Digital Prints

266
Mastering Digital Printing
gives predictably good results. Another solution would be to cut the paper in half so I can
get two test prints out of each sheet. Since my final image is only about 9 × 6 inches, it
would fit nicely on a half-sheet of 13 × 19 paper. All I would have to do is set up a new
13 × 9.5-inch size in Page Setup > Settings > Customize Paper Size (see Figure 8.12). (In
Windows, it’s Page Setup > Properties > Paper > Custom.) The new size now appears on
the Paper Size list. If the image were larger, I could scale it down to fit just for this testing
stage. Alternatively, I could pick a paper with similar characteristics in 8.5 × 11-inch format
and use that. The whole point is to use less-expensive paper to proof and to see if
you’re even in the ballpark with the image.
Figure 8.11 Most front-loading
printers, including many HPs, require
that you load the paper in trays with
the printing side down.
Figure 8.12 The Custom Paper Size
function in Photoshop lets you create
unique paper sizes for different
purposes.