How to turn a photo into a coloring page, on iPhone and iPad

The family dog, a first birthday cake, the house you grew up in. Sketchy turns any picture on your iPhone or iPad into a clean coloring page in seconds, to paint in the app or to print for real crayons.

SketchyFree to download; new pages use credits, in packs from $1.99 that never expire. No subscription.

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Four steps

1. Open Sketchy and tap Start from a photo.
2. Pick a picture from your photo library.
3. Tap Make my coloring page. Sketchy traces it as bold, clean line art.
4. Paint it in the app, or print it and hand over the crayons.

Choosing a good photo

• One subject. A pet, a person or a favorite toy that fills most of the frame.
• Good light. Clear edges become clear lines; dark or blurry shots lose detail.
• A simple background. Fewer shapes behind the subject leave bigger spaces to color.

Made for small hands

Pages come out as big shapes with crisp outlines, and tap-to-fill never crosses the lines. The magic crayons paint rainbow sweeps, candy stripes and polka dots, and every coloring can replay itself as a short movie to share. If you would rather describe a page than photograph one, Sketchy is also an AI coloring page generator.

Credits, not subscriptions

A photo conversion costs 40 credits. Packs start at $1.99, never expire and never renew, and hundreds of ready-made pages in Explore cost nothing. Read the help pages and the privacy policy.

Questions

How do I turn a photo into a coloring page?

In Sketchy, tap Start from a photo, pick a picture from your library, and tap Make my coloring page. Sketchy redraws it as bold black-and-white line art in a few seconds, ready to paint in the app or print.

What kind of photos work best?

One clear subject that fills most of the frame: a pet, a person, a toy, a cake, a favorite place. Busy crowds and dark, blurry shots give line art with less to hold on to.

How much does a photo conversion cost?

40 credits. Credits come in packs from $1.99 that never expire and never renew, and if a page fails to draw its credits come back automatically. There is no subscription.

Can I print the page?

Yes. Print it for real crayons, or paint it in the app with tap-to-fill that never crosses the lines.

What happens to the photo I pick?

Only the one photo you pick is sent to our server and an AI image partner, solely to draw the page, then discarded. There are no accounts, no ads and no tracking. Finished pages stay on your device and in your own iCloud.

Does it work on iPad?

Yes, on iPhone and iPad. Pages and your credit balance follow you between devices that share an iCloud account.

SketchyFree to download; new pages use credits, in packs from $1.99 that never expire. No subscription.

App Storedownload free