

But instead of pixels, printed images are composed of dots of ink that come out of a printer. Resolution for printed images works similarly to digital images. Since there are more pixels to display details, you are left with a higher quality image that can be printed at a larger scale too. Thus, you can’t see the pixels that compose it since there are many of them in the image, and they are close to each other. In the next example, the image has 300 pixels per inch. That’s because there are 3 pixels for every inch of the image (3 PPI). Moreover, the blocks (or pixels) that make up the image are very noticeable. Notice that it is hard to tell what the content of the image is. You can see a digital image at a 3 PPI resolution in the example below. Usually, we measure resolution in pixels per inch (PPI). More specifically, it has to do with pixel density or how clustered pixels are. The resolution of an image is related to how many pixels an image has based on its dimensions. This is a useful skill to have when you are printing images, upscaling to fit a new dimension, or using your graphics for merchandise design.Įvery digital image is composed of pixels, which are tiny color squares that all match together to create the details of an image. In this tutorial, you will learn how to convert low resolution into high-resolution images in Photoshop so you can print and display them anywhere you want.
