Enlarging images without losing resolution?

Rider · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:35 pm

How can i enlarge a image ;

E.g

Without losing it's resolution and getting blurry ;

Aaron · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:37 pm

I don't think its possible, unless you can find a way to add pixels while enlarging the picture which is like impossible xD

Rider · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:43 pm

Ive seen numerous people do it, and there's plently of guides.
But i thought it'd be better to know from someone with experience.

Rhett · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:53 pm

graphics-and-art-tutorials-f43/raster-and-vector-images-t18592.html

Hurray, I was able to find it again. x)

Rider · **Posted:** Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:59 pm

Im not the greatest with the pen tool xD
Any other easier ways?

WEARD · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:23 am

No you can't sorry.
Try with the pen tool.

lazypando · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:27 am

Phee wrote:

http://vectormagic.com/

Obviously not perfect, and you'll get more accurate results hand tracing. But it's nice and fast and effortless.

Also, I make vectors in photoshop all the time, one of the most essential components about photoshop is the ability to make and use both raster and vector layers.

Lovely guide

Spoiler: show

it lost a bit of blue at the end of the tail

Blant · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:36 pm

yeah sorry to say, the only thing is "smart" enlarging that photoshop does, the quality won't be as bad but it's still bad, unless it's vector you're always going to lose pixels =/

gaelle · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:03 pm

It all depends of the original size of your picture !

Rena · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:33 pm

Ehh, I don't think there's any other way.

You can try sharpening the image using the filters after you enlarge it, but I think the results aren't exactly satisfactory.
Or, at least, I'm not skilled enough to produce satisfactory results with that method/

John · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:53 pm

permeability wrote:

Ehh, I don't think there's any other way.

You can try sharpening the image using the filters after you enlarge it, but I think the results aren't exactly satisfactory.
Or, at least, I'm not skilled enough to produce satisfactory results with that method/

It just makes it look all weird and scratchy if you do it that way.

Fury · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:24 pm

lazypando wrote:

Phee wrote:

http://vectormagic.com/

Obviously not perfect, and you'll get more accurate results hand tracing. But it's nice and fast and effortless.

Also, I make vectors in photoshop all the time, one of the most essential components about photoshop is the ability to make and use both raster and vector layers.

Lovely guide

Spoiler: show

it lost a bit of blue at the end of the tail

The picture came out amazing still. I was trying to look for a site that does this also. :arf:

Rena · **Posted:** Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:04 am

Yeah that's why I said that the results aren't exactly very satisfactory, unless you're crazily skilled with the pen tool xD

Tragedy · **Posted:** Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:19 am

If you are in desperate need of enlarging a raster image, you could always pay someone who's good at it to convert your raster to a vector.

Macdoodles · **Posted:** Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:08 pm

I dont really think you can do this,..--> Its like create apples out of thin air..When you enlargen an image, you are taking wats there and stretching it. No componentschange

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