Nails & String

Turn any photo into nail-and-thread string art — computed entirely in your browser.

Click, drop, or paste an image
JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP… or ⌘V / Ctrl+V
Nails only on the frame; strings are long chords.
Lower = fewer nails, placed only where detail matters most; higher = many nails spread everywhere.
Higher = more string passes & resolution = finer detail (slower).
Higher = dark areas collect more string passes = deeper, richer blacks (slower).
One thread color over the canvas.
Strings drawn in their own color.
0% = Normal; 100% = full blend.
0 = clean straight strings; higher = looser, freehand wobble.
Soft fills of the average source color, painted under the strings. 0 = off.
Stringing…
Upload an image to begin —
your string-art portrait will appear here.