Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip
You don't need the scanned image to be huge, but it should retain most of
the details that exist in the artwork. Scan in the model sheet at 100% or a
resolution of 300 dpi; this is quite big, but it's easier to shrink the image
later on than to enlarge it. In addition, scanning it higher and then redu-
cing it will give you a better-quality image than if you initially scan at a
lower dpi.
Preparing the Scanned Image
When you take the image into Photoshop (or your preferred digital imaging package), you
firstneedtorotateit,inthiscase90degreescounterclockwise. Savetherotatedimagenow
for use as reference.
Once all that is done, you can shrink the image. All you need to do is adjust the ppi (pixels
per inch); this will scale the overall image (
Figure 2.2
).
FIGURE 2.2
Scaling an image in Photoshop's Image Size window
