Speedpaint turns your images into drawing videos

Speedpaint is a browser-based image-to-drawing video maker. Upload a photo or finished artwork, choose a drawing style, and export a stroke-by-stroke 60 FPS MP4 without filming the process yourself.

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Speedpaint at a glance

What it makes
Stroke-by-stroke drawing videos and high-resolution sketch results
Input
Photos, portraits, illustrations, logos, products, and diagrams
Drawing styles
Detailed Shading, Clean Line Art, Anime, Charcoal Atelier, and Drafting Blueprint
Video output
60 FPS H.264 MP4 in 1080p or 4K, with vertical, widescreen, square, and classic framing
Standard cost
20 credits ($0.20) up to 60 seconds; longer videos add 10 credits per started minute; 4K doubles the total
Trial
200 free credits on registration; no card required

How Speedpaint works

Speedpaint extracts a drawing structure from the uploaded image, plans a coherent stroke order, and renders the reveal from start to finish. The result is designed to look like a drawing process rather than a simple cross-fade or slideshow.

  • Upload a photo, portrait, product image, illustration, logo, or diagram.
  • Choose the drawing treatment, framing, background, sound, and watermark settings.
  • Review the credit cost, render the video, and download the finished MP4 and sketch result.

Who Speedpaint is for

Speedpaint is most useful when the image already exists and the creator wants to give it a visible beginning, middle, and end.

  • Creators making drawing reveals, Shorts, Reels, TikToks, and portfolio pieces.
  • Teachers and presenters explaining diagrams, places, people, or visual concepts.
  • Artists and studios turning finished artwork into process-led content.
  • Marketers presenting products, architecture, packaging, or brand artwork with a hand-drawn treatment.

The honest boundary

Speedpaint is not a full timeline editor or a replacement for a traditional multi-scene whiteboard suite. It is the focused choice when the starting point is your own image and the desired result is a polished drawing reveal. For long explainers built from many manually directed scenes, a conventional editor may be a better fit.

Pricing and usage rights

Speedpaint uses a credit ledger so occasional creators can pay for the renders they need. A standard 1080p video costs 20 credits ($0.20) up to 60 seconds, with 10 extra credits per started minute after that; 4K doubles the total. Credits do not expire. New accounts receive 200 free credits. Current commercial-use conditions are published in the Terms of Service.

Questions people ask

Clear answers about the workflow, output, pricing, and when another tool may be a better fit.

Is Speedpaint an image-to-video tool?

Yes. Speedpaint turns photos and artwork into stroke-by-stroke drawing animation videos, with the final sketch result available alongside the video.

Does Speedpaint require screen recording?

No. Speedpaint plans and renders the drawing process from the uploaded image, so you do not need to film a hand drawing or record an editing timeline.

What makes Speedpaint different from a filter?

A filter changes the appearance of an image. Speedpaint also creates a temporal drawing process that reveals the result progressively, frame by frame, at 60 FPS.

Can I use Speedpaint exports commercially?

The current product terms allow commercial use of generated exports subject to the rights you have to the uploaded source material. Read the Terms of Service for the current licence conditions.

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