Bye-Bye Blue Lines: scan comic art and get rid of blue lines

Here is the best method I've found for getting those blue lines out after you scan your comic art/pages...

After spending hours and days online, along with hours and days of fighting with photoshop and my computer, my super friend Droob sent me a link to what I now refer to as "The Dave Gibbons Method".

I was so happy when it worked that I swore on the spot I would marry Dave Gibbons (Watchmen artist, if you don't know what I'm talking about - shame). He may already be married and I'm pretty attached to my boy Jameson - but when you try it you'll probably swear to marry him as well.

Also, we scanned in color at 300 dpi and at the end (where he changes image size) we made it 450. You might need/want to make slight changes as well. Other than that it's step by step and record it as an action while you do it - that way it's just a keystroke and you get to watch the magic happen. Dave Gibbons...swoon.



Here's the page Droob originally sent me, although I think you have to go to the next page to read what I've posted here. Hope this helps anyone who finds my blog - it made my brain so happy.