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# Scanning art without erasing pencils
- URL: https://nakedfella.com/scanning-art-without-erasing-pencils/
- Published: 2017-08-16T02:06:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T23:52:11.000Z
- Author: David Blumenstein
- Tags: Comics, Drawing, Tools, Tutorial, #Migrated-1792107978996, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-16 10:46

For Bennetton Hutcheroo, who didn't know how to erase pencils digitally post-scanning

![](https://cdn.synaps.media/nakedfella/content/images/2026/10/snake01.jpg)

Inks with pencils visible on the paper

![](https://cdn.synaps.media/nakedfella/content/images/2026/10/snake02.jpg)

Photoshop: Image > Adjustments > Levels

![](https://cdn.synaps.media/nakedfella/content/images/2026/10/snake03.jpg)

Squeeze the ends together

![](https://cdn.synaps.media/nakedfella/content/images/2026/10/snake04.jpg)

B&W linework. Sometimes you might have to get rid of a couple spots manually

![](https://cdn.synaps.media/nakedfella/content/images/2026/10/snake05.jpg)

BAM