raster illustration studioInk Surface Lab

photograph → illustration

Build up the ink.
Layer by layer.

Blend drawings. Soften marks. Find your mix.

live comparison

See every mark

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+Load a photographTry a blend of drawing effects.
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Effect layers

2 layers
Presets & saved projects

Tick to show or hide. Select a layer to edit. Top row sits on top.

White paper underneath every layer

selected layer

Clean ink

Ink & line detail

Left for thinner lines, right for thicker. Darkness strengthens pale ink.

Lower faint detail to drop weak marks. Speck removal clears small disconnected dots, measured in output pixels.

Layer mixing & softness
Drawing effect settings
Photo going into this effect

Changes the photo seen by this effect and renders only this layer again. Other layers keep their own settings.

Smooths small texture while keeping edges.

New photos use your current layers and settings. Save a mix to reuse every layer and vector setting later.

Move a mix between browsers

The recipe stores every layer setting, layer order, and final vector-trace setting, without your photo.

Local image API

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Neural effects send this photo to the test service on your computer. Portrait sketch weights are for noncommercial testing; the style is not an exact BeFunky reproduction.

How the mix works

Every layer starts from the same photo. Multiply keeps white paper neutral and combines the dark marks. Normal blends the entire layer, including its white background. Blur is measured in output pixels.

Try brush strokes at 25% opacity with a little blur, then add fine outlines above. Browser filters follow brightness and edges; the neural layers use small image models.

Ink Surface library

Find your drawing material

Add a material to your current mix, or try it alone. Thumbnails show the sample portrait; the effect uses your loaded photo. Every layer has its own settings.

Advanced portrait-engraving parameter lab (one renderer) ↗