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Denise Cat

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Hello everyone. This is just a quick question. Can you tell me how which would be the best way to crop this painting. All advice greatly received. Thanks, Denise.

Alan Bickley

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Well I mentioned this earlier on your posting Denise, you just need to get rid of those rough edges, the position of the objects is fine. It all depends what software and what device you’re working with, but most devices should have a cropping tool. Others will I’m sure be able to give you more specific instructions.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Denise did you take the photo with a iPad or with a camera. I can tell you how to crop it if it’s the iPad.

Denise Cat

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Hi Paul, I took it on an iphone and sent it on that. I also use a PC. When I send my photo's to my PC and then try to upload them to the site, they come on upside down sometimes. I can't figure it out. Even if I rotate them upside down and save them and try that way, it still doesn't work. So now, I save the picture in a collage program, then download it to the PC, then it seems to come on the right way up, on the site.

Denise Cat

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Thanks for the advice Alan.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Your iPhone should have a edit option in the photo gallery. You should be able to cut the picture to size  by using the edit option. Take a photo of anything and see if you can crop it. Let us know what happens.

Denise Cat

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Done Paul, I’ve never needed to edit before, I usually just transfer onto computer. You can size it and it tidies the edges up. I’ll size any now before I transfer them. Thanks.

Alan Bickley

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And also Denise, there’s a rotation tool which is useful for small adjustments - nothing worse than looking at the sea horizon listing at 14 degrees port or starboard! And we see stuff like that on here regularly. Presentation of our artwork is paramount, we need it to look at its best, and this can often come down to the smallest of detail.

Denise Cat

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Thanks very much Alan for your advice, I will take all this into concideration when I post next and pay particular attention to it. Now that you mention it, you may think this is a silly question but as you might know, I have had no teachings of any kind with regards to art, so, do people use a ruler to get a straight horizon. Is this something that is advisable. Thanks.

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Absolutely that’s fine! Irrespective of the subject, but particularly if I need a level horizon, I always use a T-square to establish both vertical and horizontal lines. Or of course simply measure and use a ruler! If you look at my posting yesterday (thanks for the comment), I started off by drawing a series of vertical guide lines, plus a few horizontal ones - I didn’t want a crooked cathedral or just as importantly the houses. I obviously don’t stick rigidly to these lines, but use them visually to keep me on track. Any guide lines or drawing out of your composition can be helpful, providing you don’t become a slave to them, they’re to be used as a guide only.

Denise Cat

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A T- square will be on my list when I next go out. This is very good advice for me and much appreciated. Thanks.

Alan Bickley

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Always good to be able to help. In actual fact I’ve got a feature in the current edition of The Artist magazine where I’m using a T-square in a demo for this exact reason ie, getting a straight and accurate horizon line.
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