Easily turn this image into a cartoon.
Creating a cartoon based on a photo can allow you to create amusing gifts for a family member or friend, a keepsake for yourself, or something you might use for your webpage or your business. To do this, you will need a raster graphics program such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or the freeware program GIMP. This process works almost exactly the same in all three programs. Before you can use any of these programs, you will have to load the photo you want to use onto your computer, either by transferring a digital image or by scanning in a printed copy.
Instructions
1. Start Photoshop. Select "File" from the menu at the top of the interface and click "Open." In the dialog box that appears, locate the photo that you want to use this, select it and click "Open."
2. Go to the Layers panel on the right and right click on the background layer. Click "Duplicate Layer."
3. Click "Filter" from the menu at the top and click "Sketch" (in GIMP it is "Artistic"). From the options, click "Photocopy" and a dialog box will appear.
4. Adjust the sliders until you like the result. The goal is to get what looks like a drawing on a white background. Click "OK." If the results are not quite what you want, click "Undo" and try again with different settings.
5. Click "Layer" in the menu at the top and click "New Adjustment Layer." From the options, click "Levels." In the dialog box that appears, adjust the sliders until you like the result. In GIMP, the step is different. Select "Layer" from the menu and click "Transparency." Click "Add Alpha Channel."
6. Select the "Magic Wand" (in GIMP use the "Color Selection Tool") from the toolbar and click on the white part of the image. Click "Delete" on your keyboard.
7. Go to the Layers panel and click on the background layer. Click "Filter" in the menu and click "Blur." From the options, click "Gaussian Blur." In the dialog box, set the blur to 3.5 and click "OK." Save your work.
