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After:

1) Open a copy of your photo in Gimp
2) Select Dialogs->Layers ( a layer box will open )
3) Click on the copy layer button ( button with two photos on bottom row of buttons )
4) Select bottom layer by clicking on it in layers box
5) Go back to photo and select Filters->Distorts->Emboss ( an emboss box will open )
6) Select Emboss not Bumpmap
7) Click the OK button in the emboss box ( it may take a minute or two for the emboss function to finish)
8 ) Go back to the layers box Click Mode: and select Multiply from the drop down menu
9) Adjust the Opacity in the layers until you are happy with the result

* If you want to see what the bottom layer looks like before adjusting the layers just click the eye button next to the top layer and the top layer will become invisible.

This works better with less detailed photos than it does with more detailed photos.

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After:

This is a very easy effect to create with The Gimp.

1) Open a copy of the photo you wish to change to CG
2) Go to Dialogs-> Layers ( a layer dialog box will appear )
3) Click the duplicate button in the Layers box ( button with 2 photos on bottom )
4) Select the bottom layer by clicking on it in the layers box
5) Go back to your photo and click Filters->Artistic->Cartoon ( a cartoon box will appear )
6) Click OK in the cartoon box
7) Go back to the Layers box and select the copy layer ( just click on it )
8 ) Go to the Mode drop down menu and select Overlay
That’s it!

When you do the cartoon effect you won’t see it because you are doing it on the bottom layer but the top layer is covering the bottom one. Just trust the directions.