Resolution and image size
As we talked about at the start of this chapter, your image size and resolution is very important. Let's take a few minutes before moving on to talk a little more about what image resolution really is. All digital images are made up of pixels , which are tiny squares filled with a solid color. When you have many of these tiny squares filled with shades of different colors, you get the appearance of a smooth image. Photos are taken at different resolutions depending on the camera and settings. In today's market, many digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras can have a resolution up to 5616 × 3744 pixels.
Within Pixelmator, you can adjust the resolution and image size by going to the Image | Image Size. Here, you will ...
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