How To Choose A Canvas Size • All About Pixels, Dimensions, And Resolution • Digital Art & Print

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Well, it's time to (finally) answer the question you guys have been asking me the most... How to choose a canvas size when creating digital art? What is the best canvas size for print? What is the best image size for social media (Facebook & Instagram image size)? What's the deal with resolution? What is the best canvas size for Procreate?
Ok... That's 5 questions, but they're all pretty much the same when you have a good understanding of a few key concepts.
In this video, I'll tell you all about pixels, dimensions, and resolution so that you can confidently pick a canvas size for your next digital art creation :)
00:00 Intro
01:04 Pixels
01:25 Dimensions
01:54 Resolution
02:41 Canvas size for screen
03:17 Social media image dimensions
05:14 Canvas size for print
06:13 Magic formula
06:52 Procreate layer limit
How To Choose A Canvas Size • All About Pixels, Dimensions, And Resolution • Digital Art & Print
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  • @kylameyer3820
    @kylameyer38202 жыл бұрын

    This video was amazing I've been doing digital art for a while and I could never understand why it looked so pixelated, but other people that used the same program as me artwork looks amazing

  • @giovilela_art

    @giovilela_art

    Жыл бұрын

    same lol

  • @dandyalifnugroho113

    @dandyalifnugroho113

    Жыл бұрын

    As dumb as me before watching this tutorial hehe

  • @xo_stormwolf_
    @xo_stormwolf_2 жыл бұрын

    Came here because I was struggling with pixelation and was wanting to learn the exact inner workings of dimensions affecting pixelation and I have to say THANK YOU. The way you explained and helped me visualize this more clearly was immensely helpful!! A lifesaver🙏🏽✨✨

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    YAY 🥳 So glad I could help, Stephany! 🤍

  • @Chuleta_9
    @Chuleta_92 жыл бұрын

    Thank you SO much for the way you explained everything from scratch. I needed to know what size canvas I should use, and instead of giving us a standard size, you taught us how to know which size to use for each different project. Definitely subscribed. Thanks again :)

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    So glad this was helpful! Welcome on the channel 🥳🤍

  • @sstellaalexandraa
    @sstellaalexandraa2 жыл бұрын

    Straight to the point and so clear, love this! Thank you for the information

  • @rosembergmartins2551
    @rosembergmartins2551 Жыл бұрын

    Im a beginner in digital art and Procreate and your channel is the most useful that I´ve found !!! You show how things works in a super easy and enjoyable way, I don´t feel intimidated at all!!! 🤩🤩Thank you very much 🙏🙏and now Im going to your Patreon, of course 😊😍

  • @divabydezine177
    @divabydezine1772 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this video, I was struggling so much because my images look very pixelated and I didn’t know why. I have a few that I’d like to print out and put in a frame and I was really concerned about them being pixelated. I needed this information so badly thank you!

  • @kaylabea61
    @kaylabea61 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been wanting to invest more time into digital art after having procreate for a while and I appreciate this video for all the helpful tips and information, thank you!!!

  • @randyiron2
    @randyiron22 жыл бұрын

    I very much appreciate the straight forwardness of this video. It’s very hard watching videos with off topic info added into the mix. I’m going to subscribe and watch with my little girl. We both have been learning digital art together. I also like showing her classy, bright and happy female role models for her to look up to. This channel fits with all of the positive attributes. Awesome 👏

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Big (gentle) hug to your little girl from me 🤍 Thank you so much for the kind words, they really mean a lot!

  • @furt7129
    @furt71293 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! It was easy to digest and gave me the information i needed. Thank you!

  • @stickperson286
    @stickperson286 Жыл бұрын

    This is the first thing I've ever found that explained how the pixels translate to real life measurements, really helpful

  • @adrianabarrios5317
    @adrianabarrios5317 Жыл бұрын

    Finally someone who explains pixels, resolution etc, very informative video, thank you so much.

  • @lekhabanshival671
    @lekhabanshival6713 жыл бұрын

    It was nicely explained and helpful, thanks.

  • @eritaly
    @eritaly3 жыл бұрын

    Really thank you so Much for EXIST. All the times i search the Canvas and finally i can understand why .. have a nice day big hugs from Italy 😻👗👠🌼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @AnthonyWade7
    @AnthonyWade72 жыл бұрын

    This makes a lot of sense, can’t wait to try it out! Thanks!

  • @marisssArt
    @marisssArt2 жыл бұрын

    i love the way you explain !! so interactive, and you voice is so nice

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, Marisa! 🤍

  • @varietyofree2471
    @varietyofree24712 жыл бұрын

    OH MY GOSH, THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!!! I'M SO GLAD I CHECKED IT OUT BECAUSE YOU EXPLAINED IT REALLY WELL!! I've checked out a few other videos which either glossed over sizing altogether, or had me Completely confused! Your video helped me to feel more confident about sizing my products! Thank you again!! NEW SUBSCRIBER! ☺️

  • @sanichkaaa93
    @sanichkaaa933 жыл бұрын

    You explained it so good! Thank you! ❤️

  • @ashmipep
    @ashmipep2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Also, your hair is stunning!!

  • @shwetnasingh9813
    @shwetnasingh98132 жыл бұрын

    Amazing info for beginners. Not at all confusing. Thanks for creating such content.❤️💞 You're my new subscription 🥂

  • @faithnicoleenaldo2037
    @faithnicoleenaldo2037 Жыл бұрын

    AHHH TYSM FOR THE SMOOTH AND EASY EXPLANATION!!!

  • @kimtucker6056
    @kimtucker60562 жыл бұрын

    Just awesome. Love that it is explained it in an understandable way. You are such a great help with all your video's sharing your knowledge. Thank you!

  • @bosslady1979
    @bosslady19792 жыл бұрын

    I just purchased your Illustration bundle and LOVE your character brush stamps! I'm so excited to give them a try. Thanks for sharing your hard work!

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yay! 🥳 So glad you like the brushes 🤍

  • @mariaevo10000
    @mariaevo10000 Жыл бұрын

    The way you did the video is so great and cute and nice to watch!

  • @missprince2319
    @missprince2319 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the excellent information, I love the little graphics that help explain things 😊

  • @renemc6530
    @renemc65303 жыл бұрын

    I finally got a simplier explaination i hope it works for me.. Ty for sharing 💗💗

  • @din3772
    @din37722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you this is the information I've been searching for 🌟😩💯👏

  • @donnamcevoy5052
    @donnamcevoy50523 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful and easy to follow tutorial! Thanks

  • @nikabel
    @nikabel3 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation and exactly what I needed! :) thank you!

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Glad I could help :)

  • @user-cr1di8sl8g
    @user-cr1di8sl8g11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. The way you explain is very easy to understand. 😊

  • @esmfamil5086
    @esmfamil5086 Жыл бұрын

    This is the best video on this topic. Thank you so much

  • @Valkyrie9123
    @Valkyrie91232 жыл бұрын

    Love this!!!! Thanks for the information!

  • @sissonor
    @sissonor3 жыл бұрын

    These curls 😙

  • @meerakanakammamohan
    @meerakanakammamohan2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. Finally found a useful tutorial!!

  • @sonnyboyd10
    @sonnyboyd102 жыл бұрын

    Wow. That DPI really helped. I had a ton of trouble trying to get my first children's book pictures to fit perfectly on the page. With KDP. But with this x 300 thing. I can skip all the struggle and get the perfect canvas right from the beginning.

  • @ashtonsquires3102

    @ashtonsquires3102

    Жыл бұрын

    How’s it going? I’m illustrating my first childrens book for KDP too!

  • @paulfromcanada5267
    @paulfromcanada5267 Жыл бұрын

    Best tutorial I’ve found so far. 😀

  • @tinkprints7080
    @tinkprints70802 жыл бұрын

    Lovely lady and thank god for videos with tremendous value. We appreciate less rambling and starting the video topic immediately. Loved this video and I learned so much. Thank you so much!!! I subscribed!

  • @sadhairlineboiking4587
    @sadhairlineboiking45876 ай бұрын

    Very formative video, love it ❤

  • @radicalthelithuda2043
    @radicalthelithuda20432 ай бұрын

    wow, you explained it really good , thank you

  • @chillmoaitunes1262
    @chillmoaitunes12624 ай бұрын

    "magic formula" section was what i was looking for! ohh i search that so much! i love you!

  • @corneliatomson1506
    @corneliatomson15062 жыл бұрын

    I've seen by far many videos about how to choose our camvas and have high resolution artworks,yours was literally the best by far,crystal clear to understand!! Thank you so much!! Btw what camvas size would you recommend for detailed portraits in procreate? I will post them on insta and I am worrying about the resolution..

  • @liibe6
    @liibe62 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, sweetie, this was super helpful. 🥰

  • @andreasart1417
    @andreasart14173 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. Thanks

  • @mattiacasellato2659
    @mattiacasellato26592 жыл бұрын

    Great video , thanks for the tips !!!!!!

  • @uljanaantipow9001
    @uljanaantipow90019 ай бұрын

    thank you so so much 💙 you really helped me out with your video !!!!

  • @shirleydixon7223
    @shirleydixon7223 Жыл бұрын

    You helped out alot awwwww thanks it was the math for canvas size that really did it for me!!!!

  • @GILGAMASK5677
    @GILGAMASK56772 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this!! I'll keep it in mind when making character designs and be using the lessons I've learned here for future works 😊😊

  • @TheQuarkQuark
    @TheQuarkQuark Жыл бұрын

    thanks so much for this! you make it very easy to understand

  • @ElisabethBaxter
    @ElisabethBaxter Жыл бұрын

    You are so sweet and so helpful! Thank you!!!

  • @diverspudph1310
    @diverspudph1310 Жыл бұрын

    Super helpful (and non-complex!) Thank you!

  • @DevilSeiji
    @DevilSeiji3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you alot

  • @criminalminded6480
    @criminalminded64802 жыл бұрын

    Thank you best explanation I’ve heard. Now I really understand🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @anandalange
    @anandalange2 жыл бұрын

    Im so happy i found this i thought is was because of my ipad and was making me want to buy a new one!

  • @mariagabrielamartinezdarma3897
    @mariagabrielamartinezdarma38972 жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE AWESOME!! THANKS!

  • @LaurenInesRuiz
    @LaurenInesRuiz Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @irmabenus7001
    @irmabenus70017 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot!!

  • @juljondo5344
    @juljondo53443 жыл бұрын

    good job !! keep going :)

  • @Dahlface77
    @Dahlface7711 ай бұрын

    After about 10 videos and researching. I know understand!!! Thanks!

  • @rubyhill3455
    @rubyhill34552 жыл бұрын

    Thank you this was very helpful

  • @manyanaya307
    @manyanaya3076 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I finally understand dpi

  • @mylittlepositiveworld4865
    @mylittlepositiveworld4865 Жыл бұрын

    thank you , it was helpful 👍🏽

  • @davidmay9779
    @davidmay97792 жыл бұрын

    Impressive explanation.

  • @Tima.tots850
    @Tima.tots8502 жыл бұрын

    This has helped quite a bit with procreate

  • @conniehernandez9728
    @conniehernandez97288 ай бұрын

    You are awesome! Thank you so much!!!! ❤

  • @redrocker109
    @redrocker109 Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU

  • @RameshKumar-ng3nf
    @RameshKumar-ng3nf Жыл бұрын

    I am blown away by your great explanation 🙏, Super easy to understand 👌. I honestly had no idea about this for so many years searching in google & youtube and never understood this. Everyone made this so complex to understand. I wish i knew this channel before. Subscribed your channel ❤

  • @GenevievesDesignStudio

    @GenevievesDesignStudio

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you found this video helpful, Ramesh! Thank you for the kind words 😊

  • @karnkanokle137
    @karnkanokle137 Жыл бұрын

    you are the best, THAK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

  • @alyonaarti
    @alyonaarti5 ай бұрын

    Thank you!💛

  • @anteater2431
    @anteater24319 ай бұрын

    Thank you 
Genevieve!

  • @joy_sings4218
    @joy_sings42183 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @francesrogers7632
    @francesrogers76322 жыл бұрын

    That's amazing and so clearly and well explained, thank you so much!! Just discovered you and you are by far the best I've seen ☺ I was wondering if you can use the same resolution for both t shirt printing and logo for instagram etc or do you have to change it??!!

  • @bigmama5048
    @bigmama50488 ай бұрын

    You are the best

  • @castleofcostamesa8291
    @castleofcostamesa82912 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @RustyGraffitiReviews
    @RustyGraffitiReviews2 жыл бұрын

    Simply explained for my simple graffiti only mind! Thank you very much I’ll sup for sure yo. Thanks again there love. Respect ✊🏽 from Hawaii 🌺

  • @yogeshbhuwad6307
    @yogeshbhuwad63072 жыл бұрын

    😊helpful information

  • @tadasvosylius6118
    @tadasvosylius61183 жыл бұрын

    Straight to the point. Amazing video, thank you!

  • @ElimelchRT
    @ElimelchRT2 жыл бұрын

    great advices

  • @hannahjordan2908
    @hannahjordan2908 Жыл бұрын

    Hello! I loved this video and very much look forward to trying out some of your tutorials. I am beginning my art print store where my prints will be available for download. I work in procreate so I am wondering if you have tips on ensuring the best quality for print if there are certain texture brushes that are better than others. I was trying to figure out vectors but I find that you just can't get the same textures that way. Do you think it is necessary to make all prints vectors in order to be printed?

  • @Dreamplandoradij
    @Dreamplandoradij3 ай бұрын

    woow you re so beautiful i neede like look away not to loose the point of what you're saying and just stare in awe . Thank you for detailed video that is really the information newbies are struggling with .

  • @JMulvy
    @JMulvy2 жыл бұрын

    One of the best explanations of how resolution does and does not work. If I had a baffled client, I would direct them towards this video. Btw the "strength" of the iPad is directly related to the RAM of the iPad. Apple generally does not give that spec information that you would get from a windows or android device, but recently has started to provide it because app developers need to know, especially for Procreate. Also, it should be mentioned that the Pro versions of iPad are best suited for use with Procreate because even if say an Air has 6GB of RAM, app devs can only utilize about 4GB (on par with the Mini) because apple locks off the rest of the RAM so the OS can operate. So a Pro with 8GB of RAM will be able to utilize about 6GB of RAM, providing a more smooth and less limited performance. THAT DOES NOT MEAN anything less than a Pro is not suitable for Procreate, it is just not optimized for it. Especially without the M1 processor.

  • @amittalele7576
    @amittalele75763 жыл бұрын

    You explained it so well!! 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @mihaelakolaric4217
    @mihaelakolaric42172 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! :)

  • @dvgdzga
    @dvgdzga3 жыл бұрын

    THANKYOU FO THIS! This is very informative and straight to the point

  • @enderpearl5971
    @enderpearl59712 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot 👍

  • @basia5332
    @basia53322 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @judy8821
    @judy88213 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @animationsbelike
    @animationsbelike2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you i pretty struggled with my canvas size :)

  • @haryosuseno5952
    @haryosuseno59522 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @josemariass
    @josemariass2 жыл бұрын

    I love you 😍

  • @Mr.J_aust
    @Mr.J_aust Жыл бұрын

    Very useful... Make more videos regarding procreate and iPad tips..

  • @lilaclemonade686
    @lilaclemonade6862 жыл бұрын

    Hi, this is a great video. I have a question. Do I use the same INCHXDPI=PIXEL calculation if I want to make the margin and bleed? I watched the other video of yours on how to create margins and bleeds.

  • @margievanhandel259
    @margievanhandel259 Жыл бұрын

    Genevieve, I so love your enthusiasm; it brings such joy to watching your tutorials. I do have a couple inquires. I've been creating in Procreate and sharing only digitally. I would now like to offer digital printables. I'm finding if I create in Procreate on a 8.5x11 canvas at 300dpi, when I export it, it comes into my files as 96dpi. Also, can you export an entire document as a png with white background? Seems as though it doesn't matter if my background layer is turned off or not. I always ends up with a transparent one. And finally, I would love for you to do a tutorial that really explains the individual blend modes. Thanks for any suggestions. They would be greatly appreciated.

  • @amyj2510
    @amyj25102 жыл бұрын

    You’re good tutorial for me

  • @deesekai07
    @deesekai073 жыл бұрын

    Now I know basic of digital art

  • @barbra429
    @barbra4292 жыл бұрын

    This is such a wonderful video I love how you explain things in the graphics are used. I am trying to create photos of my T-shirt mockups to sell on Etsy.. Do you have any suggestions on how to do this so it won't be for printing but others will be buying my mockups photos, and I need to create high quality photos that can be zoomed in on and save as JPG's.

  • @barrowe100
    @barrowe100 Жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful! What about color profile for procreate!?

  • @moeissarammal1697
    @moeissarammal16972 жыл бұрын

    Thank u

  • @catcat6060
    @catcat6060 Жыл бұрын

    Hi this was a really helpful video thank you… I want to print some art on canvas of 32 x 47 inches so I just do 32 x 300 and vice versa to get the size I need in px? If I change the DPI to a higher number than 300 would that skew the picture? Or should it always be 300. I also heard to change to CMYK to RGB would you recommend that too?

  • @rin524
    @rin5243 жыл бұрын

    I know I’m late! But if you do know, I use Twitter to post art and whenever I post I mainly use canvas size 2000x2000 between 3000x3000 or something else with a dpi of 300-350. It’ll look smooth on my iPad when I see it on Twitter but when I go on computer and look at it, it’s more blurry and not that great looking as it is on iPad. Any explanations or ways I can make it smoother both on iPad and computer and also any suggestions for canvas size? I don’t know too well and I stopped using Instagram after how blurry it got and how instas cropping wasn’t too great.

  • @modishmade
    @modishmade Жыл бұрын

    Perfect. Thanks!

  • @khadeejaabid8409
    @khadeejaabid84092 жыл бұрын

    Hey! What canvas size should be for Instagram reels? And reels cover pls??