Adobe Tutorial of a Bitmap

When wanting to turn a hand drawn image into a bitmap you need to scan your hand drawn image in to your computer. Keep in mind when you draw this image it needs to be drawn with solid black ink. Also, consider drawing the image at the size you are want to place the image into the software or bigger. 

After you scan your image onto your computer, open it in Photoshop. First thing you want to do is choose Image > Mode > Grayscale. Then choose Image> Mode > Bitmap. This will convert your file to a two-color file. After you have your image in BMP mode you can edit your image with other effects.  According to Adobe Photoshop CS5 website, referenced at the bottom of my blog, you can choose from one of five bitmap conversion methods. These five choices are 50% Threshold, Pattern Dither, Diffusion Dither, Halftone Screen, and Custom Pattern. After you have edited your picture the way you like it and set the correct resolution then you are ready to place your image into your desired software where then you can use this image. 

 Information came from http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshop/cs/using/WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-73d0a.html and also the domain knowledge of Amanda Couch.