1. Image resolution and ppi seems to have a direct affect on the speed of Painter therefore I would like to know what image resolution and ppi Jinney and you other fine artists prefer to work with?

2. If the image is too low in ppi I find it difficult to get good smoothing or fine detail, If on the other hand the ppi is too high then Painter slows. Resolution also seems to be a factor! Is there an optimum?

3. I want to produce 30"+ pictures, so what image dimensions should I be working on in Painter to achieve this?

Many Thanks
Richard