Cartoon Your Face in Photoshop - Tutorial

To create a cartoon effect for your photo follow the steps in this tutorial. Here is what we are about to do:

Step 1

Open your image in Photoshop! Goto Filter -> Artistic -> Poster Edges.

Step 2

Select the magic wand tool  and eliminate the background. You may need the lasso tool  in case the background is complicated.

Step 3

Now you need the magic wand   again to eliminate the face colors and details.

Step 4

After that Goto Filter ->; Sketch ->; Graphic Pen.

Step 5

Next you need to select the Lasso tool and eliminate the dots and details that appear. 

Finally it should look like this.

Step 6

Apply color #ef6536 to the background. Apply color #fbd954 to the face and skin. Your final image is ready.

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C++ Game Programming Tutorial

If you are interested in programming games using C++ and do not know where to begin, this is the article for you! Here I have provided a tutorial to teach the basics of game programming using the Allegro Library in C++. If you not already know, Allegro is a external library for C++ that allows functionalities to code games with graphics and user interface.

Before you begin:

• You must have some basic knowledge of C++
• You must have Allegro Game Programming Library installed and working with the C++ compiler of your choice. For information on this refer to: Install Allegro

This tutorial is a comprehensive powerpoint presentation. It comes with a demo game and its code.

In the tutorial:

• You will learn about the very basics of game programming.
• In the process of this interactive learning you will also write a very simple game to gain some hands-on experience.
• You will learn the syntax and the purpose of the common in-built functions provided by the Allegro Game Library.

You can download the tutorial here:

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This tutorial was prepared by me for absolute beginners. If you have any doubts or find any errors do let me know. Any comments are appreciated!

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