Minimum resolution for Pattern Making

[IBMer]

Hello,   I've made a few patterns and was wondering if there is a minimum "Size"  or Resolution required to make a decent pattern.     I noticed that some images that I pull from Facebook become very grainy when I attempt to convert them into patterns.  

John

[scrollgirl]

Ask the person who took the picture if they can send you a higher resolution picture via Email.  When you upload pictures to Facebook, it sizes them down considerably, as do many places on the web. It is best to get the pictures from the original source and have them scan them it at about 300 dpi. 

Sheila

[EIEIO]

It seems to me that good lighting and focus are more important than resolution. With a saw we can't approach the resolution of even low res photos - if the photo is recognizable to the eye, then I feel like the saw should be able to reproduce it. But blurry images make it hard to get to detail around the eyes (the most important part of a human/animal image), and poor light balance makes the Gimp/Inkscape process break down. Much higher res images are slower to process in Gimp and Inkscape.

[Gary Morris]

I've googaled a few images and on the left there's a button to click for original view, I accept facebook is different, but may help with other bits.

Gary

[Tomsunnu]

With what little experience I have in pattern attempting,I agree with Sheila

Mahendra

[daveo]

I have found that when bringing the pic into gimp , is to first use the contrast/brightness to to get the image something like, but as EIEIO says if you can't see the features its not worth it
Dave

[Russ C]

Some people post their work in a small "Size" or Poor Resolution to keep people from turning their projects into a pattern and using them without buying the pattern. Just a thought to ponder on.