copying from google ( other sites are available )

[garjobo]

My (two ) questions are at bottom of this message if you want to avoid the guff.

If I am wanting to copy an image from say google images, and then bring it into Paintshop - simple case of SAVE AS...then Copy and paste? I have tried this, and it works, but the image initally appears very small..making it larger and becomes pixalated.

I have been there/ got the t-shirt in the past re image size..but do i save as a Bitmap? ( i know i would avoid Jpeg - i wonder seeing as it's lossey why bother with a jpeg ( easier to upload image to te' internet/smaller file size ) but for purposes of using paintshop and printing decent quality avoid jpeg? always save as.....?

As I create my masterpiece - taking serveral days etc - do i ideally save my current project as a 'bitmap??? / paintshop image? - a jpeg at the very end of my project?

Aware I've strayed from original question..so theres two questions here, better than creating a new thread i suppose.

QUESTIONS:
So - whats the best way to copy an image from eg google and bring into paintshop. And, ideal way of saving a project?

Appreciate guideance and knowledge.

[LeviFiction]

1) When saving an image from Google Images, make sure you've selected to view the image in its original size. Google Images resizes everything to a thumbnail, so if you aren't viewing the original, you aren't getting the full quality.

2) You save your project as a PSPImage file format, this will preserve layers, vector information, and everything important to the project. Once you've finished the project you can save a copy to any format you want. PNG is compressed and lossless but depending on the project can make a pretty big file.

JPG is lossy but so long as you don't use a giant compression setting you won't really notice. JPG achieves tiny files by throwing away useless data, and smoothing out colors. While this means that a JPG will lose data, on a final product this isn't really an issue. As most of the stuff it gets rid of, you can't tell.