Do you have any suggestions on how to choose the appropriate resolution for the canvas? I've always had a hard time unders…

[Nikki Lower]

Do you have any suggestions on how to choose the appropriate resolution for the canvas? I’ve always had a hard time understanding resolution. I always seem to either estimate too low, and can’t seem to get crisp lines and details, or way too high, and I make my laptop lag or crash. (I’ve been using GIMP 2.8 and 4 GB of RAM, if that affects the situation at all). I noticed you said canvas size would be address later in a customization lesson, but I didn’t see one right off. I’m not sure if that lesson isn’t uploaded yet, or if it’s somewhere I forgot to look, or what, but I wanted to start practicing and I didn’t want to start off on the wrong foot. Thanks!

[Tim Von Rueden]

It’s a tutorial we have to still post but as a general rule, stick to 300 dpi resolution and work on files larger than 8 inches (usually 11 x 14 is a good starter). Usually this works best for any given situation!

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