How to Give Photos a Comic Effect

Comic effects can be applied in black and white or in color to capture humor in a photograph. You can make the effect appear more or less realistic by using an image editor with cartoon or comic options. You'll find editors both on and offline with these features. You may be required to pay a subscription fee for an online editor. The completed comic can be used as an avatar or added to a document or Web page.

Instructions

Be Funky Online Editor

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Register for an account at Be Funky.

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Click the "Upload a Photo" button. A dialog box opens. Navigate to the image you want to transform. Double-click it.

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Select "Photo Effects" under "Please select a tool to continue."

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Click the "Cartoonizer" option from the left pane and select the cartoon effect you want to apply.

Into Cartoon Offline Editor

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Select "File" and "Open" from the Into Cartoon menu. A dialog box appears. Double-click the image you want to turn into a cartoon.

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Select "Cartoon" and "Into Cartoon" from the menu. Click the "Sketch" tab in the Into Cartoon Preview window. Check "Draw Sketch" and use the sliders to set the darkness, detail and smoothness of the drawing.

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Go to the "Coloring Step 1" tab and check "Draw Color." Drag the "Color Reducer" slider to the desired level. Changes are displayed in the image above.

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Pick the "Coloring Step 2" tab and use the sliders to set the saturation, contrast, brightness, smoothness and border blur of your image.

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Select the "Coloring Step 3" tab and use the red, green and blue sliders to customize your colors. Click "OK" to apply the changes.

Kuso Cartoon Online Editor

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Register for an account at Kuso Cartoon and click the "Photo to Cartoon" tab. Select the "Comic" option and scroll to the bottom of the page.

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Click the "Browse" button to retrieve the image you want to convert into a comic. Double-click the file in the dialog box.

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Enter the tags or keywords you want to use with the photo and click the "Cartoonize Photo" button. Select "Done." Click "Here to view" to finish uploading the image. A cartoon version of the original image is displayed.

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Customize your comic's style, detail, brightness, color and shadow in the "Cartoon Converter" box. Click the "Convert to Cartoon" button.

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Select "Done." Click "Here to View" under "Photo."

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Right-click on the image to save it to your file. To link directly to the page, go to the left side of your page and click "Exit Cartoon Converter" and "Next." Highlight the code under "Picture URL" or "Html code for the image" -- and press "Ctrl" and "C" to copy it.

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Launch your favorite text editor, such as Notepad, TextPad or EditPad and open the HTML file where you want the code to go. Place your cursor between the "" tags and press "Ctrl" and "V" to insert the code.