Terkael Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hello folks, I have recently started a small blog to show off my progress on my Dornian Heresy Imperial Fists. Not sure if this is the right spot to ask this, but what do people generally favor when looking at WIP blogs? I personally like to see 60% thumbnails on the post that I can scroll though. I know B&C has a post on this but I am having a little trouble getting my pics to post in that format. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlover Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I think to get that size you need to upload your pics to the B&C gallery. Me, I like the pics to be nice and big. Dragonlover Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4145923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I use maybe 30/40% pics, but when you click them you can zoom way, way in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4145978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiation Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 The small pic format doesn't work for some phones. I pretty much skip WIPs that don't post large pics. Sometimes I will mention it if I really want to follow someone's thread and they usually switch over to larger pictures. I mean, it's a photo blog, so fill it with photos. The other side of the spectrum is when people post huge photos. To much data usage so I tend to skip those too. Links going off site, I usually skip too. To much clicking and again data. B & C has good functionality if you can figure it out. They have spent a lot of time optimizing this site and giving us the users the tools to take advantage of that optimization. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adra'Melek Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I take most of my pictures on my tablet and then crop and reduce to 400-500 pixels. I find they're a reasonable size. If I've multiangles for one model I may put extra photos as hidden content [hidden] Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I think there's a balance between too small to show detail, and so large it's hard to take it in (or even see, on a small screen). In addition, I like to see things with as little clicking as possible. The second important point is to crop them. Cut out excess space round the figure itself. It's nicer to look at, and loads faster. Like Adra'Melek, I tend to post my pictures of single figures at 400px wide, tanks and other large figures at 640px, and groups at 800px wide. These are the defaults on PicasaWeb, which is the photo-storage site I use. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146323 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I've been around these kinds of boards for so long that if you don't know how to crop and resize your photos (I don't need a 2000x1100 pic of a marine's head), or if they're tiny little thumbnails that I can't make out what they are before clicking on them, I'm not going to bother looking any further. And honestly, I don't like clicking on thumbnails at all. My monitor res is 1680x1050 and for pictures of individual figures I'll size them somewhere between 4-500 pixels tall at 72 dpi, but I also crop them very tightly so there's very little wasted space. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146351 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzdougs Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I have a similar policy to BCK. I usually keep my pics 400-600 tall for a single mini, and tightly cropped. Cropping is important :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenith Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I pretty much skip WIPs that don't post large pics. This. I'm lazy. If you don't bother to make stuff easily viewable, you might not have taken time on the models I also crop them very tightly so there's very little wasted space. I need to start doing this too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terkael Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 Thanks for the feedback everyone! I figured out how to host my pics on B&C, but when I post it on my blog the picture links to my gallery and not just the picture, any suggestions? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Thanks for the feedback everyone! I figured out how to host my pics on B&C, but when I post it on my blog the picture links to my gallery and not just the picture, any suggestions? I host them on B&C, and then when I go to my gallery and click a pic, it pops up in its own little window. From there, I right click and hit "Copy Image Address" (will vary depending on your web browser). Then, when I go to add a pic in a post, I paste in the link and it basically auto-sizes it. That's the easiest way. You can also view different sizes if you're going for a smaller one and do the same thing, but it's an extra couple clicks. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4146903 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razblood Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I just upload to my B&C gallery and post my pics in medium size, I prefer being able to get a good look at things at a glance and not having to really zoom in to see someones work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4147752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I use a mixture of BnC and Photobucket Is photobucket sized pics okay. I used te Bn gallery a lot before but some people complained about picture size. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4154657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Preserve what you love most = varnish your minis.. Oh and may slaanesh invade your personal space Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4161498 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Wrong thread dude! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4161697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave to Darkness Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 it was regarding a spam post that got removed. for once is wasnt porn spam :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4161743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantay VI Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 That again, I reported 2 the other week... Need better spam filters on here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/312350-favored-way-to-view-wip-blogs/#findComment-4161774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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