Scanning & Resolution
A scanner can be a Desktop Publisher’s great friend or confusing foe. Scanning and resolution can be a pain to someone who doesn’t know much about the topic.
When I use the scanner, I like to make sure, first of all, that the glass is clean. I hate getting smudges and dust all over my scan, but sadly some are unavoidable and need to be fixed in Photoshop. Make sure your picture is straight, because fixing that in Photoshop can be a pain as well. After scanning, I always like to have a hard copy of every picture, free from any kind of editing I’ve done, so I make a copy of everything and stick it in a folder to store away, just in case I make a bad edit or delete something.When editing your photos, you will most likely change the size of the picture. When playing with size, make sure you know the difference between resizing a picture and resampling it, because incorrectly changing one, could be bad for your final project. Resizing is changing your image’s size WITHOUT changing the number of pixels, while resampling is the change of the number of pixels in your image. The pixels in an image will affect how pixelated or “blocky” an image is, so choose wisely.
After you have your image scanned and resolution set, you’ll want to adjust brightness and contrast if you’re working with line art. You’ll want to make sure all lines are visible so just play around with the brightness and contrast until you achieve your desired line thickness.
