How to Turn a Photo Into a Cartoon

The original photo.

I've been building web sites and blogs on the web for a long time. As I am now becoming more active in forums I wanted to find a way to transform a picture of me into a cartoon.

After searching the web I finally found a free and easy to use website that can turn photos into cartoons.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• An original photo of your face.

1. Befunky Main Page

   Surf to www.befunky.com" and click on the 'Get Started Now' button.

2. Befunky application choice.

   Select any of the applications - as you progress you have a chance to change the application, but I always start with the Cartoonizer application.

3. Befunky upload utility.

   Select the method for uploading a photo - you can chose from 'Upload from computer', 'Upload via Webcam', 'Upload from URL' or 'Upload from Photo Sharing Site' - I used the webcam method to take an instant picture. The method is very easy for all choices - I have also tried loading from Flickr and from my hard-drive without any problems.

4. Crop or rotate image.

   You can crop or rotate the picture prior to turning it into a cartoon by clicking on the crop or rotate buttons and then clicking OK - alternatively click 'Skip Editing' - I clicked 'Skip Editing'

5. Befunky first draft.

   Befunky will now funkify your picture based on the initial application you chose in Step 2 - you can now change the application or modify the settings for your chosen application. If you are happy with the results then skip to Step 8- in my case I wanted to continue and change the results.

6. More editing

   I amended the settings in two ways. Firstly I click the 'Line Artopia' to change the application (using the icons on the left); then I click the second icon from the left on the 'Outline your Life' icons on the top.

7. Befunky fun stuff

   I decided to have more fun, so I clicked on the Goodies icon at the bottom. Using these options you can add speech bubbles, fun stuff, borders etc. I added some funky elves. (In the final photo I just added text and removed most of the funky stuff!).

8. Share or save.

   If you are happy with the picture then click on Share or Save - share will send an email with the picture, Save will allow you to save to a local folder.

9. Final Photo.

   Voila - you're done! You're ready to share your funky picture with the world!

Tips & Warnings

• You can use this application with any photo although the results will vary; I found that landscapes gave some good results with a little bit of work.

• This site is strangely addictive!

Resources

• Befunky
• More Fun