two pictures, same size here on screen but one is ~ 26x18cm and the other one is ~ 62x41cm
i resized the first one in gimp to get a bigger print layout, but i have no idea how to make it look on screen like it will be, when it gets printed
it fucking always looks like the original eventho its more then 2 times big...
halp me, im a newb in graphic things





This post was edited by Mecca on Dec 26 2013 09:19am

some people never shut the fuck up

nigga plz, im a newb in this graphic shit and this is just an example
just tell me how can i preview it to see if its worth to print or not
I WANT TO KNOW HOW ITS GONNA LOOK ON A PAPER

dpi?

This post was edited by TheReborn_Magi on Dec 26 2013 09:30am

how to prewiev original print size, tnx

print preview lol

The first problem is that you'er working with a raster program to resize something for print. (GIMP)
You need a vector based program to resize (illustrator, indesign) which can truly keep quality consistent to some degree.

If Gimp has a navigator window that shows you what % you're viewing your image at, set it to 100% and see how much is visible on your screen.
If it's still small, as you're resizing you need to first increase its dpi (dots per inch) to 300 + , optimized for printing. That itself should increase the size of your image. If that isn't enough then you manually increase the image size to what ever you want, but the dpi needs to be higher then 300.

You again would need to use its navigator and zoom in to 100% of its size, and see how much of the image is visible on your screen. (should be a very small portion of the image)