Turn any photo into a hilariously ugly doodle
Upload a photo of a person, a pet, a cartoon character or an everyday object, and the ugly doodle maker redraws it from scratch as a gloriously bad drawing. You get one vertical 3:4 image split into two squares: your original photo on top and the doodle on the bottom, so everyone can compare the real thing with its clumsy portrait. The worse the drawing turns out, the funnier the pair becomes, which is exactly the point of the ugly doodle trend.
Popular uses
How the ugly doodle is drawn
The tool does not trace or filter your photo. It looks at who or what is in the picture and draws the subject again from nothing, on purpose like someone with little skill and a lot of confidence: wobbly outlines, odd proportions, oversized eyes, stiff little legs and colouring that slips over the lines. Familiar details such as a bandana, fur markings or a hairstyle usually survive, so the doodle still points clearly at the original.
Every run makes a new attempt, so the same photo can produce a crayon scribble one time and a marker sketch the next. If one version is not ugly enough, generate again and keep the one that makes you laugh the most.
One image, two halves
The result is a single 3:4 image made of two stacked squares. The top square shows your uploaded photo and the bottom square shows the doodle, with no text, labels or watermarks added to the picture. Because the top half is generated as part of the image, it may be cropped to a square, so pick a photo where the subject sits near the middle.
Photos that work best
One clear subject that fills a good part of the frame gives the funniest result: a pet looking at the camera, a face or upper-body portrait, a toy or a single object on a plain background. Strong expressions and distinctive features, such as big ears, a wide grin or a patterned collar, give the doodle something to exaggerate. Busy group photos with many small faces leave the drawing less to work with.
What people make with ugly doodles
Posts that make people laugh
The photo-above, doodle-below layout reads at a glance in a feed or a group chat, and the contrast between the two halves does the joke for you.
Birthday and friendship gags
A lovingly terrible portrait of a friend, a partner or a coworker makes a light-hearted card, a profile picture or a reply that gets a reaction.
Pets, toys and everyday objects
Cats, dogs, plush toys, mugs or a favourite car all become wobbly doodle characters that still keep the colours and markings that make them recognisable.
How to turn a photo into an ugly doodle
Upload a photo
Use a JPG, PNG or WebP image of a person, a pet, a character or an object. A clear subject near the middle of the photo works best.
Choose the resolution
Match photo is selected first and picks the smallest of 1K, 2K and 4K that holds your photo; 1K, 2K or 4K can be selected instead.
Say what to exaggerate if you wish
Write an idea in the optional box, for example enormous ears and a tiny body. If it stays empty, the tool decides how the drawing goes wrong.
Generate and share
Check the credits on the button, generate the image, then download it from the result or find it again in History.
How credits work for ugly doodles
Each ugly doodle is one AI image generation, priced by the selected resolution, with one price per image.
The Generate button shows the credits for this doodle before you click it, and a successful image is charged exactly that amount. A failure caused by us, or stopped by our own content checks, costs nothing. If the image service does not charge for a failed attempt, including a request its own content rules refused, neither do we; if it does, you pay for the actual usage, never more than the quote, and the record shows the charge.
The ugly doodle maker is one of the AI tools that every credit pack unlocks, and it stays available for as long as your paid credits are valid.
See credit packs and pricingFrequently asked questions
Need more information? Email us at support@arumi.ai.
What is an ugly doodle?
An ugly doodle is a deliberately bad drawing of a real photo: a clumsy, scribbly cartoon of a person, pet or object that is funny because it tries so hard and still gets everything a little wrong. Here it comes paired with the original photo, so the joke is easy to see.
Does the doodle still look like my photo?
It is meant to be recognisable but not accurate. The tool keeps telling features such as colours, markings, accessories and expression, and lets the proportions, outlines and details go wrong on purpose.
Can I choose how the drawing goes wrong?
Yes. Describe it in the optional box, for example a giant head, crossed eyes or a very long neck. The tool follows your idea as long as the result stays a single 3:4 image with the photo on top and the doodle below.
Will there be text on the image?
No. The tool is instructed not to add any words, captions or labels, so the image can be shared as it is or captioned in your own post.
What size is the image?
Every result is vertical 3:4, made of two squares. Match photo uses the smallest of 1K, 2K and 4K that holds as many pixels as your photo; 1K, 2K or 4K can be selected instead, and the credits on the button change with the resolution.
Can I make an ugly doodle of someone else?
Only upload photos you have the right to use, and keep the joke friendly. Do not use the tool to mock, harass or embarrass a real person, and ask before you share a doodle of someone else.
Give your photo the worst portrait it deserves
Upload a photo, pick the resolution, add an idea if you have one, and check the credits before you generate your ugly doodle.