BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter Jan. 29th Resize Photo

Published: Tue, 01/29/19

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #193 Resize Photo

I have been here in Florida since last week and I first want to say sorry to all those up North who are going through the Arctic freezes and snowfalls that are breaking records. Coming Friday I will be hosting the Dunedin Fine Art Center Feb. 1st and finishing up at The Village Art Center on Feb 2nd. For info on each event click the links above. These are free demonstrations by artists that teach at Dillman's. I also am doing 2 paint parties one in Dunedin Art Center and the other at The Village. Hope to see you there!

If you are entering any shows where you need to send in digital photos that are a certain size, like the TWSA which is due tomorrow you will probably need to resize your photos. This week's newsletter talks about how to do this with your computer and your phone. TWSA juried show entry is due tomorrow. If you want to enter click HERE.

NO Class at the Civic Center in Libertyville, Thursday, Jan 31st 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

NO Class but Open Studio by Bill at BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, Feb. 2nd 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Resizing a Photo

One of the most asked questions I get when it comes to entering an exhibition is how do I resize my digital photos to meet the entry requirements. For anybody like myself who has used Adobe Photoshop in their job, this task is simple. For many who have not used a photo application or program this can be a frustrating task. I hope to show videos I found on YouTube and explain the process the best I can in this newsletter.

For those that have no idea how to resize a digital file, I must first explain what a digital photo file entails.

A digital photo file has a file size which is measured in kilobytes or megabytes.

Then there is the DPI (dots per inch) size of the digital photo which calculates how many pixels are in an inch of the image.

72dpi to 100dpi is generally used when the image is viewed on a monitor which makes the file size smaller. 300-dpi is generally used for printing an image onto a physical surface.

There is also the pixel size of the image which includes the dimensions of the width and height of the image.

Most juried exhibitions ask that the image size (dimensions) be no larger than 1500 x 1500 pixels. The image file size usually can't be larger than 5 Megabytes.

Now you must decide on what app or program you want to use to change or resize the digital image. You can do this on a phone/tablet or a computer. Below are 2 videos I found that show ways to resize an image on an Apple computer and the other video is for a Window computer.

For your phone I recommend you download the Adobe Photoshop Express app for both iPhone and Android

When you download the app to your phone test out the features then when you save the image it will give you the pixel dimension size and the quality size.

I recommend you use a computer for resizing the image but if you don't have access to a computer then a phone and tablet can do it for you but I feel it is easier for the beginner to use the computer.

If all those ways above fails go to webresizer.com and resize your photo there

How to resize a photo in Windows

Resizing Photos on a Mac

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS in 2019

Dillman's Festival, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, DEMO & Paint Party, Florida, February 1st
For Information Click Here

Dillman's Festival, The Villages, Demo & Paint Party, Florida, February 2nd
For Information Click Here

Morris Watercolor Guild WORKSHOP, IL, March 1st,
Information to come

France Workshop WORKSHOP,France, April 13th-27th,
WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT

Dillman's Acrylic WORKSHOP, Lac du Flambeau, WI, June 3rd - 6th
For Information Click Here

Vermont Art Event WORKSHOP Classes, VT, July 29th - August 2nd,
Information to come

Cheap Joes WORKSHOP, Boone NC, Sept. 9th - 13th
For Information Click Here

Dillman's Watercolor WORKSHOP, Lac du Flambeau, WI, Sept. 23d - 26th
For Information Click Here

Artist of the Week

Gary Wigman

Gary Wigman is a friend who came with me to Florida to help me host the Dillman's Festival of Artists. Gary also is one heck of a talented artist that produces some amazing works.

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