Turn any photo into a pencil drawing in one click. Choose pencil, colour pencil or charcoal.
How to turn a photo into art
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Select one or more JPG, PNG, WEBP or HEIC photos.
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Pick a style, such as Pencil sketch, Oil painting or Cartoon, and set the strength.
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Click Convert, then download your art.
Turn a photo into a pencil sketch
This page opens on the Pencil sketch style: graphite lines on white paper, drawn from the edges and shading in your photo. Colour pencil keeps the photo's colours under the lines, and Charcoal gives dark, smudged tones on textured paper.
Portraits, pets and buildings make the best sketches. Lower the strength to blend a little of the photo back in. The sketch is made in your browser and saved at up to 2400 pixels on its longer side.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. At 2400 pixels on its longer side it prints well at about 20 × 15 cm (8 × 6 in).
Try Charcoal for heavier lines and tone. A photo with good contrast also gives stronger lines than a flat, hazy one.
Yes. Faded and black-and-white photos work well, because the brightness is stretched before the sketch is drawn.
Select the photo, choose Pencil sketch and click Convert. Lower the strength if you want a little of the photo's colour to show through.
No. Each style is drawn from your photo's own edges, tones and colours with image filters that run on your device. Nothing is invented, and the same photo always gives the same result.
Sharp photos with a clear subject and good light. Portraits and pets suit Pencil sketch and Charcoal, landscapes suit Oil painting and Watercolour, and bold, simple photos suit Pop art.
Yes. Select up to 20 photos and they all get the style you choose. You get one file each, or a ZIP of them all.
The same as your photo, up to 2400 pixels on its longer side. A JPG stays a JPG, and a PNG keeps its transparency.
