Photograph or scan your drawing and trace its dark lines into SVG. Dark ink on white is best.
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Compare the generated black-ink line sketch with both results; it is an example input, not a photograph or scan. The SVGs are filled outlines of the ink, not strokes that keep pen pressure or a live line width.
Both SVGs are real output from the source image above. Downloading an example is free; making your own Advanced SVG costs 1 credit.
Simple line art is the best fit. Shading, dense cross-hatching, paper texture and shadows are the hard case.
One drawing: free Basic SVG in your browser. Advanced SVG is 1 credit; free allowances apply. A flat, evenly lit photo or scan works best.
Lay the paper flat, fill the frame and use even light. A phone photo is fine if it is sharp and not at a steep angle. Save it as PNG, JPG or WebP up to 20 MB.
Dark ink on white, unlined paper works best. Crop to the drawing and raise contrast if the scan is grey. Light pencil lines, paper texture and shadows are the first things to disappear or become noise.
Basic SVG is free and traced in your browser, so the image is not uploaded. Advanced SVG costs 1 credit and merges colours into fewer, larger shapes. Free Advanced allowances are listed in the FAQ.
Downloads are free. Zoom in to check broken lines, stray dots and filled gaps. The result is a set of filled shapes, so it is not a brush or pencil layer you can keep drawing with.
You pay only when you get the file. Need editable slides instead? Image to PowerPoint.
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Prices in USD. Optional AI Clean-up is 1 credit. Free Advanced conversions: 1 per device without an account (once it is used, log in), 1 more with a Google login. Email-only accounts pay 1 credit. Cancel or change plans anytime in Credits & billing.
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No. The drawing is traced as outlines and filled shapes. Variations in pen pressure, pencil grain and the way a line was drawn are not stored as editable stroke data. If you need live strokes, draw in a vector app or trace the image there by hand.
A dark pen or marker on plain white paper is the easiest input. Pencil can work if the lines are dark and the scan is clean, but light graphite, smudges and paper texture often turn into noise or vanish.
The tracer sees every area of contrast as a shape. Paper grain, shadows and off-white patches can become small dots or extra paths. Crop tightly, use even light and clean up the background before uploading.
Yes. Basic SVG is free and runs in your browser; the image is not uploaded. Advanced SVG is 1 credit. Guests get one free Advanced conversion per device, then one more after signing in with Google; signing in with Google directly gives two. Email-code accounts have no free Advanced conversions.
Yes, if the page is flat, evenly lit and in focus, and the drawing fills most of the frame. Avoid shadows from your hand or phone, angled shots and coloured or lined paper. A scan is more consistent when you have one.
Shading and dense cross-hatching can merge into larger filled areas or break into many small shapes. Simple line drawings convert more cleanly. Try Basic first and compare it with Advanced before choosing which file to use.
Possibly, after cleanup; we have not test-cut one. Both results include a light grey background shape: delete it, check for stray dots, then cut or engrave from the line shapes. If you need a one-colour outline sized in millimetres, PNG to DXF or Image to stencil on this site is a better fit than a traced sketch.
Or drop one PNG, JPG or WebP anywhere on this page.