This tutorial will teach you how to give the cartoonish look to your images. It is best to start with a high quality digital photo measuring atleast 1000 pixles along one edge. You made need to modify value if you are using something different. Here goes.

Step 1:: Open your image in Adobe Photoshop.
Step 2::Go to the Filter menu and go to Artistic > Poster Edges
While in the box that pops up, set the values to what you can see in the following image.

Step 3:: Now go to the Filter menu again and this time go to
Artistic > Cutout. Set the values to the following.

Step 4::Now set the Contrast to +35%. This can be found by going to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.

Step 5:: After you have done the previous, use Shift + Ctrl + L to run Auto Levels in Photoshop, or go to Image > Adjustments > Auto Levels.

Step 6:: It is now time to run the shadow/highlight tool. Go to
Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight and use the following values:


Step 7:: Finally run a simple Unsharp Mask by going to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask and adjust the settings to your liking.

All Photos are Copyright of Mike Last at www.mikelastphoto.com