Local image studio / 01

Turn a face
into type.

Upload, drop, or paste a portrait. The contour engine finds the silhouette, features, and shadows—then redraws them with characters.

Your image stays here. Processing happens only in this browser.

02 / The press

Make your portrait

Waiting for an image

Start with a portrait

Drop an image here

JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, or any image your browser can open. Up to 25 MB.

Or press ⌘V / Ctrl+V anywhere on this page

03 / Under the hood

Edges first.
Texture second.

  1. 1
    Sample

    Your image is reduced to a character-sized luminance map.

  2. 2
    Trace

    A Sobel pass finds the silhouette and changes in facial structure.

  3. 3
    Set type

    Edge direction and shadow depth choose the final glyphs.