Turn a photo into a painting: oil, watercolor or ink wash
Turn a photo into a painting with oil, watercolor or ink wash effects. Upload a portrait, pet or landscape and adjust style strength to keep the subject recognizable or redraw it more.
- Nothing to install
Photo to painting examples
Drag the divider to compare.
Turn a portrait into an oil painting
A window-light portrait repainted as a classical oil painting
Turn a travel photo into a watercolor painting
An Italian hill town repainted in loose watercolor
Turn a landscape into an ink wash painting
Misty mountains repainted as a Chinese ink wash painting
How to turn a photo into a painting
- 1
Upload your photo
A sharp photo in even light gives the best brushwork.
- 2
Pick a painting style
Choose oil painting, watercolor or ink wash.
- 3
Set strength and generate
Lower strength stays closer to the photo. Compare, then try another style.
Turn a photo into a painting for gifts, prints and profiles
A photo to painting converter redraws a portrait, pet or landscape as oil painting, watercolor or ink wash artwork. Start from your own picture and adjust the style strength to balance likeness with the painted effect. The result is a digital image for gifts, prints or profile pictures.
Pet and family portraits
Turn a favorite photo into a portrait worth framing.
- Oil painting suits faces and still life
- Compare a few strengths before you choose
- Give it as a print or canvas
Wall art and prints
Make decor from your own travel and home photos.
- Watercolor suits landscapes, flowers and travel shots
- Ink wash suits mountains, water and trees
- Upscale the result for large prints
Social media creators
Give profile pictures and posts a painted look.
- Try a style that fits your feed
- Switch styles on the same photo
- Use it for avatars and cover art
What turning a photo into a watercolor or oil painting keeps
The subject and composition stay yours. Only the way it is drawn changes.
- Faces, poses and layout stay recognizable.
- Brushwork, paint texture and edges change.
- Lower strength stays closer to the photo, and higher strength redraws more of the picture.
- Strength starts at 60 on a 0 to 100 slider.
- Try the same photo in two styles to compare.
- Portraits usually need less strength than landscapes.
Painting styles: oil, watercolor, ink wash and more
Pick the style that fits your photo. Portraits hold up best in oil painting, while scenery suits looser styles.
- Oil painting: thick paint and visible brushstrokes. Suits portraits and still life.
- Watercolor: soft edges and transparent color. Suits landscapes and flowers.
- Ink wash: pale gray to deep black with open space. Suits mountains and water.
- Anime, Pixel art and Cyberpunk are in the same list.
Tips for a photo to painting that still looks like you
A few habits keep the result close to your photo.
- Start from a sharp photo with even light.
- Choose the largest resolution offered when you plan to print.
- Run the result through the image upscaler before a large print.
- Lower the strength if a face stops looking like the person.
- Expect watercolor and ink wash to blur small faces.
- Use oil painting for portraits where the face matters most.
