hi all. i really need to know how to scan a sketch, then eliminate all the paper tone etc so the background is flat white. plz help. i want basically just plain black lines-no shades of grey, but without losing the look of the lines
i would scan at 300 dpi if you want to print your work out.
Now if you want the lines ONLY on a layer this is how i do it.
1. Outline your image with a felt tip pen and erase the pencil marks.
2. scan your image.
3. once scanned, bump the brightness and contrast up. that will eliminate the any pencil marks / smudge.
4. go to channels section and press the button load channel selection. this will highlight all the white areas.
5.press delete. that will erase the white areas leaving you with the outline only on that layer.
6. Start painting [:)]
hope that helps [:)]
Curves in your scanning software, and decent scanner and paper that doesn't have to much texture all help.
Also try sketching using blue/red chromakey pencils and inking the final art before scanning.
Scan at higher resolutions too.