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Liamsgramma
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 Posted - 02/24/2015 : 20:19:22
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I'm new to PC Stitch and the forum. I bought the program mainly for Graphghans. I am trying to do a picture of Mario Bros for my Grandson. If I reduce it to 8 colors (basically there is 8), it changes mario's hat and shirt from red to tan the same color of his skin.
Perhaps it is the picture I am using. I've even tried to change the color format in Gimp but I'm not that good.
Is it something I am not doing right in PC Stitch? or is there some other way I can simplify the colors of this picture for a better result?
I appreciate any and all input. |
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Dragonlair
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2015 : 20:40:21
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Remember that PCStitch is reading the image and converting it to "stitches". However you plan to use it, each "block" is a stitch as far as the software is concerned.
The best imports to patterns come when the image is reduced in size (but keeping the aspect ratio) so that there is 1 pixel to one stitch. It looks TINY but the software only has to look a the definition of ONE pixel and decide what color it is. If you don't reduce this way, it has to combing potentially, many pixels to come up with ONE color. The more pixels involved, the less the likelihood of getting the color you want.
Also remember - you can change the colors later if they're not what you want.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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Liamsgramma
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2015 : 21:45:13
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Thank you. That makes sense. I played around with it. I can see where that would help. Unfortunately, it must just be this particular picture. I am still having the same problem regardless of how may pixels I reduce the picture to.
I will look for another picture. I was even trying to make it like a coloring book pic to import it and I will color it once it's in there, but no luck.
I will search for something else.
Thanks for the help though. I can use it down the line. |
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Dragonlair
USA
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Posted - 02/25/2015 : 07:48:32
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Remember -- how you see color and how the computer sees color are two very very different things. If you get the basic pattern you want but not the right colors, just change them.
Also remember that what the computer gives you as a pattern is not intended to be the "final" product. You should be prepared to sped hours, if not days, "tweaking" to get JUST what you want. The computer is known for confetti stitches -- What you see as a "cartoony" solid black line, it sees as a blurred image of grays in spots. You can play with that when you have the shape of the line and force it to be all black if that was what you wanted and expected.
Diane
There is no such thing as a stupid question
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Reducing Colors
