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Your photo

For the best result
  • A clear, well-lit photo works best; the main subject should not be tiny or blurry
  • Portraits, pets, landscapes and buildings all work
  • JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC, up to 10 MB

Line weight

Detail

0/300

Image to Line Art

Upload a photo, set line weight and detail, and get image to line art in pure black on white. Your first image is free, no sign-up.

Original photo: Woman in her early 30s: Medium + StandardBefore
Image to Line Art result: Woman in her early 30s: Medium + StandardAfter

Example result. Upload your photo to make yours.

Examples

Original photo: Woman in her early 30s: Medium + StandardBefore
Image to Line Art result: Woman in her early 30s: Medium + StandardAfter
Original photo: Man in his mid 30s with a beard: Bold + Outline onlyBefore
Image to Line Art result: Man in his mid 30s with a beard: Bold + Outline onlyAfter

Outline Only, Standard or Detailed: Which to Pick

Detail decides how many lines get drawn; line weight decides how thick they are. You set both before you generate.

Outline onlyStandardDetailed
What the model is told to drawThe outer contours of the main subjects and the most important shapes, nothing inside themContours plus the main inner lines: facial features, clothing folds, key edges of the backgroundEvery meaningful edge, including hair strands, fabric texture and background detail
Good forColoring pages for small children, tracing practice, simple stickers, shapes to trace into cut pathsPortraits, pet drawings, cards and coloring pages for older kidsAdult coloring, drawing reference, buildings and busy street scenes
Line weight that suits itBold, for wide shapes that are easy to fill and easy to seeMedium, the default, like a 0.5 mm technical penThin, so many lines still have room between them
Skip it whenThe person needs to stay recognizable, since faces lose their featuresYou only want a shape or a silhouette-like outlineA young child will color it, or you plan to trace it by hand

How to Turn a Photo into a Line Drawing

Image to line art here takes one photo and returns one black-and-white drawing, with two download buttons.

  1. 1

    Upload one photo

    Drop or pick a JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC file up to 10 MB. HEIC photos are converted to JPEG in your browser before they are sent.

  2. 2

    Set line weight and detail

    Choose Thin, Medium or Bold, then Outline only, Standard or Detailed. If something should change, add a short note, such as "only the person, no background".

  3. 3

    Generate, then download

    The line art appears beside your photo. Download keeps the white background; Transparent PNG removes the white around the drawing so it can sit on any color.

Where Photo to Line Drawing Results Get Used

Most people know the end use before they upload, and that use should decide your two image to line art settings.

  • Coloring pages from family photos

    Bold lines with Outline only give wide, open shapes a child can fill. The model is told to use pure black lines on white, so you can print the page or fill it in any paint app.

  • Tracing and drawing practice

    Standard or Detailed lines show where the eyes, nose and shoulders sit, or how a building's edges line up. Print it for a light box, or put it under a new layer in your drawing app and trace over it.

  • Tattoo and embroidery references

    A thin, detailed version gives an artist a starting point to redraw. It is a reference image, not a finished stencil, so the artist still reworks the lines.

  • Mugs, shirts and sticker mockups

    Transparent PNG drops the outer white so the drawing sits on a colored design. White inside closed shapes, such as a face, stays white, so plan for that on dark backgrounds.

  • Cutting machines and laser engraving

    The file is a raster image, not a vector. A laser engraver in raster mode can engrave it once you set it up in the laser software, but cutting machines and laser cutting follow paths, so trace it first in a vector editor, for example Inkscape's Trace Bitmap. Outline only with Bold leaves the fewest lines to trace.

  • Cards and keepsakes

    A line portrait of a partner, parent or pet works on a birthday card or a print you frame at home. Leave it as clean ink, or add color by hand after printing.

Photo Tips for Cleaner Image to Line Art

The photo you pick matters more than any setting.

  • Use a clear, well-lit photo where the main subject is large and in focus, not tiny or blurry.
  • Crop close to the person, pet or object first, so the model has more of the subject to draw.
  • Pick a photo with a plain background, or write "no background, only the subject" in the note.
  • Prefer soft, even light over harsh shadows falling across a face.
  • Decide on line weight and detail before you press the button, because a new setting needs a new generation.
  • Remember your first image is free across the whole site, not on each page, so start with the version you need most.
  • Upload only photos you took or have permission to use, and none of anyone under 18.

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Frequently asked questions

Upload the photo above, pick a line weight and a detail level, and press Make Line Art. The model is told to redraw it as pure black lines on a plain white background, with no shading, gray tones or color fills. Then save it with a white background or as a transparent PNG.

Choose Outline only. The model is told to draw just the outer contours of the main subjects and the most important shapes, with nothing inside them. Pair it with Bold for thick lines that are easy to see, color or trace.

Yes. This tool runs on Google's Gemini image model (Nano Banana 2), which redraws the photo instead of filtering its pixel edges. The prompt tells it to keep the composition, pose, expression and recognizable features. It is an AI image, so compare it with your photo before you use it.

Yes, this one works in your browser with no app to install. Your first image is free, with no sign-up and no credit card. That free image counts for the whole site, not per page, and there is currently no way to buy more, so choose your settings with care.

Line art is made of lines only, with no shading or color, and that is what image to line art on this page returns. An outline is the sparsest kind: the outer edges and little inside. A sketch adds pencil texture and shading, which this page leaves out on purpose; use Photo to Sketch on this site for that look.

No. You get a 1K raster image. Download saves it in the format the model returns, and Transparent PNG saves a PNG. For a cutting machine, laser or vinyl plotter, convert it into paths in a vector editor first.

Yes. Click Transparent PNG under the result. In your browser, it turns the white background connected to the image edges transparent and saves a PNG. White areas closed in by lines, such as the inside of a face, stay white. The regular Download keeps the full white background.

Write it in the optional note, for example "remove the background, only the person". The note is added to your request, up to 300 characters. The model is told to follow it, so check that the result dropped what you asked.

We add no watermark and don't shrink the file. From our side, you can use the image personally or commercially as long as the use is lawful. Some countries don't grant copyright to purely AI-made images, and someone else could get a similar result.

Your photo is only used to create your artwork and is never used to train AI models. Resizing and HEIC conversion happen in your browser; the line art itself is made by the AI provider on a server. The result stays only on this page, so download it before you refresh or leave.