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Before I start to explain how to get rid of shadows, you might first want to level you scan with these inputs 85 || 1,2 || 215. * Download the example here. As we can see there's still shadows left on the scan.  Step 1 --> Click with your mouse on the 'Marquee tool.'  Step 2 --> Select with the marquee tool the shadow area.  Step 3 --> Go to Layer --> New Adjustment Layer --> Levels. Step 4 --> Play a little with your numbers and hit on ctrl, + to zoom in at at least 50%. These are the numbers I use.  As you can see, I leveled it too much. *oops*  Don't worry, I've done this on purpose. *laugh* Step 5 --> Click on the "Eraser Tool'.  On your screen you should see a toolbar for brushes. Step 6 --> Click on the arrow like the below given example.  Step 7 --> Change the diameter of your brush to 70px.  Step 8 --> Change the opacity of the brush in 40%.  Step 9 --> Go with your mouse to the pattern below on the scan. Step 10 --> Click on your mouse, hold it like that and start to erase parts of the level-layer. Like this.  Step 11 --> Let go of your mouse at 'end'. Step 12 --> Repeat this one more time.  Step 13 --> Set the diameter of your brush this time to 20px.  Step 14 --> Scroll up a little like this example.  If you start to erase it just like we did earlier, you get to see this.  Therefore I don't end it at the end of the scan but more like this.  Step 15 --> When you're done set the opacity this time to 10%.  Step 16 --> Now erase the last part of the scan. This should be your end results.  Step 17 --> Go to Layer --> Flatten Image.  Step 18 --> Set the opacity of your brush back to 100%.  Step 19 --> Make sure your background color is white.  Step 20 --> Zoom in your scan at 100% and erase the dust at the white background.  Step 21 --> Scroll all the way up. As we can see there's still some dust left.  Step 22 --> Click with your mouse on the Polygonal Lasso tool.  Step 23 --> Select with the polygonal lasso tool the dust area.  Step 24 --> Go to Layer --> New Adjustment Layer --> Levels. Step 25 --> Play a little with the numbers for the input levels. These are the numbers I use.  And the dust is gone.  Step 26 --> Select your eraser brush and take a look at the whole scan. If you find any dust, please remove it. Once you're done, this is how your scan should look like.  |