PHOTOGRAPHY PLUGINS
Cartooning Tutorials for ToonIt!
ToonIt! Photo is so easy to use, you almost don't need tutorials. It's always good to see how you can find ways to do cartooning better than we imagined, so read on.
- Quickstart for ToonIt! Photo.
- Control the color fields.
- Control the outlines.
- Learn about Photoshop Presets.
- Create Stained Glass, pt 1
- Create Stained Glass, pt 2
- Using Smart Filters
- Create a Graphic Novel, pt 1
- Create a drawn pen & ink style
Want to watch from your deskop? Download all of the ToonIt! tutorials from here. There are 5 tutorials in this Zip file. (94 mb)
Quickstart for ToonIt! Photo
Get started quickly creating gorgeous cartoon effects in ToonIt! Photo. This Photoshop tutorial goes over the basics of the cartoon plugin interface, like the Effects Palette and Style Controls. We explain how to make basic changes to the outlines and color fields that make up the cartoon.
play tutorial (20.0 mb)
Control the color fields
Cartoon colors are what really make the ToonIt! cartooning effect believable. In this tutorial, we discuss how ToonIt! Photo translates your photograph or graphic image into distinct regions of color. We talk about Simplicity and Flatness in the Flat Shaded style, then Strength and Level in the Flat Detailed Style. We also explain No Roto, the Main Blur group and the Outline Blur group.
play tutorial (20.0 mb)
Control the outlines
A cartoon is typically made of color shades and black outlines, but ToonIt's outlines look nice on their own as well. In this Photoshop tutorial, we talk about how to push around the Outline controls. Settings covered include the Comic group, Soft group, Outlines Only, and Outline Blur.
play tutorial (24.0 mb)
Learn about Photoshop presets
ToonIt's Preset Manager is a simple interface area that lets you work with pre-made groups of ToonIt! Photo settings. We’ve shipped a whole bunch of Photoshop presets to get you cartooning quickly. This video explains how to use them (it's pretty easy).
play tutorial (12.0 mb)
Create Stained Glass, pt.1
Learn how to create a Stained Glass look. This is done with the Crackle Style, the Marker Outlines Effect, and some basic changes to their properties.
play tutorial (11.5 mb)
Create Stained Glass, pt.2
The lines that make up your stained glass image may look a little soft and jagged. There's a simple technique called 'super sampling' that takes care of this issue, and we show you how in this tutorial.
play tutorial (22.5 mb)
Using Smart Filters
This tutorial discusses the advantages of using Photoshop's Smart Filter functionality, and how to use Digital Anarchy plugins that way.
play tutorial (20.0 mb)
Create Graphic Novel, pt.1
Learn how to create a graphic novel using Photoshop's built-in tools and plugins from Digital Anarchy. This is the first of a four-part series.
play tutorial (20.0 mb)
Create a drawn pen & ink look
Use ToonIt to create a pen & ink style image, then use Photoshop's built-in filters to roughen up the effect.
play tutorial (42.0 mb)
Key Plugin Features
- Quickly transform a person into a believable, sophisticated cartoon
- Use cartoons for easy illustrations, a photo series or graphic novel
- Simple-to-use interface with tons of shipped cartoon presets
ToonIt for Photoshop
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