In the menu bar, go to Edit | Preferences | Canvas. In the pop-up window shown in the screenshot, you will see that the default width, height, and resolution settings are too low.
When you zoom in on an image with these settings, that image will pixelate, and when you print the image, the quality of the print will be very poor.
Set the height and width corresponding to the shape that you want—either rectangular or square. For instance, Width here is set at 4000
pixels and Height is set at 3075
pixels. The canvas area is more or less square shaped. The closer the numbers are to each other, the more square shaped your canvas area will be. It is recommended that at least one side should be set to no fewer than 4000
pixels as shown in the next screenshot. Also, the Resolution per inch should be set to no less than 400
. By doing this, you change the default settings for the canvas. This will be applied every time you open a new document. The new settings will ensure better quality for the...