The Simple Trick to Keep Your Artwork on Instagram from Being Grainy

Your Artwork deserves a high quality upload

We all know that vectors, .jpgs can get grainy and rasterized when they are uploaded onto Instagram.

Thankfully it’s an easy fix!!

Make sure your artwork is 1080px x 1080px. That is an easy start. This can be done on any platform, but I suggest Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop.

Saving in Adobe Illustrator:

Export, Export, Export

When you are saving the artwork go to File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy). Once a new window has popped up, there are options on the right. Under the drop down menu that is labeled Name, choose PNG-24. This allows all your work to have more colors (256 colors) at a smaller file size. Instagram can only support a smaller file size, so Instagram itself will decrease the size and rasterize the file you upload if you don’t decrease it yourself. Basically, you’re packing more colors in a smaller box. It’s awesome, and it works.

If you follow photos better, like me, I’ve outlined the steps with photos below:

1. Export Your Artwork from Adobe Illustrator Save for Web(Legacy)

2. Save as PNG-24

Other Help?

This same tactic can be used on Snapchat and Facebook as well. Saving your work to be displayed on social media, can be a little tricky. This trick makes it effortless.

Let me know if you have any other questions concerning social—or anything! I’m here so help.

Check out my Instagram below, you can forsure tell when I learned this trick! I needed to share it with you all!!