Appendix I

Project Checklists

Start with the End in Mind

1  What is my goal for this project? What do I wish to say? What size is my final product going to be? What medium will I use? To what use will it be put?

2  What sort of border do I want to create? Do I want the paint to blend into white for printing on water color paper and float mounting, or do I want the paint to bleed off the edge for a matted print or framed canvas? Do I need to add extra pixels to my original source image?

3  Based on my goals, what size of file do I need to work on (dimensions and resolution)?

Organize

1  Have I restarted Painter afresh?

2  What is the folder location where I shall save my project files on my hard drive?

3  How will I group saved versions (e.g., ...

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