Task-specific directions
In Photo to Illustration, choose Editorial Ink, Children’s Book, or Modern Flat Graphic as a focused starting direction.
photo to illustration
Photo to Illustration
Turn a photo into a polished editorial or book-style illustration.
Photo to Illustration workbench
Create your result
Add the inputs and settings for Photo to Illustration.
PNG, JPG, or WebP up to 6 MB
Describe the subject, setting, colors, text, or constraints for this photo to illustration result.
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Result
Track Photo to Illustration tasks and inspect finished results here.
Photo to Illustration gives you a focused workspace for an original illustration with simplified visual hierarchy, controlled linework, and color. Start with one clear photo, then use the page-specific controls to shape the result.
Photo to Illustration example and review points
Compare the illustrative Photo to Illustration example and available directions, then inspect your generated result in the workbench above.
Illustrative ink direction—not your generated result. Check line hierarchy, texture, value separation, retained subject placement, and clean negative space.
Editorial Ink
Editorial Ink is tuned for an original illustration with simplified visual hierarchy, controlled linework, and color.
Children’s Book
Children’s Book is tuned for an original illustration with simplified visual hierarchy, controlled linework, and color.
Modern Flat Graphic
Modern Flat Graphic is tuned for an original illustration with simplified visual hierarchy, controlled linework, and color.
How to use Photo to Illustration
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Add your starting point
Photo to Illustration starts with one clear photo; check that the important subject is clear.
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Choose Editorial Ink or another direction
In Photo to Illustration, set the preset, crop ratio, resolution, and any details you want the result to follow.
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Review and reuse the result
Inspect the full Photo to Illustration result, then download it or reuse it as a new reference.
Photo to Illustration controls and limits
Flexible output framing
Photo to Illustration lets you choose a portrait, square, landscape, or vertical canvas when the task supports reframing.
Know the output boundary
The result is a raster illustration, not SVG, vector tracing, layered artwork, or a human illustration commission. Generative redrawing can change small details.
Uploads accept PNG, JPG, and WebP files. Completed results stay in your private task history for full-size review, reuse, and download. The action button shows the credit cost before each run.
Ways to use Photo to Illustration
Editorial Ink concepts
Start Photo to Illustration with the Editorial Ink direction, then add only the subject or scene details that matter to your result.
Photo to Illustration for sharing
Adapt the Photo to Illustration result for a post, story, profile, presentation, or private share when the format fits.
Creative direction drafts
Photo to Illustration can explore a visual direction before you commit time to a finished campaign, print, or personal project.
Photo to Illustration FAQ
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