Cartoon Yourself Using Paint.net Tutorial

A while ago I did a blog post tutorial on how to cartoonize yourself using Photoscape, but do you know you can cartoon yourself using Paint.net also? Paint.net does not have a “cartoon” button like Photoscape does, but it is very easy to get the cartoon effect. With a few clicks and adjustments you can in fact, cartoonize any photograph.

Sure there are some free online site that will allow you to cartoonize yourself, but you would need to upload your personal photos and you must be online while doing it. Some people may not be comfortable uploading their personal photos online. But, anyone can download and use Paint.net and cartoon their photos anytime they want to, at their own discretion without uploading their private pictures or having to stay connected on the Internet.

In just a few clicks, you can go from the photo on the left to the cartoon on the right.

Follow these steps to cartoon yourself. Note: You can find my video tutorial below these written instructions if you learn better from seeing how it’s done.

1. Download Paint.net if you don’t already have it. It can be downloaded at www.GetPaint.net.
2. Open Paint.net
3. Click “File” & “Open” to load the photo you want to cartoon.
4. Click “Effects”, “Artistic”, “Ink Sketch”.
5. Adjust the “Ink Outline” & “Coloring”. Click “OK”
6. Click “Effects”, “Noise”, “Median”.
7. Adjust the “Radius” & “Percentile”. (Note: Radius is best at a low number).
8. Adjust the “Ink Sketch” again if necessary. You can also adjust the color hues, etc.
9. Optional: Fill in backgrounds with a bright color for a more dramatic cartoon-like effect. Also, add cartoon-like text. 

That’s it. Very easy. Here’s my video tutorial if you want to watch me demonstrate.

Now, that you see how easy it is to cartoon yourself using Paint.net; try it for yourself. Have fun!

The photographs used are public domain. Special thanks goes to: www.Pixabay.com and www.PublicDomainPictures.net.

Thank you for reading and watching! Happy photo editing!