AKVIS OilPaint is photo to painting software that creates oil paintings from photographs. The characteristic feature of the program is a unique algorithm of the artistic application of brush strokes that authentically reproduces the technique of the real brush.

Creating an oil painting is a long and complicated process. With AKVIS OilPaint you can become a painter and turn your photos into works of art in just a few minutes!

Oil painting is one of the most popular painting techniques. The history of this method goes back many centuries. Traditionally, artists apply oil paints to a linen or cotton canvas. The advantages of oil painting are bright luminous colors that blend well, expressiveness of the brush strokes that give the picture a special rough texture, brilliance, and naturalness of a picturesque image.

The oil painting technique is widely used for creating artworks in different artistic styles – Impressionism, Abstract art, Photorealism, and others; in the genres of still life, landscape, portraiture, history painting, or scenes from everyday life.

Even if you are not a professional painter you can create your masterpiece! Just use AKVIS OilPaint to turn a regular photo into an oil painting. Adjusting the density, texture, and thickness of the brush strokes, you can not only get impressive effects but also find your own painting style.

The mysterious production of an artwork happens right before your eyes. The program creates a picture that looks like a handmade oil painting.

In the program, you can adjust the parameters for generating brush strokes and change the overall look and style of an oil painting. You can enhance the hand-painted look using the Edge tab by adding artistic messy strokes to the painting’s edges.

Using the Abstract Art tab, you can give a modern spin to traditional oil paintings. It lets you turn any image into a unique abstract painting full of vibrant colors and fantastical shapes. Get creative with AKVIS OilPaint!

Adjust the canvas surface in the Decoration -> Canvas tab for a more natural look. Personalize your work by adding an inscription, logo, or watermark using the Decoration -> Text feature. You can put your digital masterpiece in one of the gorgeous frames from the rich collection in the Decoration -> Frame tab.

AKVIS OilPaint offers a set of ready-to-use Presets that let you familiarize yourself with the features. The Batch Processing support allows you automatically create a series of images in the oil painting style.

Using the additional post-processing tools, you can add final touches to your painting, and strengthen or reduce the oil effect on certain areas.

AKVIS OilPaint is available as a standalone program and as a plugin to photo editors: AliveColors, Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Corel PaintShop Pro, etc. Consult the compatibility page for more details.