Professional Image-to-Video Workflow: Anime/Cartoon to Photorealistic Transformation + Animation Pipeline

This comprehensive ComfyUI workflow specializes in transforming stylized artwork (anime, cartoon, videogame illustrations) into photorealistic images while maintaining perfect visual coherence, then animating the results into smooth video sequences. Designed for content creators working with 2D art assets, it bridges the gap between stylized and realistic media.

Key Features:

🎯 Specialized Art Transformation:

• Anime/Cartoon to Realistic: Converts 2D stylized artwork into photorealistic imagery while preserving character poses, expressions, and scene composition

• Perfect Coherence Maintenance: Advanced prompt engineering ensures character consistency, facial features, clothing details, and environmental elements remain faithful to the original

• Multi-Style Support: Works with anime, western cartoons, videogame art, illustrations, and digital paintings

• Character Preservation: Maintains character identity, age, gender, and distinctive features throughout the transformation process

🔧 Technical Components:

• Models: Qwen Image Edit (FP8), Qwen 2.5 VL 7B (FP8), Wan 2.2 I2V, 2xNomosUni upscaler

• LoRA Support: Pre-configured with Qwen Lightning (8-step), Reality Transform LoRA for enhanced photorealistic conversion

• Optimizations: TorchCompile integration, CFG normalization, and AuraFlow sampling for consistent quality

• Flexible Resolution: Handles various input formats while maintaining aspect ratios and composition integrity

📋 Workflow Process:

1. Input Analysis: Load cartoon/anime artwork with automatic style detection

2. Realistic Transformation: Apply Qwen-based photorealistic conversion with coherence preservation

3. Detail Enhancement: Laplacian sharpening and professional post-processing for cinematic quality

4. Upscaling: 2x upscaling with artifact reduction specifically tuned for transformed artwork

5. Animation Generation: Convert to natural video with character-appropriate motion and environmental effects

6. Quality Control: Side-by-side comparison tools for transformation accuracy verification

⚙️ Transformation Controls:

• Style Intensity: Adjustable realism levels from subtle enhancement to full photorealistic conversion

• Feature Preservation: Dedicated controls for maintaining character-specific details

• Environmental Consistency: Background and lighting transformation that matches character changes

• Motion Coherence: Animation settings that respect the realistic transformation for natural movement

🎥 Animation Capabilities:

• Character-Aware Motion: Natural movement patterns appropriate for transformed realistic characters

• Environmental Animation: Atmospheric effects, lighting changes, and background motion

• Expression Preservation: Maintains facial expressions and character personality during animation

• Quality Consistency: Smooth transitions without artifacts or style inconsistencies

💾 Output Features:

• Comparison Views: Input cartoon vs. output realistic side-by-side with professional labeling

• Multiple Formats: Static transformed images, upscaled versions, and animated video outputs

• Metadata Preservation: Complete transformation parameters for reproducible results

• Portfolio Organization: Automatic categorization by transformation type and source style

🎨 Use Cases:

• Converting anime characters to live-action style for fan projects

• Transforming cartoon illustrations for realistic storytelling

• Creating photorealistic versions of videogame concept art

• Developing reference materials for live-action adaptations

• Educational content showing art style evolution

• Commercial projects requiring style consistency across media types

📁 Professional Output Management:

• Organized folders for original cartoons, transformed images, and animated sequences

• Batch processing capabilities for character sheets and scene collections

• Version control for iterative refinements

• Export options compatible with video editing and animation software

System Requirements:

• ComfyUI with Video Helper Suite and image processing extensions

• Minimum 12GB VRAM for optimal cartoon-to-realistic conversion

• Required models: Qwen Image Edit, Reality Transform LoRA, Wan 2.2 I2V

This workflow is specifically designed for artists, content creators, and studios working with stylized artwork who need professional-quality photorealistic transformations while maintaining character integrity and narrative coherence. The animation component adds dynamic storytelling capabilities to static transformed artwork.