WHAT RESOLUTION do you use for photorealistic drawings?

#1

Hi i wonder which is the best resolution for photorealistic drawings in photoshop. I used tuntill now only 72 pix/inch is this ok or ?

#2

I think it may be helpful to check out info’s on resolution, dpi etc.
72dpi by itself means nothing.
Generally speaking if you are working on an image for print aim at your target actual canvas size in mm or inches, at 300dpi.
For example a letter sized document of 8.5x11 inches @ 300dpi is 2550x3300 pixels.

For photoreal work the more detail you have the better it is. So work in as high res as you can.

#3

Thank you i understand what you mean. I aways wondered why my drawings looks very blury, and whatever colors i use they looks not enough saturated in final render i suppose this was the reason

#4

Resolution has nothing to do with a color. What does matter is how you calibrated all your output devices.

#5

How can i calibrate my monitor ?! Can you give me a link for calibrating my monitor , or is there programs for this ?! Thank you

#6

“How to calibrate” opens a huge new can of worms…
So, I suggest you start using Google for your queries first, and if you find no satisfactory info, then feel free to ask on these forums.

Ideally use a hardware colorimeter, a spyder, with a good software package for the metering.
But to begin with, what kind of monitor are you using?
… cause no mater how much calibration goes into a monitor, if it doesn’t have the ability to reproduce accurate colors, luminosities etc, there is little to be improved.

#7

I have a good monitor s-ips nec 1970nx , i googled it allready and found a way for callibration with adobe gamma , the post is old enough and it says " if you have photoshop you have adobe gamma in your control panel " but i don’t . If you know other easy and free method i’ll be greatfull to heatr it. thanks

#8

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/gamma_calibration.php

#9

thanks a lot

#10

Hi i cant make this eye-calibration it’s to complex for my eyes to set the right settings which will make my image identical with the examples . I don’t see any difference in the showen pictures in a huge amount of sliding the brightness contrast . So i decided to leave the contrast at 50 percent , but for the brightness i don’t have any idea . The only thing i see that my eyes feel comfortable at the range 38-40 percent when i look at image with vivid and bright colours. It might help me a little if you say what is the brightness on your monitor although the monitors aren’t the same . Thanks

#11

Should I assume you went through the whole test ?
starting on this page:
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

As for sharing monitor settings and icc profiles, even the same monitor model, would need different settings for different setups, ambient light, hours of use, individual preferences etc. So there is no point in that.

However here is a test of this model which might be useful:
http://ixbtlabs.com/articles2/nec1970nx/index.html

#12

thanks a lot

#13

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