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[olivermoss]

My plans for today involved doing test printing to see if my approach to making button designs would work, have it go well and then be energized to finish all the designs, secure in the knowledge they'd print fine.

That did not happen. The test print was a train wreck. I have to fully digitize the stuff, which can run into fiddly issues with sizing.

I am tempted to just try a different Kinko's first and see if they have different copiers. I was pretty surprised how freaking pixelated my stuff turned out. I could also try my own scans, but again, sizing issues.

Once I get a workflow, things should move fast. But figuring out the workflow is fussy and time consuming.

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[teigh_corvus]

Ugh. You have my sympathies. Figuring out the fiddly bits for a new project is always such a pain.

[olivermoss]

Layer merging issues is MangaStudio is why I didn't make new templates after my last batch. I was so hopeful about being able to use trad art in this, and am honestly confused as to how it turned out quite this bad.

[teigh_corvus]

The fact that your trad art pixelated... I don't know, it does sound like talking to another Kinko's branch might be worth a try. Assuming there's one relatively close by.

[olivermoss]

It didn't pixelate too badly, but since button designs are smol they need to be super crisp. That is why I always got my files printed and usually there. I might try another one just because it was such an odd problem.

[teigh_corvus]

Oh yeah, I did know that about button image design. This process is out of my standard arts wheelhouse, but I do know several artists who make buttons from their art. I wish I had some proper technical advice to offer on this issue. Instead, I guess I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this is merely an odd and temporary speed bump for the project.

[olivermoss]

Thanks! I will sort this out somehow. Sorting out process is so fussy.

Glad you posted - I found something I thought you might like!

[disgruntledgirl]

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Re: Glad you posted - I found something I thought you might like!

[olivermoss]

I want to stay in one so badly! They few times I've tried they've been booked up. Campsite, yurt and firelookout station bookings are fairly cheap here, but getting them can be hard!