Photo to Anime Skill

Name: photo-to-anime-skill
Author: beatra-ai

Turn a photo into anime, manga, comic, cartoon, watercolor, clay, or 3D character art while the subject stays recognizable, and reuse the same look across a whole set, from inside Claude Code, Codex, or OpenClaw.

[!IMPORTANT]
Rendering needs a Beatra account and uses credits. The skill itself is free to install.

Question	Answer
What it does	Turn a photo into anime, manga, comic, cartoon, watercolor, clay, or 3D character art while the subject stays recognisable, and repeat the same look across a whole set.
Requirements	Python 3.10+ and an agent that loads `SKILL.md`
Cost	Free to install. Each render uses credits on your Beatra account, and paid steps run only when you ask for that exact render or approve its card.
Works with	Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw

A photo of a fictional young man with his corgi in a park (the source photo is itself AI-generated) restyled as anime, watercolor, and clay 3D art with his face, hair, clothes, and the dog's markings kept recognizable. AI-generated with Beatra.

Skill	Entry point	Version
`ai-photo-restyler`	SKILL.md	0.2.0

This repository is published automatically from beatra-ai/beatra-skills. Report issues there.

Install

With the skills CLI:

npx skills add beatra-ai/photo-to-anime-skill

With the GitHub CLI:

gh skill install beatra-ai/photo-to-anime-skill ai-photo-restyler

Or clone this repository and copy skills/ai-photo-restyler into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code,
~/.agents/skills/ for Codex, or ~/.openclaw/skills/ for OpenClaw.

Or paste this into your agent:

Install the ai-photo-restyler skill from https://github.com/beatra-ai/photo-to-anime-skill (folder skills/ai-photo-restyler), then follow its SKILL.md to connect my Beatra account.

What you get

Still looks like the subject — Keep the face, hairstyle, clothing, pet markings, or product label recognisable through the restyle.
Anchor the exact look you want — Add your own style reference images so the result follows the palette, line weight, and shading you had in mind.
Match a whole set — Lock in the first result you like, and every other photo in the set comes back in that same style.

Use cases

Avatars and profile pictures — Turn a selfie or portrait into an anime, cartoon, or comic avatar for social profiles and communities.
Sticker and emoji sets — Draw one character in a shared style across a set of poses and expressions for chat stickers.
Pet, couple, and family portraits — Redraw a favourite photo as illustration art for prints, gifts, and merchandise.

FAQ

What kinds of photos work well for an anime or cartoon restyle?

Clear selfies, portraits, pet photos, group shots, product pictures, and travel scenes all work well when the subject is easy to see.

Can I match a specific art style I already like?

Yes. Add one to three style reference images alongside your photo and say what each should contribute, such as palette, line weight, or shading.

How do I keep a whole set of photos in the same style?

Pick the result you like best first, then the rest of the photos come back in that same style so the series matches.

Updates and security

Since the 2026-10 release, this skill contains no self-updater: it runs only the
files you installed and never replaces them on its own. Update it with the tool
you installed it with — npx skills update ai-photo-restyler or gh skill update ai-photo-restyler.
Details: references/updates-and-security.md inside the skill.

License

MIT-0 — free to use, modify, and redistribute, including
commercially. No attribution required. Same terms as these skills carry on
ClawHub.