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[tlc]

Can anyone help me with whats the best way to reduce a photo file down to make it a good avatar, have a look at my current one and you will see why Im asking my four pixel dogs!!

I did it in PS but not really sure Im doing it right.

As for a signature, think Im going to have to get a lot better with PS to be able to make one myself.

[Guest Pandii]

I know nothing about PS, I use microsoft office picture manager to resize.

sorry

[ruthless]

I'm not very good at giving instructions, so bare with me! Open your dog pic > image > image size ... then resize to as close to 80 x 80 pixels as you can [make sure resample image is checked]. Then File > Save for Web > jpeg and maximum should be small enough.

That's one way, but in Photoshop there's more than one way to skin a cat! HTH

[tlc]

I thought thats what I did, Ill go and have another try. Thanks

[tlc]

I thought thats what I did, Ill go and have another try. Thanks

[ruthless]

You can send it to me and I'll do it if you want

[tlc]

Yay!!! Thanks so much Ruth, no more pixel dogs, I did go back into PS and tried to do it but I just couldnt get it to work. I am hoping to do a coure of Advanced PS later in the year, I cant wait!!

Thanks again!!

[ruthless]

No worries

I just made an 80x80 pixel 100dpi document, opened your pic and dragged it onto the blank canvas. Then use the free transform tool to scale it [while holding the shift key so it doesn't distort]. Because it wasn't square I put a layer behind it and filled it with black. Then save for web.