---
license: mit
task_categories:
- image-to-image
tags:
- sketch
- image-generation
- computer-vision
- sketch-to-image
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
---

# Sketchy Dataset

This is the Sketchy database used for sketch-to-image generation research.

## Dataset Details

- **Uploaded:** 2026-03-09
- **Files:** 87987
- **Total Size:** 1.03 GB
- **Format:** Images (sketches and photos)

## Dataset Structure

```
sketchy/
├── train/
│   ├── sketches/
│   └── photos/
├── val/
│   ├── sketches/
│   └── photos/
└── test/
    ├── sketches/
    └── photos/
```

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

# Load the dataset
dataset = load_dataset("DrRORAL/sketchy-dataset")

# Access examples
sketch = dataset['train']['sketch'][0]
photo = dataset['train']['photo'][0]
```

## Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite the original Sketchy database paper:

```bibtex
@inproceedings{sangkloy2016sketchy,
  title={The sketchy database: learning to retrieve badly drawn bunnies},
  author={Sangkloy, Patsorn and Burnell, Nathan and Ham, Cusuh and Hays, James},
  booktitle={ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)},
  year={2016}
}
```

## License

Please refer to the original Sketchy database license terms.