Help! What size and resolution?

Hi everyone,
I have been asked to complete a digital painting of a standing girl that can be both printed at around life size (so around 1.5 metres/~60 inches/1500mm tall) and also used on a website.
I have never done something to this size before and I am just seeking some advice on how to set up my document in Photoshop. I am guessing the settings should be set for print.
I realise the file is probably going to be huge... gosh, is this even possible?!
Thank you in advance, I reall appreciate your help!

The first thing you need to concider before starting the art work, i will also agree with the fore writer who said that you're to design it at one third of the size.
Your DPI should be not less than 150 and not more than 300dpi,mind you not to put the sizes while on pixel but put "mm" for the above sizes i have given you.
With large digital printing you will need to have a managable sizes not more than 2gig. If you design the same image with AI it will come out with the best and even the size when saving, save it as a PDF file not in layers .
I wish you all the best in your work.
Peter

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