Adobe Photoshop - how do I....?

[tildawhisker]

  Hi! This is a vain attempt at getting an answer to something i really want to know but have no idea where to look to get an answer to it......

With photoshop, or illustrator, can you scan in a pen ink drawing, then make the white of the paper disappear/ go transparent, so you can then layer your drawing over the top of other things.? Is it possible? Problem is i know when you scan something in Photoshop recognises it as one thing, but i want to separate a black pen line from the paper it was drawn on. Can i do this without having to laboriously cut around my drawing, producing crappy results?

HELP!    

[dl65]

tildawhisker.......... Have you tried using the "magic wand " tool .......... it works slicker than the hair on a silkworms chest

dl65  

[merlin_2]

Read the readme file>.......or find the help page how to?

[Raptor]

Is it possible?

Yes, this is possible. I do not have Photoshop at my possession this moment, but I shall reinstall it soon and see how it was done.

Read the readme file>.......or find the help page how to?

It takes less time to try out every function available in the program than it takes to actually read all the documentation.