I'm not a professional by any stretch. I want to put together cartoons I've drawn. The problem is, when I make a copy it comes out lighter. Do I need a special program or do I go to a place like Staples (altho I suspect they just have copy machines). I'm technically challenged, so if you can suggest
something, please, please keep it simple. Thank you in advance.

Have you tried inking over your sketches, or are you just dealing with pencilled ones? Even professionals either ink their own, or have it done by others.

Free Art Lessons: Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques

http://www.rdwarf.com/users/ruggels/inks/inks01.html

Start with your COPIES that are too light and use different pens and markers to trace over them as you practice and experiment and get the hang of this skill, before you jump into more professional inking tools, and techniques.

What kind of paper are you using?

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Originally Posted by talaniman

Have you tried inking over your sketches, or are you just dealing with pencilled ones? Even professionals either ink their own, or have it done by others.

Free Art Lessons: Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques

http://www.rdwarf.com/users/ruggels/inks/inks01.html

Start with your COPIES that are too light and use different pens and markers to trace over them as you practice and experiment and get the hang of this skill, before you jump into more professional inking tools, and techniques.

What kind of paper are you using?

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I'm using a number of books incl
Strathmore Sketch and Sketchbook acid free drawing paper
The cartoons are darkish but the copies on my printer are light. I guess I
Can go over them, but it won't be easy because some are... hard to explain, but looks like someone who drew it had a palsey.. shakey lines

Change the dpi on your resolution on the print page to the highest option. Different spot on different computers or software. It will use a lot of ink.

Use your copies to practice with INKS. Then print the COPIES. Cartoonists always go over pencils with INK to clean up their lines and enhance their drawings for reproduction/publishing.

Then you can start with pencil, ink your creation, let ink dry, and use an ERASER to eliminate the shaky first draft pencil lines and PRINT. TRY IT! See what you get.

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Originally Posted by talaniman

Use your copies to practice with INKS. Then print the COPIES. Cartoonists always go over pencils with INK to clean up their lines and enhance their drawings for reproduction/publishing.

Then you can start with pencil, ink your creation, let ink dry, and use an ERASER to eliminate the shaky first draft pencil lines and PRINT. TRY IT! See what you get.

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I've gone over a few... but some I just can't. I bought a Profolo album
With 60 slots (120 using both sides) but I want to make copies without spend so
Much $$$ Is there an alternative other then this $22.00/per album book?
I have 120 pages filled.