It's great to see the 'originals' of pics before they are inked and coloured. I'm a process man - I like to see each step of the way. :)

I sympathise with you and scanner issues. Mine died about six months ago (actually, the connection just stopped working). I have a new one now but I haven't worked out how to get optimal scans of graphite pencil works from it. They all look like photocopies to me. :(