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Re: [CBQ] Renascence

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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Renascence
From: Ken Martin <kmartin@cwia.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:38:58 -0800
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Randy,

You earlier asked:

 > Renascence actually has fairly muted colors, rather impressionistic. 
  > I've never seen the original (does it still exist?)

I believe the original is hanging in the state capital in Lincoln.

Ken Martin


zephyrus@rickadee.net wrote:
> I have uploaded a new copy of Renascence to the files area.  It is "raw" in
> that I have not done any color correction or tear/wrinkle/scratch editing.
> I was able to make new scans of the original, and this is very close to the
> real-world color (when the scanner manual says "don't block the calibration
> window" it means "don't block the calibration window"!)
> 
> I did some figuring, and realized that by rotating the original 90 degrees
> relative to the scanner platen, there was just enough margin to cover the
> image in four scans.  I hand-stitched this in "Picture Window Pro".  It is
> about a 1/9 size of what will be the 600-dpi final image.  I want to keep
> the resolution high so that the printer will ultimately reduce it, thereby
> effectively blending any editing artifacts.  I have also uploaded a small
> cropped sample of the full-resolution 600-dpi scan.
> 
> I have yet to try stitching the full-resolution scans.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Randy
> 
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> 
Renascence actually has fairly muted colors, rather impressionistic.  I've
never seen the original (does it still exist?) but from the calendar top it
looks to me like a watercolor.



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