Resizing Image Question

[raggamuffin]

Hi,

I'm looking to upload my artwork to Saatchi Art website and it advises that in order to use their open edition print services, the pixel size of the image must be exact.

The original scan of the artwork is a PDF file and the artwork was A4 size. A4 is 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in but they don't offer this size. What size would you go for to avoid distorting the image? I'd assume 8x12?

Here's the list from Saatchi on pixel sizes required along with the info from the PDF file when I was opening it on Photoshop.

I'm a complete novice with PS, and I wanted to know how best to resize the image to ensure quality is good for printing?

Ed

 

[raggamuffin]

I resized the image, but it couldn't keep the aspect ratio if it was going to be 1200 x 1800. It wanted it to be at 1297 x 1800. It doesn't make the image look too distorted though. Besides, if that's the size the website needs - then that's what it needs.

Ed

 

[Ink stained Fingers]

you have 3 choices - you crop your image slightly to fit the aspect ratio - or you change the aspect ratio of your image to 2:3 which would be a slight compression 1297 to 1200 since A4 is not 2:3 or 1:1.5 but 1 to 1.41 - or you add a small border at the top and bottom of your image or you add a border around your image but with the different width horizontally and vertically.
And you might consider upgrading and use the 2400x3600 image option if your image is already larger than 1200x1800 to start with.

 

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