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Photo to Pencil Sketch

Turn a Photo into a Pencil Sketch

Edges become graphite lines, flat areas turn into paper — a clean hand-drawn look from any photo in a second.

Image to ASCII Turn any photo into ASCII art — copy it as text or save as PNG.
Image to Pixel Art Make 8-bit pixel art from a photo with retro palettes like PICO-8 and Game Boy.
Glitch Effect RGB split, slice shifts, scanlines and static — a GPU glitch effect for any image.
Halftone Effect Turn photos into print-style halftone dots, squares or diamonds in two colors.
Duotone Effect Map a photo onto two colors — the Spotify-style duotone look.
Pixel Sorting Glitch-art pixel sorting: melt bright or dark pixels into long streaks.
Fluted Glass Effect Reeded glass refraction: look at any photo through ribbed glass.
Shatter Effect Break a photo into flying blocks that scatter away from an intact center.
Photo to Watercolor Soft watercolor washes with ink edges and paper texture from any photo.
Tilt-Shift Effect Miniature-world tilt-shift blur with a movable focus band.
Motion Blur Effect Directional motion blur for speed, panning and dynamic shots.
Film Grain Effect Analog film grain and a soft vignette for a 35mm look.
Chromatic Aberration Split red, green and blue channels for a lens-fringe or 3D-glasses look.
Light Leak Effect Warm analog light leaks and flares in any two colors.
Neon Glow Effect Trace the edges of a photo with glowing neon lines on a dark background.
Paper Cut Effect Layered paper-craft look with cut-out shapes and soft shadows.
Posterize Effect Reduce a photo to a few flat tones for a bold poster look.
Colored Pencil Drawing Turn a photo into a colored pencil drawing that keeps its colors.
Glow Effect Bloom glow: bright areas softly radiate light.
Lens Blur (Bokeh) Dreamy lens blur where bright spots bloom into bokeh.
Zoom Blur Effect Radial zoom or spin blur that rushes toward a point.
Glass Tiles Effect See a photo through hexagonal or square glass blocks with refraction.
Torn Paper Effect Rip a photo into torn paper pieces with white edges and shadows.
Hexagon Mosaic Pixelate a photo into a honeycomb of flat-colored hexagons.
Swirl Effect Twist a photo into a whirlpool around its center.
Water Ripple Effect Concentric water ripples spreading across a photo.
Bulge & Pinch Effect Magnify the center of a photo like a fisheye — or pinch it in.
Vignette Effect Darken — or tint — the corners to focus attention on the center.
Emboss Effect Raised relief look: turn a photo into an embossed grey surface.
Blur Image Blur a whole image smoothly — clean edges, any strength.
Sharpen Image Make soft photos crisper with an adjustable sharpening filter.
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More image effects

All effects
Photo to Watercolor example Photo to Watercolor Soft watercolor washes with ink edges and paper texture from any photo. Halftone Effect example Halftone Effect Turn photos into print-style halftone dots, squares or diamonds in two colors. Paper Cut Effect example Paper Cut Effect Layered paper-craft look with cut-out shapes and soft shadows.

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Photo to Pencil Sketch — how it works

Turn a photo into a graphite pencil drawing with adjustable line weight.

Lines from real edges

The converter finds edges in the photo — outlines, folds, texture — and draws them as dark strokes on a light background, the way a pencil drawing captures shapes rather than colors. Line weight thickens the strokes; at high values the result reads more like charcoal.

Which photos work best

Portraits, architecture and objects with clear outlines turn into the most convincing sketches. Very dark or noisy photos produce many small lines; brighten the photo first or choose a heavier line weight to simplify the drawing.

Paper texture

A light monochrome grain on top imitates the tooth of drawing paper so the result doesn’t look digitally flat. Set it to zero for a clean line drawing you can color or trace later.

Frequently Asked Questions

Open the photo in Image Flow and use the Color Pencil effect, which keeps the photo’s colors in the strokes.

No, the sketch is drawn in your browser.

Yes — the result is your own image. Just make sure you have the rights to the original photo.