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For profile pictures, gifts and pets

Photo to cartoonAI cartoon generator

The pitmaster, 3D animated, a real run on Leap
The photo the pitmaster, 3d animated started from
Photo inResult
The pitmaster, 3D animated. A real run: drag to compare the photo that went in with what came back.

Add a photo of a person or a pet and get them back drawn: 3D animated, anime, comic book, watercolor or a flat illustration. They keep their face, hair, clothes and pose, so they still look like themselves.

from $0.20 an imageA $5 top-up is enough for about 25 pictures.

Pick a style3D animated

Add your photo first. It waits while you sign in.

Your first image is free.

Your first image is free.

  1. 01Add a clear photo of a person or a pet.
  2. 02Pick a style: 3D animated, anime, comic book, watercolor or flat.
  3. 03Get up to four pictures in under a minute.

Real runs

What it has made

Each one came back as you see it, from the photo in its corner where there is one. The people and the dog are generated: no real person's face is on this page.

  • The frown, in comic ink, a real run on Leap
    The photo the frown, in comic ink started from

    The frown, in comic ink

  • Bleached crop, as anime, a real run on Leap
    The photo bleached crop, as anime started from

    Bleached crop, as anime

  • The porch, in comic ink, a real run on Leap
    The photo the porch, in comic ink started from

    The porch, in comic ink

  • The fruit stand grin, in watercolor, a real run on Leap
    The photo the fruit stand grin, in watercolor started from

    The fruit stand grin, in watercolor

  • Top knot and tank top, 3D animated, a real run on Leap
    The photo top knot and tank top, 3d animated started from

    Top knot and tank top, 3D animated

  • The bulldog, in comic ink, a real run on Leap
    The photo the bulldog, in comic ink started from

    The bulldog, in comic ink

Who it's for

Profile pictures
A drawn version of you for Discord, a podcast cover or a team page that still looks like you.
Gifts
A parent, a partner or a friend as a comic panel or a watercolor, from a photo you already have.
Pet owners
The dog or the cat drawn as a cartoon, wrinkles and underbite included.

What you get

Five styles
3D animated, anime, comic book, watercolor or a flat illustration.
Still them
The recipe asks for the same face shape, features, hair, colors, expression, pose and clothes.
Three shapes
1:1 for profile pictures, 3:4 for posts, 9:16 for stories and phone wallpapers.
1 to 4 pictures a run
Each one priced on its own; you see the total before you press Generate.

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Every recipe

Questions

Photo to cartoon, answered

Does it work on pets?
Yes. The recipe takes a photo of one person or one pet; the bulldog on this page is one of the runs.
Will it keep my expression?
Comic book and watercolor kept a frown or a gap-toothed laugh in our runs. Anime and 3D animated tend to soften a scowl into a neutral face or a smile, so pick comic book if the look matters.
Whose photo can I use?
Your own, or a photo of someone who agreed to it. Leap's Acceptable Use Policy forbids impersonating anyone or making deceptive fakes of real people.
What does Photo to cartoon make?
Turn a photo of a person or pet into an illustrated character that still looks like them.
What photo works best?
A clear photo of a person or a pet.
How does it work?
Add a clear photo of a person or a pet. Pick a style: 3D animated, anime, comic book, watercolor or flat. Get up to four pictures in under a minute.
What can I choose?
Style: 3D animated, Anime, Comic book, Watercolor or Flat illustration.
How much does it cost?
From $0.20 an image, and you see the exact price before you press go. A run that fails costs nothing, there is no subscription, and your first top-up has no card fee.
Can I use the result commercially?
Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
Can I run it from code?
Yes. Developers run it as leap/photo-to-cartoon through the Leap API, at the same price, with the same choices.

It runs on Seedream 4.5, with the prompting done for you. Rather write your own? Open a model's page and start from there.

Building an app? Run photo to cartoon from the API

You, drawn.

Your first image is free. After that, a $5 top-up is enough for about 25 pictures.

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