Topic: Orange Spatter Vase

[wolkenreb]

Last question, I promise, for a while at least.

I bought this vase from ebay.  It was described as spatter glass, which isn't very obvious unless you hold it up to the light.  It is almost 5 inches tall and has a dark blue base.  The base is pretty flat and quite smooth.

Trash or Treasure?  (This is my 3rd attempt at posting this so please forgive me if I've duplicated posts.)

Many thanks.
Nancy

[chopin-liszt]

It's not what I'd describe as spatter - not even remotely!
If you do a search on ebay for "spatter glass", you'll find loads of multicoloured examples.

I quite like this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1930s-DECO-BOHEMIAN-SPATTER-GLASS-COVERED-BEEHIVE-JAR-/160597871898?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2564610d1a

[wolkenreb]

Boy, that's lovely!  I want it!

But I see what you mean, obviously.  So my vase isn't spatter glass.  Oh well, never mind.  How about speckle glass, does that work?

Anyhoo!  Do you think it's trash or treasure?

(Got brilliant result from my ashtray question!!)

[chopin-liszt]

I saw about your ashtray - nice one!  :smg:

(I use whitefriars controlled bubble ashtrays - they do have a function.)

I think I know the sort of texture in the colour of your orange beast - I reckon I might describe it as mottled,

but there's a focus problem with your pics - sorry - not criticising - you should see the mess I get into with the camera. It's a fiesty and temperamental beast, thinks it knows what I want better than I do, you know the sort of thing. Currently it is refusing to go for counselling for our relationship problems. Not much a girl can do with something that hoity-toity!

[Lustrousstone]

It's a resolution problem and a coloured background problem rather than a focus issue. You need to resize a high-resolution picture (i.e., change the image size) so that the longest dimension is about 700 pixels.

[wolkenreb]

My problem is that when I try to resize the image, I'm given a choice of inches, mm, or pixels per inch.  700 pixels per inch means the image is still too large, whereas 70 does diminish the clarity.  Christine, do you know how many pixels per inch it should be.

In the meantime, I've done a close-up that might be slightly more informative regarding the mottling effect.

Here's a much better one.

[Lustrousstone]

You're not physically resizing it, i.e., changing the dimensions, you're just changing the resolution, i.e, the pixels per inch. What programme are you using?

[wolkenreb]

I use my Lexmark Photo Editor (came with printer).  The only other application I have that I could maybe use is PAINT.  Would that work?

I have posted another picture which is a close-up.

[glassobsessed]

I have found a way that works for me but I am changing the size of the image.

I use the program that came with my printer too, it also allows me to choose between pixels, inches or centimeters. When you change the unit (pixels/inches etc) the number changes from say 13 inches to 2400 pixels. I make the longest side of my images around 600 pixels and that usually works.

John

[wolkenreb]

Tra-la!  I've got it.  Thanks John.  After reading what you said I had another look at the programme I use and found that I had some pull down tab things that I hadn't noticed.  This allows me to specify the number of pixels.  RESULT!!

Christine -- thanks for your help.  Hopefully future images will be much better quality.

Nancy