Dilemma: Painting Recommendation 99 Responses

Last post: 3 years, 4 months ago | Thread started: Oct 9, 08, 8:58 a.m.

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• Knowledge_j

  Dilemma: I'm trying to get my watercolor paintings onto the computer without loosing the true colors. I have had them scanned a few times at kinkos and staples, but the colors are always so messed up. They become too red, or the image is blown out. I am using the paintings to try and publish a childrens book. Can anyone recommend a better way to replicate the paintings? Or where I can get this done efficiently? THANKS!!!!!

  Oct 9, 08, 8:58 a.m. – Permalink

• Mimio

  Could you try to photograph them?

  • I will try. Thanks!– Knowledge_j

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9 a.m. – Permalink

• BaskerviIle

  take the existing scans and photoshop to match the originals

  • Tried...but it doesnt work when some of the subtle colors are blown out to white.– Knowledge_j

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9 a.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  Kinko's does shit for scans... either get yourself a quality scanner, or have your work photographed by a professional and get the lighting exactly how it is meant to be seen.

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9 a.m. – Permalink

• pylon

  You can get a decent quality scanner for pretty cheap these days. Epson makes some good consumer ones. Never used Canon but I'm sure they know what they're doing as well.
  What size are your works? You may need bigger than letter/A4, which will cost you a little more.

  • they are 16x8...– Knowledge_j1/2

    So longer than letter/A4 size. Price will go up as you move towards an A3 scanner.– pylon2/2

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9:02 a.m. – Permalink

• Greedo

  You're in NYC, go to one of the art colleges around there and see what they recommend; you could snag a photography student to help you with this for cheap $, or see what other painting students do. At the very least you could find out a trusted service bureau that way.

  • +10– pylon

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9:07 a.m. – Permalink

• somatica

  Very carefully fold them into thirds and gently slide them into your CD/Media drive. Click your HD and the watercolor paintings should appear, this might take a few seconds though as the computer is reading them. Drag those to your desktop and click "Save As". Piece of cake.

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9:13 a.m. – Permalink

• drgss

  new scanner?

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9:42 a.m. – Permalink

• Jaline

  I find that photographing is best.

  • Photographing brings a lot of variables into the equation unless you've got a good rig. Lighting, focus, perspective, colour-correction, etc, etc.– pylon

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9:43 a.m. – Permalink

• uan

  agree with Mimio & Jaline: photography.
  even lightning and maybe with a reference color bar in the picture to make it easier to get the right colors in photoshop.

  

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  Dog-earOct 9, 08, 9:50 a.m. – Permalink