How to professionally SCAN, Clean and Adjust your comic artwork for Print Marvel DC Manga and More

How you can Scan, Clean, Adjust and Prepare your artwork for printing like a professional. What size, resolution and formats to save files as, and how to save smaller files to use for social media posting and email sending.
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[@musichouse-]

That was an incredibly helpful tutorial, Walden! Thank you for doing this!

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Music House. Thank you for watching my video. I’m glad to hear that it was helpful and that you learned something from if. If you happens to have any questions about the process. Let me know. Thank you again for watching!

[@legkick1]

Hi Walden! Great to see you making more videos!

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Legkick1 thank you for watching my video. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for your support and I’ll have more videos soon!

[@dezkarcy]

such a great step-by-step walk through!

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you for watching my video I’m glad it was of help. Subscribe to my channel as I’ll have more videos coming soon!

[@millicay666]

Thank you! The level correction bit was especially helpful.

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Marcelo. Thank you for watching my video. I’m glad it was of help! I’ll be making more tutorials, so if t out enjoy these types of content. Please subscribe to my change if you haven’t already. Thank you again!

[@mh1art870]

Real Awesome thank you. All your work is incredible.

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Mh1art870. Thank you so much for watching my video. I appreciate the kind words. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you!

[@BrandonScottFox1]

Thank you so much~!! Fantastic!!! Just what I needed!

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. I’m glad it was of help! If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you!

[@snorpixel]

Great description of the process thanks! :)

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you!

[@strikercj8425]

Excelent Waldenman.

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Striker. Thank you for watching my video and for the comment! I dig the nick name “Waldenman!” Haha. I’ll have more videos soon!

[@timpeterson87]

Very cool. Thank you. I unfortunately no longer have a mac so i’m fully traditional art nowadays but i’m learning this for when I save up for a new laptop and scanner. Very informative!!

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. This will come in handy for whenever you need to scan artwork thank you for watching! If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you!

[@timpeterson87]

@@WaldenWongArt done and done! Cheers!

[@WaldenWongArt]

@@timpeterson87thank you again!

[@timpeterson87]

@@WaldenWongArt of course. I take good resources extremely seriously and your work is no exception. Carry on.

[@timpeterson87]

*btw, I just ordered a set of Copic MLSP10A

[@seraji4754]

Great Video Walden! Sometimes I get little dark specks show up on my art even after I adjusted the levels. Any tip on quickly cleaning all the little bits up with have to individually dodge them all?

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Seraji. Thank you so much for watching my video. Somtieks it’s your scanner bed that has those specks of dust on them. Wipe the glass clean from any dust and it’ll remove majority of the specks. But it’s it’s really tiny and you’re zoomed in close, leave them. They won’t be seen when it’s printed on regular comic size, especially after the artwork is reduced 68%. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thanks again!

[@Rometiklan]

Informative video, Walden! I've been thinking about scanning some of my drawings so the information here will help. I don't have an 11x17 scanner soI guess I'll have to scan 2 halves and paste them together. Or I could just go to Staples to scan it myself at their self-service copy center. Thanks for posting!

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Rometiklan. Scanning half the page and piece it together is still okay. It just takes a bit of time to piece together. If you’re not scanning for publication, a photograph of your artwork is still okay. I think I’m some of my Art Review and Critique videos, I also talk about how to use a cell phone to take a picture of the art and do all the adjustments on photoshop to make it look like it was scanned. The other option, instead of going to Staples to scan them and pay more. Is to just use a Staples photocopy machine and make a photocopy at 67% reduction. I’m sure that doesn’t cost as much than paying to scan. Once you get that reduced photocopy and it’s a clean photocopy from the machine. Just take that copy home and scan it at your regular scanner and that will work. No piecing together. Hope that helps, my friend.

[@LoganYGO]

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[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi ItzVortecx. Thank you so much for watching my video. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thanks again!

[@paulisarts]

I don't think I've seen the magic wand method to get rid of blue lines before. I think Richard Friend does a levels kind of a thing like the contrast for blacks. Now I want to find his video for his method...

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Paulis Art. Thank you for watching my video. Yes, I also got a levels thing after using the magic wand. It cleans up the blues quicker and the levels don’t have to work that hard to remove the blue lines.

[@mojazzmo]

Great video. When you scan though, what file format should you scan your line art, jpeg or pdf etc…? Thanks in advance.

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. When I scan the art, I scan it at full size color at 600dpi. Once that done, I convert to greyscale for black and white line art. Then finally, I’ll save it as a TIFF file. Not jpeg it pad as the file size it too large. TIFF file is just as good and doesn’t waste that much storage space. It’s the industry standard. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you

[@jose-ec3co]

how big is the scanner is it fine if i use a smaller scanner?

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. The scanner I use can scan 11x17 size. You can still use a smaller scanner, you just have to do some post production work and piece images together. Which takes time. If you have a larger scanner to scan larger size artwork, you’ll save time and not have to piece them together. Hope that helps. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you!

[@commonboi1]

if i draw on 500 dpi and i scan using 600 dpi, is that going to affect the art in a bad way? im using procreate

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. If you draw digitally at 500 dpi, the art will already be 500 dpi. If you then drew traditionally with paper and pencil, and then you scan the artwork at 600dpi, it’s still okay. You just need to bump down the 600dpi to 500dpi to match your digital files if your sending different types of artwork for printers. It’s easier for a printer to have all the same size artwork/files and resolution so the printing would be streamlined to print. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you!

[@ihategoogle8893]

Isn't A3 supposed to be 11 x 17? I have a HP printer/scanner but the glass bed is barely the same size as A3, very frustrating. Can you please give me the name of the scanner you are using?

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you for watching my video. You’re correct, A3 is the same as 11x17 in size. Different places call it different names, but still the same. The printer I use is a Brother CFW-6490, but that printer has long been discontinued. There are other printers that’s a new model. Here’s a link to one. amzn.to/3G6V8DX and another amzn.to/4727Tv2 hope that helps!

[@wudancomicsproject]

To eliminate the blues I go to hue/saturation and put the cyan and blue lightness all up to 100%, same results faster.

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Wudan. Thank you for watching my video. Yes, that’s also another way to eliminate blues as well. There’s so many different ways to work Photoshop. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thanks again!

[@wudancomicsproject]

@@WaldenWongArt Already subscribed, always learning from your content when I can, been learning a lot from your work, thank you.

[@WaldenWongArt]

@@wudancomicsproject hi Wudan. Thank you for the kind words and for subscribing. I’m glad to hear my videos are of help. I’ll have more tutorial coming soon! Thanks again!

[@Tonydash23]

Awesome video , any recommendations for a flatbed scanner ?

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you for watching my video! I do indeed have a recommendation for a good flat bed scanner printer all in one. The one I have, has been discontinued for years. But they made an updated model. Here’s the link… amzn.to/4727Tv2 and another one here… amzn.to/3G6V8DX These are great Brother printers and they’re workhorses that seems to last a long time. hope that helps.

[@Tonydash23]

@@WaldenWongArt awesome TY WW !!!

[@WaldenWongArt]

@@Tonydash23 thank you again, Tony!

[@Tonydash23]

@@WaldenWongArt what version of PS are you using ? TY

[@WaldenWongArt]

@@Tonydash23hi Tony. I actually yes a few different photoshop version depending if I’m using my laptop, desktop or work computer. But all the steps are still the same. Latest version of photoshop just looks more fancy with bells and whistles. But all steps are the same. Unless you’re using Photoshop Elements. Which has some functions, but are listed and located in different places. It’s weird with photoshop elements.

[@someperson9999]

Hey Walden, what type of scanner do you recommend for indie comic book artists? Preferably, not one with an outrageous price tag. Thank you.

[@WaldenWongArt]

Thank you so much for watching my video. You can use any full size scanner. The brand I use is the Brother MFC6490. But that’s been discontinued. There are other larger size scanner and they usually cost around $300 or so. If you need recommendation of a specific scanner/orinter. Let me know. I can find you a like to a good one on Amazon. If you like these types of videos and want to see more, please subscribe to my channel, if you haven't done so already. More tutorials soon. Thank you

[@someperson9999]

@@WaldenWongArt if you can give a recommendation that would be terrific, thank you. Do you know of one that is compatible with a MacBook? And I think I'm subscribed already, but I'll check again. I'm a big fan of you and your advice has helped me out a lot. Thank you for what you do.

[@WaldenWongArt]

@@someperson9999sure thing. I just did some research and found the equivalent to the same model Brother printer I have. I’m fact, this is the newer model that had replaced my model. And it’s better too! It has WiFi capabilities and can print directly from your MacBook. It’s an all in one scanner. Meaning you can scan full pages, as well as print both 8.5x11 and 11x17 pages. So if you were thinking of printing out blue lines to ink pages, this will do it also. The printer I have is a workhorse and it has never broken in all these years. So I imagine these between model will be even better. Here’s my Amazon Affiliate link to the printer… amzn.to/4a30Rrc If you order, I get a little bit of Amazon kickback. But you don’t pay extra or any more. Thank you for using my links and I hope this helps!

[@someperson9999]

@@WaldenWongArt hey, thank you so much for your help. I just bought the scanner through your link. Thanks again.

[@WaldenWongArt]

@@someperson9999thank you for using my Amazon affilaite link. And when you get the scanner/printer, and need help. Let me know. I also have a video that explains the process of how I scan artwork for publishing too. Look for it in my videos.

[@Joxman2k]

Excellent video and very informative :) I have criticisms that might help your channel. I am surprised that you have low viewership. So from a general viewer of KZbin videos for years here are some criticisms that might help :) Audio: - Intro and outro seems to be much louder than the rest of the content of video. - The audio levels in general seem to be quite high. I need to lower my volume to have it the same as other KZbin videos. Content: I like the long form content of your videos, but I also like informative shorter videos too. I think a mixture would be better to get a wider audience. I really like this specific video on a specific topic. Your teaching style is short and to the point which I like. Perhaps you could have a teaching series on the specific use of certain things, like in this video how to do a computer related aspect of comic book art. Promote yourself a bit more. Ask us for suggestions on how to do this. I am not a twitter follower or do instagram social media type of things, so I cant help there. I'm sure utilizing those resources would be of great help. Just a couple of suggestions to help grow your channel. I really like your content and would like to see you do well on KZbin :) I would like to help out any way I can :)

[@WaldenWongArt]

Hi Joxman 2k. Thank you for watching my video and for all the GREAT comments. Especially on all the tips about making KZbin video. I REALLY do appreciate all of them and even screen captured them so I can follow your tips. Yes, I’ve been on KZbin for some time now, and it is very slow growing. Hopefully applying some of your tips, it’ll help it grow. And if you have any more ideas, please let me know. It’s very welcomed and confirming that the videos I make are being enjoyed by other. Thank you SO MUCH!!