Image Preparation for Submission

It is essential that the digital images of your artwork are of the highest professional quality. The standards that apply to traditional slide documentation also apply to the digital slide format.

PREPARING IMAGES FOR ONYX:

Following are generalized instructions for formatting your images to Onyx specifications. The steps will vary depending on the photo editing program you are using.

1. Open the image file in the photo editing program. Start with a large image.
2. Go to the Image Size or Re-size dialog box located within the toolbar menu options.
3. set the image resolution to 72 ppi or dpi.
4. Set the biggest dimension of the image to 850 or more pixels.
5. Make sure your file size is at least 1.2 MB (mega, not kilo)
6. Click OK.
7. Save it as a JPEG file format.

PHOTOSHOP TIPS

The steps below show one method of formatting images using Adobe Photoshop, those proficient with the software may have different methods. I have determined these to be the best for novices.

1. Start out with an original uncompressed image file that has been prepared and is no less than 10 inches after cropping. You will adjust the files to meet the image specification size by following the general steps below:
2. Open the file in Adobe Photoshop.
3. Go to Image - Image Size to open the Image Size dialogue box.
4. Under Document Size - Set Resolution to 72 pixels/inch.
5. Under Pixel Dimension: Set the longest dimension to 850 or more pixels.
6. Please make sure you have a file size of at least 1.2 MB.
Constrain Proportions and Resample Image are checked off by default.
Leave the setting at Bicubic.
7. Click OK.
8. Go to: File - Save As
Name it in the manner specified on the application:
In this case, use the title of the artwork, but not more than 20 characters.
9. In the pull down menu make sure the Setting is JPEG.
10. In Jpeg Options the Quality should be at Maximum.
11. In Format Options select Baseline. Click Save or OK
Save your image as a JPEG in a folder that is easy to find on your computer.
12. You are done with the first image.
Repeat these steps for the rest of the images you plan to upload to Onyx via Entry Thingy.

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