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hannahk86303848
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August 16, 2018
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Why do my brush strokes look dotted from afar?

  • August 16, 2018
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Hello, I'm having some trouble with Photoshop. As you can see below, when the artboard is in full screen, the brush strokes look dotted and fading. And brush strokes of size 15 and above looks choppy as well (the first two lines on top). This happens no matter what brush I chose  I've tried resetting my tools a few times, closing Photoshop and opening it again, and confirmed that what I was using is the Brush tool, not the Pencil tool. I have also ensured that the resolution is 300 pixels per inch and that the Layer Blending mode and Brush mode are Normal. Does anyone know what is causing this problem? Does it have anything to do with my brush settings? Greatly appreciated if someone answers this as soon as possible.

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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 16, 2018

What does it look like at 100% zoom. At 100% zoom level, 1 image pixel is mapped to 1 screen pixel so there will be no scaling artefacts- just the image.

Incidentally, you mentioned 300ppi. That is irrelevant on screen and is just a number sent to the printer so that it knows how many pixels to print in a physical length. Within Photoshop all that matters is the number of pixels. If your final output is to be a physical print out then working in inches and using a PPI figure to give the required number of pixels is a good way to work. If your final output is intended to be on screen, for example for web output, then you just need to know how many pixels in length and height are needed and set that.

Dave

Mylenium
Mylenium
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August 16, 2018

Aliasing artifacts and undersampling are a normal part of any computer display. You simply cannot expect any graphics program on this planet to squeeze 15 "real" pixels into 0.5 pixels when scaled to 16.67% due to the zoom and not some data being lost. That's basic computer stuff. Work at full resolution or even zoom levels up to a certain minimum size.

Mylenium

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