Another way to increase printed resolution, work larger than your printing size. This is how printed artwork on book covers, illustrations, and comic books comes across so detailed. This is obviously more difficult on large scale images, And might be more relevant to the editting and printing of physical artwork, but it may help someone out there. Examples: When creating/editting for a 4"x5" final image, I start with an 8"x10" original, thus automatically doubling the visual resolution. final output of 8X10 @ 300dpi = original of 16x20 @150dpi final output of 16x20 @ 300dpi = original of 32x40 @150dpi or even: final of 16x20 @ 150dpi = origanal of 32x40 @ 75dpi You don't have to double the size necessarily, but I would recommend at least a +50% (and I heartily recommend keeping your math simple, you've got enough to think about). In general the computer understands that there is no difference in the relationships as far as processing goes. But I've found that the mindset involved (Draw bigger for tighter details) goes a long way to improving your finished prints. Joel Talacko joel@moonhowler.com