Business Casual

Why am I cursing 72 DPI? And why should I even care? I'm glad you asked.

Throughout the comic's life, I've created this meager attempt at comicking primarily using Adobe Photoshop. When I started the comic, I knew little about actual image creation and what it takes to get something printed. I was happy enough to just create my comics and post them on the web. So I just went happily along my merry way. Well, it turns out that if ever want to print a collection of my comics, I need to have a files that are set in 300 DPI. And how many comics of the wonderful world of Business Casual did I have in this format when I found out this little nugget of wisdom? That's right, none.

So now, I've been trying (not very hard, but I have been trying) to convert some of my older comics into the new format so I can print them off one day. Luckily, I have most all of my older work saved in formats that will help the transition. But, it's really boring, and I've been known to have a lazy streak crop up occasionally. I'm currently working on gathering a smaller group of my comics together into a 10 page mini comic that I could sell at the conventions that I'm attending later this year. The 10 pages will hold 20 semi-random comics that I'm selecting from the last couple of years. And of the 20 that I picked, I need to recreate about half of them so they're suitable for print. So far, I've finished 2. Boy, I'm really burning through them all right.

So, that's why I hate 72 DPI. The comics that you see on the site are still in that format. But I now keep the originals stored at a higher resolution for when and if I ever want to print them. Live and learn, I guess.

In other news, I just finished my first sketch card. While I don't have my personal, Business Casual ones yet, I did create the first of five that I'm doing for the Minnesota Fallcon. You can check it out here. I was fun to do, and I think it turned out pretty well. Next up in the sketch card schedule is either a Captain America or some Business Casual cast ones.