Pixel Joint Forum: Physical Size of Pixel Art

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   Hello, all!

I'm looking for advice regarding sizing pixel art. I'm new to the style, so this question may be rudimentary.

Essentially, I'm using MSPaint to create pixelized trading card templates. How would I go about making these templates the size of a standard trading card (3.5" x 2.5")?

I might be explaining this poorly, so to be clear: When I print the template, I want it to print to the size of a standard trading card.

Can anyone help me with this?

Edited by aaro - 10 August 2013 at 3:25pm

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aaro Seaman Joined: 10 August 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Topic: Physical Size of Pixel Art Posted: 10 August 2013 at 3:25pm
	Hello, all! I'm looking for advice regarding sizing pixel art. I'm new to the style, so this question may be rudimentary. Essentially, I'm using MSPaint to create pixelized trading card templates. How would I go about making these templates the size of a standard trading card (3.5" x 2.5")? I might be explaining this poorly, so to be clear: When I print the template, I want it to print to the size of a standard trading card. Can anyone help me with this? Edited by aaro - 10 August 2013 at 3:25pm
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neota Commander Joined: 27 November 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 158	Posted: 10 August 2013 at 6:22pm
	That depends entirely on the DPI it's printed at, which is up to you to select when you are printing. For example, supposing that you are printing at 300 dpi, then 300x300 pixels in the image is one inch on paper. Therefore, 3.5" x 2.5" at 300dpi is (300 * 3.5 == 1050) x (300 * 2.5 = 750) pixels.
	absolutely.
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aaro Seaman Joined: 10 August 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 10 August 2013 at 7:13pm
	That makes perfect sense. I'll experiment with the settings to find the optimum resolution. Thanks for the help!
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