Never render a hero prop at 72 DPI. You need 300 DPI for anything that will be touched by an actor or caught in a close-up macro shot. Good PDF guides include pre-set Photoshop templates at 300 DPI with bleed marks.
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Regardless of which PDF you find, these are the laws of graphic prop design you must internalize. Never render a hero prop at 72 DPI
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Never render a hero prop at 72 DPI. You need 300 DPI for anything that will be touched by an actor or caught in a close-up macro shot. Good PDF guides include pre-set Photoshop templates at 300 DPI with bleed marks.
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Regardless of which PDF you find, these are the laws of graphic prop design you must internalize.
Layout recommendation: