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Stencil

Turn your photo into a bold stencil illustration

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About the Stencil style

Turn your photo into a bold stencil illustration

The Stencil style is part of Pikolor's sketch family: the AI redraws your photo as an artistic drawing, preserving likeness, proportions and the small details that make the picture yours. The result looks genuinely hand-drawn - no design skills or complicated prompts required.

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Why choose the Stencil effect?

A Stencil portrait of a pet, a couple or a family home makes a thoughtful personalized gift: generate it from a photo in seconds, export it in high definition, then print or frame it. Creators also love it for avatars and social media posts.

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Best photos for Stencil

Photos with a clear subject and good lighting give the most striking Stencil results: portraits, pets, toys or holiday memories. Once generated, download your image in high definition, print it at home or share it with the family - and try the same photo with other effects to compare the looks.

Try this style with your own photo

Free online demo, no signup needed. For unlimited creations, download the app.

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How to turn a photo into Stencil

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Upload a photo

Pick a clear photo from your gallery - a portrait, a pet or a favorite memory - or take a new one.

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The AI applies the Stencil style

In a few seconds, the AI redraws your photo in the Stencil style while keeping the details that matter.

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Download, print or color

Save the result in high definition, print it at home, or color it directly in the Pikolor app.

Questions about the Stencil style