[NewMusic] cd cover art question

[Sarah - 21 Grand]

It's not that hard ... Find a white wall without much texture. Hang it.
Depending on the size of the painting, you could probably get away with
using some relatively cheap household lights.  The key is to do it at night,
when you aren't mixing daylight and electric light, because you'd end up
spending a bunch of time doing color correction.

sl

on 8/24/09 2:51 PM, Tim Walters at walters at doubtfulpalace.com wrote:

> 
>> If it's an actual painting, probably the easiest way would be to work from
>> a
>> digital photo of it.  Alternate method: scan a photographic slide.
> 
> Note that this is hard to do at a professional level yourself (you need a
> copy stand and the right kind of lighting). There are photographers who
> specialize in this and can do it relatively cheaply.
> 
> Of course, "professional" isn't necessarily better, and it doesn't hurt to
> try some DIY. Take it outside on a cloudy day (for better color and
> relatively directionless light) and give it a whirl.