Paintings, Drawings, Scripts, Historic Fragile Documents, Manuscripts…..
Artwork and Fragile Document Scanning Service
High Resolution Flatbed Scanning up to 1200dpi.
- Fragile Document and Drawing Scanning on Flatbed Scanners.
Uncompressed TIFF and Compressed PDF/JPG Output.
Large Format Flatbed Scanner.
- While You Wait Scanning Service.
Thick Media Capabilities Such as Foam Board or Mounted Stretched Canvas Scanning.
Same Day Service Available.
- Electronic Delivery Via Cloud Services.
- Large Format Poster Scanning.
- Historical Manuscript Scanning.
- Painting on Canvas Scanning.
- Fragile Document Digitisation.
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Introduction to our Artwork and Fragile Drawing Scanning Services
Large Format Art & Fragile Document Scanning Services
Are you an artist looking to create stunning giclée prints, or an archivist safeguarding priceless historical manuscripts? Scanning and Data Solutions Limited provides high-resolution art scanning services that capture your creative masterpieces and fragile assets.
Fine art, delicate scripts, and historical papers naturally degrade or risk damage when handled. Our professessional service creates uncompressed, master-quality digital backups. This allows you to safely archive your originals.
Flatbed Scanning Up to 1200dpi
Standard commercial rotary scanners force documents through rollers, which can instantly ruin textured artwork or brittle historical papers. To eliminate this risk, we use specialized large format flatbed artwork scanners.
Your medium stays perfectly static on a secure glass bed, allowing our optical sensors to capture incredible sharpness, subtle canvas textures, and intricate details at resolutions up to 1200dpi.
Thick & Mounted Media Capable: Our flatbed systems boast deep-clearance thick media capabilities. We routinely scan artwork mounted on foam board, heavy card, and even 12mm chipboard or stretched canvas.
Zero-Smudge Charcoal & Pastel Scanning: Worried about fragile pigments? Our flatbed scanning process captures fine charcoal and pastel art beautifully with absolutely zero smudging, smearing, or damage to the original layers.
Extreme Large-Format Scanning: We scan pieces up to 42″ wide by an unlimited length. From compact watercolors to a 30-meter long cartoon roll, we handle scale effortlessly.
Every Medium Digitised with True Colour Fidelity
Over our 30+ years in the industry, our flatbed scanners have accurately digitized an incredible variety of mediums:
Watercolours & Acrylics on heavy textured paper.
Oil Paintings executed on hardboard or fabric canvas.
Delicate Archives: Historic fragile documents, ancient manuscripts, and original scripts.
Industrial Art: Architectural renderings, large posters, and even a 1200 x 2440mm kitchen worktop pattern sample!
Quality Output & Secure Delivery
We capture files in full 24-bit depth colour, monochrome, or balanced greyscale depending on the specific requirements of your medium.
Uncompressed Master TIFFs: We supply raw, uncompressed TIFF files to guarantee maximum colour gamut and zero data loss—essential for professional results,
Web & Print Ready Formats: Alongside your master files, we provide compressed, easy-to-share JPEG and PDF formats for your portfolio, website, or digital licensing needs.
Lightning-Fast Electronic Delivery: Benefit from our same-day art scanning service availability. Your finalized digital files are delivered immediately via secure high-speed Cloud channels or WeTransfer.