How to Scan Your Artwork (ON A BUDGET)
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Learn how to scan large scale (or small scale) artwork to create a digital copy that can be used to reproduce prints, greetings cards, mugs or whatever products you'd like to put your design onto.
Having your artwork scanned or photographed professionally can be expensive. Using the method I show you in this video enables you to do this yourself on a budget.
Everything I used:
Canon LiDE 300 Colour Flatbed Scanner - amzn.to/38AY8rp
Affinity Photo - bit.ly/3mZtHn9
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I love how you casually lifted up the greatest drawing of a hare ever like it was nothing
Thank you so much! ☺️
I worked as graphic artist for a sign company and I had an argument with my boss many years ago about scanner resolutions. We did more than just signs. We were given an old leather bound book that was over 150 years old at the time. The book had very old prints of Rome and surrounding areas. The scanner we had was an AGFA 2400 dpi A4 optical scanner. To prove a point I scanned at 300dpi, what he wanted. And then during my own time I scanned the images at 2400 dpi and printed the result out at various resolutions. A 600dpi printout, it was obvious the detail from the higher scan resolution. Yeah, scanning at 300 dpi and printing at 600, eww. But its what the boss wanted, until he saw the results.
This video was exactly what I needed, I have been an artist for years but I am finally needing to dive into the digital world and have been SO overwhelmed, but I think I now know where to start. Thank you!!
I felt overwhelmed when I first started too! I’m glad the video helped though and has given you a starting point ☺️ you’re welcome!
Hi Shannon, I've spent the morning trying variations. I've now got it! Saved as JPG, exported into Lightroom & then exported back out in A4 dimensions as a Tiff. What a palaver, but I'm pleased that I can move to the next stage. Your videos are very informative, thanks so much.
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I also don't want to pay Adobe every month 🥴 so I was looking for another program that would work and you were right to the point - great vid
You're most welcome! It's a fortune once you add it all up, and Affinity is just as good as Photoshop. Thank you 😄
This is so helpful, thank you so much. I was poised to spend A LOT more on a more expensive scanner plus Photoshop. You've just demonstrated that you can achieve high quality prints of artwork for a fraction of the price. This is hugely valuable, thank you! Your artwork is absolutely beautiful by the way.
I’m glad you found it helpful! I didn’t make any prints or cards for so long because I thought I needed top of the range equipment. I’m all about being resourceful and using what is in your budget instead of putting it off until you can get the best of everything ☺️
thank you...for making all this difficult stuff sound simple and manageable to do and also affordable!
You’re very welcome, I’m glad to help out! I was so lost when I first started looking into all of this 🙈
Excellent. Thank you.
Thanks so much! This was so helpful and the way you stitched that large scan together sold me! Amazing 😲👍💕🖌🎨
You're very welcome I'm glad you found it useful. The panorama stitch function is a life saver 😆
Thanks bunches!
This was really helpful. I work mostly on a3 and couldn't find an a3 flatbed scanner without spending an arm and a leg, thanks!
I'm glad it was helpful! Thank you ☺️
You are a God-Send! This is exactly what I've been looking for for years. Affinity offers a FREE TRIAL and it works like a charm. And Shannon, if that drawing of a Hare is your work, then you are an Amazing Artist. Thanks
I'm so glad the video helped! I love Affinity even for the one off price it is well worth the money ☺️ it is! Thank you so much 😊
Great video Shannon, love your gorgeous artwork too! 🥰 Affinity tip is total gem, thanks a million! ❤
Thank you so much! I'm glad it was helpful ☺️
Thank you Shannon for this very interesting Video. I took use Affinity Photo and it’s wonderful. It’s like magic! For the same reasons you mentioned, I refuse to pay that price for Photoshop. I am still learning how to use it but it’s so much better. I too, look forward to the next video on how you prepare the picture for prints and cards. Cheers Linda
You’re very welcome Linda! It’s fantastic I’m annoyed at myself for not making the switch earlier but I’m just glad I have now, better late then never ☺️
It seems to stitch the artwork together more seamlessly than photoshop did so I agree it is better ❤️
I’ve just uploaded the card video I hope it’s useful for you 🥰
@@shannonmullin Gimp is an amazing photo editor and free alternative to Photoshop.
Thank you so much for this video! - sincerely, a girl on minimum wage in the Uk who enjoys art!
You're most welcome! I'm glad to have helped ☺️
you are a *literal* angel for making this video!! thankyou so so much!😊
Awesome feature with the panorama - that's exactly what I needed right now, thanks for sharing
Isn’t it brilliant! Glad you found it useful you’re very welcome ❤️
Thank you, that was really helpful!!! Looking foward to the next video of how you prepare the picture for prints and cards.
I’m glad it was helpful to you! Thank you for watching 😄
This is wonderful, thank you! You're an amazing artist, by the way!!
Thank you so much! ☺️
I was going to go and have all my A3 paintings scanned tomorrow, I already have the same scanner and will now buy the Affinity Photo looks easy enough even for me. Thank You.
That’s wonderful! Just make sure when you scan each little section that there aren’t huge gaps and they overlap quite a bit to make sure when they stitch together they don’t have any weird blurry lines ☺️
Good luck!
@@shannonmullin It's worked a treat! Thank you so much. Just have to work out what the rest of it does lol.
@@smezley50 yay I’m glad it has!! Hahaha the first step is done at least 😆
Thank you for this! So helpful!
You're welcome I'm glad it helped!
Thanks Shannon, brilliant, really helpful
I’m glad it was helpful! ☺️
No manual stitching?? Phenomenal!
It’s wonderful isn’t it! 😆
Thank you so much. A very helpful video. Do you have any videos on digitising your artwork to make digital prints?? Thank you.
Thank you for sharing the details of this scanner and software, truly appreciated. Subscribed xXx
I’m glad it’s helped! Thank you 🥰 xxx
Omg - new Sub here!!! I can’t believe what I’ve just watched! I just bought a Lide 300 after watching someone else’s review here on RUclips, but I’ve now realised, after half a day of trying to do what he did with editing pre-scan, that he was using an Apple Mac app, and not the Lide to edit…. 😢🤮 So half a day later, and missing out on hours of designing, I’ve now discovered YOUR tutorial! OMG….. This is amazing! It covers everything I wanted, PLUS, you also use Affinity!!!
I moved to Affinity Designer and Photo a year ago, from adobe, for financial reasons too, and am still very much a beginner on Designer, and haven’t even started Affinity Photo yet. I’ve been learning surface pattern design on illustrator, so now have to learn how to apply it in Designer, but the price was right, with the same results, so I only have to learn how to do it once, and then it’s rinse and repeat.
I’ll be a professional after learning this stitching from you! Omg! I like to work big, so this is just so, so perfect. You have just changed my life. Thankyou so much. And your artwork really is next level, by the way. 🙌
Hello it's lovely to have you here! I'm glad the video was helpful, thank goodness there's an easier way to do these things and once you get the process right it's just rinse and repeat like you say! This saves me so much time and stress.. and lots of money! 😂
Affinity is the best I would never go back to Photoshop now, it does everything I need it to do and more. Thank you so much I hope you have a lovely day ❤️
@@shannonmullin ❤
I just watched this again, 11 months later, and I noticed you used ‘Custom’ in the Set up, not Autoscan, which is what I used previously. I’ve just bought a painting course and she scans her artwork, then uses Photoshop to clean it up. I just love this idea! …. I’ll be using Affinity Photo instead, but I’ve just re-read what I wrote above 11 months ago, and you use Affinity as well, so no doubt you use Photo, so I know it’s possible. I just need to figure out how… But I’m so impressed that an artist of your calibre uses a Lide 300. It’s the cutest little scanner, but it obviously pumps out quality prints, so I know I’m on the right track.
WARNING! Please avoid the mistake I made in not checking the quality before scanning lots of pictures. If you look closely there may be a big line running all the way down your pictures which you may only notice if you zoom in. This is more noticeable on black or white print. Tried adjusting settings but with no joy. Just had to return to 2 off these.
If any one has any ideas of how to not get the lines it would be helpful please???
Please note they where both new. Trying another new one later tonight.
Good luck!
Oh no that sounds like a manufacturing issue how annoying! I hope you're third time lucky and the next one is ok ☹️
You are an absolute star!! Thank youuuu!!!
Nice...artlife always i2f the artist...one love...blessings
So useful for my comics! Much thanks 🙏🏻
I'm glad it was helpful!
You really saved my life. Thanks so much for this video!!
I'm so glad it helped! You're welcome ☺️
Great video you explain so easily and make it seem so effortless.Well done
Thank you so much I'm glad you found the video helpful ☺️
Thank you so so much Shannon. Just what I needed!
You're very welcome I'm glad it helped!
Thank you! Wonderful and very helpful. eo, robby
thanks Shannon.
Wow, your artwork is amazing! And thank you for this! I'm going to buy it now!
That's so kind thank you, I'm glad it helped ☺️
Very useful. Thanks
Thank you I’m glad it helped!
Thank you for your tips, much appriciated
You're welcome! ☺️
Thank you very much! great info !
I'm glad you found it helpful, thank you!
Amazingly helpful. Thank you! ♡
I'm glad it helped! 🤍
Hi great video! If i may ask what material is your painting painted on? I have the feeling that the material is key to have good scan results...
Super helpful! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Heather!
Great vid Shannon thanks, I have been looking at the exact scanner you have and couldn't make up my mind but now I think I will buy it, only thing is it is now £74 from Curry's, not £50 when you bought it, still if it does the job, that's good.
That is really cool thanks for sharing
You’re most welcome!
incredible work!
Thank you so much!
I love this video
I'm glad you love it, thank you!
I was so happy to come across your video! By the way your artwork is simply stunning! :) I work in watercolour and am having a real challenge digitizing my art. I too (happily) use Affinity but I'm stuck at the scanning stage. The scanner I have over exposes the images so I tried taking photos instead but the white background ends up looking grey...I just wondered whether your Canon scanner would work for light washes of watercolour? Also, which country is it made in?
Thank you so much! It's such a challenge figuring it all out isn't it. I think it would work well enough you'd just have to do a lot of editing on the scan. I find myself having to play around with the levels, contrast, colour balance etc to get closer to the original work. I'm sure canon accept returns so you could always try it out and send it back if it doesn't work for you? ☺️
Good question! Mine says made in Vietnam.
Thank you so much for your reply and for the details on where it's made (that's the one thing they often don't tell you online, not sure why?!) Yes, challenge is right, but with helpful videos like yours it makes it that much easier. Thanks again :)
wow that’s interesting!
Thank you! ☺️
Great.....💯🔥🔥
Thank you😄
Great video! Can I ask what kind of paper you paint/draw on pls?
Thank you! I use mostly hot pressed watercolour paper, I’ve played around with a few brands such as Fabriano, Arches and now Canson and I’m trying to find my favourite ☺️
Did you ever upload a part 2 to remove the background? Thanks
Hi, if you have a watch of my ‘how to make greeting cards’ video I show how I do it on there ☺️
hi Shannon, i have just purchased Affinity Photo today, i just now have to try and get my head around it all. Do you still use the separate scanner you purchased or do you use the Epsom ET 8550 instead to scan your work.? Sorry for all the questions, I am just going to start to do prints of my artwork this year.
Love your work Shannon its amazing.
I will be doing watercolor cards and prints for my future markets.
i have learnt so much from your tutorials regarding the bus8iness side of things, thank you
Hey Mrs. Mullin , your video help me out heeps ! But i have one question ! Affinity sells 3 softwares , Affinity Photo , Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher .
In order to get and be able to use this Panorama & Stitch Feature do i only need to buy Affinity Photo ?
Or do i have to buy any of the 2 other softwares or maybe even the whole Affinity Software Package that includes all 3 Softwares?
Thanks in Advance .
Sincerely Daniel from Germany
I'm glad you've found it helpful! You only need to Affinity Photo software for this you don't need the other two 😊
@@shannonmullin Thank you very much for the reply ! Wish you a great week 😊
Thank God I found this video! I've spent a long time trying to work out how to scan my drawings and coming across loads of issues. Can I ask why you save as a TIFF file? Also, my artwork is A4 size, so I don't need to stitch together, but I've been scanning on a normal printer/scanner and at a high res (2400), but it's still not looking sharp? Any ideas? The aim is to reproduce prints and to use the file to send to get printed as A4 prints but also to use as greetings cards. Thanks Shannon.
Have now tried saving the A4 drawing as a Tiff but the file has trimmed the image to about 2/3rds. What am I doing wrong?
I save as a TIFF as it's a larger file size meaning it's better quality! I'm not too sure why it wouldn't look sharp have you tried editing the scan in an editing software afterwards?
For this second question did you scan as a TIFF or scan as a JPEG and then try converting it to a TIFF afterwards?
I bought a scanner and Affinity Photo thanks to this wonderful tutorial! One question, after you stitch it all together, does it keep the 600 dpi tiff setting or do you need to set up a new canvas and put the stitched image into that?
I hope you like them!! ☺️ oooh good question I'm not too sure, I think you can check the DPI of the current document by going to 'resize document' and seeing what it says 🤍
@@shannonmullin Thank you, I totally missed seeing your reply :)
Have you uploaded a video on how you use affinity photo to edit your artwork?!?!? Thanks!
Hi! I briefly mention it in the greeting cards video but I might do an update video with a little more detail :)
ruclips.net/video/ZkaMbhpInzM/видео.html
Can you scan paintings on paper like acrylic or oil paint?
It should be ok if there isn’t lots of texture and raised areas I think! If there is photographing it using a camera might work best 😊
thanks for the review, i may buy this scanner to scan books would you try to scan a book and let me know about the results please?
Is it big enough for B4 size paper?
You'd have to scan it in sections and stitch it together in a photo editing software as it's A4 😊
But after printing with the printer, why does it get cracked or blurry when zoomed? 😢
Have you printed it actual size or have you tried enlarging it?
@@shannonmullin My documents have microprinting in them when I scan the microprinting is visible on the laptop screen but when I print the documents it is no longer visible
Thanks for your review. I'm looking for an affordable and efficient scanner for making digital copies of art. This one seems to do the job well and is under budget so its a win win XD. Just wondering how long it took for shipping on Amazon?
You’re welcome! I don’t remember it taking too long, I may have even bought it directly from the canon website actually!
Do you know if the Cannon Lide 400 would do the same thing as this one?
I imagine it would be a better version of the 300! ☺️
Hi I know your video is a year ago but I’m stuck. When I scan my art the orange colors look very bright and red. I’m not sure what to do..
You may need to play around with the colour balance setting 🤍
The scanner is about $70 USD now
Not to sound out of order, but you have stunning eyes.
Haha why thank you! 😆
Correction to my last comment, I was looking at the 400 cannon version and yours is the 300 version which is cheaper at £54 from Curry's, sorry my mistake😊.
Yes I hear there is a newer model now! I'd be interested to know if it's any better but in all honestly the 300 does the job great for the lower price ☺️
What kind of paper you used??
I used to use Fabriano Artistico hot press watercolour paper but they changed it and I no longer like it, so instead I've been using Saunders Waterford hot press watercolour paper :)
Where's your accent from?
Blackburn, Lancashire! 😁
I don't understand how you combine all those pieces of scanning pictures...
If you use the stitch panorama feature it does it all for you 😄
WOW! Great video, thank you! I've been wanting to digitize large maps and I think you've gave me the perfect solution.
Thank you I'm glad it was helpful!