How To Pick the Right Size/Resolution for your Art - Beginner Illustration Tips
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 30. 10. 2023
- đ You may be missing a crucial piece of information when setting up your digital art canvas size!
I get tons of questions about working in Adobe Fresco and digital drawing in general, especially when it comes to image resolution and quality. So, I thought I'd make a quick video to break it down for you because, trust me, there's a lot of info out there, but it can get pretty confusing without the full picture.
You've probably heard that your image must be 300 DPI (dots per inch) or PPI (pixels per inch) for it to be high resolution-and while thatâs true, itâs only part of the equation.
The reason for this comes down to that pesky "I" in DPI and PPI. That âIâ stands for inches. Without inches in the equation, 300dpi/ppi doesn't mean anything.
When you set your image to 300 DPI or PPI, you're saying there are 300 pixels in every inch of your document. But here's the catch - if your image dimensions are small, like 4x6 inches, the math checks out to only 1200 pixels, which isn't that big. It will look pixelated when you zoom in or try to print it any bigger than 4 inches wide. This may no be an issue if it will only be used at that size-however it will make your drawing experience less than ideal.
On a side note, all this only applies to pixel-based artwork. If you're working in vector art, the resolution doesn't really matter because vectors are all about points and math, not pixels. They can be scaled infinitely without losing quality.
In this video I talk about how I get around that and what canvas sizes I typically work with.
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You filming on 8 fps? Youâre looking like dad Spider-Man.
This is the most confusing thing for artists coming from traditional to digital. It can destroy a lot. It needs to be more courses on this alone seems like because itâs words a paper and pen artist never had to use lol so fun
Iâm not sure if anybody wanna to take an advice by who have an horrible frame rate in video to lecture about 300dpi.. đ€·ââïž
I've spent over 20 years in print and then digital graphic design. A good thing to be aware of is that raster images can be scaled down and they will stay sharp. But if they are scaled up, they will pixellate. The larger up they go, the worse they look. We used to have a mall near us that had huge photographic signs in the entryway and it was clear that the source images were much too small to be printed at those sizes. They looked ok from a distance, but up close when walking in they were bad.
Is it my pc, or is the framerate all screwy on this vid?
I go crazy trying to explain this to people in groups for machines like the Silhouette Vinyl Cutters. Very few people understand it or get past repeating 300 DPI all the time.
I have 8 years of art and design school, and never once has then spoken on in this length and way.
I mean, yes, you still need a good pixel amount. You're not supposed to go "I want to print this out at this size" and then divide the inches by 300 to get your canvas size
THIS is the type of info Iâve been searching for, Iâm always confused and unsure what dimensions I should be starting at etc.
Bro you are doing waaaaaay too much with the text graphic sounds I got so angry the 3rd time I heard the slide whistle or the gross sub bass pop sound when the text slapped. Please don't be annoying
Thank you so much Chris! Iâve been having trouble trying to find the reason of why my art was so pixelated but failed to find an actual answer. You breaking down the information in your video was truly is truly helpful! đ
This is a topic I was already familiar with, but you explained my professor's entire lecture in several minutes. Plus, it was way easier to understand. đ Snaps, Chris! đđđ
Thanks Chris! For Vector.. this was a good info as lower DPI in canvas means less heavy document. As it is scalable upwards, no need to over heat your iPad đ€đ€
Awesome video. This addresses a lot of questions. Thanks dude
This is so insanely helpful, I have always struggled with the resolution of my artwork when I exported it and it always made me super upset cause I had no idea why and struggled to find information on it! Thank you so much!!!
Thanks. People donât talk about best resolution document size for print. Especially if you may enlarge a spot art later for a poster.
This is just what I was looking for!! I was getting sooo frustrated with how pixelated my details were looking, going back and forth adjusting the size to get it to how I wanted, but without understanding this basic concept you explained I was really doing so in vainâŠ!
This is was so helpful!! Thanks!
Hello! Thank you for this. I'm still confused about the size I need to draw on for print. I want to create illustrations that can be printed in various sized from A5-A1 - so what size should I set my Fresco page to please? I think the max on Fresco is A2 size - would that print okay on A1 too? Thanks for your help!
Love these videos !!! I have been asked to do a bunch of poster work coming up. the max size will be A0 for print then down to A3. I wanted to know what to set my document up as because when I go to put the dimensions for A0 the resolution gets capped to around 170dpi. any hints or tips for this