I usually seek to do art above 2000x2000, and scan traditional stuff with more than 600dpi in order to "guarantee it looks crisp", but been pondering lately that I waste quite an unnecessary amount of space, which will likely add up considerably if I continue to do it that way, for drawings that more often than not will look 90% the same if they were drawn/scanned with less resolution. Not to mention I feel kinda bad wasting free space on sites I post in as well.

That being said, it makes me wonder how large other artists prefeer to make their art, and if it's a thing they think about or if it's just a random choice.

m3g4p0n1 said:
I usually seek to do art above 2000x2000, and scan traditional stuff with more than 600dpi in order to "guarantee it looks crisp", but been pondering lately that I waste quite an unnecessary amount of space, which will likely add up considerably if I continue to do it that way, for drawings that more often than not will look 90% the same if they were drawn/scanned with less resolution. Not to mention I feel kinda bad wasting free space on sites I post in as well.

That being said, it makes me wonder how large other artists prefeer to make their art, and if it's a thing they think about or if it's just a random choice.

It was a random choice for me, Dood

Just decided 1000x1000 looked good
and finding out what resolution does
In Paint Tool Sai's still on the to-do list
so 100 pixels outta do, Dood.
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Changing up the formula
if the video format demands it-
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-Or if I need the extra space to add
some more ideas I had for the piece,
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Really depends what you're doing with your art, if you're ever looking to sell prints 2000x2000 is probably the bare minimum or maybe not even enough. You're wanting about 150-300 dpi for a print, and 2000x2000 will only result in a roughly 7x7 inch print at the higher end. I've seen far too many artists with great art selling ugly pixelated canvases because their work is too low resolution for being printed.

If it's just being posted online? Whatever looks good enough to you, really.

500px for emotes
~3000px for drawings I do for fun to post online
over 6000px for big commissions and stuff for printing

4000x4000 for square canvas
3840x2160 for animations
3000x4000 for comics

All at 300dpi. Sometimes I have to re-size to post on some sites or I'll keep the hi-res versions on my Patreon.

My canvases always start at 5000x5000 and are increased or decreased as needed. I don't particularly stick to a single resolution or aspect ratio, I just do what I think feels right for the piece.

2000-3000 for online stuff. 4000 for stuff i might print

192x192

is not 256x256 and neither 128x128, so is not a slug to compose and draw but also not too small for to loose details, i loose some but that is mostly a skill issue from my part

I don't have a consistent size for images I make, but I do have a habit of starting with canvases of 4444 x 3333 because a friend I learned some things about art from does the same and then cropping based on how the first stages turn out.

Depends really, I usually do old reliable 1920x1080, but I find myself in the 2000~x2000~ range at times.

Now for stuff like overlays or video backgrounds I either do like 3840x2160 I think is what I've used most? Since it works nicely on a 1920x1080 space

Or either just what Ibis paint recommends since I work from sketchbook to digital =w=

My standard is usually 4096x4096, but I've been using 2048x2048 lately just because my computer has a bit of difficulty handling a 4k canvas once I have several layers in use, which I usually do for more complicated pieces with full shading and backgrounds. I'm hoping to go back to that, or even to a bigger canvas like 6000 or 8000 once I have a computer that can handle it.

I have occasionally used a small canvas (like 700x700 or 1024x1024) as an experiment. In some ways, it's easier not having to worry about small details, as everything kinda merges together at that size. Variations in line weight aren't nearly as noticeable. But ultimately I prefer to use as high a resolution as I can manage for making polished artwork, as it allows me to really bring out the fine details that a smaller canvas doesn't allow. Even 2048x2048 is a bit limiting in that regard.

I don't have any preference, but always tried to draw within 1280x1280 becourse of furaffinity. I believe deviantart was scaling art down to that resolution also.

"What is this 'resolution' you're talking about?" - Vector user
Well, a lot of tool like Inkscape and Flash allowed it. There are font formats that do it, too.

But yeah, when I was using a scanner and line art, I'd clean it up before rendering down to whatever resolution I needed. Have an ancient digitizer board I'm not even using.