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Line art converter

Upload a doodle, tune the sliders, and export crisp black-and-white line art.

Start from any photo or marker drawing, refine the brightness, contrast, gamma, and threshold, then grab a pure black stroke on a white canvas.

Workflow spotlight

Photo → Line → Color

Step 1

Upload & auto-trace

Bring in a photo, drawing, or screenshot and let the canvas prep the line art automatically.

Step 2

Fine-tune the profile

Adjust exposure, contrast, gamma, and threshold so that the generated lines stay crisp and well-defined.

Step 3

Color or export

Download the PNG or jump straight into the coloring editor with the generated mask and line art.

Line art export

White background, black strokes, ready for PNG download.

Drop an image anywhere on this card to start the trace.

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Processed line art

Process an image before exporting.

JPG, PNG, GIF < 8MB · Auto-scaled to 1100px wide

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Adjustment sliders

Grayscale mix100%

Blend the upload toward grayscale before you threshold.

Brightness0

Lift or dim the image uniformly.

Contrast25

Widen the range of light and dark before threshold.

Gamma2.00×

Control mid-tones for sharper line edges.

Threshold180

Drive the final image toward pure black or white.