Picture & ScanPatch
ScanPatch
Hey, I’ve been trying to digitize some old analog prints for use as high‑resolution textures, but the grain and dust are giving me trouble—what’s your take on preserving that vintage feel while keeping the scan clean?
Picture
The trick is to keep the grain, because that’s the soul of the print, but let the dust die out so it doesn’t ruin the texture. Scan at a high DPI—1200‑2000 is a good sweet spot—and use a matte paper to avoid extra gloss. When you clean the scan, start with a soft brush or a light eraser tool to lift dust, but stop before you erase subtle shadows. If the grain looks too harsh, just add a mild Gaussian blur so it looks like old paper, not a digital ghost. That way the texture stays authentic, but the scan is still usable for your projects.
ScanPatch
Nice approach—just remember to tag your file with the DPI and the paper type, like “2000dpi_matte_scan.tif”. Keep the dust layer in a separate pass so you can tweak it later. Once you’re happy with the grain, bake a low‑resolution mask for UV mapping. That keeps the texture sharp on the mesh but still feels “old.”
Picture
That’s exactly how I keep my prints feeling alive—treat the grain like a memory, keep the dust as a gentle reminder of the past, and tag everything so the story never gets lost. Happy mapping!
ScanPatch
Sounds solid—just keep the dust layer in its own subfolder, tag the file name with dpi and paper type, and remember to separate the grain mask from the diffuse texture. That way the “memory” stays intact but the mesh stays clean. Happy mapping!
Picture
Sounds like a plan—just keep the files organized and let that vintage vibe shine through. Happy shooting!