Editing images in Gimp 2

Player_E

Okay so I have the following image. I am looking for tips on how to edit the image, so I can get the desired look.



I want to be able to give it more of a "cartoon" effect so it will look more like the second photo.



as you can see the first photo is an actual picture and I am looking to edit it so it will esthetically fit into my game.

any tips on how I can achieve this. I currently use Gimp 2 for all my art work, so any tips will be helpful.

Player_E

okay so images did not work I will fix that right away

RH

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Player_E

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got the photos to appear in OP

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BarkBarkCo

I did this in Paint.NET on my PC. Download to see full-size...

Player_E

@barkBarkCo
what effects did you use on Paint.Net? I want to see if I can duplicate this in Gimp with the filters they provide.

Player_E

I actually downloaded Paint.Net
could you tell me what effect you used that way I can do this to the rest of my images.

MotherHoose

1. Colors -> Brightness-Contrast: decrease brightness; increase contrast
2. Filters -> Artist: Oilify or VanGogh; Enhance: Sharpen or Unsharp Mask (strong effect)

Sky needs more blue saturation...but the cloud cover doesn't allow for much.

3. Colors --> Colorize: Magenta decrease saturation to 0

one I did got fair relationship to your work...
example
but you have to play with it till it pleases you...

MH

Player_E

ill mess around with it a bit and give your method a try since BarkBarkCo seems to want to keep his method a secret for the time being.

BarkBarkCo

I sent you a message. Hope it helps! ;-)

Player_E

Thanks man that helps a lot

netdzynr

How cartoony do you want to get? Here's one, done in Photoshop, but simply blur a bit and reduce number of colors down to around 8 or 10: