OpenCV 3.x with Python By Example - Second Edition

Cartoonizing an image

Now that we know how to handle the webcam and keyboard/mouse inputs, let's go ahead and see how to convert a picture into a cartoon-like image. We can convert an image into either a sketch or a colored cartoon image.

The following is an example of what a sketch will look like:

If you apply the cartoonizing effect to the color image, it will look something like this next image:

Let's see how to achieve this:

import cv2 import numpy as np def print_howto():     print("""        Change cartoonizing mode of image: 1. Cartoonize without ...