An application that makes cartoons. Unique caricatures and cartoons from ordinary photography

More and more simple online photo editors are unable to process photos in such a way as to make photos truly interesting. But not everyone can learn complex programs such as Photoshop. However, those who want to add variety to their pictures will always find a way out .. Upload a portrait photo to the service and you can make amazing face changes: face morphing, facial expressions, and, finally, face animation! That is, lips, cheeks, eyebrows and eyelids will really move! This effect will take less than a minute to create!

The service also provides many other options. Here you can create not only realistic options for facial expressions such as a wink, a sweet smile, a sly squinting, genuine surprise, or a sad drooping of the corners of the lips, but also a lot of parody effects . In addition, a cartoon effect can be applied to each caricature. ... Parody effects are reminiscent of creating a cartoon from a photo, or a photo of a caricature: just as fun, but incomparably easier and faster. Upload your portrait photo (or friend's photo;)) and transform into an alien, fat man, light bulb man or troll!

Face animation is a unique animated avatar!

Ever wondered about your avatar? Is he individual? Does it reflect your personality? The surest way to make an avatar yours is to put your own face on it. But everyone can just cut out a face from a photo, it's boring. Megaoriginal change face can be on the site. Your avatar can become either animated or static (for those sites and social networks that prohibit animation). Smile at your friends, wink at them, or make faces. They will appreciate your new avatar!

Effects for photos and online photo fun: manufacturing technology

Creating photo effects with a face is a whole science. First, you need to correctly find the main features of the face, such as the corners of the eyes and mouth, nose. Secondly, it is correct to set the function of their transformation, for example, a sequence of frames for the smooth appearance of a smile. Then, for correct selection parameters, you can get excellent results. But don't worry, the site will do all this for you, and completely automatically!

Application cartoon effect (or comic effect, hand-drawn image effect) requires finding the sharpest borders in the photo. These borders are then carefully drawn, the number of colors in the photo is reduced and the transitions between adjacent colors are smoothed out. Thus, by applying the "Cartoon Effect" photo filter, you can make a cool cartoon picture out of a portrait photo.

In order to surprise a friend and present him with a funny present, you can make a comic image of his photograph - a cartoon. What could be more fun than a comical face, spreading out in a stupid, but very funny smile or exaggerated several times facial features - nose, lips, eyes. In order to make such a cartoon image online from a photo on the Internet, there are special services that will allow you to make caricatures yourself online for free.

Cartoon.pho.to/ru - online service for creating cartoons and cartoons

To create comic images in professional photo editors, you need to have some knowledge and skills in order to finally get really interesting photo... Not everyone has such knowledge. The creation of such caricatures is a whole science, without exaggeration, because it is necessary to choose the right facial features, which are most prominently highlighted on the face. Next, choose the appropriate effect to apply to get the most fun image possible. But today there are no problems for those who want to create a cartoon online on their own, for this you can use special service- Cartoon.pho.to/ru.

The site allows not only to distort facial expressions from a photo, but also to create an animated caricature that looks more interesting. Here you can make squinting, winking, surprise and other similar mimic options for image animation out of a photo. Cartoon.pho.to service has a lot of various effects such as cartoon filter, pencil drawing effect, etc. After uploading a photo to the site, the character present on it can turn into a troll, an alien, a light bulb, a fat woman and other comic heroes.

How to use the service Cartoon.pho.to/ru

Photofunia.com/ru - make a funny photo online

Photofunia is a site where you can make a cartoon or just an image of unusual text that you enter from the keyboard. Dozens of filters and hundreds of graphic effects will allow you to turn your photo into a masterpiece of the comic genre. All you need is to upload the image to the site and apply the desired effect, and in a few minutes you will receive a finished cartoon from the photo.

To create such a photo:

Avatar.pho.to - a set of services for creating cartoons and avatars

This service provides users with several types of image adjustments and adding various effects. Here you can create ( best services for creating slideshows), collages, adding animated frames and particles. In order to make a funny picture, you can use either one photo or several to create slideshows and animations.

Thus, you can make funny cartoons online for free according to your photos, (link to specialized services), slideshows in one service.

Cartoons are a fun alternative to traditional portraits. The idea is to comically exaggerate certain character traits to create a funny image of the person being described. Instruments Adobe programs Photoshop such as Transform, Warp, Plastic are ideal for creating caricatures from portrait photos. This lesson is part of a series of tutorials on Warp, Transform and Plastic. All of these tutorials can be found on the Tuts + website.

Final result:

An alternative method for creating cartoons.

In this tutorial, we will create a caricature from a photograph. But if you are looking for an alternative method of creating a caricature, then the best method is to use an action Photoshop programs for example, the popular action like Caricature Photoshop Action, which can be downloaded from the Envato website. You can download a variety of cartoon maker effects with just a few clicks.

If you nevertheless decided to create a caricature effect yourself, then you can proceed with this lesson.

1. Preparing the Photo

The most important thing in caricature technique is to find elements that are already, by their very nature, accented, and then exaggerate them to a certain degree of comicity. In our original photo, the young man's jawline is pronounced and therefore his smile is immediately noticeable. Horn-rimmed glasses are striking, as well as a hairline that appears to be receding. These are all traits that we can play a trick on.

Step 1

A pure white background in a photo makes it easy to separate the image from the background. Use any selection technique of your choice - I used the tool Quick Selection(Quick Selection Tool (W)) to create a selection - and then go Layer - New - Copy to New Layer(Layer> New> Layer Via Copy) or press the keys (Ctrl + J) to copy the selected image of the man to a new layer.

Step 2

When each element of the image is selected separately, then it is easier to work with each individual element. Therefore, using the same selection technique, select the following image elements. The head and neck and jacket should be defined exactly along the line of the shirt.

The head / neck should fit exactly under the line of the shirt.

When selecting the chin, it is not necessary to be precise, create an approximate selection - later, we will match the chin to the entire head.

Try to highlight the mouth along the outer area of ​​the lips, so that there is enough room for alignment in the future.

Select the nose in the same way. Make a rough selection around the nose, leaving enough room for the blending.

Step 3

To make it easier to work, let's convert each layer with an image element to a Smart Object. Being on each layer, we go in turn Layer - Smart Object - Convert to Smart Object(Layer> Smart Objects> Convert to Smart Object).

2. Transformation and Deformation

So, individual facial features are located on separate layers, now we can start transforming them by creating a caricature. The versatility of Smart Objects will help you work with different size combinations for a fun effect.

Step 1

The traditional caricature technique is to create a head that is too big compared to the torso. To do this, we need to significantly reduce the image of the torso, so let's go Editing - Free Transform(Edit> Free Transform).

Step 2

Next, go (Edit> Transform> Warp) to start warping the head. The neck should fit under the neck of the shirt, and also inflate the top of the head. The main goal of this step is just to create a basic head shape, which will serve as the basis for the rest of the image.

Step 3

Distort the chin to stretch it out and also sharpen it a little. Try to match the upper part of the chin so that the seams at the transition of the images of the elements are not too noticeable.

Step 4

Make the big grin even bigger by stretching the mouth.

Step 5

Very often in cartoons, noses are made very large and exaggerated. Big noses just look really funny! Enlarge the nose to comic proportions - even if the nose overlaps the mouth, that's okay.

Step 6

Glasses require a bit more accurate work than just scaling, which we applied to other elements of the image. Tool Deformation(Warp tool) will help to match the stretched frames on the face, for this go Editing - Transformation - Deformation(Edit> Transform> Warp).

Step 7

During the distortion, we practically hid the ear on the main layer of the man. To fix this, we'll zoom in on the ear so the ear is big enough to hold the goggles!

Step 8

The hardest part of the job is processing the chin on the Layer Mask. you have to handle the hairs in the beard area on the chin. Just use a smaller brush and be patient. In the screenshot below, you can see the processing on the layer mask of the chin layer and the result of the blending.

Step 9

Create a new layer on top of all the selected elements of the head image and using the tool Spot Healing Brush(Spot Healing Brush (J)), in the settings select the option Sample all layers(Sample All Layers), paint over obvious joints or problem areas that you could not fix with a layer mask.

3. Apply Plastic to the Face

Next up is a powerful tool that is used in the caricature making process - the tool Plastic(Liquify). We have already done a lot of work with deformation, however, with the help of Plastic, we will create a really fun cartoon. Tool Plastic(Liquify) is a powerful tool and can be unpredictable at the same time, but fortunately the tool is supported Smart filter(Smart Filtering), so don't worry!

Step 1

Select all layers with selected elements of the image of the man's head, including the top adjustment layer, to merge them into one layer. Convert this layer to Smart Object(Smart Object), for this we go Layer - Smart Object - Convert to Smart Object(Layer> Smart Object> Convert to Smart Object).

Step 2

Step 3

With a tool Deformation(Forward Warp Tool), brush size about 200, increase the volume of the forehead. Gently lift the area of ​​skin up towards the hairline.

Step 4

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Step 6

With a tool Deformation(Forward Warp Tool), once again deform the area near the temple, and then using the tool Bloating(Bloat Tool), slightly enlarge the eyes - the only thing, do not forget to reduce the diameter of the brush when using this tool on the eyeballs. When finished, press the button No(None) in settings Mask options(Mask Options) to remove all frozen areas.

Step 7

Extend your chin slightly with the tool Deformation(Forward Warp Tool), and also make the chin more round and bulging with the tool Bloating(Bloat Tool).

Step 8

Finally, make the man's smile wider with the tool Deformation(Forward Warp Tool). Pull the corners of your mouth towards the creases in your cheeks. The only thing is, be careful and do not deform the shape of your teeth.

After applying the filter Plastic(Liquify), the result should be like the screenshot below.

4. Artistic Background

So we have completed the deformation and work on the poor male face, now let's give the photo a more artistic look. We'll start by creating a more artistic background.

Step 1

Add a layer mask to the caricature layer and use a textured brush to paint the lower part of the image, shading it on the layer mask. I chose the Sponge Brush Projection. Reduce opacity(Opacity) of the brush, up to about 40%, so the texture transition will be smooth.

Step 2

Open the background texture by downloading from the link at the beginning of this tutorial. Place this texture below the cartoon layer.

Step 3

Add a layer mask to the background texture layer. Using the same brush, paint over the texture on the layer mask to create a painted effect around the edge of the image.

5. Painted Picture Effect

So, we are ready to transform our cartoon, giving it the effect of a painted picture. We will keep a small photographic quality, while creating the feeling of a painted picture. This is easy to achieve with tooling techniques. Finger(Smudge Tool).

Step 1

Small details have a destructive tendency, affecting the created effect of the painted picture, so first we will soften them, this will be the best solution. Come on Filter- Blur- Smartblur(Filter> Blur> Smart Blur). Set the following settings: Radius(Radius) 2.0, Threshold(Threshold) 10.0, Quality(Quality) High(High).

Step 2

The highlights in the photo are slightly brighter. We'll fix this with an adjustment layer. Curves(Curves). Add an adjustment layer to the caricature layer. Curves(Curves) as a Clipping Mask to soften highlights.

Step 3

Create a new layer on top of all other layers. Choose a tool Finger(Smudge Tool), set the brush size to about 40 px. Set the value Intensity(Strength) 80% and check the box Sample all layers(Sample All Layers). With your tool set up, start smearing your finger along the main features of the man's face. Walk over the natural texture of the skin to give it a more fluid texture.

Step 4

Reduce the brush size to about 5 px. Next, run your Finger along smaller details such as eyebrows, individual locks of hair, eyes and teeth.

Step 5

Create a merged layer from the Smudged Finger Texture layer, the Cartoon layer and an Adjustment Layer. Curves(Curves). To do this, first, select all the layers, and then, while holding down the (Alt) key, go Layer - Merge Layers(Layer> Merge Layers (Ctrl + E)). While on the merged layer, go to Filter - Color Contrast(Filter> Other> High Pass). Install Radius(Radius) 5.0 px. Name this layer 'Details'.

Step 6

Change the Blend Mode of the 'Details' layer to Overlapping(Overlay) and also reduce opacity(Opacity) layer up to 78%. Next, let's go Layer - Layer Mask - Hide All(Layer> Layer Mask> Hide All). Use a soft white brush to paint over details such as eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth and beard to reappear.

Step 7

Create a new layer on top of all other layers. Fill this layer with 50% gray. You can fill in through Editing - Execute Fill(Edit> Fill). Change the blending mode for this layer to Overlapping(Overlay), and then use a soft black brush at 30% opacity to recreate the darkening effect. Switch the brush color to white to recreate the lightening effect.

Step 8

Next, we'll add the final touch. First, create a merged layer from all layers, for this, hold down (Alt) + go Layer - Merge Visible(Layer> Merge Visible). Next, go Filter -CameraRaw(Filter> Camera Raw) and in the window that appears, set the following settings Contrast(Contrast) +10, Brightness(Clarity) +22, and Vibration(Vibrance) +48.

And we have completed the lesson! Hope you enjoyed this awesome cartoon style tutorial! Now using this technique, apply it to photos of your friends or family members to create fun, unique and inimitable portraits!

Photolamus - exclusive cartoons for your photos from real artists

Photolamus- a very interesting and rather funny application for devices on Andorid, which is designed to order a funny caricature of your photos or a friend from professional artists in just a couple of clicks. In addition, in the application you can see the most interesting cartoons, as well as having the ability to draw, take part in the competition for the best caricature.

Interface and features

With its interface, the application can remind us of the very popular Instagram application. The functionality of the button located in the middle of the program, by analogy with the aforementioned application, is responsible for the photo. Before taking a photo or uploading an image from the gallery, you should decide on the parameters of the future caricature. Parameters refers to styles, of which there are three: Bright, Digital, and Linear. A few words about each of the styles. Vivid is a colorful caricature with a wide variety of elements. The digital style is the most expensive, but also the highest quality, since every detail is drawn here and the artist spends a lot of time on creating caricatures. Linear is a black-and-white caricature with small pencil shading.

Also, the final cost of a painted masterpiece will depend not only on the style you choose, but also on the number of people depicted on it. As for the deadline for completing the task, there are two options: the first is the standard deadline, which is about 84 hours, the second is accelerated drawing in 12 hours, but with an almost double increase in the payment for a caricature. In addition, you have the opportunity to add a beautiful inscription to the resulting caricature, which will mean a pleasant completion of the efforts of the authors. If you are a lucky person in life, then you have the opportunity to win a free caricature from an artist by participating in the lottery, which can be found in the order menu.

Main features of Photolamus:

• Simple and intuitive interface;
• Fast ordering of caricatures directly from the device;
• Cartoons are drawn not only from new photos, but also from uploaded ones;
• Several painting styles to choose from;
• Possibility to add a signature.

Command this service consists of several artists. This is noticeable in the works that appear in the news feed. In most cases, cartoons turn out to be very good, and users leave only positive reviews, but there are also extremely unsuccessful ones.

The excellent Android editor MomentCam allows you to make a funny caricature, comic book character or a friendly caricature from any portrait.

Typically, the modern user has countless accounts in various social networks and services. Therefore, it is simply impossible to choose a special photo for each site.

For many, in such a situation, the only assistant is an avatar. Happy owners of tablets and smartphones on Android OS can create original images using hundreds of different utilities and applications. Today, few people can be surprised by creating their own animation, with portrait likeness and caricatures. One such application is MomentCam- an interesting, and most importantly, incredibly convenient generator of unusual avatars.

At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about MomentCam. However, a closer look at the possibilities will immediately fill you with mixed feelings. To create cartoons, the program provides two options: animation or comics.

There is standard set sketch templates, as well as an extension of the library, which allows you to download new themes (so far only for comics). It is worth noting that in each update of the application, the developer replenishes the basic set of sketches. As a result, there are hundreds of template options and dozens of themes.

Of course, the convenience of MomentCam is much more important for an inquisitive user. Let's consider this parameter in more detail. Despite the lack of Russian translation, the editor is quite easy to use. Having launched the application, we immediately proceed to the choice of the type of caricature: comic or animation. Next, we take pictures or select a ready-made photo from the device gallery.

This concludes the preparatory part. Creativity begins! The application provides several tools that will provide an original design for your caricature.

The face editor provides templates for changing the shape and design (eyebrows, hair style, mustache and beard). It is these thematic templates presented in the form of a set of sketches (group or single cartoons) that will help make the avatar special. The design styles will allow you to change the background of the picture and apply the replacement of colors. Any element can be stretched, corrected and moved using touch screen devices.