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Cartoon character maker: Create custom cartoons with AI for free

Ever imagined new characters in your favorite cartoon universe? Picsart's AI cartoon character generator lets you create cartoon characters in every style. It's free to try, online, and easy to use!

free ai cartoon character maker
  • Choose from 30 AI models

    Thirty models generate different cartoon styles, from anime to 3D, giving you precise creative control.

  • Explore 48 cartoon styles

    Choose from anime, chibi, pixel art, comic, or fantasy styles and transform any idea instantly.

  • Start with presets or photos

    Pick from 100 presets or upload a photo to instantly generate a custom cartoon character.

How to use the Picsart AI cartoon character generator

How to

Open Picsart

Use the button below to launch the AI cartoon character generator tool.

Design characters with the cartoon character maker

Describe your idea, and the cartoon character maker turns it into a detailed visual. Control body type, expression, clothing, pose, and setting for precise results. Create anything from a warrior elf to a chibi girl or 3D robot across styles like anime, pixel art, or fantasy using the AI Image Generator.

design characters with cartoon character maker

Create across styles from anime to 3D

A “cartoon character” can mean almost anything, and that’s the point. Go beyond basic styles and create in 2D illustration, 3D render, anime, chibi, pixel art, fantasy, comic book, or even cyberpunk aesthetics. One prompt can shift across completely different visual worlds, giving you a full creative range.

create cartoons in different styles

Create characters for real-world projects

Social media & avatars

Create cartoon profile pictures, branded avatars, and character-driven content for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and gaming platforms. A custom character helps you stand out, build identity, and stay visually consistent.

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cartoon character for social media

Turn photos into cartoon characters

Not starting from scratch? Upload a photo and turn it into a cartoon character in seconds. Use pictures of yourself, your pet, or your team, then apply any style, from anime to 3D, to create a fully transformed version that still feels instantly recognizable.

turn photos into cartoon characters

Edit and customize your character

Your generated character is just the starting point. Refine it with the built-in editor by changing backgrounds, adjusting colors, adding effects, or inserting text and speech bubbles. Combine elements to build richer scenes, then export your character in high resolution for social media, print, or any creative project.

edit and customize your character

Access more AI image generator tools

This tool goes beyond cartoon characters. You can turn ideas into ink with the Tattoo Generator. If you’re building avatars or profile visuals, try the Face Generator. For full-body designs or concept art, use the Character Generator. And for polished, lifelike results, explore the Portrait Generator.

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Cartoon character maker FAQ

  • Picsart’s AI Cartoon Character Generator is a tool that creates custom characters from text prompts or images. It lets you control style, features, and details to generate characters in formats like anime, 3D, pixel art, or comic styles.

Generate characters for every creative story

Pro

Most popular

AI tools for everyday creative work.

$15 $10.5/mo
Billed yearly
You save $54 with yearly
  • Access to all photo & video editing features
  • Advanced background & object removal
  • Parallel video generations with the world's most powerful AI video models
  • Unlimited image generations with Flex.2 Klein
  • 1-tap image enhancer
  • Millions of stock photos & Getty video clips
  • Selection of trendy fonts, text styles & stickers
  • Thousands of premium templates
  • Support for 3+ brand kits
  • Bulk edit up to 50 images at once
  • 100 GB of cloud storage
New features:
  • Auto-generate content from your terminal or agent with the Picsart CLI
  • Use Picsart inside Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT via MCP — coming soon
  • AI agents for multi-step workflows and batch generation — coming soon

Ultra

Most powerful

Heavy AI usage for creators & teams.

$45 $24.5/mo
Billed yearly, per seat
You save $246 with yearly
  • Everything in Pro
  • Early access to advanced AI features
  • Leading AI models to design & automate workflows (Nano Banana, Veo 3, Seedance 2.0 & more)
  • Parallel video generations with the world's most powerful AI video models
  • Unlimited image generations with Flex.2 Klein
  • Support for 10+ brand kits
  • Add team seats
  • Create ad variations and localize
  • Track ads performance
  • 2000 credits for API services
  • Bulk edit up to 100 images at once
  • 300 GB of cloud storage per seat
New features:
  • Auto-generate content from your terminal or agent with the Picsart CLI
  • Use Picsart inside Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT via MCP — coming soon
  • AI agents for multi-step workflows and batch generation — coming soon

Enterprise

Custom AI solutions for large organizations.

Custom credit volume
  • Volume discounts on credit rate
  • On-demand top-ups
Custom
Contact for pricing
  • Access to photo & video editor SDKs
  • Mobile web SDK support
  • Prepaid or pay-as-you-go creative APIs
  • Embed professional-grade editing into your product or workflow
  • Fully configurable editing experience
  • White-label to match your brand
  • Support for built-in marketing, e-commerce & printing use cases
  • Bring your own assets: images, templates & fonts
  • Enterprise-grade security, SLAs & support
  • Dedicated account manager

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