Can we talk about how people post art at way too low a resolution?

I used to think showing the full image fast was the main thing, so I'd export my work at 72 dpi to keep the file small. But after seeing my own piece on a big monitor at a friend's place in Denver, it looked so blurry and pixelated up close. It hit me that if someone wants to zoom in to see brushwork or details, they just can't. I switched to posting at 300 dpi for the main image, even if it loads a bit slower. The difference is huge, you can actually see the texture in the digital paint. I feel like a lot of artists are scared of bigger file sizes, but it really matters for showing your work right. Has anyone else found a good middle ground for size versus quality?

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derekhenderson16d ago

Seeing my own art blurry on a big screen was a real wake up call.

faithn5116d ago

Yeah, that's a brutal way to find out your file size was too small. @derekhenderson, was it pixelation from a low-res jpeg, or did the colors get all weird and muddy? I've seen vector art turn into a blurry mess on a projector because someone exported it wrong. Makes you triple-check every export setting forever after.