dryerasiac

Dry Erase Maniac

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Turn your favorite photos into dry erase art. Then learn to draw them on your device, with as much help as you like.

Original thumbnail: a man seated in a blue-lit news studio with a world map behind him.
The original
The same thumbnail in dry erase marker style, with bold blue and orange strokes and hand-drawn outlines.
The dry erase version

It started with a thumbnail.

I was making a YouTube thumbnail in a dry erase marker style for this video, and I really liked how it looked. That’s where the idea for Dryerasiac came from.

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Made for iOS and Android. No account required.

See how it works

Same photo. A whole new look.

Each image pairs the original photo with the finished marker artwork.

Original photo: A surfer riding inside a turquoise wave.
Dry erase artwork of a surfer riding inside a turquoise wave.
Surfing
Original photo: A black steam train crossing a stone arch bridge above a river and green trees.
Dry erase artwork of a black steam train crossing a stone arch bridge above a river and green trees.
Steam train
Original photo: Two yellow, black, and white reef fish among coral in deep blue water.
Dry erase artwork of two yellow, black, and white reef fish among coral in deep blue water.
Reef fish
Original photo: A black panther resting on a woodland floor.
Dry erase artwork of a black panther resting on a woodland floor.
Black panther
Original photo: Two polo players on horseback on a green field.
Dry erase artwork of two polo players on horseback on a green field.
Polo
Original photo: A person milking a cow outside a white stone barn with a red roof.
Dry erase artwork of a person milking a cow outside a white stone barn with a red roof.
At the farm
Original photo: A young man with curly hair wearing a black and white patterned jacket.
Dry erase artwork of a young man with curly hair wearing a black and white patterned jacket.
Portrait
Original photo: A soldier in a tan uniform and helmet sitting beside a stone wall.
Dry erase artwork of a soldier in a tan uniform and helmet sitting beside a stone wall.
Soldier
Original photo: A ram with curved horns standing among rocks.
Dry erase artwork of a ram with curved horns standing among rocks.
Ram

From camera roll to canvas.

Pick it. Transform it. Make it yours.

  1. The app's start screen with Choose a photo, Take a photo, and Try the example options.

    Start with something you love.

    Choose a picture from Photos, take a new one, or jump in with the included example.

  2. A flower photo becoming marker art in Dryerasiac, with processing stages and a palette of inks chosen from the photo.

    Watch the markers take over.

    Your photo becomes outlines, colors, and expressive marker strokes. It all happens on your device.

  3. The drawing board in Magic mode, with flower artwork gradually colored in and a choice of marker colors and thicknesses.

    Now you’re the artist.

    Pick a marker and start drawing. Follow the guides, build your confidence, or draw it your own way.

A little help. Or all you.

Four ways to draw the same picture.
Choose the level that feels right.

Magic
Pick a pen and move through its highlighted areas. Watch the picture fill with color.
Magnet
Follow the orange guide. Your marker snaps to the line as you move.
Trace
Draw over a faint guide. Every mark is yours, with a little direction underneath.
Solo
Keep a small reference picture nearby and draw freely. Your lines, your way.

Your photos stay on your device. Photo conversion works on the device, without an account or an internet connection.

Your next drawing is
already in your photos.

Meet your inner Dry Erase Maniac.

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