Turn any photo into a cartoon you would actually post.

Pick your look

Fifteen looks explained, five of them in the app today

What each look does to a photo, where it comes from, what it suits, and how to shoot the selfie that gets the best result. Looks marked "in the app" are one tap away today; the rest are guides to the wider cartoon world, and the closest Toonsta style is linked from each.

• painterly Watercolor portrait Soft bleeding edges where one wash runs into the next while it is still wet.
• In the app 3D cartoon avatar Rounded, sculpted volumes with no drawn outline anywhere.
• In the app Voxel art avatar Everything built from same-sized cubes on a visible grid.
• In the app Retro cartoon filter A single weight of black outline around every shape.
• anime Manga style portrait A varied ink contour that thickens on the shadow side.
• In the app Storybook illustration A soft pencil or ink outline that stays visible under the color.
• comic Pop art portrait Saturated primary and secondary colors used at full strength.
• illustration Pencil sketch filter Directional graphite strokes that follow the form of the cheek and jaw.
• painterly Oil painting portrait Visible brush strokes, thickest where the light hits.
• retro Pixel art filter A visible square grid with hard, unsmoothed edges.
• anime Chibi avatar A head roughly the same size as the entire body.
• illustration Cyberpunk avatar Two opposed colored key lights, typically magenta and cyan.
• In the app Anime style filter Flat skin tone with one hard-edged shadow shape, not a gradient.
• comic Comic book filter A bold ink contour that varies in weight around the form.
• caricature Caricature generator An oversized head on a much smaller body.