Speedpaint is an AI image-to-sketch-video maker that turns photos, logos, and illustrations into hand-drawn whiteboard animations in minutes.
What is Speedpaint?
Speedpaint converts still images into speedpaint-style videos where a hand draws the line art and colours the picture on screen. It accepts JPG, PNG, WebP or SVG files up to 10MB and 4096×4096 pixels, and outputs MP4 or GIF in up to 1080p. The whole process runs in the browser: upload an image, review the extracted line art, and render a shareable video. The maker is available as a web app; no installation is required.
Key Features
- Automatic line-art extraction — Neural models trace your photo into clean strokes without manual outlining; you compare the sketch to the original before spending credits.
- Four realistic hand styles — Choose from realistic, dark tone, child, or fountain pen hands, or no hand at all.
- Colouring modes — Colour the artwork back in via hand paint, contour wipe, block fill, or fade in.
- Length and detail controls — Set sketch video duration from 5 to 60 seconds, and adjust stroke detail.
- HD MP4 & GIF export — Export at up to 1080p in landscape, vertical, or square; download the MP4, grab a looping GIF, or publish a share link.
- Watermark-free on paid plans — Every paid plan renders videos without a watermark; free exports are watermarked.
- Works with photos, logos, and illustrations — The line-art models preserve facial likeness, anime linework, and logo contours; SVG input skips line-art extraction for crisp logo animations.
Who is it for?
- Creators — Open a YouTube intro with a hand-drawn hook, turn a thumbnail into a speedpaint opener, or add a doodle clip to a TikTok edit.
- Teachers — Animate diagrams so they draw themselves on screen while narrating, creating classic whiteboard explainers.
- Marketers — Turn product shots, logos, and listing photos into charming ad creative without a motion designer.
What can you do with Speedpaint?
- YouTube intros: Generate a hand-drawn sketch video of your logo or thumbnail to open videos.
- Whiteboard explainers: Convert a diagram or illustration into a self-drawing animation for lessons or presentations.
- Product ads: Turn a product photo into a sketch video for paid placements or social media.
- Comics and anime: Redraw comic pages or anime stills as speedpaint videos with automatic line-art extraction.
How does Speedpaint work?
- Upload your image — Drag and drop a JPG, PNG, WebP or SVG (up to 10MB); line-art extraction handles busy backgrounds automatically.
- Customize the drawing — Choose duration (5–60 seconds), hand style, stroke detail, and colouring mode.
- Download the MP4 — Preview in the browser, then export a 1080p MP4 or GIF, or publish a share link.
Pricing
Speedpaint is freemium. The Free plan gives 10 one-time credits, 720p exports up to 15 seconds, watermarked, for personal use. Paid plans remove the watermark and allow commercial use: Starter at $4.50/month (yearly), 30 credits monthly; Pro at $9.50/month (yearly), 200 credits monthly; Studio at $34.50/month (yearly), 1000 credits monthly.
Alternatives
- Doodly — Traditional whiteboard software that builds scenes from clip libraries.
- SpeedSketch — Tools that record your brush strokes to create speedpaint videos, rather than starting from a finished image.
Pros and cons
- Pros: Fully automatic line-art extraction; no manual tracing; browser-based with no install; free plan available; commercial licence on paid plans.
- Cons: Free plan is watermarked and limited to 720p/15s; free credits are one-time; only 5–60 second videos (no longer explainers).
FAQ
Is Speedpaint free?
Yes — every new account gets 10 free credits with no credit card. Free exports are 720p with a small watermark; paid plans remove the watermark and start at $4.50 per month (billed yearly).
Can I remove the watermark?
Yes. The watermark only appears on Free-plan exports. On any paid plan — Starter, Pro, or Studio — every video renders clean at up to 1080p, in landscape, vertical, or square.
JPG, PNG, WebP, and SVG, up to 10MB and 4096×4096 pixels. SVG files skip line-art extraction entirely, which makes logo animations especially crisp.
It auto-creates speedpaint and drawing-timelapse videos from a finished image, whereas tools like SpeedSketch record your brush strokes, and whiteboard suites like Doodly build scenes from clip libraries. Speedpaint starts from your own photo with no recording or manual tracing.
Can I use the videos commercially?
Every paid plan (Starter and up) includes a commercial licence covering client work, ads, monetised channels, and course content. The Free plan is for personal use only. You own the video files you export.
