Judy,
Slides may be a little more expensive than digital files, but if you have
access to a copy stand and a macro lens, you can do the whole thing in an
hour. I've had good luck using Ektachrome Tungston slide film, ASA 160.
Set
your ASA on 125, f-stop at 16, expose for 1/15th sec (you may want to
bracket), drop it off at the developer and pick it up an hour or two
later.
If you shoot multiple copies of each drawing, you only have to go through
this once. The resolution and color quality is usually very good. Good
luck.
Gretchen Halpert

> ----------
> From:         Judith A. Stoffer
> Reply To:     SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration-
> Sent:         Thursday, November 18, 1999 12:01 PM
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> Subject:      Re: REMINDER: Focus on Nature VI
>
> With this announcement, I realized what an interesting threshhold I am
on
> in
> regards to reproduction of my work for different purposes.  Let me
> explain:
> My first thought was, "Oh, I have some things that might be appropriate
to
> send," but then I realized that I currently don't have any of them
> PHOTOGRAPHED; I have scans on disk.  In order to make the deadline for
> submission, I would have to go through the process of having them
> photographed, think about color concerns, get the slides processed, then
> labeled, then packaged with an SASE (where did I put that cardboard?!),
> then
> mailed... What another part of my brain wanted to do was send this group
> an
> e-mail with JPEGs, have them judge them, and e-mail me back.  No
expense,
> very little time invested, quick turnaround.  Of course, JPEGs aren't
"the
> real thing," but neither are many of the slides I have had made over the
> years.
>
> Comments, anyone? The times: are they achangin'?
>
> Judy S
>