Is there any automated quick way of cartoonizing in Photoshop?

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I found this website which does what I want but it seems very tedious. I would have thought Photoshop would have a way of automating this.

Gareth · Answer 1 · 2011-09-04 05:04:06Z

This guide here does it in "four" steps:

Cartoon Drawing Photoshop Images Effect

Open an image that you would like to manipulate. Make sure your image is in RGB mode. To check this, go to Image under the menu bar - Mode - RGB Color. Make a duplicate of this layer as you will be working on this layer going forward.

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Now we will be applying the Poster Edges filter. To do this, go to Filter > Artistic > Poster Edges.
After the Poster Edges effect, we will Adjust the Brightness & Contrast with the values: Brightness Value: 10 Contrast: 30.

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Now we will do an artistic cut out effect to give it that cartoon look. Go to Filter > Artistic > Cut Out. And this is what you get!

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hmm . . following your steps didn't work out quite so well for me. . the background and the person got blended together . .hmm . .
That's why you have to create a duplicate layer, one for the person, one for the background
i dont see how the duplicate layer helps if the duplicate layer duplicates the background as well.
doh You're right, I was assuming the duplicate layer would have to be of the person and you alter them both in a different way. Though Poster Edges is supposed to seperate the background and the person. That isn't working for you?

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