Photo. How to choose...
It is very important to choose a good photo as a portrait source. The
most common mistake is to send us a photo where person's face takes just a
little fraction of the image. For good results person's face should take
at least 1/3 of the photo.
Take a look at following examples. First two photographs are unsuitable
for portrait drawing. Third photo is OK.
Photo. How to scan...
You can send us both colored or black-and-white photographs.
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Colored photo:
scan image as Colored photo with color depth - 24 bits, resolution
150 dpi for 3x5" photo. Increase resolution for smaller photos. |
Grayscale photo:
scan image as Grayscale photo (8 bit), resolution 150 dpi. for
3x5" photo. Increase resolution for smaller photos. |
Photo. How to save...
Save any image as JPEG file format with parameters as shown at
the screen-shot (please note that your software may display an option
dialog that looks differently):
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Try to save file with high or maximum quality. Make sure that the
file size does not exceed 1 Mb. We do not accept files larger than 1
Mb. |
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If you have photo with several persons, don't forget to write us
whom you would like we to draw. |
What to do if you have no scanner...
Scanner is not required if you already have a photo in digital
form (as file on your disk) and this photo meets our requirements.
Otherwise you can use an internet-cafe or other third-party service to
scan the photo. There are a lot of internet cafes
over the world. You can find the nearest one using
www.cybercafe.org
website. Although information at
www.cybercafe.org
seems to be very accurate, we suggest that you place a phone call before
visiting the internet-cafe.
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