The Last Sprite Supper

[jadely]

I found this awesome image at unrealitymag.com and have been working all night, to no avail, to make it a pattern...

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uplo ... supper.jpg

So here's what I'm looking for:
18 count aida, 422 x 203 stitches (in the original image, each pixel was actually 4, so I halved it from 844x406)
150-200 colors without loosing the details.

I've gotten it down to 322 using PC Stitch Pro, but there are still some colors just used 2-6 stitches, and that irks me
The detail that I'm losing when I go to less colors is the feet.

I'll upload my file if that makes it any easier.

EPIC!.PAT

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[kuja.girl]

Since resizing wasn't the issue, I can actually help!

Check out this 128 color version (bonus: it' at 18 DPI at the dimensions you wanted, so it's a straight import into PCStitch for a pattern.)

128 colors

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I did this very quickly in Photoshop, but it looks good to me. As long as you don't care about the EXACT shades of each character it works fine. I would suggest changing the amount of colors in an image in a photo editor first - it will save you a lot of time and headaches.

[La Ptite Bete]

Woaa, well done Kuja !!! I would have spent hours to have the same result !!!

[gamerwolff]

OMG!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO DO THIS! *Goes to the tippy top of huge to-stitch pile*

[kuja.girl]

I suck at re-sizing images, but reducing colors is easy-peasy if you have Photoshop (like anything after version 6).
I'll write up how I do this if no one else has - It literary took me less than 10 mins to finish.

[La Ptite Bete]

I don't know Photoshop... I use The Gimp

[jadely]

Kuja... I'm not ashamed to say this... I think I love you!



As soon as I get some 18 count, I'm going to begin this behemoth! Will post WIP!

[Mom-mii]

Anyway to get this as a pdf pattern?

[Kipod]

Hanging out here is very bad for my free time, it appears. Too many good ideas rolling around.
(And sadly, I have too much free time on my hands...)

[kuja.girl]

The PDF and PCStitch files are attached. This is just a straight import - no tweaking.
Check out the floss usage on the last page of the PDF - some of them are only used for 20 stitches or less and you may be able to sub colors.