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Acrylic Paintings - Need to Scan

  • 05-05-2010 10:08AM
    #1
    Classact
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    I have a selection of Paintings done by a relation of mine using Acrylic Paints. Some are done on canvas and some are done on more boards like.

    We would like to get these paintings scanned or copied someway on to a CD so everyone in the family can have a copy of them. The paintings vary is size, most are larger than A4.

    I would appreciate if anyone could recommend somewhere I could get this done in Leinster;

    Thanks for your help


Comments

  • #2
    neelyohara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭neelyohara


    I'm not sure about scanning (although you can buy scanners cheaply that are A3 in size).

    Is there any reason why you wouldn't consider just taking a digital photograph and use a basic editing software to crop around the image? It's far, far easier than scanning and in most cases the quality is better than scanning.

    If you photograph you have the option of playing up textures, etc.

    And just imagine the bother of having to transport those canvases to get them scanned! :D


  • #3
    eyefordetail
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭eyefordetail


    neelyohara wrote: »
    I'm not sure about scanning (although you can buy scanners cheaply that are A3 in size).

    Is there any reason why you wouldn't consider just taking a digital photograph and use a basic editing software to crop around the image? It's far, far easier than scanning and in most cases the quality is better than scanning.

    If you photograph you have the option of playing up textures, etc.

    And just imagine the bother of having to transport those canvases to get them scanned! :D

    I would agree with this. I am an artist and have been working a lot in acrylic lately. I usually scan my watercolour paintings before I frame them but I find taking a digital photo of the acrylic canvases is by far the best and easiest way of capturing the painting. Use the highest megapixel setting on your camera as this will give you a bigger pic to work with. The camera should also capture any texture on the canvas. One important thing though...try not to use the flash, you might not think it but the flash creates a sheen on the painting. I usually place the painting on the ground in front of a window. Hope this helps


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