>> Ellie writes: >I have a client who is considering having a chalk pastel drawing of >hers drum scanned to be made into a print. I had never heard of such >a thing being done with a pastel drawing.
Richard replies: No problem as long as it's not too big to fit on the drum and is on thin enough material to be mounted on the drum. I would expect a better result from a good drum properly profiled than a mid range digital camera but I could be wrong! << Ellie, on your last post which I did not quote...the cost of drum scans is almost a buyers market, well at least it is if you go to a repro house. <g> Wet mounts for transmissive originals would probably cost more than a reflective for the same area, due to the extra time it takes in set-up and or fitting into the transmissive mounting queue (where as reflective may have the drum sitting there unused where they can make money scanning while oiling up film). Richard can probably flesh out this comment better than me, but picking up surface detail for fine art prints can be a big thing - as this gives a lot of character to the image (either media or substrate texture). Drums seem to do fine, although they use a focused 'pin' lightsource on a small area...while flatbeds use a wide diffuse lightsource that comes from a certain direction and can light/shadow surfaces to some extent...which can help or hinder the scanning of textured originals. The only reservations I would have about drum mounting above what Richard states are the possibilities for some originals to crack or lift if bent, or if there are concerns about the mounting tape used to secure the image to the drum (you could require a half inch or so border free around the original that could be sacrificed to the adhesion gods). Just something to keep in mind. I also have thoughts on enhancing small details such as texture found in these types of originals - it was always part of my 'secret sauce' when processing art originals for the imaging bureau I used to work for (artists are probably more picky than photographers...ducking for cover! <g>). Stephen Marsh. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
