image > Resize. The
image's current dimensions are displayed, including
Width and Height (in pixels), Resolution (in pixels
per inch) and the Print Size Width and Height (in
inches).
4. Make sure By absolute size and Maintain Aspect
Ratio are checked, and Paint.NET will automatically
set the Height proportionally to the Width.
5. Change the resolution to 300 and the Print size width
to about 2 inches. 6. Note that as you change the dimensions, the size of the file will change.
6. Click OK to resize the image.
7. Save with the file name as indicated in the prospectus:
“Each digital file must be named with artist’s last
name plus a shortened version of the artwork’s title.
(eg: a file for Robert Smith’s entry entitled Red Lake
in Spring might be named SmithRedLake.jpg)”
Resources for Paint.net application:
If you don't have this application on your Windows computer, you can get the free application Paint.net here:
www.getpaint.net
DPI and you: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/
topic/17049-dpi-and-you-understanding-resolution-forprint-and-web/
Full list of tutorials: http://forums.getpaint.net/
index.php?/forum/18-tutorials-publishing-only/
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Don’t have Paint.net? On a Windows PC check by going to Start > All Programs > Accessories. If you don’t find it there,
you can download it from this web site: http://www.getpaint.net/index.html Paint.net is freeware.
Resize a Digital Image using Photoshop
If you are lucky and have Photoshop, here are those directions.
1. Open the file (be sure to save
your original first).
2. Go to Image > Image > Image
size
3. Change the Resolution to 300
4. Change the width to about 2.3
inches (Leave the lock on the
width/height so the image
does not become skewed).
5. Click OK
6. Save the file name as indicated in the prospectus:
“Each digital file must be
named with artist’s last name
plus a shortened version of the artwork’s title.
(eg: a file for Robert Smith’s entry entitled Red Lake
in Spring might be named SmithRedLake.jpg)”