New to Photoshop

#1

Hey guys, i’m pretty new to Ps panting and would like a few question answer if possible

  1. when you paint what is the color mode you guys use? Cmyk or just regular RGB?

  2. Should i work in pixel or inchs?

  3. should my resolution be more than 300?

THX ALOT IN ADVANCE!

ps (if this is the wrong place to put this thread could someone move it to the right one?)

#2

  1. DPI only matters for printing, px by px is the main concern digitally. RGB is for comp stuff, cmyk for printing.

  2. Covered in 1. plus in by in only matters for printing stuff.

  3. ??? I like to work with as large of resolution as possible without lag.

#3

I believe by resolution he is referring to DPI.

I’m moving this to the Photoshop forum where you might receive more answers.

#4

  1. Definitely work in RGB. CMYK is a restricted color mode meant to emulate the colors available when printing with ink… a much smaller color space than RGB.

    1. “Pixels” is an absolute size, and “inches” is more of a relative term on the computer. You could have an image that is 10 inches across that is also 1000 pixels across, but also have an image that is 2 inches across at 1000 pixels across. Both will have the same amount of detail because both examples are the same pixel dimension, but once you need to get it into the real world, the image size in inches will matter. There is always a relationship between image size, pixel dimension, and resolution (sometimes known as DPI, dots per inch… but correctly known as PPI, pixels per inch).

    So, to answer your question, understand the relationship between those three things, but until you need to print an image (where real-world size matters), pixel dimension is the most important.

    1. Only you can really know what the application of your images will be. Again, resolution/images size/pixel dimension is a flexible relationship. Above 300 ppi is the point at which the human eye cannot discern any more detail in print. So if you ever plan to print your image, 300 ppi is the least resolution you would want if you print your image at the image size you’ve created it. Whether it be 8x10 inches or poster sized.

    The short answer is that most people work at a larger pixel dimension or image size than necessary, so there are more options for the output in the future.

#5

That helps alot, thx guys:thumbsup:

#6

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