[runab0ut]

i have a question about the dpi (dots per inch) setting in most digital artworks.

i mainly work for the web so 72dpi works for me always, even in photo retouching (at least my images are for the website).

i wanted to start and do some artwork, would 150dpi or 300dpi affect the blending of colors and smoothness/transition of each stroke on the work/image area?

disregard the filesize difference for that as we all know that larger dpi's costs more HD space.

[Hunago]

dpi is only for printing purposes. When you works on a computer, it's always calculated on a pixel base. So even with a 300dpi image, I believe there won't be any blending/transition difference.

But as you said you get a bigger image, which can allow you to add lots of details, but in PS larger brushes are sometimes very slow. As a general guideline, I think 1k~2k pixels are sufficient for most purposes.

[Ian Jones]

any graphics on screen are displayed at 72dpi... so if you have a 300 dpi print, and you scan it into the computer, photoshop's zoom will say 100% when it gets to 72dpi.. huge image.. yes.

Working, thats a different story. If you work at a larger size then when finishing just shrink it down, then you will find it easier to put more detail in.

[bluetraveller]

The only reason you would use a 300 dpi setting is if you want use the work for print later on. That's the standard print resolution. If you try to print an image at 72 dpi, it will appear fuzzy and pixelated on a print-oriented program.


Hope that helps

[strata]

and also, if you open up a 72 dpi image and use the zoom tool, and click the show print size, you'll also notice the difference between 72 and 300 dpi images... that's why you get HUGE images with 300... so I wouldn't say that it's any more sufficient to paint in if you're displaying it for the web then it would be to simply paint on a larger canvas (which is pretty much the same thing)

but for print I wouldn't go under 300 dpi..