Why are apple-C copied icons low-res?

I've got some items on my desktop with custom icons, which were made in Photoshop and then pasted onto the image in Get Info. But when I copy the icon from Get Info, it is a low-res 32x32 image - much less detail than the actual icon has. How do I get the full resolution icon for a given object?
Mike

I'd try the original files first. I'm not sure what happened during the past, but I'm willing to bet that OS X said, "Hey, I can only use a 32x32, so I'll convert this to a 32x32 and that's that."
HTH,
~FifthWheel

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