Hi,
I'm new to Paint - and new to image editing, really. I have been fiddling with images found online with various image editors, but would like to use my own stuff.
I have scanned a sketch of mine (using pen and pencil) onto my computer, and the quality is not terribly good. I have seen others who have hand-drawn stuff online and theirs looks rather nice - good thick lines, and nice shading. I would like to do the same.
This is my sketch (it is a very first draft, by the way!)
How can I make this into a better image? I need the outlining to be sharp (the gaps are deliberate) but I also need the shading within the border to be visible.
I have tried a few things I found via this forum (and elsewhere) - I tried:
1. Adjustments>Black and White
2. Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast with Brightness at Max and Contrast at Min
3. Effects>Artistic>Oil Painting
I got this series of instructions from the forum. It resulted in a blank, greyish image.
I also tried working with Curves...but it didn't seem to do anything when I moved the points around.
As you can see I know next to nothing about image editing!
Could anyone give me a hand?
Thanks!
(On another note: I downloaded a plugin pack from the forum and my antivirus has just removed every single .dll as being not safe...)
