>Hello Folks, Downloaded this program , and I think it is an excellent >program. >Never done much editing before, so im kinda lost. >Been reading through the manuals and cannot seem to find how to make >large prints. >Im wanting to make a print that is bigger than my printer can make. >knowing that , i know there is a way to print a large print and then >piece it together. >Im wanting to make a print that is the same size as my canvas that im >painting on. >I like to paint from photos, and i like my photos to be the same size >as my canvas >My canvas that im painting on is 20 by 16, so I like for my photos >that i paint from to be the same size. >My printer of course is not a 24 inch printer, it is just a all in one >Hp printer. And can only print *8.5 by 11.5. >I know that you can print several pieces of a photo and then piece it >together as one photo with tape or glue. >So i will print several different images of a photo and then piece it >together as one , to paint from.. > >Can someone help a fellow out? >Thx >RobertC
There are a few ways you can do this. Your preferred size 16"x20" fits in quite well with US letter 8.5"x11" - gives 4 images with some margins. Make a new canvas 16"x20" @ 100 ppi This is assuming that you do not need high quality for your crib sheet. Use Image -> Guides -> New Guide (by percent) one Vertical 50% and repeat for one horizontal at 50% That should get something like this without the gray patch which is equivalent to a sheet of US Paper. screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/yThs1Hg.jpg Example gimp .xcf attached Using 20x16?You will need to rotate it 90 deg. Open your photo as a new layer: File -> Open As Layers Scale it up or down to fit: Layer -> Scale Layer screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/sJhL0su.jpg Once happy with the scaling use: Image -> Transform -> Guillotine This creates 4 new images cut along the guides. screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/JIHTIqh.jpg Printing in Windows from Gimp is often fraught with problems. This was linux which has a better interface. My advice export your 4 images (png or jpg) then open in some other application and print from there. Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/544/original/16x20-100ppi.xcf -- rich2005 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
