Drawing AI photo
AI Sketch Generator redraws one photo as a hand-drawn portrait on textured off-white paper: graphite shading, cross-hatching, soft smudges and a few loose construction lines, with a pencil lying beside the curled corner, or expressive charcoal strokes for the hair and fine pencil detail on the face. Your face, hairstyle and outfit stay recognisable. Photo to sketch ai in one step.
Updated By the Vidlark teamWorks in Google Gemini · ChatGPT
Pencil sketch with a pencil beside it
1 photo · Nano Banana 2.1 · 40 credits
An AI sketch turns a photo into a drawing that looks made by hand: the lines, the shading and the paper itself. Unlike a pencil sketch filter that only traces edges, it redraws the whole portrait, with smudges and construction lines an artist would leave.
This page makes it from one photo. The prompt keeps your face, hairstyle and outfit recognisable and asks for no signature or writing on the paper; the two cards differ in the medium, pencil or charcoal.
One photo of you; the medium and the paper are in the prompt.
The prompts behind the two cards: copy one, or open it with your photo and press Generate.
A detailed pencil sketch portrait of the person from the photo on textured off-white drawing paper: graphite shading, cross-hatching, soft smudges and a few loose construction lines, the paper slightly curled at the corner with a pencil lying beside it. Keep the face, hairstyle and outfit recognisable. Vertical 3:4. No text, no signature, no logos, no watermark.
A detailed charcoal and pencil sketch portrait of the person from the photo on textured off-white drawing paper: expressive charcoal strokes for the hair, fine pencil detail on the face, soft smudged shadows. Keep the face, hairstyle and outfit recognisable. Vertical 3:4. No text, no signature, no logos, no watermark.
At a glance
Copying a prompt is free. Making it here uses 40 credits for one Nano Banana 2.1 image at 1K, so the 100 credits you get when you sign up make 2. On monthly plans Starter pays 32 credits an image and Pro 20. Unlimited makes Nano Banana 2.1 images without using credits.
A clear photo of one adult in good light; strong light and shadow on the face give the shading more to work with.
Yes. Upload a close photo, or add “a head-and-shoulders portrait” to the prompt.
Yes. Change the medium in the prompt to coloured pencils or watercolour pencils, for example “a coloured pencil sketch”.
The prompt asks for no signature. Remove “no signature” and add “a small signature JO in the corner”; short letters come out best.
Yes. Under your result, tap Animate it: the picture opens on image to video as the first frame, and you can make a short clip of it.
About one to two minutes for one drawing. It is saved in My creations, so you can leave the page while it works.
Not to read or copy a prompt. To make it here, sign up for a free account: the card, the prompt and your photos are still there when you come back.