Checking Drawing Accuracy in Photoshop

[Garth Herrick]

Hi Richard,

Your approach is fine! I have an even simpler approach.

I sometimes simplify even further by tracing directly off the monitor. If the monitor is a flatscreen, it certainly helps toward this shortcut.

The following works for me: I'm using 1280 x 1024 resolution on a Mac.
1. Adjust the DPI (dots per inch) in IMAGE SIZE in Photoshop to 96 and.........
2. Scale your reference image to the same size as your painting, in inches or metric according to your preference (I have been going metric lately).
3. Press OK to accept these changes.

Now the reference on the monitor should be exactly to scale to your painting (and ready to trace if you wish).

Happy painting,

Garth