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Published: 2012-08-18 23:25:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 17809; Favourites: 538; Downloads: 333
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I made a tutorial! This one covers some basic terms you might hear when talking about digital artwork: "pixel", "screen resolution", "image dimension", "PPI" (with a note on "DPI"), and "high resolution image" - important things for digital artists to know and understand. Mostly useful if you plan on printing your stuff; the PPI/DPI doesn't make a lick of difference for purely digital stuff, only the pixel count.These are the images I used as examples:
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Thanks! I'm glad it was useful.
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Where exactily would I go on my computer to find the resolution thingy? (I have a dell)
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Do you know what operating system you're on? (Windows XP, 7, or 8?) If it's Windows 7, just right-click on the desktop and click on "Screen Resolution".
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Yeah found it already sorry! 
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thank you very much for the tutorial
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You're welcome! I hope it was useful.
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So helpful in making me understand the whole dpi and dpp thing. Thanks alot!
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You're welcome! I'm glad it helped!
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Very interesting and detailed! Great tutorial!
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Thanks! I hope it's useful.
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Great tutorial....a very misunderstood subject amongst budding digital artists.
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Indeed! Most people here on deviant know this info already, but if it helps even a handful, it'd be worth it.
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I'd like to add that its a good idea NOT to start a blank canvas at the full size you intend to work at, because you will have a lot of trouble filling the color in/your computer might start to choke if you haven't got the best machinery.
At a sketch/crude painting stage there won't be much loss of quality in upscaling later and adding detail.
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That's a good point, though it depends a lot on your hardware configuration. You get a good idea over time of how much your computer can handle, which also includes factors such as how many images you currently have open (references and such), and how many other programs you're running. There are also adjustments you can make to programs like Photoshop so it can handle larger files - but the tradeoff is that you're allowing them to use more of the computer's resources and can't run as many other things at the same time.
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Indeed - at my on-the-job learning place Im using a way older pc than I do at home, and the difference shows in the noise level as well as the lagging of the computer when I have any programs open. Also the smaller screen discourages from using the highest levels of resolution...
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My print resolution is at 300 while my screen resolution is at 72... is that good or should I change it so that both are 300? Great tutorial by the way! ^_^
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I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful! Hm. Well, a computer screen is almost always 72ppi (there are exceptions, but that's the norm). Remember that the PPI is only important when printing, though, so whatever it says for the screen should not matter as long as the printing resolution is correct. Out of curiosity, what program are you using that differentiates between screen resolution and print resolution?
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Ahh okay I see! I'm using Photoshop CS6!
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You're welcome! I'm glad it helps!
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Thanks for posting, it really is a good tutorial.
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Thank you, I'm glad it helps!
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Just starting out with digital art, this is very useful, thank you!
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You're welcome! If you have questions, let me know. There's a lot to learn with digital art, but the result is definitely worth it!
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You're welcome, and thank you for the comment!
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This is really well written! It will certainly help people to understand the difference between the terms in regards
to their digital art.
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Thank you! I hope people find it useful.
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Thank you so very much for this. I have to admit, for the years i have been using Photoshop, I was clueless when it came to resolutions and pixels and was stumped when it came to creating something i wanted to print. Again, thank you very much!!
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You're very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions.
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I knew it but it is always good to have a reminder
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I figured a lot of people on devArt would know most or all of this already, but a refresher never hurts. I know I need one sometimes.
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despues que lo descubri yo solito recien encuentro un toturial bien explicado 
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Es una buena idea. AsegΓΊrese de que su imagen es lo suficientemente alto y ancho en pΓxeles, y va a estar bien! (Traducido por Google - Espero que esto tiene sentido.)
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si, gracias. Voy a comprobar las medidas
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Great job, you really did well with your explanation! yay!
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Thank you very much! Heh, I could watch that plz animation all day, you know.
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Your most welcome! hehe I know, me too! He is so scruffy looking he's cute!
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nicely written. informative and easily understood gr8 job
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you're welcome, it explains things that i needed to know about resolution and printing
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