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My friend told me to always work at 300 dpi for digital art and I finally tried something else
For a long time, my buddy who does graphic design kept saying all my digital paintings needed to be set to 300 dots per inch from the start, no matter what. I listened and did that for every piece, even quick sketches. Then last week, I was working on a big poster idea in Procreate and my iPad started lagging hard with all the layers. On a whim, I dropped the canvas down to 150 dpi just to see. Not only did it run smooth, but when I upscaled the final piece for print, it looked just as good. I was spending hours on detail that was getting lost anyway. It made me realize his advice was really for a specific kind of print work, not everything. Has anyone else found a 'rule' like this that you ended up breaking for the better?
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patricia5582mo ago
But you're missing the point of starting at 300 dpi. It's about building good habits for professional work. What if a client suddenly wants that sketch for a large print? You're stuck with a low-res file. Your friend was trying to save you from that headache. Sure your iPad runs smoother, but you're trading short term ease for long term problems. Why not just work with fewer layers on the proper canvas?
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the_emery2mo ago
Right? Why do we treat these rules like they're set in stone? I had the same thing happen with always using CMYK from the start, which just made my colors look muddy for no reason. Switched to RGB until the final export and everything got way easier.
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