What can I do to make this cartoon better on the DU?

[icymist]

This image was taken with my camera. I laid it flat on my drawing table and took the picture right before the batteries went out. I would try taking the image and standing it up on an easel in front of a blank canvas, but the batteries went out. I don't have a scanner hooked up yet. My room-mate just brought me a used scanner, but since I've never used one before I'm hesitant to hook it up. Does the scanner need a program installed? If so, where can I find one? I'm making more cartoons and would appreciate advice on how to make these come out clearer

[Kind of Blue]

1. Hi, Icymist.

First of all - Hilarious :rofl:

I take my pictures outside. I don't have the best indoor lighting and take advantage of the late afternoon sun.

I hope you get better advice from others because your cartoon(s) should be seen.

[Steerpike]

2. Get that scanner working!

If you don't have the correct drivers get your scanner name and model number and google it with a +Drivers....and install the correct drivers.

Otherwise, outside photography is the best way to go.

[mopinko]

3. most digital image programs could fix that up.

if you don't have photoshop, and your scanner doesn't have image adjustments, then get something like gimp.
i don't know the other programs, but photoshop will let you adjust a white point and a black point (in several ways). that would make it really, actually black and white.
a lot of scanner programs have some controls. like if you scanned it as a black and white document, it would probably come out cleaner.