Blue Line

[dracula1]

A quick question that hopefully you lovely artistic types can answer.

Will blue line pencil underlays underneath inked work show up once you've scanned it? I believe blue line doesn't show up when photocopied.

Thanks for your feedback.

[Kev Levell]

When photocopying, the blue line will only not show up if you have used non-reproducing blue, it is a specific shade and if you've just got some random blue pencil you can't guarantee that ALL the blue will disappear... not even 100% sure that ALL the blue will disappear if you have the non-reproducing blue, especially where you have pressed hardest.

When scanning, the blue is just easier to select and eliminate within your image editing software (usually photoshop), there are a number of ways to do that and they've been discussed before along with questions about blue line and inking...
http://www.2000adonline.com/forum/index.php/topic,26114.msg456722.html#msg456722
the link should drop you in around the correct area on that thread I think.

It's isn't essential that you use blue for this approach either, red & green should also work just as well.

[dracula1]

Thanks very much KevLev. I'll check that thread out. I've some leads that are blue but not sure (as you've kindly pointed out) if they are actually non-repro'.