Contents

1 GETTING STARTED
Introduction
How To Use This Book

2 WORKING WITH SCANNERS
Scanners and Digitizing Devices

3 TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Planning Ahead
How To Use This Book

4 EDITING SCANNED IMAGES
Working with Tone and Color
Crafting Quality Images

5 WORKING WITH PRINTED CLIP ART
Finding the Right Picture
Working with Bitmapped Images
Using Filters on Line Art
Converting Bitmaps to PostScript Art

6 APPLYING ARTISTS TECHNIQUES
Working from Photo References
Line Quality, Mood and Montage

7 CREATING TEXTURES AND BACKGROUNDS
Textures from Print and Paper
Textures All Around Us

8 WORKING WITH SCANNED PHOTOGRAPHS
Altering and Enhancing Scanned Photos
Creating Special Effects with Photos

9 TRANSFORMING PHOTOS INTO GRAPHICS
Working with High-Contrast Images
Distorting and Filtering Images
Creating Montage Illustrations

10 CREATING TYPE TREATMENTS
Using Old Typefaces
Creating New Typefaces

11 SCANNING REAL OBJECTS
Bypassing the Camera
Object into Graphic

12 USING SCANS IN ARTS AND CRAFTS
Altering and Embellishing Printed Scans
Creating Artist's Books
Making Gifts and Amusements

13 SCANNING FOR THE WEB
The Screen versus the Page
Using Scans On-Line