Print Graphics versus Web Graphics

When I started teaching Adobe Photoshop, I didn't even know the difference between web and print graphics; but when I had a student tell me that's all he needed to learn from my class, I hit Google.  Sadly, 99% of all my learning comes from Google, sad for me? No, sad for my students who never bothered, or are incapable of using a search engine.  The truth behind print graphics?  Resolution.

Now if you use a program like Adobe Illustrator or Inkcape (use Inkcape, it's better) you can make a vector image (if you use Fireworks, kill yourself) and resolution is irrelevant.  If you don't know how to draw a vector image, the key is to use 300 dpi (dots per inch) or better, and most image programs ask you when you start a new image what resolution to make it.  Photoshop, sadly, isn't as easy as GIMP but just changing the resolution does NOT increase the resolution. If you plan to draw an image from scratch, you can START the image in the right resolution, but drawing the image and THEN increase the resolution will not change a thing.

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