How to Cartoonize a Photo

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Looking to Make a Cartoon Out of Your Photo?

With the advent of graphic and photo design software such as Adobe's Photoshop, it has become increasingly easier to create realistic looking (ie. more "hand-drawn") cartoons and animations. We're going to show you a couple techniques you can use to convert any photo into a cartoonized version. In other words, how to turn a photo into a cartoon.

How to Cartoonize a Photo

This tutorial is specific to Photoshop, but if you look closely at what you're doing, you'll find similar functionality in other photo retouching software such as Corel's Paint Shop Pro (which is a lot more affordable than Photoshop), and the open source alternative GIMP (for Linux, but there is also a Windows version available).]

Cartoonizing a Photo in Photoshop

We're going to go over two different methods you can use to cartoonize a photo using Photoshop. These particular examples utilize Photoshop CS 2, but earlier and later versions should have similar functionality. The first method is very simple, but doesn't quite produce as accurate a cartoon effect as the more involved step-by-step method. Either way, you can decide for yourself. Try the easy version first and see what you think - it works better on some photos than others. Then go for the more in-depth tutorial and see if it makes a difference. We also show you how to create a macro (batch action) that will automatically cartoonize a photo by carrying out all your commands at once.

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