diff --git a/visualdl/component/base_component.py b/visualdl/component/base_component.py
index 04516ad84f8f15a33defe075655c138e02683509..932be4a5c77d32828ecc3fd9c96e523468999327 100644
--- a/visualdl/component/base_component.py
+++ b/visualdl/component/base_component.py
@@ -80,7 +80,65 @@ def imgarray2bytes(np_array):
     return img_bin
 
 
-def image(tag, image_array, step, walltime=None):
+def make_grid(I, ncols=8):
+    assert isinstance(
+        I, np.ndarray), 'plugin error, should pass numpy array here'
+    if I.shape[1] == 1:
+        I = np.concatenate([I, I, I], 1)
+    assert I.ndim == 4 and I.shape[1] == 3 or I.shape[1] == 4
+    nimg = I.shape[0]
+    H = I.shape[2]
+    W = I.shape[3]
+    ncols = min(nimg, ncols)
+    nrows = int(np.ceil(float(nimg) / ncols))
+    canvas = np.zeros((I.shape[1], H * nrows, W * ncols), dtype=I.dtype)
+    i = 0
+    for y in range(nrows):
+        for x in range(ncols):
+            if i >= nimg:
+                break
+            canvas[:, y * H:(y + 1) * H, x * W:(x + 1) * W] = I[i]
+            i = i + 1
+    return canvas
+
+
+def convert_to_HWC(tensor, input_format):
+    """Convert `NCHW`, `HWC`, `HW` to `HWC`
+
+    Args:
+        tensor (numpy.ndarray): Value of image
+        input_format (string): Format of image
+
+    Return:
+        Image of format `HWC`.
+    """
+    assert(len(set(input_format)) == len(input_format)), "You can not use the same dimension shordhand twice. \
+        input_format: {}".format(input_format)
+    assert(len(tensor.shape) == len(input_format)), "size of input tensor and input format are different. \
+        tensor shape: {}, input_format: {}".format(tensor.shape, input_format)
+    input_format = input_format.upper()
+
+    if len(input_format) == 4:
+        index = [input_format.find(c) for c in 'NCHW']
+        tensor_NCHW = tensor.transpose(index)
+        tensor_CHW = make_grid(tensor_NCHW)
+        return tensor_CHW.transpose(1, 2, 0)
+
+    if len(input_format) == 3:
+        index = [input_format.find(c) for c in 'HWC']
+        tensor_HWC = tensor.transpose(index)
+        if tensor_HWC.shape[2] == 1:
+            tensor_HWC = np.concatenate([tensor_HWC, tensor_HWC, tensor_HWC], 2)
+        return tensor_HWC
+
+    if len(input_format) == 2:
+        index = [input_format.find(c) for c in 'HW']
+        tensor = tensor.transpose(index)
+        tensor = np.stack([tensor, tensor, tensor], 2)
+        return tensor
+
+
+def image(tag, image_array, step, walltime=None, dataformats="HWC"):
     """Package data to one image.
 
     Args:
@@ -92,6 +150,7 @@ def image(tag, image_array, step, walltime=None):
     Return:
         Package with format of record_pb2.Record
     """
+    image_array = convert_to_HWC(image_array, dataformats)
     image_bytes = imgarray2bytes(image_array)
     image = Record.Image(encoded_image_string=image_bytes)
     return Record(values=[
diff --git a/visualdl/writer/writer.py b/visualdl/writer/writer.py
index 140c244da871eb8979127540b918791a5d4d5658..ea8eaea9badaf6eba82d0ede8f0c90b33b3b6e17 100644
--- a/visualdl/writer/writer.py
+++ b/visualdl/writer/writer.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class LogWriter(object):
         self._get_file_writer().add_record(
             scalar(tag=tag, value=value, step=step, walltime=walltime))
 
-    def add_image(self, tag, img, step, walltime=None):
+    def add_image(self, tag, img, step, walltime=None, dataformats="HWC"):
         """Add an image to vdl record file.
 
         Args:
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ class LogWriter(object):
             raise RuntimeError("% can't appear in tag!")
         walltime = round(time.time() * 1000) if walltime is None else walltime
         self._get_file_writer().add_record(
-            image(tag=tag, image_array=img, step=step, walltime=walltime))
+            image(tag=tag, image_array=img, step=step, walltime=walltime,
+                  dataformats=dataformats))
 
     def add_embeddings(self, tag, labels, hot_vectors, walltime=None):
         """Add embeddings to vdl record file.