Upload a photo, pick a sketch style from Pencil Sketch, Soft Edges, Sharp Edges and Doodle Scribble, then select Convert to Sketch. The sketch is created online, so no drawing software is needed, and the result can be downloaded as a PNG file.

4 styles: Pencil Sketch (classic pencil drawing), Soft Edges (smooth artistic lines), Sharp Edges (bold, well-defined outlines), and Doodle Scribble (hand-drawn doodle effect).

Yes. Choose Pencil Sketch. This style produces clean contour lines with soft graphite shading and light cross-hatching in the shadow areas, in gray pencil tones on white paper, so the result looks like a hand-drawn sketch. Soft Edges, Sharp Edges and Doodle Scribble give pure black lines on white with no shading, suited to line art and tracing.

It depends on the photo. When the picture centers on one main subject, such as a person, a pet or a product, the sketch includes only that subject and leaves the area around it as clean white paper. A wide view without one main subject, such as a street or a landscape, is drawn in full with simplified lines. In both cases the pose, proportions and framing of the original are kept.

Yes. The Sharp Edges style draws bold, closed outlines on a plain white background with no shading, the layout of a coloring book page. Upload a photo with a clear subject for the best coloring-friendly result.

Yes. A portrait sketch keeps the pose, proportions and framing of the original photo. Pencil Sketch shows the most detail, including facial features, expression and hair, while Soft Edges, Sharp Edges and Doodle Scribble use simpler lines. A well-lit photo with a clear subject gives the cleanest lines.

Yes. Photo-to-sketch conversion costs 0 credits. You get free daily uses, no signup is required, and results never carry a watermark.

We accept JPG, PNG, and WebP images up to 10 MB. All sketch results are output as PNG.

Yes. Sketches created with LubanAI can be used for commercial purposes, including products, packaging, marketing, print and social media. No attribution is required on paid plans or credit packs; free-plan outputs require attribution to LubanAI. Use photos that you own or have permission to use.

Tasks are processed in the order they are submitted. Paid tasks from subscribers and credit pack buyers are picked up first. Free tasks may wait longer during peak hours.