download pdf Cartoon Since the introduction of the Oil Paint Filter, I’ve seen lots of new photo effects around the internet. Smartphone apps now also introduce advanced photo effects for mobile phone as their graphics and processing power are increasing. So this is how to create a cartoon effect using Photoshop Filters This effect is really easy to achieve and this tutorial is for photoshop beginners so I will explain it in more details. The video is only 4 minutes long. Open your desired photo and create a copy of it with Ctrl+J . The first filter I applied is the Anisotropic Diffuse so go to Filter>Stylize>Diffuse and select the Anisotropic mode. Apply this filter 2 or 3 times pressing Ctrl+F to reapply it as many times as you want. I applied it 3 times. See the result below Now apply the Shadows/Highlights filter to get more light on your image. Settings may vary from image to image. I added some more saturation to the image using a Gradient