You can make a cartoon photo using a powerful graphics editor by overlaying certain fonts and some display settings. For people far from self-editing photos in complex graphic packages, there are various online services.
It is necessary
- - Adobe Photoshop;
- - Photo to Cartoon
Instructions
Step 1
Open Photoshop and select the desired picture for editing ("File" - "Open"). Copy it to a new document and name the layer "Base". Then duplicate the layer (keyboard shortcut Ctrl and J, or menu "Layer" - "Copy"), and name it "Desaturated". Press the Ctrl, Shift and U keys at the same time. Name the new layer "Number 1".
Step 2
Go to the menu "Filter" - "Blur" - "Smart Blur". Make the necessary settings "Radius", "Threshold". Select "Best quality". Click "OK" and invert the layer by pressing the keyboard keys Ctrl and I.
Step 3
Go to "Filter" - "Blur" - "Gaussian Blur", set a single radius. In the upper left corner of the application window, select the layer blending mode as "Hard Light".
Step 4
Duplicate the layer with the desired name again and place it above the "Number 1" layer. Now select "Filter" - "Stylize" - "Emboss". Make the most appropriate settings and set it to "Hard Light" again.
Step 5
Duplicate the "Desaturated" layer named "Number 3", placing it on top of the previous copy. Apply "Filter" - "Blur" - "Smart Blur". Invert the layer again (Ctrl and I).
Step 6
Copy "Desaturated" again under the name "Number 4". In the layers palette move it above "Number 3". The blending mode should be set to “Multiply” and the opacity should be no more than 40%. Duplicate the "Number 4" layer. In "Filter" - "Blur" - "Gaussian Blur" set the radius to 3 pixels, mode "Multiply".
Step 7
Copy the Base layer and place it in the layers panel at the very top. Install "Hard Light", copy. Specify the mode "Color". Editing is complete.
Step 8
There are also many online services that allow you not only to apply a certain effect, but also add some elements. For example, the BeFunky service is suitable for making yourself a cartoon character. Also, the Editor. Pho.to service has great settings.
