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Photo to drawingTurn a picture into a drawing or painting

The wedding on the steps, pencil, a real run on Leap
The photo the wedding on the steps, pencil started from
Photo inResult
The wedding on the steps, pencil. A real run: drag to compare the photo that went in with what came back.

Add a photo of someone, a pet, a house or a place and get it back drawn or painted: pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, line art, colored pencil, watercolor or oil. The faces, the fur and the windows stay where they were, in your photo's own shape.

from $0.45 an imageYour first $2 is on us, enough for about 4 pictures. No card needed.

Pick a mediumPencil sketch
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Make yours
  1. 01Add a photo of a person, a pet, a house or a place.
  2. 02Pick pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, line art, colored pencil, watercolor or oil.
  3. 03Get up to four pictures in about 35 seconds, in your photo's shape.

Real runs

What it has made

Each one came back as you see it, from the photo in its corner where there is one. The people, the pets and the places are generated: no real person is on this page.

  • The grandmother on her balcony, watercolor, a real run on Leap
    The photo the grandmother on her balcony, watercolor started from

    The grandmother on her balcony, watercolor

  • The Victorian house, pen and ink, a real run on Leap
    The photo the victorian house, pen and ink started from

    The Victorian house, pen and ink

  • The pit bull on the porch, oil, a real run on Leap
    The photo the pit bull on the porch, oil started from

    The pit bull on the porch, oil

  • The fisherman, charcoal, a real run on Leap
    The photo the fisherman, charcoal started from

    The fisherman, charcoal

  • The Maine Coon in the window, colored pencil, a real run on Leap
    The photo the maine coon in the window, colored pencil started from

    The Maine Coon in the window, colored pencil

  • The corner store, line art, a real run on Leap
    The photo the corner store, line art started from

    The corner store, line art

Who it's for

Gifts
A couple, a parent or a grandparent as a pencil drawing or a watercolor, from a photo you already have, to print and frame.
Pet owners
The dog or the cat in oil or colored pencil, with its own coat, markings and eyes.
Homes and places
The house you grew up in, a new home or a favorite corner as a pen and ink drawing, for a card or a closing gift.

What you get

Seven mediums
Pencil sketch, charcoal, pen and ink, line art, colored pencil, watercolor and oil painting.
Still your photo
The same faces, expressions, ages and skin tones, and the same pets and buildings in the same places.
Your photo's shape
Leave the ratio unpicked and it comes back in the shape closest to your photo, portrait or landscape.
1 to 4 pictures a run
Each one priced on its own; you see the total before you press Generate.

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Questions

Photo to drawing, answered

Can I print it?
A portrait comes back at 1792 by 2400 pixels, enough for a sharp 6 by 8 inch print at 300 dpi, or larger at a lower resolution.
Will it still look like them?
It is built to: it keeps the faces, expressions, ages and skin tones, and never slims or smooths anyone. Models still slip now and then. In one of our runs a watercolor added a bindi and put a woman's glasses on, so look at each result and run it again if something changed.
Whose photo can I use?
Your own, or a photo of someone who agreed to it. Leap's Acceptable Use Policy forbids impersonating anyone or making deceptive fakes of real people.
What does Photo to drawing make?
Turn a photo of someone, a pet, a house or a place into a pencil sketch, charcoal, ink, watercolor or oil painting that keeps what is in it.
What photo works best?
A clear photo of a person, a pet, a house or a place.
How does it work?
Add a photo of a person, a pet, a house or a place. Pick pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, line art, colored pencil, watercolor or oil. Get up to four pictures in about 35 seconds, in your photo's shape.
What can I choose?
Medium: Pencil sketch, Charcoal, Pen and ink, Line art, Colored pencil, Watercolor or Oil painting.
How much does it cost?
From $0.45 an image, and you see the exact price before you press go. A run that fails costs nothing, there is no subscription, and you can start free without a card.
Can I use the result commercially?
Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
Can I run it from code?
Yes. Developers run it as leap/photo-to-drawing through the Leap API, at the same price, with the same choices.

It runs on Nano Banana Pro, with the prompting done for you. Rather write your own? Open a model's page and start from there.

Building an app? Run photo to drawing from the API

Your photo, drawn by hand.

Start with $2 of credit, no card. Every run shows its price before it starts.

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