1748x2480 pixels at 300 dpi is 5.8 x 8.2 inches. That still seems small to me, but I'm not sure how the finished art book is supposed to be set up, or how big the pages are. Are the images going to take up the full page? Or is there going to be text along with there? (Likely.)
300 dpi is the standard size for print (in full color). If it were me, I would get in touch with the person coordinating everything and ask for specifics on what exactly they need and how it's going out. If it's going to be a full page deal, then you have to remember that the outer quarter-to-half-inch or so (the "bleed") is going to get chopped off when they trim the pages down to size (books are printed on larger paper and then trimmed down so that the ink can go all the way to the edge).
Also, if you decide to size it down to 300dpi, make sure it stays at 1728x2480 pixels, otherwise you just end up with a 3x4 image at 300dpi. (Which is even smaller: 874x1240. I can tell you right now they wouldn't be able to use that!) Really, at this point you can just leave it how it is. 1728x2480 pixels is 1728x1480 pixels, regardless of dpi.
Ah! Maybe my layers are the problem... But, I love layers! I do have quite a few though. I actually duplicated all the lineart, so that's a problem. XP
Can you upload the .PSD again? I didn't download it before you took it down. I'll take a look and see how it runs on my machine, and see how many layers you've got.
I didn't round off the cupcakes because... I don't know. XD I was just playing around, I liked the cupcake I came up with, and I didn't give it any more thought. XD
I would recommend rounding them off, but I don't know how hard that would be. The voice of my perspective teacher haunts me in my sleep over things like this. It just bothers me, but I'm not the artist. It's your call on what you think works best for this piece. Personally, I think that and a little shading would really make them stand out, especially with the detail you've already put into them.
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1748x2480 pixels at 600 dpi is 2.9 x 4.1 inches.
1748x2480 pixels at 300 dpi is 5.8 x 8.2 inches. That still seems small to me, but I'm not sure how the finished art book is supposed to be set up, or how big the pages are. Are the images going to take up the full page? Or is there going to be text along with there? (Likely.)
300 dpi is the standard size for print (in full color). If it were me, I would get in touch with the person coordinating everything and ask for specifics on what exactly they need and how it's going out. If it's going to be a full page deal, then you have to remember that the outer quarter-to-half-inch or so (the "bleed") is going to get chopped off when they trim the pages down to size (books are printed on larger paper and then trimmed down so that the ink can go all the way to the edge).
Also, if you decide to size it down to 300dpi, make sure it stays at 1728x2480 pixels, otherwise you just end up with a 3x4 image at 300dpi. (Which is even smaller: 874x1240. I can tell you right now they wouldn't be able to use that!) Really, at this point you can just leave it how it is. 1728x2480 pixels is 1728x1480 pixels, regardless of dpi.
Ah! Maybe my layers are the problem... But, I love layers! I do have quite a few though. I actually duplicated all the lineart, so that's a problem. XP
Can you upload the .PSD again? I didn't download it before you took it down. I'll take a look and see how it runs on my machine, and see how many layers you've got.
I didn't round off the cupcakes because... I don't know. XD I was just playing around, I liked the cupcake I came up with, and I didn't give it any more thought. XD
I would recommend rounding them off, but I don't know how hard that would be.
The voice of my perspective teacher haunts me in my sleep over things like this.It just bothers me, but I'm not the artist. It's your call on what you think works best for this piece. Personally, I think that and a little shading would really make them stand out, especially with the detail you've already put into them.