It’s good to know that for every dollar you spend on college tuition, your kids are going to have at least an hour of fun on it.   I will never forget the first time I saw one of the kids painted for a football or basketball game.    My first thought was, “Good Lord, I hope your grandparents don’t see you on TV painted up like that.”   After you get over the initial shock and embarrassment, you’ll end up taking a picture for a future scrapbook or slideshow.   Then, inevitably, the kids will want a large print of the picture for their dorm room because, for some reason, they think they look really good in paint.   So, how big can you make the picture?    Here’s a quick, handy reference guide to how large the digital file needs to be:

Size of Print        Size of digital file in megabytes

5 x 7                                         1

8 x 10                                   2.29

11 x 14                                 4.31

16 x 20                                 9.16

16 x 24                                11.0

20 x 24                                13.8

Keep taking pictures.    Even the slightly embarrassing ones of your kids.    You’ll never regret it.    Don’t forget to take them off your computer and send them to us at Mastercolor Labs for printing.    Even the large prints are so much cheaper than college tuition.    And to my sweet kids who so passionately paint themselves, I say, “I could not be more proud of you and Go Heels.”

R Clark