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How do I get a 'clean' scan?
Posted: 2003-01-30 07:34pm
by Cosmic Average
Today, in my local library, I was scanning a picture I drew to submit to the Sluggy Freelance Fanart gallery.
Anyway, the picture turned out really crappy. It showed all the erased lines, marks in the paper, along with the actual ink drawing, which kind of made it look crap.
So, is there anyway for me to somehow prevent this when I scan it again?
Posted: 2003-01-30 07:43pm
by Spanky The Dolphin
Use a cleaner drawing.
Sorry, that's all I can think of that relates to your specific problems.
Posted: 2003-01-30 07:45pm
by Evil Sadistic Bastard
You might want to perform some photoshopping on the pic.
Better yet, you might want to make a photocopy, scan that one, then indulge in some l337 photoshopping.
Posted: 2003-01-30 07:46pm
by Howedar
Scan, convert to greyscale, and up the contrast incredibly, if its black and white.
Posted: 2003-01-30 07:51pm
by Cosmic Average
Sadly, I don't have Photoshop.. I'm a cheap bastard, that's why I was using my library's scanner.
I am trying to DL Irfanview, though.
I wish I could just up the contrast, but there's no gray on the pic. Just black and white. No in-between.
Thanks for your reply, anyway.
Posted: 2003-01-30 07:52pm
by Spanky The Dolphin
Changing the contrast and brightness would still work, though.
Posted: 2003-01-30 08:06pm
by Enlightenment
Look at the 'tools and resources' sticky and go download The Gimp. It's basically Photoshop without the CMYK, 48bpp color support, or a price tag. Irfanview can do some limited manipulations but it can't do painting-type adjustments and therefore isn't really powerful enough for cleaning up scans.
If you need more specific advice, post the raw scan here (
linked, and for god's sake not a 300dpi image.
) and the people here should be able to give you a better idea of where to start.