Cost of making comics

[steve.ledger]

Make sure you export from Xara Xtreme to a format that the Gimp supports.

File Formats:

[handrawn]

if you have layers and you want to keep these use PSD

if you don't, or you do not mind them all being exported to one layer you can use PNG

I would avoid JPEG/GIF/TIFF[from xtreme] for this work

don't forget - if you want to print your work, you must export from xtreme at a suitable pixel size

I would recommend 300dpi resolution for print - so the size of your PNG image, as exported from xtreme at the default 96dpi, would need to be a little over three times the size of your print size [312.5%]

However you can set your export to 300dpi and then your image size and your print size should be in sync - which is usually easier

[woodwater]

Hi
How do i erase pencil lines from my sketches that i imported to Xara to be inked? Is that possible?

thanks

[handrawn]

Have you got an example?

[steve.ledger]

Delete the layer which has the imported pencils lines.
You did put them on a locked layer and used a new layer for inking right?

[handrawn]

lets hope so..

rather thinking it might be how to erase some of them only....

[woodwater]

Delete the layer which has the imported pencils lines.
You did put them on a locked layer and used a new layer for inking right?

I didnt do anything yet. I`ve been trying to figure out whats the best way to do eveything-stat in xara, import to Gimps or jusdt do all in xara.

I still have to learn to work with layers. It`s one of the tutorials I havent watched carefully yet

[woodwater]

lets hope so..

rather thinking it might be how to erase some of them only....

piece of cake. I opened a new layer for the inking.After inking a bit, i closed the sketched layer and could only see the inked part. Amazing how things turn out to be easy after looking like a puzzle. Thats why I never give up

[HayTay]

How do i erase pencil lines from my sketches that i imported to Xara to be inked? Is that possible?

Why do you need to erase pencil lines from your sketch when you're inking over them? Why not just ignore the pencil lines you don't want to ink? It's the same thing you'd do if you were inking them using a real marker, pen, or fountain pen. You're just using your pencil sketch as a guide and it's not going to be a part of the finished comic, right?

I must be missing something. Yes? No?

More input,
Harry

[handrawn]

well at the end of the day you could do it all in gimp for that matter

one things for sure

the only way to find out which way you actually prefer.... is to try out the alternatives

its not a logical puzzle here that has just the one answer.....