Datacolor User to User Support Group.

I really appreciate the time you've taken to respond but that one 
sailed over my head.  I wasn't referring the paper... I said what 
is "on the artists paper" meaning the ink, pencil or whatever the 
image is.  Not to say that that is part of the digital system, only 
that I want the digital system to recreate it accuratly.

I deal with B/W and color.  In both cases I need to adjust the levels 
to make the colors darker in order to even come close to the 
original.  I am just trying to identify the cause of this.  Where am 
I loosing the "punch" of the image in my digital process.  My guess  
is it's something with the scanner or color managment of it.

-Jonathan 


--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
>
> 
> In a message dated 10/31/06 6:50:21 PM, jpgentry@... writes:
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> 
> > I guess what I'm trying to say is... Is there a way to color 
manage so
> > the "system" (scanner, computer, printer) will output what is on 
the
> > original artists paper? 
> > 
> 
> The original artist's paper isn't really part of the digital 
system. But if 
> we are talking more or less B&W work, then getting the paper to be 
paper tint 
> and paper density, and the pencilwork to be very close to pencil 
density is 
> really quite easy, compared to many color management issues. And if 
paper white 
> is to be eliminated (meaning you aren't going to paint the whole 
page the color 
> of the original paper, as you might with a historic original) then 
its easier 
> still. All you really need is a Spyder, and a reasonable printer 
profile. 
> Now, trying that with out of gamut acrylic colors, challenging oil 
painting 
> shadow details etc, can be more difficult. Or photographic black 
and white, which 
> is, again, a lot harder than pencil black and white. The only thing 
you can't 
> nail fairly easily for graphite pencil work is the sheen of the 
original 
> graphite.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Division
> DataColor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
>