[deannayh]

I just read an article in the PREMIER issue of Creative TECHniques Magazine where they talk about "Zero Gravity Scanning".

My brain is already spinning with new ideas. I don't know why I never thought of this!!


deanna

[darklighter]

My eyes aren't good enough to read the article and I saw they didn't have it online. Looks like a cool magazine though. Thanks!

[deannayh]

darklighter, on Jun 22 2006, 11:42 AM, said:

My eyes aren't good enough to read the article and I saw they didn't have it online. Looks like a cool magazine though. Thanks!

When you click on the above picture, and it opens a separate window, wait a second for it to load and then click on the orange arrows in the bottom righthand corner to REALLY enlarge it...so you can read every detail :-)



deanna

[Cropnpix]

That's pretty clever! Haven't heard of anything that cool since people realized they could photocopy their rear ends on a Xerox machine! LOL
I miss my scanner. We upgraded computers/software and the old scanner was incompatible. I'm jonesing for a new one (and a color printer too!). Sounds like I'd be a very good girl so Santa Claus will see his way to bringing them to me!

[deannayh]

Cropnpix, on Jun 24 2006, 08:51 PM, said:

That's pretty clever! Haven't heard of anything that cool since people realized they could photocopy their rear ends on a Xerox machine! LOL
I miss my scanner. We upgraded computers/software and the old scanner was incompatible. I'm jonesing for a new one (and a color printer too!). Sounds like I'd be a very good girl so Santa Claus will see his way to bringing them to me!

I just got mine for FREE through www.freecycle.org

Check to see if they have one in your area.


deanna

[faerywings]

That is a very cool magazine. I used their technique on how to doa photo mosaic for my FIL's Father's Day gift from the kids.
I don't think I read that article but i am going to have to check it out.

[Cropnpix]

Thanks Dea, I'll have to check it out!

[Betsy]

Very cool magazine, but it's against copyright laws for us to display those pages here, so I'm going to edit your post, Deanna. Hope you understand!

[deannayh]

Betsy, on Jun 25 2006, 04:55 PM, said:

Very cool magazine, but it's against copyright laws for us to display those pages here, so I'm going to edit your post, Deanna. Hope you understand!

i am so embarrased. I should have known better. Sorry guys, I guess I just got a little too excited there.



deanna

For those of you finding this thread, after I have been set straight , You basically take the lid off of your scanner, flip it upside down onto anything you want to scan.

This is great for those 3D items and the large items. Make sure you place a clear transparency sheet over your scanner's glass to protect it. This is fabulous when you are trying layer a collage like scene -- this way you don't have to try to do it in reverse and *hope* that everything is lined up the way you want it.

The article suggested even creating dimesional scans - a landscape in an acrylic tray - (I call them "scanscapes" ). Fill a 1 inch deep tray with sand and shells and ???, place the scanner upside down on top and scan! Make your own background pages - shadow box style.

So many ideas...

[Happy99]

deannayh, on Jun 24 2006, 09:50 PM, said:

Cropnpix, on Jun 24 2006, 08:51 PM, said:

That's pretty clever! Haven't heard of anything that cool since people realized they could photocopy their rear ends on a Xerox machine! LOL
I miss my scanner. We upgraded computers/software and the old scanner was incompatible. I'm jonesing for a new one (and a color printer too!). Sounds like I'd be a very good girl so Santa Claus will see his way to bringing them to me!

I just got mine for FREE through www.freecycle.org

Check to see if they have one in your area.


deanna

Hi there Deanna, thanks for the link to the freecycle place, I have some old windows 95 stuff would like to donate rathere than add to the garbage dump - the stuff still works, but nobody I know around here uses Windows 95 anymore. According to Windows HP there is a way I could upgrade my windows 95 software that I bought way back when, but it seems soooo complicated and the one and only time I tried with Calendar Creator things went amuck. Anyhoo, found a Calendar Creator for 2 bucks at a discount store for Windos XP. This was all before I got into Digi Scrapping - now I can use my PSE 3 to make a calendar if I want. Thanks again for the link

[Teresa P]

Thanks for posting this... new fun something to try

[ruralscrapper]

Thank you Deanna... what a tremendous new idea.. never heard of it before... I'll be tryin this out tomorrow

[moondancer]

Thanks, Deanna for a truly great idea! I just recently lost my dawg (he wasn't just any ordinary d-o-g ) and I want to scan his collar, leash and bandana and this is a wonderful way to do it!!

[deannayh]

moondancer, on Oct 19 2006, 05:11 PM, said:

Thanks, Deanna for a truly great idea! I just recently lost my dawg (he wasn't just any ordinary d-o-g ) and I want to scan his collar, leash and bandana and this is a wonderful way to do it!!

I am soooo sorry you lost your dog. I lost my first dog when I was 13 and kept that smelly old leash on my clothes drawer until I got married. I just couldn't let go.

He was a good dog. George was a 200 lb lovable St. Bernard, with the sweetest personality. I still miss him sometimes.

deanna

[Ashley]

One of those "duh" moments for me! Why didn't I ever think of that? LOL

[moondancer]

I completely forgot to send a reply...Duh...Deanna if you check back to this forum I wanted to let you know it works great!! I know, this is probably old news by now but it comes in so handy and sometimes things work better this way than putting the lid on the normal way! My "boy" is (was) a big ole Chocolate Lab, a 120 lb.'er, goofier than all get out...very entertaining! An awesome dawg - lived to a ripe old age of 16. That's a long time for a big dawg. Very protective and tied to me at the hip...I miss him still...think I always will. But, I have memories that are all good!

[LeAnn]

I"m glad you posted the idea from the mag because I read this after it was edited and couldn't find it on the link you gave. I have a scanner so I'll have to try this!
LeAnn