Wish I never took that advice about exporting at 72 DPI for web

A guy in a Facebook group told me to always export my digital paintings at 72 DPI for faster loading. I did that for six months. Then a gallery in Portland contacted me about a show and asked for 300 DPI files. Had to go back and re-export every single piece. Took me three evenings. Has anyone else run into bad technical advice that cost you time later?

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jackson.jenny10d ago

Oh man, I had a buddy who did that exact same thing. He spent a whole weekend redoing all his files for a client who wanted prints. Said he wanted to punch that Facebook guy in the face.

kevin_carr10d ago

100 bucks says that client didn't even notice the difference. Most people can't tell RGB from CMYK. Honestly @jackson.jenny, your buddy should have talked to the client first. A 10 minute call beats a weekend re-do every time. That Facebook guy just gave people what they wanted. Easy photos. No one asked for print-ready files.