[Twitchmonkey]

That is why I said to set the pixel aspect ratio beforehand, so you can get the proper dimensions in your desired output. Unless you view it in the aspect ratio you intend to export to, you can be sure that your image looks correct.

[Twitchmonkey]

Aye, there are many different ways of handling this, none of which are particularly convincing, but the one that will work best depends heavily on the image you’re working with. Generally speaking, you will probably want to use a “black & white” adjustment layer, add a low intensity texture, and use one or more of the artistic filters. Again, if the pictures looks even close to an actual pencil drawing, it’s usually a fluke. People will think you used a cool filter, but you won’t be fooling anyone. Paintings on the other hand, are quite fun and convincing using Photoshop, but you’re going to have to get your hands a little dirty with some manual labor.

[Twitchmonkey]

I’ve tested this, and I did get an error message saying there was insufficient memory on the scratch disk when I tried to make a 100 in. x 100 in. file. If you have multiple drives however, you can perhaps change the drive in the Edit->Preferences->Performance tab. However, since you’re most likely not creating a composition that is 8 ft. x 8 ft., you might not encounter any problems. Also, remember to set your pixels per inch to 300, you probably knew that, but I wouldn’t want to see an image as big as you’re planning on making at 72 ppi.

[Twitchmonkey]

Well, first, to increase the size of the image go to Image->Image Size.

Then, to change the pixel aspect ratio, go to Image->Pixel Aspect Ratio and set it to what you need.

Of course, because you’re changing the proportions of the pixel, and you’re changing the size of the image, you’re going to get some blurring and distortion. The distortion can be dealt with using the Edit->Transform tools, and you can somewhat see to any possible blurring with an unsharp mask or other sharpen filter.

However, for best results, always see to it that your pixel aspect ratio and size are set properly before starting. I assume you didn’t have this option as you were using a template, but keep that in mind if you ever decide to make something from scratch in Photoshop.

Hope this helps,

Twitch

[Twitchmonkey]

Image->Image Size

then enter your parameters and then hit okay. So far as I can tell that’d work fine.

[Twitchmonkey]

I figured it out. Just in case I’m not the last person on earth to discover this feature, it can be accessed by going to Window->Arrange->New Window for “xxx”.

[Twitchmonkey]

And that is just what I did. I managed to locate it on the output settings, though I must say it was not easy to find. I’ll also make sure to take a look at that video. Thanks.