I like the design I have on a t-shirt. What is the best way to scan it
so I get a nice copy of it? (personal use of course!)
White t-shirt with colour graphics.
thanks

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:06:16 +0100, "��" <news@kidsnews.au.org> wrote:

>I like the design I have on a t-shirt. What is the best way to scan it
>so I get a nice copy of it? (personal use of course!)
>White t-shirt with colour graphics.
>thanks

Get a scanner for a3 oversize, put the t-shirt on it, scan it. 
Standard procedures to remove moir� can be applied.

If you have no A3 scanner, then use a normal scanner, put a piece of
cardboard in the t-shirt, straighten the shirt and fix it to the
board's backside with some needles.

Try if you can remove the lid of the scanner (in most cases this is
possible when the lid is open.

Now scan the shirt in segments (two should do for a normal shirt) so
that you have some overlap.

Load two segments into PSP 8.

Use the straightening tool to find out how much you would to rotate
one to match it with the other (find two points in the overlapping
area, mark them with the straightening tool, write down the angle that
would make them horizontal. Do that for both segments. Calculate the
difference between the angles, now rotate both segments half of the
result, one left, the other right. This give the same amount of
rotation blur to both segments).

Now Image->AddBorder for one of the segments in the size of the second
segment at the side of the first segment where the second segment is
to be attached. Add some border on the two adjacent sides to have
space to shift layers around.

Now copy the second segment and paste it as new selection
(ctrl-shift-e) into the first.

Use the move tool to put it in the right place.

Use the eraser tool (big brush size, low opacity, low hardness) to
smoothen the border where the two sections meet.

Save.

Merge layers.

Save as (other name).

repeat with section pairs until you have one image.

Michael

PS: This procedure may use some memory if you do it in high
resolutions....






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Xalinai wrote:
> Get a scanner for a3 oversize, put the t-shirt on it, scan it.
> Standard procedures to remove moir� can be applied.

Comes out better with moire removed, but still get "patterny" look as I
guess it is picking up the t-shirt fabric.
Anyway to get nice solid colours...?
See http://www.rocketdreams.za.org/swatch.jpg for example of what I
mean.

in article 3f64bc29$0$33807$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net, �� at
news@kidsnews.au.org wrote on 9/14/03 12:06 PM:

> Xalinai wrote:
>> Get a scanner for a3 oversize, put the t-shirt on it, scan it.
>> Standard procedures to remove moir� can be applied.
> 
> Comes out better with moire removed, but still get "patterny" look as I
> guess it is picking up the t-shirt fabric.
> Anyway to get nice solid colours...?
> See http://www.rocketdreams.za.org/swatch.jpg for example of what I
> mean.
> 
> 
> 


You are scanning a 4 color process job that was printed on a T-Shirt.

You are picking up the 4 colors used to print the job.

hahaha.



-- 
                      Mike

             * Logo Design *
  Put some fun in your next logo!

Site at:  http://www.artistmike.com

 

mike wrote:
> You are scanning a 4 color process job that was printed on a T-Shirt.
>
> You are picking up the 4 colors used to print the job.
>
> hahaha.

So does that mean I can't get the colours solid unless I do it myself
manually in PSP?

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> mike wrote:
> > You are scanning a 4 color process job that was printed on a T-Shirt.
> >
> > You are picking up the 4 colors used to print the job.
> >
> > hahaha.
>
> So does that mean I can't get the colours solid unless I do it myself
> manually in PSP?
>
>
Try edge preserving smooth.

You may still have a problem Requiring you to make selection's and touching
them up a bit at a time

in article 3f64bf21$0$33803$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net, �� at
news@kidsnews.au.org wrote on 9/14/03 12:19 PM:

> mike wrote:
>> You are scanning a 4 color process job that was printed on a T-Shirt.
>> 
>> You are picking up the 4 colors used to print the job.
>> 
>> hahaha.
> 
> So does that mean I can't get the colours solid unless I do it myself
> manually in PSP?
> 
> 


Explain to me how dots are going to magically become solid colors.
Especially if you are scanning at that resolution.

You are so funny.



-- 
                      Mike

             * Logo Design *
  Put some fun in your next logo!

Site at:  http://www.artistmike.com

 

On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 20:06:31 +0100, "��" <news@kidsnews.au.org> wrote:

>Xalinai wrote:
>> Get a scanner for a3 oversize, put the t-shirt on it, scan it.
>> Standard procedures to remove moir� can be applied.
>
>Comes out better with moire removed, but still get "patterny" look as I
>guess it is picking up the t-shirt fabric.
>Anyway to get nice solid colours...?
>See http://www.rocketdreams.za.org/swatch.jpg for example of what I
>mean.

That is the usual result when scanning printed items.

You can select one black line, then use Selections->Modify->Select
similar to get all of them. Then Selections->Invert to select
everything except the black lines and Selections->Modify->Feather by 2
pixels for a smooth border. 

Now to change the print pattern into areas of color use Gaussian Blur,
radius 2.75 pixels.

Deselect (Ctrl-D) the black lines and resize (shift-S) the whole to
40% and sharpen (Unsharp mask, radius 1.8 pixels, 100%, Threshold 10).

Show me a copy of the result :-)

Michael