Scanners for art boards?

[Behold Gravitas]

Seeing all the great art lately, I'm wondering what all of you are using to scan your art boards?

I have a 3-in-1 Canon photo printer, but the scan bed is only 8.5 x 11. I end up scanning in parts and trying to photomerge, but at times the merge puts in a really ugly shade/black bar at the junction. Plus sometimes pencils don't show up well and adjusting for curves/levels jacks up the scan.

Is there an 11 x 17 scanner that won't break the bank or at least something that can be fed rather than laid down for scanning?

[carlito1978]

i dont know about scanners but i would be afraid to feed any of my art into a scanner / printer. too many printer horror stories for me

[JadeGiant]

If you do some searches you will find some good threads on this topic. I nearly bought a Brother multi purpose machine a few years ago as they seem to be the best scanner that won’t break the bank.

[JadeGiant]

Originally Posted by carlito1978

i dont know about scanners but i would be afraid to feed any of my art into a scanner / printer. too many printer horror stories for me

I would only buy a flat bed scanner – the Brother version will accommodate art up to 11x17 which would cover nearly all of my collection.

[JadeGiant]

http://www.statueforum.com/showthrea...rother+scanner

[Behold Gravitas]

Thanks for the link! The flat bed is probably the best way for me, I agree, feeding something means potentially trashing it. I'll look into those Brother multipurpose ones or at least a dedicated scanner. Not sure my office setup can accommodate another multipurpose.

[JadeGiant]

I took a quick look and it appears they might have something that can accommodate 11x17 paper (flat) for 150 shipped - pretty good deal IMO

good luck - interested to see what you go with

[Behold Gravitas]

Is this the one you're referencing?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-885-_-Product

Will have to price match with a local store as I want to be able to take it back if there's an issue. What's crazy is that these multi-functions are coming in cheaper than standalone scanners.

Hopefully final question on this matter: is 2400 optical dpi sufficient if I'm scanning art to send to an inker (whether they print to ink, then send to someone to hand color or do digital inks/color)? That's what I'm finding in this price range. Thanks!

[JadeGiant]

I think that is the same one I saw on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Printe...rother+11+x+17

no clue about DPI - that is a good question. I would want one that can do the same if I want to get a penciled piece inked up.

[Simplyrob]

I got one of those Brothers with the larger bed. That thing rocks! I think it was $160 shipped off Amazon.