Comments on: Holy X-acto knife, Batman

By: The Cat Pimp

The Cat Pimp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:09:57 +0000

I asked in my livejournal and got the precise same answer. I will attempt to redo the ads. Thanks, peeps.

By: AndreaC

AndreaC — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:19 +0000

Cat Pimp, it’s probably your monitor resolution. If the program says it’s 4 inches, just make sure you have a high enough DPI to print nicely at that size (at least 300 in my humble opinion) and you’ll probably be OK. 72 dpi is fine for something to go on the web but would be too pixellated when printed.

Another free program option is InkScape, which is to Illustrator as Gimp is to Photoshop. It makes scalable vector drawings, in other words. That’s what I used for Rainbow Auto.

By: iara

iara — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:04:54 +0000

Cat Pimp, I think it is your monitor, same thing was happening to me (around the same time last night, too!). Try printing it and then you can adjust. Simplest way is paste it on a Word document and then stretch to fit the size you want.

By: The Cat Pimp

The Cat Pimp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:34:34 +0000

Hey gimpsters? I could use some help. I am making adverts for things, but they are coming out really small. The program says the window is 4 X 4 inches, but I took a ruler out and the image is 2 3/4 inches. I have it zoomed at 100%. I uploaded one to my flickr account (the ones in AB’s appear 5 inches wide), and it is still beentsy. Any ideas? Is it my monitor?

By: bcgal

bcgal — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:41:41 +0000

Holly, loved the My Sister’s Closet ad, and just wanted to let you know that there’s a real My Sister’s Closet in Vancouver. It’s a community thrift store run by Battered Women Support Services. Revenues from the store go to supporting battered women, and women survivors of violence can get free clothing and household goods from the store. It’s also serves as a first point of contact for women dealing with violence in their lives to access programs and services. Which is all just to say that I love the way this strip and reality intersect.

By: The Cat Pimp

The Cat Pimp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:46:10 +0000

I think we need an ad for Y’All Haul featuring Albert’s feisty girlfriend!

By: Aunt Soozie

Aunt Soozie — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:09:34 +0000

It’s so tempting to use other terminology for cats but I resist!

I was thinking of a before and after but I think I’m going to try to use another character instead of Toni… (give someone else a makeover!)
Hope to get it to Alison by tomorrow!

By: Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:06:00 +0000

hi folks! ™ ˜ew ads ¨? ¨??sorry, cat’s head on keyboard. I meant to say, 2 new ads up, and one article.

By: b.

b. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:52:04 +0000

uh… what happened to the ad for the classifies section i just posted, the ‘dykes with stripes’? wrong posting? or anything…?

By: The Cat Pimp

The Cat Pimp — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:43:10 +0000

We need a dog training school ad with the panel showing Anubis jumping on Ginger when they first met. ( I did my bit with the two articles – the gimpologists can take over from here )