Create cartoon images from your pictures.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/featuredcartoon-780x470.png)
Introduction: In this tutorial, I will explain how to recreate the cartoon effect shown below. It is a nice effect. if you want to convert your stock images into cartoon images. The program I used was Adobe Photoshop, it’s a simple process that anyone can replicate. Follow the tutorial, if you are having a hard time email or post your questions and we will help.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set4.jpg)
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Step1: Open up Photoshop and create a new image Width: 640, Height: 480 pixels. This will change depending on your original image size. Copy (Right-click and Copy) and paste (CTRL+V) the image into Photoshop. With the image pasted into Photoshop, press CTRL+Jto duplicate the layer. You should have three layers now the original Background layer and two of the same layers. Something like I have below.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set5.jpg)
Step2: I am doing this according to the layer name above. Click on “Layer 2” and click Image> Adjustments> Desaturate or(SHIFT+CTRL+U)
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set6.jpg)
with that effect your image should look something like my image below.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set7.jpg)
Now Duplicate “Layer 2” press CTRL+J or click on Layer> Duplicate Layer… your layers should look like the image below.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set8.jpg)
Click on “Layer 2 copy 3” and invert the layer click (CTRL + I), or Image> Adjustments>Invert. After inverting the image change the layer Mode to Color Dodge. You can find the color dodge setting in the Layers window below.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set9.jpg)
With the Invert and Color Dodge setting your image should look something like the image below.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set10.jpg)
Step3: At this step your image should look like the screenshot above. Now still on “Layer 2 copy 3” click on Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set11.jpg)
When the Gaussian Blur window comes up change the Radius to 1.5 and click ok. Your picture should look like the image below.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set12.jpg)
Step4: Now click on “layer 2” and drag it above “Layer 2 copy 3“
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set13.jpg)
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Now we need to add Gaussian Blur to “layer 2” Click Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and change the radius value between 1.5 and 2.1 and click ok. Change the layer Mode to linear burn, and your fill to 81%.
![](https://pixeldigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cartooneffect_set16.jpg)
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