Composing a large painting

[voodoolady]

This may have been answered but my search didn't find it.


When we did the strawberries it was over 3 pages which we then cut and taped to be larger than one printer page (it was a pdf file)  I have several photos I would like to paint but I want them bigger than one page ie.  Say I do a canvas that is 18 inches I want it to print it as if the paper was 18 inches long not 14inch (actual)

What program or how would you set up the printer to do that.  I can't work it out without losing something on the edges.

If there is a class or a forum post please point me in the right direction

 

[scouserl41]

You can always go to a copy shop and get them to print it 11 x 17. Crop the picture carefully to get the subject as big as you can within the 17" paper.
Or crop the picture in half and save it as a new file, then crop the picture with the other half and save that. Print the 2 halves on 81/2 x 11 paper and tape them together, play around to get the size right.
I'm lucky I have an 11 x 17 printer!
Brian

[voodoolady]

You can always go to a copy shop and get them to print it 11 x 17. Crop the picture carefully to get the subject as big as you can within the 17" paper.
Or crop the picture in half and save it as a new file, then crop the picture with the other half and save that. Print the 2 halves on 81/2 x 11 paper and tape them together, play around to get the size right.
I'm lucky I have an 11 x 17 printer!
Brian

Yes you are very lucky!  I'm about 200kms from the closest copy shop so that's not an option   I know Nolan did something and put it as a PDF file.....not sure if what he did was the same as you are suggesting. Sounds like that might work but my painting is about a metre wide so it's gonna take a while with A4 

Either way wish me 

[musika]

I use a program called Poster it! to prepare photos for printing on multiple sheets.
http://greatis.com/utilities/posterit/

It's Windows only.
First I use a photo program to size the image to the correct dimensions then I save that image and open it in Poster it!

[voodoolady]

I use a program called Poster it! to prepare photos for printing on multiple sheets.
http://greatis.com/utilities/posterit/

It's Windows only.
First I use a photo program to size the image to the correct dimensions then I save that image and open it in Poster it!

Thanks Ray that is exactly what I am looking for!  Now I can do my cowboy on a horse!

[scouserl41]

Don't forget the grid method for enlarging pictures.
Brian

[voodoolady]

Don't forget the grid method for enlarging pictures.
Brian

  Thanks Brian.....I got taught the pinch method LOL......pinch photo eg.....window is 6 pinches up the photo so it's 6 pinches (based on ratio) up the canvas......it works quite well....Just the one really want to paint it quite intricate so I want to transfer it over so I've got all the marks in the right places....plus work out WHERE I think it will suit on the total canvas.

[doina]

  Thanks Ray for sharing

[musika]