Cartoon AI Image Generator

Make cartoon characters, scenes, brand illustrations and mascots with bold outlines, a few flat colors and shapes that read at any size.

A cartoon of a woman in green overalls watering tomato plants in wooden crates on a city rooftop, water towers and rooftops behind her under a peach sky, in flat red, green, peach and navy
A cartoon of a tall young woman in an oversized mustard raincoat and red rain boots walking a small black dachshund on a red leash, both mid-stride, on a plain cream background
A cartoon portrait of a scruffy wire-haired terrier sitting up with its head tilted and one ear flopped, a tennis ball at its feet, on a solid cobalt blue background

What is a cartoon AI image generator?

It makes images in the look of modern animation and editorial cartoons: thick outlines, flat color from a short palette, simple shapes and clear silhouettes. Use it for characters, scenes, illustrations for a website, mascots and pet portraits. On Nano Banana 2.1 an image costs 10 credits.

What makes the look

Outline, color, shapes, faces and background

They keep a figure readable from a sticker to a poster. Name them in your prompt.

  1. Outline

    Thick, confident outlines in black or a dark color around every shape.

  2. Color

    Flat fills from three or four colors, with one shadow tone at most.

  3. Shapes

    Simple shapes and long lines: a lanky figure, a round bird, a faceted pot.

  1. Faces

    A few marks for the face: dot eyes, a small smile, one clear expression.

  2. Background

    A plain color or a simple flat scene, so the figure stays the focus.

Category
Animation
Best subjects
Characters, scenes, brand spots, mascots, pet portraits
Credits
10 per image on Nano Banana 2.1
Vector models
Arrow 2, Recraft V4.1 SVG, Recraft V4.1 Pro SVG
Resolution
1K, 2K or 4K
References
Up to 14 images

Your photo, in cartoon

Attach a photo of yourself and ask for cartoon.

A phone selfie of a grinning older man with short grey hair and a grey beard in a navy t-shirt, against a white wall
A cartoon of a grey-bearded man in a navy t-shirt grinning and holding up his phone, bold black outlines and flat colors on an off-white background

Cartoon examples

A character, a scene, a coffee illustration for a website, a mascot sticker, a pet portrait and an editorial cartoon. Each card shows the prompt, the model and what the image costs. Copy a prompt and change the subject.

A cartoon of a tall young woman in an oversized mustard raincoat and red rain boots walking a small black dachshund on a red leash, both mid-stride, on a plain cream background

A full-figure cartoon character for a contemporary animated TV series: a tall, lanky young woman in an oversized mustard raincoat and red rain boots, walking a small black dachshund on a red leash, both mid-stride and in step. Bold simple shapes, thick confident ink outlines, flat color from a limited palette of mustard, tomato red, ink black and cream, one flat shadow tone. Plain cream background. No text.

Flux 3 Image6 credits
A cartoon of a woman in green overalls watering tomato plants in wooden crates on a city rooftop, water towers and rooftops behind her under a peach sky, in flat red, green, peach and navy

A cartoon scene from a contemporary animated series: a rooftop garden at golden hour, a girl in green overalls watering tomato plants in wooden crates with a big watering can, a water tower and a row of city rooftops behind her under a peach sky. Bold rounded shapes, thick outlines, flat color in a limited palette of tomato red, leaf green, peach and deep blue, simple flat shadows, no gradients or texture. No text.

Nano Banana 2.110 credits
A cartoon of an eight-sided aluminium moka pot standing on a gas stove ring with a curl of steam, a terracotta espresso cup on a saucer beside it, on cream

A spot illustration for a coffee roaster's website: a classic stovetop moka pot standing upright on a gas stove ring, a small curl of steam rising from its spout, an espresso cup on a saucer beside it. Draw the pot accurately: an eight-sided faceted aluminium body with a narrow waist where the upper chamber screws onto the lower boiler, a pointed pouring spout, a hinged flat lid with a small knob, and an angular black handle. Bold simple shapes, thick dark outlines, flat color in terracotta, cream and espresso brown, the pot in pale aluminium grey with flat highlights, plenty of empty cream space around it. Contemporary editorial cartoon look. No faces on the objects, no text.

Nano Banana 2.110 credits
A die-cut cartoon sticker of a plump grey pigeon in a red cap strutting forward, a green and red sheen on its neck, with a thick white border on light grey

A die-cut sticker of a cartoon mascot for a bike courier company: a plump grey city pigeon in a small red cap, strutting forward with its chest puffed out and a confident look. Thick black outlines, flat color in dove grey, iridescent green and red, one flat shadow tone, a thick white border around the whole shape, on a plain light grey background. No text.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst30 credits
A cartoon portrait of a scruffy wire-haired terrier sitting up with its head tilted and one ear flopped, a tennis ball at its feet, on a solid cobalt blue background

A cartoon portrait of a scruffy wire-haired terrier sitting up proudly, head tilted, one ear flopped over, a tennis ball at its feet. Bold simplified shapes, thick black outlines, flat color in tan, white and charcoal on a solid cobalt blue background, one flat shadow tone. A contemporary cartoon pet portrait for a print. No text.

Nano Banana 2.110 credits
A cartoon of a bike courier in a red cap and navy jacket with a red box bag on his back, riding around a curve past brick shopfronts and a yellow taxi at golden hour

An editorial cartoon of a bike courier riding through a city street at golden hour: a young man in a red cap and a navy jacket with a big square delivery bag on his back, leaning into a turn on a black city bike, a yellow taxi and a row of brick shopfronts behind him. Bold simple shapes, thick ink outlines, flat color in a limited palette of tomato red, navy, mustard and cream, one flat shadow tone, no gradients. No text, no logos.

Flux 3 Image6 credits

Draw your own character

Describe the character, what it is doing and three or four colors, then add the cues: thick outlines, flat color, a plain background.

One run on Nano Banana 2.1: 4 images at 1:1, 40 credits.
Start creating

Free to start

One mascot sticker on four models

Same prompt, same settings. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst filled the sticker and put red on the breast as well as the cap. Nano Banana 2.1 added a satchel nobody asked for. Recraft V4.1 drew the boldest line but gave the bird a green beak and a chicken's body. Flux 3 Image kept the pigeon closest to life.

Same prompt, every model

A die-cut sticker of a cartoon mascot for a bike courier company: a plump grey city pigeon in a small red cap, strutting forward with its chest puffed out and a confident look. Thick black outlines, flat color in dove grey, iridescent green and red, one flat shadow tone, a thick white border around the whole shape, on a plain light grey background. No text.

  • A die-cut cartoon sticker of a plump grey pigeon in a red cap strutting forward, a green and red sheen on its neck, with a thick white border on light grey
    GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

    30 credits

  • A die-cut cartoon sticker of a grey pigeon in a red cap with a small red satchel across its chest, walking forward, with a white border on grey
    Nano Banana 2.1

    10 credits

  • A die-cut cartoon sticker of a round grey bird in a red cap with a green beak and green feet, striding forward, drawn with heavy black lines
    Recraft V4.1

    10 credits

  • A die-cut cartoon sticker of a grey pigeon in a red cap with a green and purple sheen on its neck, mid-stride, a shadow under its feet
    Flux 3 Image

    6 credits

Each result is the best of three runs. Credits are each model's base price per image.

How it works

  1. Pick the subject and one idea

    Say who or what it is and the one thing it is doing. A cartoon reads best when the whole image is about one action or one feeling.

  2. Set the line and the palette

    Say how thick the outlines are and name three or four colors. Fewer colors hold up better at sticker and icon sizes.

  3. Choose the file you need

    Pick Arrow 2 or a Recraft SVG model for a vector file with clean edges at any size. For die-cut stickers, the agent loads its Stickers skill.

Questions about cartoon images