Photo to Sketch AI

Upload a photo and turn it into a clean sketch with NanoBanana Pro. Create pencil portraits, ink outlines, coloring-page drafts, product line art, and simple black-and-white drawings from real images.

Photo to sketch AI

Upload a reference photo, choose a sketch direction, and generate a drawing-style version.

Photo required

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Original Photo

Source photo

Upload a photo first.

Sketch

The generated sketch will appear here.

A practical photo to sketch workflow

Photo to Sketch AI is useful when you already have the image and need a drawn version, not a completely new composition. The uploaded photo gives the subject, angle, and proportions; your prompt tells NanoBanana Pro how finished the drawing should feel.

Portrait sketches

Create pencil or charcoal-style portraits while keeping the face, expression, and pose tied to the original photo.

Line art from products

Turn product photos, tools, furniture, and packaging into clean outlines for manuals, listings, and design drafts.

Pet and object drawings

Make simple drawings from pet photos, flowers, cars, buildings, and everyday objects with readable contours.

Printable drafts

Generate black-and-white sketches for coloring pages, craft templates, tattoo drafts, worksheets, or storyboards.

Prompt pattern

Photo + style

Convert: turn this portrait photo into a clean pencil sketch. Keep: face identity, expression, head angle, hair shape, and clothing outline. Style: graphite lines, soft shading, white paper background, natural proportions. Avoid: changed face, extra accessories, heavy smudges, warped eyes, or new objects.

How to use Photo to Sketch AI

Start with a clear source image, then guide the drawing style in plain language. The best prompts say what to preserve and what to simplify.

Upload a clear photo

Choose an image where the main subject has visible edges. Portraits, products, pets, interiors, buildings, and objects work well.

Pick a sketch style

Describe the finish you want: graphite pencil, ink line art, charcoal, contour drawing, manga linework, or coloring-page outlines.

Protect key details

Tell the model what must stay accurate, such as face identity, pose, product shape, logo placement, or building perspective.

Generate and refine

Review the result, then ask for cleaner lines, lighter shading, stronger contrast, or fewer background details if needed.

Sketch styles for real image tasks

Photo to Sketch AI can support different levels of detail. Use lighter line art when you need a printable outline, or add shading when the sketch should feel more finished.

Pencil and graphite

Good for portraits, keepsakes, profile images, and warm hand-drawn looks.

Clean line drawing

Useful for objects, product outlines, buildings, icons, manuals, and diagrams.

Coloring-page output

Simple black outlines with open white space for children, classrooms, crafts, or printable sheets.