Art Scanning
One of the features of the RDIC's Cruse Scanner is the texture option. Artwork can be scanned with a raking light to bring out the texture of the paint and the canvas. The images below demonstrate the differences between choosing normal light and raking light.
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Portrait of
architect William L. Price Francis Day, 1902. Permanent loan of Felicia Janney Mather and Eleanore Morris Potter. The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. |
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Scan 1 Normal Light |
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Scan 2 Raking Light Areas of heavy paint application are noticeable. Brush strokes are more pronounced. The texture of the canvas is visible. |
Large Format Printing
The RDIC also offers printing services. Prints are produced with a Canon iPF 8300. Twelve LUCIA pigmented inks produce a wide color gamut and offer archival quality permanence.
