I cheated in coloring

I found a pair of coloring books in my storage closet the other day:

Color Me! Adult Coloring Book (Skull Cover - Includes a Variety of Images)

The 80's Advanced Coloring Book

I scanned in the covers because I wanted to remember which ones I found. Don't mind the faded bits in each picture. 

I scanned in some of the pages so I could try coloring them in Photoshop because I wanted to sell the books at a yard sale. I had acquired the books during "The Time The World Was Shut Down" and never used them. I shuffled them away and forgot about them until last week. Since my community is having a yard sale next month, I figured I might as well make some room in my closet. 

The scans came out okay, but I wanted to plug them in Photoshop to do some alterations, as well as "coloring". 

Hence, "I cheated in coloring". I'll put the photos side by side for comparison. I didn't edit the images fully, as you will see. Meaning, you can still see the scan lines around the edges of the page. The exception of the last image, where I did an "oopsie" saving it after coloring it. 

From the 80s book:

From the Skull book:

I know the sugar skull isn't the right colors for this type of image, but you can make things your own and create artistic freedoms with them.

I know there are apps on Amazon for coloring, in case you don't feel like investing in coloring pencils, markers or crayons for those kids coloring books or adult coloring books, depending on what you're wanting to do (as well as how lazy you want to be). 

In all honesty, it was harder for me to scan the pages into the computer (My mother has a Canon PIXMA TS3720 Wireless All-in-One Printer (6671C022)) and then transfer them to my computer, than it was to quickly edit everything. As these are paperback books, I had to rotate, scan, push the lid down, adjust, and do a lot more to get them on my phone.

Yes, on my phone because I've got enough products made by Canon, it's easier to install the programs I need on my mobile devices so I can do some work. 

For as much as I hate using my phone for things, there are some positives, I suppose. The Canon Print App is beneficial if I need to scan something real quickly to my phone to send in an email (it scans jpeg and PDF). The Canon Connect app wirelessly transmits the images from my Rebel T7i to my phone because my family is greedy and wants their photos "Now!". Plus I am still using the Canon 6219B002 PIXMA iP7220 Wireless Inkjet Photo Printer, which is no longer being sold on Amazon because it's old already. 

Shh... it's still working. I don't want to jinx it.

I like these printers though, because they do what I need them to do with scanning (my mother's) and duplex (double sided) printing and CD / DVD printing (on mine). Plus, I've found third party ink that works with these printers for half the price of the normal Canon ink.

Shh... I don't want the prices to go up and have ink problems.

Overall, I'm happy with staying with Canon since I've got decades of cameras (35mm film and multiple DSLRs) and a video camera. Everyone has their alliance, and Canon is mine. 

I guess I'll keep scanning and coloring when I want to impress my friends, but I know nothing compares to being in front of a piece of paper and making the attempt at staying in between the lines.

Stay straight, my friends. Stay bright.

Cheers;