As we touched on in our post on Image Resolution and Printing, you can scale an image up to billboard sizes and it will still look good, provided you look at it from the proper distance. So, in order to keep your fans wowed at the quality of your work, know when it’s possible to even scale an image up and how far you can go with it. This method also keeps your files non-destructive. This means you can resize it back to the initial size it was as no pixels were removed, only the smart object was scaled down. The smart object acts like a container, and while the image layer will be resized smaller, the smart object will still contain the original size file you added to the document. Pro-tip: If you do need to scale images down, especially if the image is a layer in a larger composition, use smart objects. In this algorithm, Photoshop is paying more attention to pixels in close proximity, and will result in a sharper image. Otherwise, use “Bicubic Sharper” when resampling your images down. The printer can always scale the image down using the software that is working in conjunction with their printing hardware. If you are sending a print ready file to a printer, it’s best to send as large as a file as you can, or the exact pixel dimensions the printer has requested. Normally, when you are resizing your images down this is so you can share them on the internet. The image overall will become more pixelated and less ideal for printing at larger sizes. When resampling an image to a smaller size, pixels are removed to accommodate this new size.
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