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I've had that scanner trap too, the white balance just flattens everything out. I keep a reference shot on my phone now for the colours I mixed because the scan version lies constantly. Acrylique holds that gold better than digital ever does, even when the file won't show it properly.
Yes, the scanner often trips me up with these pitfalls. However, I find it easier to share my drawings with you this way, as long as my sheets aren't any larger. But I would also consider taking photos of each one to put next to them anyway, if I publish elsewhere. Thanks for the advice.
The phone reference shot is solid, especially if you're publishing across platforms. Scanner colour shift is basically unavoidable, but having that anchor means you can at least flag what got lost in translation.
The scanner lie is so frustrating. I've started keeping my phone shots just to remember what the colour actually was, because the file version rewrites it every time. That gold sits differently in acrylique than anywhere else, the scan just can't hold it.