12 Sites To Create Cartoon Characters of Yourself

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If you are not comfortable using real photos to represent yourself in any online profiles and avatars, why not create a cartoon characters of yourself? It’ll definitely be fun and unique to others when you are representing yourself in a cartonized way in any online profiles and avatars, anywhere from Gravatar to MyBlogLog, blog profiles, Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, etc.

Thanks to many free web services, you don’t have to pay an artist for your cartoon illustrations. All you have to do is upload your photo, or perform some mix and match. Here’s 11 websites that allows you to create a cartoon character of yourself.

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Portrait Illustration Maker

Portrait Illustration Maker is a service which provides character icons completely free of charge! They are available for your blog site or SNS. If you’d like to save the completed avatar, right-click on the icon. And then select "Save Picture As… " from the menu.
WeeWorld

Create an cartoon character to represent yourself in WeeWord games (WeeMee) or just export it for anywhere else.
Meez

Social entertainment website that allows users to create their own animated avatars, or "3D I.D." graphics, for the Web, to play casual games with their avatars, and to use them in customizable Rooms on social networks like Facebook.

Simpsonize Me

Turn yourself into a simpson character.
Yahoo! Avatars
BeFunky
Buscar Messenger
Cartoon Me

Cartoonize yourself as simple as uploading your photo, Cartoon Me will do the rest.
Joystiq Mii characters

Think of it as creating Mii characters, but online so you can use it anywhere.
MyPlay

By far, one of the most sophisticated cartoon character creating free service. However this Taiwanese site is only for those who are able to interpret chinese words.
South Park Studio

For south park fans, now you can become one of them.
Moonjee

Virtual makeover and Make a face.

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Jusdy J. February 28th, 2008

nice entry…i’ll link back to your post….
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vickie February 28th, 2008

erm I’m interested on CartoonMe that vector a real phone of myself
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gaTO February 28th, 2008

hey hong kiat..nice blog here la..i’ll support u man..really cool to get updates about tech stuff..
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Edward February 29th, 2008

Been playing with Simpsonize Me for some time, hehe kinda hilarious when u see yourself transform, feels like you are one of the character in Simpson :P
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Carbono February 29th, 2008

Very nice… i’ll test.
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Reza.R February 29th, 2008

hi,
very nice post
i will translate it to Persian for my blog.
tnx again !!!!
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Josh February 29th, 2008

Cool links! Thankx
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Steve Yu February 29th, 2008

Wow, love it so much.
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Craig March 1st, 2008

Hi!
You might also like to try http://www.toonlet.com.
Toonlet places the emphasis squarely on character creation, and features a powerful avatar tool so you can make characters that look authentically hand-drawn.

From there, it’s easy to build out a library of moods for your characters to use in their comic strips.

Swing on by and check out the site, or take the toonlet tour:
http://www.toonlet.com/tour

Let us know what you think!

Thanks!
-Craig (from toonlet)
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摩摩诘 March 2nd, 2008

another site: MSN cartooner

http://cartoon.msn.com.cn/
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Krika March 3rd, 2008

Very nice, cool links.Thanks.
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Syahid A. March 3rd, 2008

Cool list HK. I am going to try one of those.
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WeLovePenang March 6th, 2008

thanks a lot for the sharing.. among the 12.. i like the WeeWorld.. the best among all…

for cartoon me also good.. but need to pay…. wat to do.. everyone is looking for freelunch….
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petnos March 11th, 2008

thanks…
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Mandi March 11th, 2008

I love this post – I use the Southpark studios all the time, but you had a few one’s I’ve never seen. Thanks for sharing!
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johannz March 18th, 2008

Is cartoonme free ?Isurfed the site it seems they charge us forthe service. Something around 3.5 euros
Just for addiitonl info I hav made my cartoony photo on Cartoonized (link: http://cartoonized.net/cartoonme.php) prviusly. I luv the look.
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anonymous March 25th, 2008

some of the want to charge costs. maybe you cold add a $-symbol where it costs money…
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Rim March 25th, 2008

Nice list, thanks for making me discover the Simpsonize me. :)
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Katie March 26th, 2008

…or….you learn to draw :/
http://katie.blogsite.org
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Free Buttons by Bill March 27th, 2008

Funny and cool post! Clever idea for an article.
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webtutes March 28th, 2008

Very nice stuff here ! Thank you !
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Maura Welch March 31st, 2008

Great post – and thanks for adding WeeMees.

At WeeWorld WeeMees download millions of FREE items from WeeWorld every week – cool clothes, great gear, pets, food, accessories – you even get your very own room.
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Penang Tua Pui April 5th, 2008

thanks for the sharing and we had made our own avatar for our web… thanks…
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Jason Bates - Lushable.com April 8th, 2008

Awesome post, i love online avatars!
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Shreemani May 18th, 2008

I will definitely try these websites for myself as well. :)
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Song May 24th, 2008

Very interesting. But the characters are not very well drawned.
Another site like : http://www.imvu.com
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eddi May 27th, 2008

Interesting post.definitely useful stuff. You can also try out quicktoons.com or read about this here .
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Wing Loon June 2nd, 2008

I am finding a site that allows to create a caricature. Anybody know it?
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hongkiat June 2nd, 2008

@Wing Loon Maybe you have to try offline, Central Market perhaps. Haha.
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Ashfame June 15th, 2008

Good post again.
Will try it.
Stumbled again.
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Luni June 20th, 2008

Very very cool of you to postthis!I’ve been searching for free cartoonizer since 4 ever!I realy just want to create a avatar based on my pic…the myplay seem very interesting..i realy hope there will be an english version very soon!Or if someone can help me with it pls let me know:-D
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Samardeep July 9th, 2008

Very cool information you have given. I’ll try many of them. Thanks a lot.

http://funmania.awardspace.com
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Kate July 9th, 2008

cartoon me is not free!
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Andy August 7th, 2008

ty for the links
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Just Saying August 7th, 2008

This is awesome!
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lie fung August 9th, 2008

Nice post…:)

That’s very informative and helpful

http://liefung.callrid.com
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Ooty Tour August 13th, 2008

Let me Tryout.

http://www.ootytour.com
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Kiqlo August 16th, 2008

If you want a place to store, download and sell your cartoon you can try http://www.kiqlo.com
We just started but we are day by day populating it with content.
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owel September 4th, 2008

http://www.faceyourmanga.com

really popular avatar maker here.

nice post btw.
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AnggaRifandi September 14th, 2008

wow, great site. thanks for your info. from your list, site that I’ve visited is yahoo avatar. by the way, nice post.
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Kazelrjb September 21st, 2008

Hi webmaster!
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Kazelvsu September 21st, 2008

Hi webmaster!
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Kazelwxf September 21st, 2008

Hi webmaster!
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jnm September 22nd, 2008

this is the most dumbest website ever
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man October 1st, 2008

who can make classic cartoons characters?
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ambien October 8th, 2008

Hi webmaster!
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shafar October 8th, 2008

Nice post..
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cialis October 9th, 2008

Hi webmaster!
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Freddie Quinn October 21st, 2008

Another cool cartoon making site that’s so easy and free to use is http://makemeacartoon.net
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Criação de Sites October 28th, 2008

Thanks for the tips!!! Interesting blog!
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Sandra November 5th, 2008

Yeah I used that site yesterday, they have an awesome free program!
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ParityCheck November 8th, 2008

Thank u 4 sharing .I tryied all of themm . I like the cartoonized.net ’s cartoon best . Cartoony ? how do u call them ? .Just like those characters in comic books .
1 additional thing to mention. cartoon me and cartoonized.net are not free .I paid USD 15 for my cartoon photo at cartoonized.net
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Kendra November 13th, 2008

@Freddie yeah I got the free program from http://makemeacartoon.net yesterday and it is so easy to make a cartoon I’ve already told my friends to download it too!!!
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Jennifer November 13th, 2008

omg i totally love http://makemeacartoon.net

so easy to use and free!!

i told all my friends to download it!!!
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Maggy November 14th, 2008

have tried meez, not so satisfy, will try cartoon me
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Hussein November 19th, 2008

Cool Sites
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Pattaya PG November 20th, 2008

Oh Thanks for advise cartoon making I will try and put my blog
Thanks
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mikayla December 1st, 2008

cool
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Cartoon December 2nd, 2008

The best site out there is Make A Cartoon You.

They blog at http://www.makeacartoonyou.com
and have cartoon stuff at http://www.makeacartoonyou.com/make-a-cartoon-you.

Anyway, lots of info and cool stuff. My favorite.
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Sanny Rizky Jatnika December 5th, 2008

haha u must be kidding ;) really cool stuff
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Cupid Blogger December 6th, 2008

Funny character..wondering what cupid blogger character..cartoon version

Check out the blog about love i recently launched -
Cupid Blogger Dot Com
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dan london December 22nd, 2008

pretty funny stuff.

The simpsons stuff is really cool.
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retrogaming December 25th, 2008

Someone above posted http://www.faceyourmanga.com, well, that’s just the one I was looking for. Thank you! I think it’s above the competition.
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Dan January 4th, 2009

Cartoonish little avatars: http://www.messdudes.com
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Winwab January 6th, 2009

i could try some of these… Thank for the cartoon tips post.
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beaulife January 11th, 2009

Hong Kiat, I am getting addicted to your blog site, as I could see that you have great sharings all the time. I get only surprises and practical tips here. This is one of the best topic that I enjoy very much. Thanks.
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ahmad January 24th, 2009

awesome…i luv cartoonme
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vj January 27th, 2009

really cool !!
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Emily Lamoureux February 7th, 2009

Adult version: This is no help at all!
Kid’s version: this iz no help @ al!
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tamara February 7th, 2009

this is fun and cool i love it :)
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kunal February 28th, 2009

I am getting addicted to your blog site, as I could see that you have great sharings all the time.
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kunal February 28th, 2009

addicted to posting blogs here……………..
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kunal February 28th, 2009

post your blogs here……………..
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PuntoGris.tk March 5th, 2009

Entren a PuntoGris.tk si les gusta el rock o la electronica! es bravazo!
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CrapsBlackJack March 13th, 2009

Cool programas, thanks!
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Make A Cartoon You March 15th, 2009

You’ve got to admit- Make a cartoon you- http://www.makeacartoonyou.com- is the best out there.
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45 March 21st, 2009

its cool
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jfjdfn March 24th, 2009

heuhfuehf
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jfjdfn March 24th, 2009

sick man
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Pri March 26th, 2009

hats off to the makers of yahoo avatars
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jfjdfn March 27th, 2009

i know cool
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Imad March 28th, 2009

► Send your photo & Get a nice Cartoon
at http://www.cartoonstylist.com
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Ehsanul Haque April 6th, 2009

Very nice article and also very helpful. Thank you very much for the article.
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Mentpeaph April 17th, 2009

nice, really nice!
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kedai-lelaki May 1st, 2009

cool!
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Mario_daMonsterrgh May 3rd, 2009

fucking sweet page
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Eugene May 3rd, 2009

Thanks for very useful info.
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kulagi May 4th, 2009

Hey great news, guys! The cartoonized.net is offering a free cartoonization service for 8 photos. For this month only though.
Check http://cartoonized.net
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Rich Naran May 5th, 2009

Another excellent resource post.
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Jo May 6th, 2009

Voki animated/speaking avatars: http://www.voki.com/
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Mastablubba May 22nd, 2009

Hellow Boys and Girls

just watched this hot prat Shaking Video on youtube…

check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsoHCukkeUo

May you can share something similar.

happy watching
mastablubba
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Tom Duong May 26th, 2009

Very cool! Another way of branding yourself. Thanks for compiling this list.

-Tom
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Terence Namusonge May 27th, 2009

Please for goodness sake don’t use cartoonme its a scam. I paid for a gotchi and even after almost two weeks of emailing them am still waiting on my gotchi. Has anyone used this service?
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KYRA May 27th, 2009

YAYYYYYYY I GOT A MEEZ HER NAME IS BEYONCEL
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jop May 31st, 2009

if you really want to cartoonize urself for free dont go to cartoon me,they are asking money.
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april June 3rd, 2009

hi i dont no who you are but hi my name is april im 10 i no im probley young but im bored so reply
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Johny June 5th, 2009

really very useful info. thanks
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rolldover June 7th, 2009

myplay does not work.
someone posted katie’s blog.
it’s BLOCKED. i mean u hav 2 b invited.
anyway, thanks 4 the websites.
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jeefababy June 19th, 2009

Your link in incorrect. Should be http://cartoonized.net/cartoonme.php
Without parenthesis
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Jen Lovee June 25th, 2009

Thanks for this!! I wish the one I wanted didnt cost…
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DAKING143 June 26th, 2009

http://www.imvu.com
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foo June 26th, 2009

well ! this is really helpful info, thanks for sharing.
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