How To Scan Drawings

[djmc13@aol.com]

Hey i have a sacnner but i don't really know how to scan my drawings so they look good on the computer. Can anyone give me some tips about this? what did u do to get the drawings on zindy to scan so well?

Please help, Boe

[KLSADAKO]

Do u have Photoshop..

It helps

[djmc13@aol.com]

yeah i have photoshop...am i supposed to scan through there somehow or how does that work?

[DKBonnes]

I think what Ken means is use Photoshop to clean up your drawing, bring back some of the contrast, darkness and alike that was lost by the scanner, I have tried it with both Photoshop and Gimp but my drawing alway came out wors.

[Ria]

ive found that sometimes drawings come out a bit light with a scanner but it might be just mine. if that happens you could try using a digital camera and getting your pic on that way

[Zindy]

Hmm.. I normally just scan them and that's it. I use 400 or 600 dpi and use the option black and white or magazine scan. In my new scanner I can choose if it's a reflective thing you are scanning.. which is quite good, leaves a lot of the midtones which my old scanner would leave out and just make white.
Play around with the settings and find what suits your drawing the most. I scan through photoshop but I don't think it matters much for the result unless you want to adjust things afterwards.

[reylia]

i can't scan......my scanner is to small.....or my drawings are too big.....its probably that my drawings are too big i use 30 x 36 cm paper.....or whatever