Photo to Sketch

Turn a photo into a sketch

A pencil drawing of your photo, with the shading and line weight of something drawn by hand.

Pencil and graphitePortraits and scenesPrint-ready

10 credits

Why use Photo to Sketch

Turn a photo into a hand-drawn pencil sketch.

Line weight follows form and shading follows light, instead of the flat edge-detect look a photo filter gives you.

Faces stay recognisable through the stylisation, which is the whole point of sketching a portrait.

Comes back at a resolution that survives being printed and hung, not just posted.

A sketch of a pet, a house or a couple takes a minute and lands better than a photo print.

1
Upload a photo
Portraits, pets and buildings all work well. Clear light helps.
2
Convert
The photo is redrawn as a graphite sketch with hand-drawn shading.
3
Download
Save it, print it, or frame it.

What kind of photos work best?: Anything with a clear subject and reasonable light. Very dark or very busy photos give the sketch less structure to follow.
Can I get a coloured pencil look?: This tool produces graphite. For colour, Wall Art Generator covers a wider range of illustrated styles.
Will it work on a pet?: Yes — pets are one of the most popular subjects, and fur suits pencil shading.
Can I print it large?: Yes. The output is high enough resolution for a standard framed print.
Can I use the result commercially?: The images you create are yours to use, including commercially.

Your first generation is free.