How to Put Pencil Drawings on the Computer

Flatbed scanners are ideal when you need to scan paper drawings.

Even in the digital age, there is still something about the tactile feeling of drawing with a pencil and paper. If you are one who does a lot of drawing with a pencil and paper, it is a good idea to create a backup of your drawings on your computer. This allows you to make adjustments, fixes or additions to your drawing using graphic editing software, create a catalog of your drawings, share them with others via e-mail, social networking sites or even uploading them to your own website. To do this, you need the right equipment.

Things You'll Need

• Document scanner
• Pencil drawing

Instructions

1. Connect the document scanner to your computer. Turn it on.

2. Place your pencil drawing into the scanner, and press the "Scan" button. This opens the scanning software on your computer. If you don't have any third-party software installed, your computer will use the default scanning software that was included as part of your operating system.

3. Select the resolution and color settings from the scanning software. The higher the resolution, the more detail you will get in your scans. However, the higher the resolution, the larger the file size, so keep this in mind if you intend to send your scans via e-mail.

4. Click the "Scan" button, and select the name and location for the scanned file. Once the scan is complete, the software will display the folder containing your new scanned file.