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Can I take a photograph and make it a cartoon image?
I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this because it is off topic but I also have a question about Xara itself.
I've paid for an online inexpensive graphics service and the first image didn't really turn out right and the second one made me look like an old man.
The person I'm working with seems to be having a hard time making the image look even similar to me. Now, I don't mean to be rude, but because
the person is in a different country I can understand the difficulty with the language barrier but I'm more or less wondering if there is a way to do this
in Xara. I can provide the graphics that I have now but they are going to have a watermark from the individual from the website I going through.
It all boils down to the fact that it looks like they took my chin and forehead and stretched it and took my cheeks and squeezed them in. I've provided
a cropped version of the image and can provide the full image if need be.
I didn't add the actual photos I took but if they're needed I'd be happy to provide them. Thanks in advance for any input or advice/answers.
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There are several online AI sites that could do the job for you. Most will have a watermark, but that should be (reasonably) easy to remove in Xara.
I also have a couple of software apps that will cartoon a photo, and I'd be happy enough to have a go.
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lots of caricature programs out there; the trick is to define what you actually want done, in terms the program can understand
fun to play with...
xara is not the app, you'd be digging a field with a teaspoon
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you'd be digging a field with a teaspoon
I'm stealing that.
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you are welcome brother, may it serve you well ;)
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There are several online AI sites that could do the job for you. Most will have a watermark, but that should be (reasonably) easy to remove in Xara.
I also have a couple of software apps that will cartoon a photo, and I'd be happy enough to have a go.
I dont mind if you want to try it, as a matter of fact, I'd be willing to pay a fee if need be. As far as the AI sites I wouldn't know where to start.
I've taken several pictures and I already have watermarked images that I basically turned down and asked for revisions but there is a language barrier.
I can provide the avatars and the banner just to give an idea of where the whole design is going.
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handrawn
lots of caricature programs out there; the trick is to define what you actually want done, in terms the program can understand
fun to play with...
xara is not the app, you'd be digging a field with a teaspoon
I just figured there was no harm in asking because, according to my father programs like adobe have plugins you can use for, as he puts it, cartoonisizing images.
And for the caricature programs, I have no clue where to even begin with that, but it sounds like it could be fun to mess around with.
And I love that saying and will be integrating it into my dictionary! :D
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Go to >>> index (auzlink.net.au) <<< click Contact and send me your email address. We'll have a play and see what can be done.
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xara has the ability to add plugins, but it is a much neglected area of the program, and the majority of [modern] photoshop plugins do not work in my experience
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And I love that saying
animation often feels that way; I dare say Chris would say website building for clients too, but I don't do that
cartooning is fun, but can still be very fiddly/repetitive to get right :D
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xara has the ability to add plugins, but it is a much neglected area of the program, and the majority of [modern] photoshop plugins do not work in my experience
animation often feels that way; I dare say Chris would say website building for clients too, but I don't do that
cartooning is fun, but can still be very fiddly/repetitive to get right :D
I can relate just by what I learned to do with Davinci Resolve. It's just as fiddly and repetitive to get something to look and sound just right but to be honest, I actually kind of enjoy it.
This is just some of the stuff I was working on as temporary images. I had every intention of changing them but making a banner for what I needed it for,
it's a bit of a hassle and I was having nothing but issues so I put it on the back burner and never got back to it, I also got caught up with editing videos for
my dear ole dad and myself.
I know it's far from great and it's quite plain but all I needed was a placeholder until I could make a better one or get a better one somehow.
Should I wait for an email or include the images that I have watermarked here?
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Not sure if it's needed or I should put it here but I've also provided the HEX Codes I asked to have used but it sorta got lost in translation.
HEX 3e8484 seafoam green/dark teal
027763 seafoam Green
8f7e40 gold
bc8e54 bronze
490303 maroon/brick red
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it's currently about 4.30 in the morning where Chris is; sure he'll get back to you soon...
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@Spektra13. Received your email I went down the email route because not everyone wants to have their photo displayed on a public forum, and flicking files around the world is quicker by email.
My plan of action id for you to send me the photo you want as a cartoon. I, being lazy, will remove the background, throw it at Prima and MediaChance software to produce comic, sketch, pencil...you get the idea. Display them on a private website where you can pick and choose as many as you like. I'll zip 'em up, and you can use Xara to manipulate at your convenience.
I usually explain any steps that goes off in the background, so that anyone in the future can follow what happened. In the case, there won't be much to say.
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The project file 'Banner WIP' is blank, although I do see the banner itself in the thumbnail,
I've just re-read what I said earlier. Of course, if you're happy to post your photo here, then do so. A few others may well like to have a go at turning you into a Futurama chatacter.
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whoever he is, he still has a nice head of hair :)
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not everyone wants to have their photo displayed on a public forum
indubitably
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Perhaps this is closer to the mark HD.
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Chris M
@Spektra13. Received your email I went down the email route because not everyone wants to have their photo displayed on a public forum, and flicking files around the world is quicker by email.
My plan of action id for you to send me the photo you want as a cartoon. I, being lazy, will remove the background, throw it at Prima and MediaChance software to produce comic, sketch, pencil...you get the idea. Display them on a private website where you can pick and choose as many as you like. I'll zip 'em up, and you can use Xara to manipulate at your convenience.
I usually explain any steps that goes off in the background, so that anyone in the future can follow what happened. In the case, there won't be much to say.
Yeah, I mean, I did already in a round-about way already post a photo of myself here so I'd be happy to post it in case anyone else wants to mess around and turn me into a cartoon, but if anyone is going to make me a futurama character at least give me two eyes and make me skinny lol :D. As far as the banner WIP being empty, I'm not sure why that's happening since I can see it in my Xara program. And whatever you give me won't go to anyone else. If anything it'll be my pops and I messing around with it.
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Who could this be?
Did you make that? It's excellent, as soon as I saw it my first thought was Jeff Bridges. Not sure why my mind went there but, yeah, lol ;)) My dad asked "Is that you?" :D My sister said it looks like Colonel Sanders :D
I've attached the images I used and I'll let everyone have at it.
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Created this one using midjourney. It doesn't do replica cartoon images from your photo but uses it as a guide.
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Leonardo has an option to work from a photo as input. But I got absolutely nowhere when I said make a cartoon from the attached image.
Egg - I have no idea who that person is you tried to get me to identify. Especially the second one.
Spectra13 I think the cartoon you originally posted is pretty darn good.
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My quick take in Filter Forge ...
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Leonardo has an option to work from a photo as input. But I got absolutely nowhere when I said make a cartoon from the attached image.
Egg - I have no idea who that person is you tried to get me to identify. Especially the second one.
Spectra13 I think the cartoon you originally posted is pretty darn good.
Neither of them is awful but if you're talking about the comparison I posted, the one on the left looks like me, and the one on the
right makes me look too manly, or as my dad so eloquently put it, She Hulk-ish. Which one are you talking about?
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Perhaps this is closer to the mark HD.
could be, relatively speaking
@spektra13 what sort of look are you aiming for ?
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I ran the photos through a dedicated cartoon creator, Prima Cartoonizer. Didn't really impress me, so I tossed them into one of my favourites, Pop Art Studio. Results are below (no mobile site).
I'm still working on the theory that Spektra13 wants a cartoon of a photo so she can add background shapes and text. Is that correct?
>>> index (auzlink.net.au) <<<
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Leonardo has an option to work from a photo as input. But I got absolutely nowhere when I said make a cartoon from the attached image.
Egg - I have no idea who that person is you tried to get me to identify. Especially the second one.
Spectra13 I think the cartoon you originally posted is pretty darn good.
Yeah, I just started messing with Leonardo and wow, is that fussy. It's not bad but it's not really what I'm looking for though.
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I ran the photos through a dedicated cartoon creator, Prima Cartoonizer. Didn't really impress me, so I tossed them into one of my favourites, Pop Art Studio. Results are below (no mobile site).
I'm still working on the theory that Spektra13 wants a cartoon of a photo so she can add background shapes and text. Is that correct?
>>> index (auzlink.net.au) <<<
Exactly! I dont need the background of the photo, just a cartoon that I can add to!
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bit rough as I don't have an account for this app and had to remove background quick and dirty - also reason for watermark on right image
but is it the sort of thing you want ?
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These are all great options and came out looking pretty decent but my main issue with the image I originally posted was my shirt. Otherwise, the cartoon image came out great!
It's as simple as in my haste to get the picture taken I neglected to fix up my shirt a little. In my defense though, it is a very well-loved shirt and one of my favorites! :D
Mindjourney looks like a very powerful piece of software(if you want to call it that) I just didn't realize you needed to pay for it, I thought it was free like Leonardo, but it's definitely
something I'm considering for future projects, not just this.
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bit rough as I don't have an account for this app and had to remove background quick and dirty - also reason for watermark on right image
but is it the sort of thing you want ?
That is in realm of what I'm looking for, what app is that?
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CyberLink's version of AI Cartoonizer - you'll have to signup to get the tools that let you tweak, so it's not free - there are various programs with this tag online, some may be free
https://myedit.online/en/photo-edito...-best-software
there is also ToonApp if you prefer to work on phone
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...rtoon&hl=en_US
I don't do a lot of caricature myself, at least not in apps like this, so take them as you find them, I have not used them myself just read what others have recommended
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Prisma https://app.prisma-ai.com/ might be worth a look. They have hundreds of filters that can produce as many different looks.
I prefer the image without the microphone. Maybe just do some image editing to bring out the best of your features. You are very attractive, you have a warm and lovely smile. Accentuate your best features. Most women would kill for your hair. :)
Just be yourself.
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I ran the photos through a dedicated cartoon creator, Prima Cartoonizer. Didn't really impress me, so I tossed them into one of my favourites, Pop Art Studio. Results are below (no mobile site).
I'm still working on the theory that Spektra13 wants a cartoon of a photo so she can add background shapes and text. Is that correct?
>>> index (auzlink.net.au) <<<
Those all look incredible and there's actually one in particular my dad and I agree that looks really good! I've attached it so you know which one I'm talking about. But thats in the realm of what I'm looking for.
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Yeah, the thing is to do this myself, I never in a million years expected it to be free. If it was, that was great and a bonus but I knew somewhere down the line it would cost something.
I'll be sure to give those a look and see if it's worth paying for. Thanks for sharing!
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Chris M
I ran the photos through a dedicated cartoon creator, Prima Cartoonizer. Didn't really impress me, so I tossed them into one of my favourites, Pop Art Studio. Results are below (no mobile site).
I'm still working on the theory that Spektra13 wants a cartoon of a photo so she can add background shapes and text. Is that correct?
>>> index (auzlink.net.au) <<<
Those all look incredible and there's actually one in particular my dad and I agree that looks really good! I've attached it so you know which one I'm talking about. But thats in the realm of what I'm looking for.
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gwpriester
Prisma
https://app.prisma-ai.com/ might be worth a look. They have hundreds of filters that can produce as many different looks.
I prefer the image without the microphone. Maybe just do some image editing to bring out the best of your features. You are very attractive, you have a warm and lovely smile. Accentuate your best features. Most women would kill for your hair. :)
Just be yourself.
Thank you!:o I appreciate the kind words! Prisma looks like a pretty powerful website and I'll be sure to give it a go.
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That image was produced by AI from a text prompt (as were all in that gallery).
I've added a couple made with Dynamic Auto Painter, but it's still not what you're really looking for...However. On another thread HERE, Mr. Frendak popped up. The first line on his website clearly states: "Hey, Spektra13. I'd love to flatten your face into vectors. Call me."
His website showing his cartooning abilities: >>>Rocket Studios Home <<<
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100% Xara. Yes I removed watermarks without permission, yes I'm using (probably) copyright material, but it's 100% Xara, no 3rd party software.
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That image was produced by AI from a text prompt (as were all in that gallery).
I've added a couple made with Dynamic Auto Painter, but it's still not what you're really looking for...However. On another thread
HERE, Mr. Frendak popped up. The first line on his website clearly states: "Hey, Spektra13. I'd love to flatten your face into vectors. Call me."
His website showing his cartooning abilities:
>>>Rocket Studios Home <<<
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Yeah, not what I’m looking for and they’re definitely a bit… out there. Lol My dad said it looks like Michael Meyers behind me in the second one.
I took a quick look at Mr. Frendaks website and I have to say I’m really impressed! He does a lot of great work, though I’m not sure where you saw him say my name specifically.
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100% Xara. Yes I removed watermarks without permission, yes I'm using (probably) copyright material, but it's 100% Xara, no 3rd party software.
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That actually turned out pretty well! It’s quick and dirty but it works! I’m not sure if its considered copyright because I paid for it but either way it looks good!
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Well, here's the Xara project file if you want to play around with backgrounds etc.
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I really like that! It's giving 80's vibes and I love it! I can definitely use these somewhere!
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Grab the project file, and you can play with text, background, line, colours and effects 'til your heart's content.
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