help resizing images

[Deadpangod3]

so i managed to make my own flags but i need help resizing them to the right size, ive tried resizing them but Paint doesnt resize them right.

so heres the two flags

thanks ahead

[Scarecrow88]

The problem you have there is that your images are square whereas the flag needs to be a rectangle, with the longest side being 1.6x the length of the shortest side. If your starting image isn't to the same ratio, you have three options; resize to the longest edge, in which case part of your original image will have bits cut off the top and/or bottom; resize to the shortest edge, which will give you a white border to fill out to the right length; stretch your image to the correct ratio before resizing, but this will distort your image making the planet an oval.

[Deadpangod3]

how much of an oval?

[OrbitusII]

About this much:

[Deadpangod3]

ugh, im probably never gunna be able to make the flags for my spaceship company

[Sapphire]

You'd probably have to crop it to get good results. That'd probably cut out part of the planet though.

With only cropping and no other editing, it looks like this.

Also I was a little bored so I did my own take on it. You can use it if you want: It only took a quick dive into my wallpapers folder and a quick edit to make it from purple to green.

[Deadpangod3]

i like that one ^ is that the right size?

[Sapphire]

It's not the right size, but it is the right scale. You just need to shrink it down to 256x160. Or alternatively, take this one.

[Deadpangod3]

thanks!

but could you help me make the other one that doesnt have the insane rockets division part cause if i try removing that im going to fail miserably recreating the landscape underneath.

[Sapphire]

So you want it to look like the one above, but with just Emerald Industries at the top? Just to clarify.

[Dungchunker]

I use Paint.net to make at least the base image for my flags and to get the ratio correct ..when you start a "new" Picture it will give you the option to set your resolution for the new canvas. Just multiply the final need image size (265 by 160 for the flag) by say ...5 that will give you a starting canvas size of 1280*800. Once your done with the design and go into resize it (given that the "maintain aspect ratio" box is checked, it will reduce the image size and keeps it's integrity. Wa-La..no more fretting over distorted images.

[Deadpangod3]

So you want it to look like the one above, but with just Emerald Industries at the top? Just to clarify.

yes

(tenchar)

[Sapphire]

Here you go!

[Deadpangod3]

sorry, i forgot to ask you to make it the right size for ksp, my fault, so could you make it the right size?

[Sapphire]

Woops, right. Here you go!

[Deadpangod3]

Thanks

*tenchars*