If you work really small and detailed on a smooth surface, you might get away with 24 x 8 inch image 
scanned at 400 to 600 dpi. Something easily accomplished on a oversize prepress flatbed scanner (if 
there is one in your area.)

Britt


.On 2/2/11 12:39 PM, Kathryn Killackey wrote:
> Dear all,
>    I have a process question that I hope some more experienced illustrators might be able to
> answer.  I am at the very beginning of a project creating three historic scenes that will eventually
> be reproduced for display, each on a panel aprroximately 6ft by 2ft. I've been taught and it has
> been my preference to create original artwork that is at least slightly larger than its final
> format, scaling things down always tightens things up nicely.  But in this case it seems a waste of
> time, not to mention daunting.  Is it alright to blow up an image, say, 200%?  If I painted a 3 x 1
> ft scene and did a high resolution scan, would it look alright enlarged?  I would probably be
> working in watercolor and graphite, though I could go digital as well.  I'd really appreciate any
> advice you have to give.

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