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Aryenne — I Love You, Momma
Published: 2011-07-22 23:31:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 463; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 15
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Thought I'd try something a little different and this is what happened. Something between 5 and 10 hours, I think.Also, the Epson definitely scans better than the HP, but the Epson software sucks (though it brought in a better image than Picasa did). I can't specify the size at all; it just decided where to crop and it wasn't where I wanted. I also typically scan in black and white in color mode, and I don't even have that option. Stupid Adobe removing the option to import a scan directly into the program. What do you use to scan in a picture? I don't mind spending $20 - $30 for software that will WORK and give me the options I want. Suggestions? I get really cranky when programs arbitrarily make decisions like that . . .
So, anyway, rant over. Drawing was referenced from a random picture on the internet. Most of it was drawn in church last Sunday and I worked on it here and there and finished it last night. Done in mechanical pencil.
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5 TO 10 HOURS!!! OMG!!! IT WOULD TAKE ME LIKE A WHOLE WEEK TO DO THIS!!!!!! You're good...
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Thank you! It doesn't have as much detail as some of my other pieces.
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There should be an "easy" and an "advanced" option on your scanning software. The advanced option should allow you to have a lot more control than described. That said, I use Silverfast, which came with my Epson. It is a six year old version, I assume it's spiffier now: [link] (unfortunately it looks like it starts at $50 and goes up from there...).
Cute picture, though, nice contrast and a fair range of tone, I assume some of the delicate portions were eaten by the scanner/software.
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I think it was the software. I was using Picasa on several pictures, but this scanned in so dark and like the paper was creased. It would have been a nightmare to fix in Photoshop. Then I tried the Epson software, and it provides no options for cropping or dimensions. It probably offered some capability in contrast and color and stuff, but I wasn't paying attention. I was irritated that I couldn't specify where it cropped or have it just bring in the whole scanner bed.
I don't mind paying money for software that will work decent. I just wish Photoshop hadn't removed the ability to import a scan in CS5. I never had to worry about scanning software until I upgraded to CS5.
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Hmm, I would think there'd be a way to simply scan in the whole bed at least on the Epson software, but who knows. Software seems to like to think it needs to be more helpful than we actually want it to be nowadays.
My version of PS (CS2) actually stopped working with my scanner in the last year. For my drawings I had been using it to scan, but it started to scan them in all fuzzy and weird, but Silverfast was still fine. As I said, I've used Silverfast to scan A LOT, mostly negatives and slide film, but also artwork. It works great, though the version I have is quite old at this point (still works great!). It came with my scanner, but it was also a $400 scanner (or something around there) so that might explain why it came with the fancier software rather than just the Epson stuff. I will cry if it gives up the ghost, same goes for my tablet.
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