Comments on: FAQS | What size should I illustrate for children’s books? http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/ - ramblings & advice from illustrator Heather Castles Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: heather http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/#comment-663192 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:04:27 +0000 http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/#comment-663192 Thanks for your comment on my blog... great question... quick answer : feel free to illustrate larger than 100%. Scaling a colour image down digitally (even grayscale) won't make it "darker," the colour will remain the same. Good luck! Thanks for your comment on my blog… great question… quick answer : feel free to illustrate larger than 100%. Scaling a colour image down digitally (even grayscale) won’t make it “darker,” the colour will remain the same. Good luck!

]]> by: Dave http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/#comment-663179 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:26:48 +0000 http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/#comment-663179 Hi Heather! If you've answered this question somewhere on your site already; my apologies- you have quite an extensive collection of great information- thanks for sharing! When I create B x w line art, I'll usually draw oversized, then scale down for nice crisp black lines in my finished print size. For my next project, I will be adding washes of gray with watercolor. I'm guessing I'll need to create the artwork at 100% (and not oversized)to maintain the exact tones of gray I put on the paper. Is this assumption correct? Can I get away with drawing a small percentage larger than print size, and still maintain my gray tones after reduction? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks! Hi Heather!
If you’ve answered this question somewhere on your site already; my apologies- you have quite an extensive collection of great information- thanks for sharing! When I create B x w line art, I’ll usually draw oversized, then scale down for nice crisp black lines in my finished print size. For my next project, I will be adding washes of gray with watercolor. I’m guessing I’ll need to create the artwork at 100% (and not oversized)to maintain the exact tones of gray I put on the paper. Is this assumption correct? Can I get away with drawing a small percentage larger than print size, and still maintain my gray tones after reduction? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks!

]]> by: Laura http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/#comment-645969 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:25 +0000 http://blog.illustrationcastle.com/2009/11/03/faqs-what-size-should-i-illustrate-for-childrens-books/#comment-645969 I really enjoy reading your tips, they are so helpful and this one is not an exception. Thanks for sharing!! I really enjoy reading your tips, they are so helpful and this one is not an exception.

Thanks for sharing!!

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