PAGE SIZES/RESOLUTION - A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE!
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In the submission guidelines it's written that the comicpages needs to have a resolution of minimum 300 DPI. Is size really that important? Does it need to be accurate? YES!
When putting files up for printing, low-resolution art will turn out very, very badly. So if you cannot get the resolution and sizes right: sorry, I cannot approve your work, and you need to try all over again to get it right. So, if you want to avoid getting rejected because of something as silly (but still extremely important) as the size of your files, here's some information to help you on the right way:
IF YOU SCAN THE PAGES AND DON'T EDIT THEM IN PHOTOSHOP ETC:
If all the pages are hand-made (graphics, text and all) and all you need to do is scan them and send them over, the only thing you need to do is make sure you scan the pages in 300 DPI or more. The settings for DPI should be in your scanner settings, often called "output resolution" with a drop-down box or something letting you choose between different DPI's.
IF YOU SCAN THE PAGES AND EDIT THEM IN PHOTOSHOP ETC:
If you edit the pages in Photoshop or other programs (for example coloring, lettering etc) follow the same step as above: scan the pages in 300 DPI or more. The settings for DPI should be in your scanner settings, often called "output resolution" with a drop-down box or something letting you choose between different DPI's.
Next, it is very important that you do not RESIZE the file after you've scanned it! If you're going to color it, make sure you choose a DPI your computer can handle to work with (if 600 or 400 DPI makes your computer struggle, choose 300 DPI instead).
NEVER RESIZE THE FILES. NEVER!
For all files you send, you should never, and I mean never, resize them. If you have originally scanned the files in the wrong resolution and have ended up with a far too small file: too bad. But it does not help using Photoshop's "Image size" or resizing it to make it bigger!
Example:
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This is a file representing correct DPI resolution. |
This is a file representing a file with too small DPI resolution. |
This is a file representing the file with too small DPI resolution been resized in Photoshop. |
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Perfect resolution for printing! ^_^ |
Oops...too small! Would look like a post-stamp in the magazine ^^U |
Eww! We wouldn't want to see something like THAT on print, would we? O_O |
As you see, resizing makes the file larger, but absolutely not better! So it's important that you get the files in correct DPI before you start working on them. There's unfortunately not much you can do afterwards.
