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Bruce, I was also struggling with scanning white backgrounds just this morning. I'm using an Epson V550 and on darker pieces I use the histogram tool and just cut out a bit of the white end of the spectrum to clean up the white background. But it doesn't work so well on images with a lot of light delicate colors. Sigh .... Lore On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Bruce Bartrug <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Linda: Oh, *that's* the problem! My monitor *is* calibrated :). A > recently purchased Dell 24 inch LCD. > > Lynette: I have older work, too, which is sometimes quite a problem. > These were recorded on film, which adds another layer of corrections. I > added the small white border around the black because the black borders > alone don't always show clearly on line. Noticed this first with > illustrations for books, and I just carried the idea over to anything that > needs a black border to begin with. > > Lynette: you downloaded an image? Oh, dear. I never thought to check. > It would seem unnecessary in a Squarespace template that adapts to tablets > and cell phones. Argh! Maybe I can add one in "Save for Web" function and > make it easy. Sigh 2. > > Ann: I should actually read the instruction to my Epsen V500. Maybe > there's a background color substitution there as well :). Of course, one > device's "white" can be another's pale pink or gray. > > Thank you all for looking ! > > b > > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Lynette Cook <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> I can verify it too now: they are white. I should have thought of this >> first. I grabbed your vireo image, opened it in Photoshop, then took my >> eyedropper tool to see what value the background has. It reads 255 >> everywhere I check. You can't get whiter than that! >> >> Lynette >> >> >> ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > -- *Lore Ruttan, *Ph.D. Lore Ruttan Illustration <http://www.loreruttanillustration.com> Visit my Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Paperlore Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv