We previously covered 15 sites for creating cartoons and avatars but we’d like to be more specific with my favorite one. I’ve found Face Your Manga to contain the most sets of customizable features. The size and spacing of facial features are editable, making creating the perfect avatar quite easy. ...

Are you considering getting a Photoshop alternative for editing images professionally? You may be close to choosing a stable image editor instead of Photoshop. Aside the closely matching features of many of these free online photo-editing tools, the possibility of using them anywhere, anytime and on any computer is a great benefit that many designers cherish. While you can use Photoshop on only the machine it is installed, using online tools lets you edit images on any computer wherever you are. That means, you don’t necessarily ...

If you love to see nice fractals, or generating fractals is part of your hobby, then you might want to try out some really cool fractal generators. For people who are not familiar with fractals, fractals can simply be defined as mathematical constructs, natural or artificial things that are self-similar (similar in appearance) no matter how much they are zoomed. The degree of this similarity can vary among different types of fractals. Beyond the self-similarity, fractals are ...

  The image above is a screenshot of TechNorms's Google+ Page. Notice something that stands out? The "banner images" at the top are part of a single image, which have been cropped to create a pattern. When you first look at it, you may think this will take some time to create and you may need an image editing software to make it happen. What if we told you that you can create a similar banner for your profile in under 5 seconds? Yep, its possible using the Google+ ...

Have you ever wanted to paint a beautiful picture and realize you have no painting skills what so ever? If you are equally untalented at Photoshop, you will want to check out Psykopaint. The flash-based image editor easily turns your pictures into a Van Gough style painting. With no skill or learning required, you can transform any photo you upload into a work of art. Even if you are as poor a photographer as you are a ...

For quite some time now, I've been waiting for Instagram to be released on the Android Market. The app has accumulated massive user base on the iPhone and like most iPhone apps, I expect to have the same for Android phones. Although the folks at Instagram has expressed intent of making its app available on the Android platform, this has remained to be a promise up to now. So, in the meantime Android users who have been ...

When you take a lot of photos, you know how frustrating it is to take the perfect picture. It does not matter what type of media or camera you’re using, because the slightest movement, difficult lighting conditions, or a fast moving subject can significantly change the composition of your actual photo. Every photographer needs good photo editing tools to rehabilitate and rescue your “almost” perfect pictures. Google’s Picasa application is a free, ...

If you share and manage photos on various services, it can be a pain to keep up with them because you have to sign into each one individually. It becomes even more of a pain if you want to transfer images back and forth between services or easily add images from the web. This is where a service like Dropico comes into play. It’s a powerful tool that lets you share, organize, edit and manage your photos for many different social networks, from a single ...

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Creating cartoons or avatars from one’s photos  is fun especially when you want to use them as profile pictures on various online services. Since adding effects to images is quite popular a number of websites providing this service have cropped up in recent times. In this post we have compiled the most popular services that let you cartoonize your photos and create fancy avatars. Top 15 Services To Create Cartoon Characters: 1. Meez Meez is an online community that combines a ...