Drawing to Animation AI
Snap a photo of a drawing and watch it come to life, crayon lines and all.
Where it works
Made with Facecam
Before A crayon drawing, come to life
“The crayon dragon comes to life on the paper: it flaps its orange wings, wiggles and breathes a little puff of crayon fire, the rocket wobbles and lifts off with crayon smoke, the sun smiles and spins, everything stays hand-drawn crayon style”
How to use Drawing to Animation
Photograph the drawing
Lay it flat in good light and take the photo from straight above. A little of the table around it is fine.
Say what should move
“The dragon flaps its wings and breathes fire”, “the cat chases the ball”. Add “everything stays hand-drawn” to keep the style.
Make it and share it
Click Generate, then send the MP4 to the artist's grandparents, or keep it with the drawing.
What is an AI drawing animation?
An AI drawing animation is a short video made from a photo of a drawing, in which the characters move, blink and fly while the paper, the lines and the colors stay just as they were drawn.
What you can do with Drawing to Animation
Drawing to Animation features
Keeps the style
Crayon stays crayon, pencil stays pencil.
Just a phone photo
No scanning or tracing needed.
Any medium
Crayon, marker, pencil, paint.
Ready to send
An MP4 for messages and posts.
Prompts for drawings
Dragon and rocket
“The crayon dragon comes to life on the paper: it flaps its orange wings, wiggles and breathes a little puff of crayon fire, the rocket wobbles and lifts off with crayon smoke, the sun smiles and spins, everything stays hand-drawn crayon style”
Pencil sketch
“The pencil-sketched dog on the page wags its tail, trots a few steps across the paper and sits down, the lines stay rough graphite pencil, the paper stays still”
Watercolor sea
“The watercolor fish swim slowly through the painted waves, bubbles rise, the paint looks wet and soft, everything stays in the watercolor style on paper”
Doodle party
“All the little doodles on the notebook page start dancing and bouncing in place, the stars twinkle, the scribbled sun spins, everything stays ink on lined paper”
More about Drawing to Animation
Drawing to Animation AI is an online tool that turns a photo of a drawing, like a child's crayon picture, a doodle or a sketch, into a short animated video that keeps the drawing's own style, on Kling 3.0.
Drawing to Animation: what you need and limits
| How it works | Online. Works on any laptop. |
|---|---|
| You get | Video download |
| You need | Any up-to-date browser |
| Phones and tablets | Supported |
| Starts on | Kling 3.0, image to video; the clip keeps your photo's shape |
Getting the best animation
Photos taken straight from above, without glare or a shadow across the page, animate cleanest. Bold outlines and strong colors give the model clear shapes to move. Name each character the way it looks (“the green dragon”, “the red rocket”) so the right one moves. Ask for small actions in a 5 second clip; big scene changes can redraw parts of the picture.
Drawing to Animation FAQ
How do I bring a kid's drawing to life?
Take a photo of the drawing from above, add it with +, say what each character should do and click Generate. The animation is ready in a minute or two.
Will it keep the drawing's style?
Yes. Ask for “everything stays hand-drawn crayon style” (or pencil, or watercolor) and the lines, colors and paper stay as they are while the characters move.
Does it work with sketches and paintings?
Yes. Pencil sketches, ink doodles, markers and watercolors all animate. Clear outlines work best.
Is there an app?
It runs in the browser on your phone and your computer, so you can take the photo and make the video on the same phone.
Can the drawing talk?
For a drawn face that speaks a line, use Talking Photo. This page makes the drawing move rather than talk.
Try Drawing to Animation now
- Cancel any time
- Runs in your browser
- No gaming PC needed