# so i want to blow up this picture. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251 "2010-02-12T15:59:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/1 "2010-02-12T15:59:18Z")
I know if i keep it in photo format, its going to look like shit and be all pixelated… It can be made to look like a sketch, tiles (mozaic), black and white, etc etc… i dont care, i just dont want it to look like garbage… ideally its going to go into a large frame 30x24? or so (whatever size frames come that large without having to be custom done…) … anybody want to try to help me out or give me some advice id appreciate it. Can it be done? ![http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v98/114/72/15719254/n15719254_32996485_9022.jpg](http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v98/114/72/15719254/n15719254_32996485_9022.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/2 "2010-02-12T16:10:02Z")
need a bigger resolution picture other wise itll just get more pixelated ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/3 "2010-02-12T16:27:47Z")
i can turn it in a vector drawing and blow it up if you want ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/4 "2010-02-12T16:31:35Z")
I’ll do it quick and show you what it will look like and if you like it I can e-mail you the file. ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/5 "2010-02-12T16:42:44Z")
![http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/jeremypenfold/bikevector.jpg](http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/jeremypenfold/bikevector.jpg) I can mess around with the shapes and roundness of the color blotches too. Can go either more picture like or more painting like. But the more picture-like you go, the more it just looks like a blurry photo. Can be resized infinitely. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/6 "2010-02-12T16:56:27Z")
That looks worse than actually pixilating it by blowing it up. ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/7 "2010-02-12T16:59:32Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > That looks worse than actually pixilating it by blowing it up. actually it looks better, I tried both. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/8 "2010-02-12T17:16:49Z")
well right now the image is roughly 8 x 11…so you’ll need to multiply it by 4ish. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/9 "2010-02-12T17:17:02Z")
hmmm what if u did it and turned it into the “sketch/drawing mode” maybe black and white only… ---
**Author:** ![Scott](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/scott/32/7603_2.png) [@Scott](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Scott)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/10 "2010-02-12T17:17:54Z")
you ask the internet, and not me. jeezus, im never come down there ---
**Author:** ![Deathproof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/11 "2010-02-12T17:23:52Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > That looks worse than actually pixilating it by blowing it up. It looks sooooo much better than if it were pixilated. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/12 "2010-02-12T17:27:29Z")
DEAR SCOTT… can you please help me… \<3 ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/13 "2010-02-12T17:30:01Z")
Scott, i know youre far to busy with the AMG, the ladies, your job search in florida, and that adorable/manly pup of yours… i wouldnt want to impose… but if you have time… \<3 ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/14 "2010-02-13T00:19:19Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > well right now the image is roughly 8 x 11…so you’ll need to multiply it by 4ish. It’s a vector file, you can scale it to any size with no distortion. > [@Willybeen](#): > > hmmm what if u did it and turned it into the “sketch/drawing mode” maybe black and white only… I’ll mess with it and post up what I get. Can’t you just get a higher res picture from the photographer? edit: its just going to look stupid as a"sketch." Tried it a few ways and nothing looked good enough to mount on a wall. personally I might just go with something like this if I had to have something and couldn’t get a better image. ![http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/jeremypenfold/bike.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/3/a33aa7328981fbc2bbd51fb517bdeac12cd7c625.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![notch-dc5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/919ad9/32.png) [@notch-dc5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/notch-dc5)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/15 "2010-02-13T05:26:01Z")
rasterbate? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/16 "2010-02-13T05:32:19Z")
? ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/17 "2010-02-13T05:32:41Z")
> [@Penfold](#): > > ![http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/jeremypenfold/bikevector.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/5/c5d31f46788c2a9f0bd6db1fb0219faf68cf451b.jpeg) > > I can mess around with the shapes and roundness of the color blotches too. Can go either more picture like or more painting like. But the more picture-like you go, the more it just looks like a blurry photo. Can be resized infinitely. > [@Penfold](#): > > It’s a vector file, you can scale it to any size with no distortion. > > I’ll mess with it and post up what I get. Can’t you just get a higher res picture from the photographer? > > edit: its just going to look stupid as a"sketch." Tried it a few ways and nothing looked good enough to mount on a wall. > > personally I might just go with something like this if I had to have something and couldn’t get a better image. ![http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b13/jeremypenfold/bike.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/3/a33aa7328981fbc2bbd51fb517bdeac12cd7c625.jpeg) Both look sweet. Definitely a better outcome than blowing it up and being pixelated. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/18 "2010-02-13T06:45:54Z")
[http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/](http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/) ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/19 "2010-02-13T09:48:57Z")
anyone else care to take a shot at it… i really enjoy those too… i wish it was taken with a hi-res camera… i’ll have to try to dig up the original… its definitely not on the computer though ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251/20 "2010-02-13T15:09:06Z")
that is a pretty out of focus picture to blow up much. you don’t have the original? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-want-to-blow-up-this-picture/79251.md?page=2)