How to create line art from a photo with AI?
Upload image
Drag and drop your photo, either in the JPEG or the PNG format, into the tool.
Add prompts or reference image
Describe your line art in words. Or, upload a reference image for the AI to mimic the same style.
Generate and download
Click “Generate” to finally create your line art. Then, download it directly to your device.




Give AI a reference for your desired line art
Upload an image of the line art you want as a reference, and the AI will mimic the same style in your image.



Describe your line art with a text prompt
Detail your line art in words, and AI will generate your photo based on the same in just a few seconds.

Create a black and white line drawing from photo
Let your photos make a statement with the simplicity and clarity of a black and white line art. Easily convert photos to line drawings with AI in LightX. This timeless aesthetic, featuring highlighted shapes and structures, minimalism, and versatility, is suitable for both creative and professional purposes.

Transform portraits, landscapes, and every photo to line art
Make every photo stand out by turning it into a striking line art with LightX.
1. Portraits: A line art portrait simplifies your features into clean outlines, giving an elegant look.
2. Landscapes: Make a line drawing from a photo of a landscape to portray the nature with clear shapes and contours.
3. Architecture: Obtain precise, clear-structured drawings of different architectures in the form of a line art.
4. Illustrations: Convert illustrations to line art for a simplified, bold, and more expressive appeal.
5. Coloring books: Turn a photo into a line drawing for coloring books, which encourages an easy creativity.
6. Logos/Icons: Line art logos or icons are more recognizable and memorable when used in branding.
7. Stencil designs: Generate a line drawing from a photo and use it as a stencil for craft or painting.

Turn a picture into a line drawing with colors
Edit your photo into a catchy colored line art with a lively and engaging appeal in LightX’s line art maker. These colors add vibrancy and emotion to your line art, which makes it look more expressive. This colorful personality of your line art makes it perfect for use in today’s modern designs.

Create line art online in different styles
Generate line art in many different techniques, any of your choice. Try a detailed line art that keeps all the details from your original photo. Or, convert your photo to outline drawing for free in a minimalist style. It possesses clean outlines and no extra detail. Or, make a sketchy line art featuring a hand-drawn-like aesthetic with textured lines. Even create a cartoonish line art with thick outline and exaggerated touch.

Try the LightX app to turn photo into line drawing

Transform your photos into so much more
Explore a lot more beyond line art in LightX. Turn your photo to sketch—a pencil sketch, an ink sketch, or any other. Convert your photo to painting, an oil or watercolor painting, effortlessly. Try the AI photo to AI art feature, as well. The AI My Photo tool lets you enhance any ordinary photo of you.

Why choose LightX’s AI line art generator?
Clear and precise results
Get a line art design that looks like it was designed by a professional with clear, sharp lines and minimal distortion every single time.
Maintains originality
The AI, when turning your photo into a line art, makes sure to keep the features of the subject or object as they are.
Printable line art
Have a high-quality line art design ready in a matter of a few seconds only that you can download and print or share online.

Frequently Asked Questions
For sure! You can use LightX’s AI outline generator from a photo to turn your group photo of family or friends into a line art that looks beautiful.