scans are too light

[miesie]

i got a problem recently. If i scan my pencil sketches they always turn out too light. There seems to be too much reflective light, because most of the paper is white.


Any solutions?


Thanks.

[thebluepuppy]

if you have photoshop go to image-adjustments-brightness and contrast. tweak that for a while until you get it just right. :needle:

[miesie]

Hi,
yeah, im doing that already, but the result doesn't represent the actual drawing. (dark greys become black, light greys become white)
Often whole Parts are missing, parts which contain thin lines. :/

Thanks anyway bluepuppy. :)

[Elwell]

Make sure you are using the more advanced/less auomatic mode with your scanning software, and play around with the options untill you get closer to what you want. Also, when adjusting in photoshop you'll have much more control using Levels or Curves than brightness/contrast.

[Mindflaw]

Check this link http://forums.sijun.com/viewtopic.php?t=36848 the last reply(pat) covers a lot that could be useful to you and second last reply about calibrate the scanner.

[miesie]

Thanks for the tips guys. :)
I think i got it.




bye.